Junior Eurovision Song Contest ( ) , is an annual international song competition , that was first held in Copenhagen , Denmark , on 15 November 2003 . Sixteen countries participated – each submitting one song , for a total of 16 entries . The 2003 Contest was won by Croatia and the current winner is Poland with a new voting system . The first host city was Copenhagen ( 2003 ) and the most recent is Minsk ( 2018 )
2003 Contest
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003
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