Our Generation 2023 was the inaugural edition of the Our Generation song contest (Russian: Наше поколение) hosted by NTV and funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives. The contest was originally scheduled to occur in late 2022, however was later delayed until 2023, where it took place on 18 November at the Moscow Concert Hall on Andropov Avenue in Moscow, Russia.
The winners of the contest were China's Yichun Wang with the song "Liúdòng de xīwàng" (winning the public vote with 9.69%), and Russia's Idar Kotsev with the song “Vy so mnoy” (winning the jury vote with 196 points)
Contest Rules
The contest's rules share many similarities with the Junior Eurovision Song Contest and its adult counterpart. Key rules of the contest include:
The artist must be between 9 and 15 years of age as of the date of the final
A maximum of 6 performers may appear on stage
The song must be "authored by the participant, or [they] must take an active part in its creation"
An entry must be between 02:50 and 03:00 in length
The lyrics of the song must be at least 60% in the delegation's natilnal language, and the other 40% in one of 8 international languages - English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Portugese or German
Participating Countries
Originally, 17 countries were announced to be competing in the inaugural contest, however Egypt, India, Pakistan and Thailand ultimately would not end up sending a participant. On October 11, 2022, the submission deadline for entries was extended to May 1, 2023.
The songs competing at the contest would be revealed over the period of a week, from November 12, 2023 until November 17, 2023.
The opening ceremony for 'Our Generation' took place on 12 November at Pavilion 75 in Moscow, hosted by TV presenters Nastya Knyazeva and Artyom Shalimov. The live final was televised on 18 November 2023 at 16:30 MSK on NTV and NTV-mir. The running order was published on 11 November 2023, with a total of 13 countries participating in the competition. The contest had 2 winners, with Russia's Idar Kotsev winning the jury vote with 196 points and China's Yichun Wang winning the public vote with 9.69% of votes.
During the interval, Sofia Feskova, who represented Russia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 performed her song "Supernatural", Dima Bilan & The Igor Krutoy Academy Choir then performed his song "Молния". Finally, Junior Eurovision 2021 artist Tatyana Mezhentseva performed her song "Mon Ami", which placed 7th at Junior Eurovision with 124 points. The contest concluded with a performance of the common song by all 13 competing artists.
The contest's winners were decided by jury vote and public vote. The public vote took place on the contest's official website, and opened on 16 November at 22:00 MSK, closing on 18 November at 14:00 MSK, 2 hours before the live final began.
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Brazil
China
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Mauritius
Mongolia
Russia
South Africa
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan