15 FACTS ABOUT JUNIOR EUROVISION!
The 15th edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Tbilisi, Georgia on November 26th 2017. So to celebrate this, we bring you 15 facts about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Think you know Junior Eurovision? Think again. 1. Since the show began in 2003, there have been 5 male winners, 6 female winners, 2 winning groups and 1 winning duo. 2. The first ever Junior Eurovision Song Contest took place in Denmark in 2003. The first contest took place on 15
JESC 2017 | Surprise announcements coming... what could they be?
Back in August, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) released a list of the 16 countries that will compete in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017. However, a recent article published on the official Junior Eurovision official website might suggest otherwise. They began their article by saying: “So far 16 countries have confirmed participation”. They then go onto say: “However there may well be some other surprise announcements along the way!” A lot of people are speculat
JESC 2017 | The search for presenters begins.
Georgian Broadcaster GPB have announced a casting call to find the presenters for this years Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Anyone who is interested in being one of the presenters of the show must submit an application along with a photo of themselves and a biography to junioreurovision@gpb.ge or call 2 409 110. They must submit their applications between August 31 and September 6. Successful candidates must be fluent in English and must have previous presenting experience.
JESC 2017 | POSTCARD DESIGNS REVEALED
The Georgian Broadcaster GPB has released information on the postcards that will be shown before each song at the upcoming Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Tbilisi, Georgia. Zaza Orashvili has been chosen to create each of the postcards. He will work with a team of people who will go to various different locations throughout Georgia to show the European audience the beauty, diversity and culture of Georgia. Zaza Orashvili has said that the aim of the postcards is to: “show t
JESC 2017 | Poland confirms participation and date for National Final.
After confirming their participation in Junior Eurovision 2017 in Tbilisi, Georgia, Poland have now confirmed that they will select their participant for Junior Eurovision via a televised national final on October 1st. All candidates wishing to take part have until September 11th to submit their songs. All candidates must be between 9-14 and their songs must be original and cannot have been previously released. The winner of the national final will be decided by a mix of jury
JESC 2017 | Australia confirms participation
Australia has confirmed that they will be taking part in Junior Eurovision 2017 in Tbilisi, Georgia. This will be the third appearance of Australia in Junior Eurovision. In contrast to previous years, Australia will broadcast the contest on ABC ME, instead of SBS. This decision was made as ABC ME is more targeted at children and families. Grace Koh, host of ABC ME, will be joined by Pip Rasmussen and Tim Matthews during the broadcast of the contest. Australia will be broadcas
JESC 2017 | Who will sing for Georgia?
The host country of this years Junior Eurovision Song Contest, Georgia, have began their search for the lucky singer/s that will represent them on home soil in Tbilisi in November this year. Everyone who would like to apply must between the ages of 9 and 14. They must send an original song that has not previously been performed or released along with a photograph to the Georgian Broadcaster, GPB, by September 1st at the latest. After the deadline has passed, a professional ju
JESC 2017 | It's Misha for Armenia!
Earlier today, Armenian Broadcaster ARMTV announced that Misha, (full name Michael Grigoryan), aged 9, will represent them at the upcoming Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Tbilisi, Georgia. At only four years old, Misha was already well on his way to singing stardom when he met his future producer, Lira Kocharyan who is the founder of "Voices of Artsakh", a famous music group in Armenia, of which Misha is a member. Despite his young age, Misha has participated in a number of
#JESC2017 | Estonia and Iceland will not participate in Junior Eurovision
The Icelandic broadcaster RÚV have confirmed that they do not have any plans to take part in Junior Eurovision 2017 in Tbilisi, Georgia. Iceland have yet to take part in Junior Eurovision and have never shown any interest in participating. The Estonian broadcaster ERR have also confirmed that they do not have any plans to take part in Junior Eurovision 2017 in Tbilisi, Georgia. Estonia remains the only Baltic country not to have participated in Junior Eurovision. Don't forget
#JESC2017 | Macedonia confirms their participation
The Macedonian broadcaster MKRTV has confirmed their participation in Junior Eurovision 2017, bringing the total number of participating countries up to 11. This year will mark the 13th appearance of Macedonia in Junior Eurovision. The broadcaster has not revealed any information on how they will select their entry for Junior Eurovision, but it is likely that they will select internally again, which is what they have done since 2013. Stay tuned for more information!! Don't fo
