Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was the thirteenth edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest , and took place , for the first time , in Bulgaria . The Bulgarian national broadcaster BNT was the host broadcaster for the event . The final took place on 21 November 2015 and was held at the Arena Armeec in Sofia . Poli Genova , a Bulgarian singer and former representative of Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 and the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 , hosted the show . A total of seventeen countries participated , with and making their debuts . and returned after being absent since the and contests , respectively . and withdrew after returning in the , while withdrew for the first time since 2008
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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015