Ayana has won the Junior Songfestival and will represent the Netherlands at the 2021 Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Paris with the song, Mata Sugu Aō Ne (See you soon).
Mata Sugu Aō Ne is composed by Ferry Lagendijk. There are parts of the song in Japanese and English and, of course, Dutch.
The four finalists of the 2021 Junior Songfestival –
- Priscilla – Be Alright – 26 points
- SH!NE – A Million Little Things – 28 points
- Ayana – Mata Sugu Aō Ne – 33 points WINNER
- Melody – Niet Wat Vrienden Doen (Not what friends do) – 28 points
The jury included Jeangu Macrooy (2021 ESC The Netherlands). The voting was a combination of Kids Jury, Adult Jury (Jeangu Macrooy, Emma Heesters and Rolf Sanchez) and public vote.
Unity, who represented the Netherlands at the 2020 JESC, were also special guests. They were on the Kids Jury with Robin and also Jackie & Janae from the 2020 Junior Songfestival.
You can see Ayana perform her winning song below. Mata Sugu Aō Ne (and the three other competing songs) are available to stream or buy from digital platforms such as Amazon, YouTube Music, Spotify, Apple Music and many more.
Source: ESC Covers; Zapp tv/avrostros