The
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the fourth edition of the
Junior Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged 8 to 15. On 2 December 2006, the contest was broadcast live from
Bucharest,
Romania making it the second time the contest had been held in a capital city. It was organised by the Romanian national broadcaster,
Romanian Television (TVR), in co-operation with the
European Broadcasting Union (EBU). TVR won the rights of hosting the contest over
AVRO of the
Netherlands (who hosted the next contest).
Croatia also expressed an interest in hosting this contest.