JESC 2018 | Tamar Edilashvili will sing for Georgia at Junior Eurovision 2018
Georgia is the first country to kick off Junior Eurovision season! They have announced that Tamar Edilashvili will sing for them at the upcoming Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Minsk, Belarus. Tamar was chosen through Georgia's national final for Junior Eurovision, Ranina. The show began in January and over the course of 3 months, ten finalists battled it out through various heats, quarter finals, and semi finals, performing with famous Georgian singers each week, to r
Meet Iriao from Georgia!
This year 43 countries will be present at this years Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Lisbon in May. With around two weeks to go until all of Europe descends on Portugal's capital, Eurovoxx will introduce you to each country that will be participating. Who are Iriao? Iriao are an ethno-jazz band, lead by David Malazonia. David is considered to one of the greatest composers in Georgia. Throughout his 30 year career, he has composed music for films and theater shows, as w
Georgia | Iriao unveil entry just 'For You'
Despite being one of the first countries to announce the act it was sending to Lisbon, Georgia has remained decidedly tight-lipped about its competing song. That all changed today, with folk-jazz outfit Iriao officially releasing "Sheni Gulistvis" ("For You"). Written by Davit Malazonia and Irina Sanikidz, the song is a soaring ballad which blends a sumptuous orchestral backing track with traditional Caucasus sounds. The song also breaks new ground for Georgia, being the firs
JESC 2018 | First five participants revealed for Georgia's national final
Georgian broadcaster GPB have today announced the first five participants that will take part in Ranina, Georgia's national final for choosing their entry for Junior Eurovision 2018 in Minsk. These five participants will perform in the first heat, taking place this Friday: Giorgi Tsiskadze Nita Jakhua Nikoloz Gogichaishvili Nikoloz Vasadze Tamar Edilashvli Georgia's national final is expected to go on for three months, with 11 shows in total, including heats, quarter-finals,
JESC 2018 | Georgia reveals 10 finalists for national final
A total of 10 artists have been chosen to take part in 'Ranina', Georgia's three-month long national final to find their act for Junior Eurovision 2018. The ten finalists: 1. Alexander Zazarashvili 2. Anastasia Togonidze 3. Davit Kimeridze 4. Giorgi Tsisakadze 5. Mariam Saginashvili 6. Maria-Elene Bezhashvili 7. Nikoloz Gogichaishvili 8. Nikoloz Vasadze 9. Nita Jakhua 10. Tamar Edilashvili Singers from across Georgia between the ages of 8 to 13 attended auditions in October a
JESC 2017 | The Virus are confirmed as the interval act
Georgian group The Virus have been confirmed as the interval act for Junior Eurovision 2017. The Virus, which is made up of Data Pavliashvili, Elen Kezhrishvili, Lizi Tavberidze and Tako Gagnidze, represented Georgia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with their song "Gabede", finishing in 10th place with a total of 51 points. Composer Giga Kukhianidze, who has written a lot of Georgia's songs in Junior Eurovision has teamed up with Boriko Shxiani,Ben Kadagidze, a lyr
JESC 2017 | Day 1: first rehearsals - part 2
Now it's the turn of the remaining 4 countries to take to the stage for their first rehearsal. Nicole Nicolaou and her dancers from Cyprus set the stage a light with a very powerful and energetic performance! Continuing on with the unofficial 'sparkly' theme, Nicole is wearing a gold sparkly jacket with a bright orange skirt, with her dancers continuing on with the 'orange theme'. The backdrop is an array of bright colours that match the song perfectly. Nicole gave a solid vo
JESC 2017 | Mina Blažev is "Dancing Through Life" for Macedonia
Macedonian Broadcast MKRTV have today released Macedonia's entry for Junior Eurovision 2017, "Dancing Through Life" sung by 14 year old Mina Blažev. The composer of the song is Aleksandar Masevski who is the man behind Martija Stanojkovic's Junior Eurovision 2016 entry "Love Will Lead Our Way". The song is a very upbeat, positive and modern sounding song, very much in line with songs dominating the charts and radio of today. Mina will be the 13th act to sing for Macedonia at
JESC 2017 | Alicja Rega will sing "Moj Dom" for Poland
Alicja Rega has been chosen to represent Poland at the upcoming Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Georgia with her song "Moj Dom" (My House). She beat off 9 other acts in the national final for the right to represent her country in Junior Eurovision. The winner was decided by 50% televote, 50% jury vote. The jury consisted of: Artur Orzech - Eurovision commentator Natalia Szroeder - participant in Krajowe Elimacje 2016 Rafal Brzozowski - runner-up in Krajowe Elimacje 2017 Syl
JESC 2017 | Irina Brodić and Jana Paunović will sing for Serbia
Irina Brodić and Jana Paunović have been chosen to represent Serbia at Junior Eurovision 2017 with their song "Ceo Svet Je Nas" (The Whole World Is Ours). The song was written by Ognjen Cekic and Leilja Hot, with Irina contributing to the music and Jana to the lyrics. The results of the national final were:
1st. Irina and Jana - Ceo Svet Je Nas (The Whole World Is Ours) 2nd. Irina Arsenijevic - “Sta Je Svet Bez Ljubavi” (What Is The World Without Love) 3rd. Darija Vracevic -
