JESC 2019 | Yerzhan Maksim will sing for Kazakhstan
12 year old Yerzhan Maksim has been confirmed as Kazakhstan's representative for Junior Eurovision 2019 in Gliwice-Silesia, Poland. Yerzhan hails from Oral, a city in Northwestern Kazakhstan, and has been singing and taking music lessons since he was 5 years old. Check out Yerzhan's performance at Kazakhstan's 2018 national final: Yerzhan has participated in many music festivals and competitions throughout Europe, including San Remo Junior 2017, Slavianski Bazaar 2017 where h
JESC 2019 | Melani García to Junior Eurovision for Spain
After their absence from 2007 until 2018, Spain announced their return to the Junior Eurovision song contest just a few months ago. Earlier today, in a tv-show named 'A partir de hoy' they announced 12-year old Melani García has been internally selected and will represent Spain in Gliwice on the 24th of November. Melani started singing at the age of 8, and after joining a local choir, her passion for classical music began. Despite not being able to get into the music conserva
JESC 2019 | Spain to Announce Representative Tomorrow
The Junior Eurovsion season has well and truly started! The Spanish broadcaster, RTVE, have announced that tomorrow will be the day where we will be introduced to the Spanish representative for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019. The announcement will be happen live during the tv show "A Partir de Hoy" on La 1 at 12:25 CET. This year marks the return of Spain after a 13 year absence. Spain participated in the contest between 2003 and 2006, with María Isabel winning the 2
United States | Eurovision Heads To The States As The EBU Signs A Deal With Netflix
American fans of the contest were disappointed when Logo TV opted not to air the contest this year. Worry not though, as the show will be heading to the states for those loyal fans who wish to view the contest in all its glory. Today the European Broadcasting Union announced that they had singed a deal with Netflix that will enable the show to be broadcast in America. The 2019 show will be available as early as Monday, whilst the 2020 contest will be able to be viewed strai
JESC 2019 | Belarus Launches Its Search For Their Next Junior Eurovision Representative
With today's announcement that 19 countries will compete at this year's Junior Eurovision Song Contest, more news has come from one of the competing nations, Belarus who have officially launched their search for their next star. The national broadcaster for Belarus, BRTC opened the submission window yesterday, and it runs until August 15th 2019, where they are looking for singers between the ages of 9 and 14. The country has once again opted to use the same selection process
JESC 2019 | 19 Countries Confirmed For Junior Eurovision 2019
It's official!!! It has been confirmed in the last few hours by the European Broadcasting Union that there will be nineteen countries competing at this years Junior Eurovision Song Contest, that will be held in Gliwice, Poland, this November 24th 2019. No record breaking number this year, after last year's 20 that competed. The contest will see Spain return after 14 years, but also France, Wales, and Kazakhstan also return to the competition. No new nations joining the famil
Norway | 40 songs will participate in Melodi Grand Prix 2020
The Norwegian broadcaster NRK have revealed there will be changes made to Melodi Grand Prix 2020, which coincides with 60 years of Norway in Eurovision! Unlike in previous years where they had just one show consisting of ten songs, the 2020 edition will see 6 shows (5 semi finals and a grand final), with a total of 40 songs competing. In each semi final, there will be 8 songs competing, all of which come from different parts of Norway - Central, Eastern, Northern, Southern a
Israel | Changes made to Eurovision 2020 selection
It's been just over two months since Israel hosted Eurovision 2019, and they are already looking ahead to Eurovision 2020 in The Netherlands! The Israeli broadcaster, KAN, have revealed details of their national selection for Eurovision 2020, which includes some changes. For the fifth year running, they will be using HaKokhav HaBa L'Eurovizion (Rising Star), organised by Israeli broadcaster Reshet, to select their singer for Eurovision 2020. However, due to criticism of the c
Malta | Finalists revealed for Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019
The Maltese Broadcaster, PBS, have announced the names of the 12 finalists that will compete in Malta's national final for Junior Eurovision 2019, "Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019". All applicants who applied had the choice of singing an original song, or a cover song. Out of the 12 finalists, only two will sing original songs, with the other ten finalists singing cover songs. There are some familiar names in this years line up - Aiden Aquilina Cohen, Eliana Gomez B
Poland | Szansa Na Sukces Will Be Used To Select Poland's Junior Eurovision Entry 2019
Poland will opt for a national selection when choosing their Junior Eurovision Song, which will take place on home soil this November in the city of Gliwice. The national broadcaster for Poland will use the television show 'Szansa na Sukces' to decide their singer. A post was put on Facebook yesterday, where singers between the ages of 9 and 14 are invited to take part in the show. Auditions for young singers will be held in Warsaw this weekend. The television programme is
