The 6th Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Lemesos, Cyprus on 22 November 2008. The theme for this year's JESC will be ‘Fun in the Sun’. Sixteen members will take part in this friendly contest.

The aim of the Contest is to promote young talents in the field of popular music, by encouraging competition among the children performers.

All contestants must be aged 10 to 15 years old on the day of the contest. They must have written and composed their song themselves.

For the first time, the result is decided by 50% international televoting and 50% back-up jury. The televoting revenues will go to UNICEF, supporting their fantastic work across the globe. 

More news on the official website: www.junioreurovision.tv 

History:
The first Junior Eurovision Song Contest (JESC) took place in Copenhagen (Denmark) on 15 November 2003 and was an instant international hit. The winner of the first edition was Dino, an 11-year-old boy from Croatia.

In 2004, the second JESC took place in Lillehammer (Norway) on 20 November. This edition was won by Spain, 9-year-old girl, Marìa Isabel.

JESC 2005 took place in Hasselt (Belgium) on 26 November, hosted by RTBF/VRT. The 10-year-old girl Kseniya Sitnik from Belarus was the happy winner of this edition.

The JESC 2006 took place in Bucharest on Saturday, 2 December 2006. The Tolmatchevy twins Maria and Anastasia (Russia) won this fourth edition.

In 2007, Alexey Zhigalkovich from Belarus with the song "S Druzyami (With Friends)" won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam.