Junior Eurovision 2020 | Greece will not return to Junior Eurovision
Last week, we reported that Greek broadcaster ERT were considering a return to Junior Eurovision, but as of today, we can confirm that Greece will not be returning to Junior Eurovision this year. Eurovision Fun have reported that the Greek broadcaster have made the decision to not participate in Junior Eurovision 2020 in Warsaw, with ERT's management deciding that they will continue on with non-participation in Junior Eurovision. Next year, they will once again consider a Jun
Albania | Efi Gjika teases new single and takes us backstage at Junior Eurovision 2019
Albania's representative at Junior Eurovision 2018 Efi Gjika, has revealed that she will be releasing a new single, with the music video being filmed in Poland. Efi represented Albania at Junior Eurovision 2018 in Belarus with her song 'Barbie', finishing in 17th place with 44 points. She returned to Junior Eurovision this year in Poland, as the spokesperson for Albania, and we were lucky enough to get an interview with her! During her interview, Efi mentioned that she has a
Junior Eurovision 2019 | Day two of second rehearsals continues!
The second rehearsals for Junior Eurovision 2019 are nearly finished, so let's see how the remaining countries performed! Serbia: Wow what a performance from Darija! Serbia's very own powerhouse, Darija Vračević has delivered a very powerful, emotive and confident performance on stage, and she has impressed everyone with her powerful vocals! She looks at home on stage, and gets the message of the song across very well as she performs among a backdrop of images that help to co
#ThrowbackThursday | Junior Eurovision winners of the past 5 years!
With the Junior Eurovision Song contest 2019 in Gliwice-Silesia fast approaching, in this #ThrowbackThursday we will look back on the last five Junior Eurovision winners, from 2014-2018! 2018: Roksana Węgiel - Anyone I want to be (Poland) Before Roksana was internally selected to represent Poland in Junior Eurovision, she was a part of Edyta Górniak's team in the first season of the Voice Kids in Poland. She went on to win the competition. During Junior Eurovision she perform
ESC 2019 | JESC 2018 winner to guest appear at Semi Final One
Roksana Węgiel, the winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018, will be making a guest appearance in the 1st Semi Final of Eurovision 2019 on the 14th May. This will make a change from previous years of the contest where the most recent winner of its junior counterpart makes a guest appearance in the Grand Final. Back in November in Minsk, Roksana Wegiel won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 for Poland, giving them their first win in any Eurovision contest, with
JESC 2019 | Russia has not submitted a bid to host
The Russian delegation has confirmed to escKaz that the Russian broadcaster VGTRK has not submitted a bid to host The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019. After Polina Bogusevich stormed to victory in Tbilisi at Junior Eurovision 2017, VGTRK along with Igor Krutoy, composer and producer at the Academy of Popular Music, expressed their desire to host Junior Eurovision and to place a bid for the 2019 contest. Russia had planned to host the contest in Sochi on the Black Sea, the
JESC 2019 | Host country yet to be decided
Executive Producer for Eurovision and Junior Eurovision, Jon Ola Sand, is in Minsk, Belarus ahead of the Junior Eurovision taking place on Sunday. Whilst here, he took part in an online press conference where he talked about the host country for next years contest, among many other things. Jon Ola Sand had this to say: "Regarding the country that will host Junior Eurovision 2019, the decision has not yet been made. But we will consider the possibility that the winner of this
JESC 2018 | Rita Laranjeira will sing for Portugal
Portuguese broadcaster RTP have today announced that 13-year old Rita Laranjeira will represent Portugal at the upcoming Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The announcement was made on the television programme Agora Nós by host Carla Bugalho. Out of a total of 10 participants, Rita was chosen as Portugal's representative by a jury. Carla Bugalho also revealed that Rita will be heading to the recording studio in the coming days to work on her song, and for the first time in
Junior Eurovision | Malta Confirms For Minsk But Cyprus Withdraws
So far in the run up to Junior Eurovision we have conformations, countries returning after over a decade away and even a country that shall be making their Junior debut in Minsk. But today we recieved news of one country that shall be coming back to the contest after competing in Tbilisi who sadly shall not be. Firstly, Malta has confirmed that they shall be competed in the Junior contest in 2018, the two-time contest winners have a set a deadline of 20th July for children be
JESC Act Muireann McDonell Was Nearly In Britain's Got Talent Live Shows
Last November she represented her home nation of Ireland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Tbilisi, Georgia, but this morning Muireann McDonnell announced she had entered British talent competition Britain's Got Talent - and was so nearly into the live shows. The show, which is currently airing now on ITV, with the Grand Final taking placing on Sunday 3rd June is in its twelve series and has produced many stars who have taking their talent onto bigger and greater thing
