Poland's Roksana Węgiel wins Junior Eurovision Song Contest

2018-11-25 21:49 update: 2018-11-29, 11:29
Roksana Węgiel (C) of Poland performs after winning the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Minsk, Belarus, 25 November 2018. Photo: EPA/TATYANA ZENKOVICH
Roksana Węgiel (C) of Poland performs after winning the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Minsk, Belarus, 25 November 2018. Photo: EPA/TATYANA ZENKOVICH
Roksana Węgiel from Poland has won the 16th Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Minsk, Belarus, with the song 'Anyone I Want to Be.' The final concert was held on Sunday at the Minsk-Arena hall, which gathered a 15,000-strong audience.

"My song says that dreams are most important and can help everyone achieve anything," Węgiel said after the verdict had been announced. She greeted Poland and thanked Belarus for organising the competition.

The 13-year-old singer had earlier won the first season of The Voice Kids Poland talent show. 

A record number of 20 countries took part in this year's Junior Eurovision contest, including debuting Kazakhstan and Wales. 

The winner was selected by a vote of the jury and television viewers. The Polish singer won 215 points in total.

The Junior Eurovision has been organised since 2003 for singers aged 9-15. The contest was hosted by Belarus for the second time. Poland won the competition for the first time having participated in the event five times. (PAP)
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