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 2: first rehearsals - part 2
The last 4 countries of Junior Eurovision 2017 are getting ready to take to the stage for their first rehearsal. So let's see how they did. Polina Bogusevich from Russia was first up this afternoon and she definitely gave it her all! Polina seems to have re-created a house on stage with her, complete with dancers too, just like her music video. Polina has very impressive vocals and gave a very powerful and emotional performance of her song. Up next are Irina and Jana from Ser
JESC 2017 | Day 2: first rehearsals - part 1
The second day of rehearsals is underway at the Olympic Palace in Tbilisi. The remaining 8 countries will take to the stage for their first rehearsals. First to take to the stage was Maria Iside Fiore from Italy. Maria appears to be very confident on stage and gave a good, strong performance of her song "My Choice". The colours of her outfit and of the stage are very bright and Maria really does Shine Bright on stage. Next up was 10 year old Gianluca from Malta, and he didn't
JESC 2017 | Ana Kodra wins the ticket to Tbilisi
Back in June, Ana Kodra won the Festivali i Këngës për Fëmijë (Song Festival for Children), the same festival that Mishela won in 2015 and Klesta 2016. At the time, it was thought that Ana would be going to Junior Eurovision 2017 with her winning song. However, Albanian broadcaster RTSH decided that they would hold a national final instead. On October 14, Junior Fest Albania was held and was won by none other than Ana Kodra! She won the contest with the same song she performe
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 -
JESC 2017 | It's Mariana Venâncio for Portugal!
Mariana Venâncio has been chosen as the Portuguese representative in the upcoming Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Tbilisi, Georgia. A total of 5 singers competed in Festival da Canção Júnior. They all sang the same song, "Youtuber" as well as a cover version of a song of their choice. The winner was decided by 50% televote, 50% jury vote. The final results were: 1. Mariana Venâncio - 9 points (4 jury, 5 televote) 2. Filipa Fereira - 9 points (5 jury, 4 televote) 3. Matilde
JESC 2017 | Maria Iside Fiore will sing "Scelgo" for Italy!
13 year old Maria Iside Fiore will represent Italy at the upcoming Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with her song "Scelgo" (My Choice). The song was written by Maria herself, alongside Fabrizio Palaferri and Stefano Rigamonti. It is sung in a mix of Italian and English. Maria is no stranger to the stage, having been performing since a young age. She has taken part in local and international many contests and festivals, the most recent being "Cantagiro", an Italian Summer F
JESC 2017 | Polish National Final artists announced
Polish Broadcaster TVP have announced the ten finalists that will compete in 'Koncert Krajowych Eliminacji Eurowizji Junior 2017' on October 1st: Alicja Rega - “Mój dom” (My Home) ASMki - “Pod prąd” (Upstream) Dominika Ptak - “Anioły” (Angels) Maya & Marcel - “Tacy Sami” (So Are You) Monika Urbanowicz - “Płomień miłości” (Flame of Love) Natalia Wawrzyńczyk - “Nie jesteś sam” (You Are Not Alone) Staś Kukulski - “To co żyje w Nas” (What Lives in Us) Tomasz Bao - “Pochodnie” (Fl
