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 Is He? Alekseev, whose real name is Nikita Vladimirovich Alekseev, is a Ukrainian singer and songwriter. At the age of 12, Alekseev became very interested in music and singing, and was taught by Konstantin Pona. He l

Belarussian broadcaster BTRC have confirmed that the BelExpo National Exhibition Centre will play host to the opening ceremony of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Minsk, Belarus. The exact date of the opening ceremony has yet to be announced. The Steering Group for Junior Eurovision 2018 have traveled to Minsk for their first visit to the Belarussian capital alongside Jon Ola Sand, Gert Kark, Gordon Bonello and Thomas Niedermayer. The steering group are the governin

We were lucky enough to talk to Gunesh who talked about her personal life, her music career and her team. She is the winner of many prestigious international vocal competitions - In 2005, after she participated in the International Competition of Young Performers 'Slavic Bazaar in Vitebsk' Gunesh went on to receive wide acclaim. In 2006, she was voted first place by the audience  with a wide margin between her rival in the 'Song of the Year in Belarus'. In 2010 she became a m

Executive Supervisor of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, Jon Ola Sand, is in Belarus to see how preparations are coming along for The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018, due to take place in November. Jon Ola Sand is in Minsk, Belarus' capital, where he will hold a number of meetings regarding Junior Eurovision 2018. Yesterday, Jon met with Belarus' Deputy Prime Minister, Vasily Zharko, and, following on from this meeting, he went to visit the Minsk Arena which hosted Jun

Belarussian Broadcaster BTRC have today announced that Sofi Lapina has withdrawn her application for their national final. Sofi Lapina was one of the 11 finalists that was chosen by BTRC to take part in the national final, scheduled to take place on February 16. This announcement comes just one day after a letter was published in which six of the finalists, Sofi included, expressed their intention to withdraw, due to the drama surrounding Alekseev and his song. Sofi made the

Only 10 days ago we announced that up and coming artist ALEKSEEV was contemplating throwing his hat into the ring to represent Ukraine, however it seems now he has switch allegiances. ALEKSEEV had said in the past he was ready to participate in Eurovision and was in the middle on contemplating submitting an entry into the Ukrainian selection - Vidbir 2018. However once of the broadcasters overlooking the show, STB have confirmed ALEKSEEV did in-fact submit an entry, but has a

During Belarus' press conference in Georgia today, the Head of Delegation Olga Salamakha announced that there will be no visa restrictions for all those who will be coming to Belarus for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018. At the moment, all visitors to Belarus are only allowed to stay for up to 5 days without a visa before they have to leave the country. However, for November 2018, they are planning to allow all those attending Junior Eurovision an extended visa free st

In October 2017, Belarus was announced as the host country for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The contest will be held in the capital city, Minsk and today Belorussian broadcaster BTRC have revealed that the Minsk Arena will once again host the contest, after it played host to the 2010 edition. The broadcaster has also announced that the Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus, Vasily Zharko will be the head of the organising committee for this event. So far, only Belarus

Today marks the start of the rehearsals for Junior Eurovision 2017. Press from all over Europe have gathered at the Olympic Palace in Tbilisi in preparation for the rehearsals. A total of 8 countries will take to the stage today for their first rehearsal. Up first was 10 year old Ana Kodra from Albania. Standing alone on stage, wearing a big and beautiful baby blue dress, she impressed everyone with her strong vocals. The back drop, complete with an animated tree on an LED sc

Tonight, Belarus has chosen Khelena Meraai to represent them at the upcoming Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Tbilisi, Georgia with her song “Ya Samaja”. The winner was determined by 50% televote, 50% jury vote. Khelena proved to be a popular winner, coming first in both the televote and the jury vote. TEO (Belarus participant at Eurovision 2014 with "Cheesecake") was one of the hosts of the national final. Alexander Minyonok who achieved 7th place for Belarus at Junior Euro