JESC 2018 | Ukraine selects Darina Krasnovetska
Earlier today, Ukraine became the next country to select their representative for the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest to be staged in Minsk on November 25th. The winner of the national final and representing Ukraine on the international stage is Darina Krasnovetska with her song 'Say Love'. Originally Ukraine decided to withdraw from the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest having experienced financial difficulties however announced at the beginning of August that they had
JESC 2018 | KAN makes call for Junior Eurovision songs
Following on from Noam Dadon's win at the national final yesterday, Israeli broadcaster KAN are now making a call for Junior Eurovision songs, one of which Noam will sing in Belarus this November. KAN have released a list of requirements that the songs must adhere to: They must be no longer than 3 minutes They must be in the Hebrew language They cannot have been released or performed before May 2018 The lyrics must not be of a political or racist nature and they must not incl
JESC 2018 | Noam Dadon will sing for Israel
Today, the Israeli national final for Junior Eurovision 2018 took place at the Russel Theatre in Ramat Gan, a city in the Tel Aviv district. The show was only filmed, and it will not be broadcast until September 20th. A total of 6 participants took part in the national final, in which Noam Dadon was declared the winner by a 3-person jury. The members of the jury were: Hanan Ben Ari, an Israeli singer; Lior Narkis, Israeli representative in Eurovision 2003 and Yardena Arazi wh
JESC | Could Spain be returning to Junior Eurovision?
The Spanish broadcaster RTVE have announced that they might consider returning to Junior Eurovision in the near future. Despite a string of top 5 placings, cementing themselves as one of the most successful countries in Junior Eurovision, Spain decided to withdraw from the contest in 2007 due to the changing format. The director (at the time) of RTVE, Javier Pons, said that this decision was made because of the exploitation to which the children were subjected to and because
JESC 2018 | BTRC reveal the stage design
The Belarussian broadcaster BTRC have revealed the stage and green room designs for the upcoming Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Belarussian TV channel ATN aired a short documentary last night (August 31st) where they talked about how preparations are coming along for the contest and what the stage and green room will look like. They spoke with many people involved with the contest, including TEO (Belarus 2014), who wrote the theme song "Light Up", as well as the General Dire
JESC 2018 | Daniel Aleks Yastremskiy will sing for Belarus
Tonight saw the live televised national final to find Belarus' participant for the upcoming Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018, taking place in Belarus' capital, Minsk. A total of 10 acts participated: Myata – Odnazhdy Daniel Aleks Yastremskiy – Time - winner with 16 points Yelizaveta Meya – Zorka Artem Skorol – Ulybnis Angelina Yaroshchuk – Feeling Good Monkey Tops – Na stile Mariya Zhilina – Welcome To My Belarus - 2nd place with 15 points Yaroslav Sokolikov – Mir na zemle
Ukraine Junior Eurivision U-Turn! Ukraine Will Compete In Minsk
In a surprise announcement today, despite initially announcing they had withdrew from the forthcoming Junior Eurovision contest, it has been confirmed today that Ukraine will in fact be competing in Minsk, Belarus, taking the total number of competing nations up to twenty. Despite funding being cited as an reason for the countries withdrawal before, UA:PBC today released a statement stating that despite funds being limited to compete that they "it had a duty to make every eff
Junior Eurovision | Ukraine Withdraw From The Contest
The deadline for entries for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 has recently passed, and today it has been announced that Ukraine have withdrawn from the contest and will not compete in the 2018 edition. Ukraine, who have been ever present in the Junior contest since their debut back in 2006, announced they are withdrawing from competing in neighbouring Belarus this forthcoming November, due to their broadcaster UA:PBC citing financial difficulties as the reason for thei
JESC 2018 | Jon Ola Sand invites Denmark to return to Junior Eurovision
Made in Denmark in 2003 - that’s what the Junior Eurovision Song Contest itself was; yet the Scandinavian country hasn’t participated since 2005, when they decided to withdraw from the competition due to Danish Broadcaster Corporation DR’s principles. Jan Lagermand Lundme, the head of Entertainment at DR had this to say: "The values that we put in Denmark in a program for children do not match the values of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest…It seems that the children are on
JESC 2018 | The finalists for Junior Songfestival have been announced
The final line-up for Junior Songfestival 2018, The Netherlands' national final for Junior Eurovision 2018, has been announced. The finalists were announced via the official YouTube channel for Junior Songfestival. You can check out the videos here: https://www.youtube.com/user/AVROJr/videos (WIE STAAN ER IN DE FINALE? - DEEL 1 and 2) The first 2 finalists were revealed on June 1st while the final 2 finalists were revealed today, June 8th. The finalists are: Anne and Max (13
