Junior Eurovision 2026 has introduced a redesigned trophy for its winner, refreshing the award's appearance ahead of the 24 October final in Malta. The new piece draws inspiration from the crystal microphone associated with the adult Eurovision Song Contest while keeping a more colourful identity suited to the younger competition.
What to know
- The new award reinterprets the crystal microphone with a colourful pedestal.
- The winner will receive the trophy after verified jury and public results are announced.
According to a detailed report by ESCplus, the award is slightly smaller than the Eurovision trophy and strengthens vulnerable parts of its glass construction, including the base and top. Red and yellow gradients add colour to the pedestal, while the Junior Eurovision branding and Malta 2026 identification feature in the design.
The change creates a stronger visual connection between the two Eurovision competitions without making their awards identical. The crystal microphone shape has become an established symbol of success in Eurovision, and the new Junior version reinterprets that recognisable silhouette.
Junior Eurovision introduced a more standardised trophy design in Tbilisi in 2017, replacing the earlier practice in which host broadcasters supplied their own unique awards. The prize was redesigned again for Madrid 2024 with a more abstract glass form.
The 2026 redesign therefore represents another stage in the prize's evolving identity. It follows other updates to the contest's branding and gives the winner in Malta a distinctive version of a trophy linked to the wider Eurovision tradition.
The trophy will be presented when the official combined jury and online-vote results have been announced after the final. Song Contest Radar will report the recipient and verified score separately; the award reveal does not provide any indication of the competition's eventual winner.
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Last verified: 24 October 2026.
