#JESC2017| Auditions to take place in Belarus on July 7th
Belarus will be holding live auditions on 7th July for all singers who have submitted their application to represent Belarus at Junior Eurovision 2017. A professional jury will then chose up to ten artists who will perform in the live televised national final. The winner will be decided by 50% televote and 50% jury vote. The date for the national final has not yet been confirmed. The deadline for sending in applications was 30th June, and as of this date, 30 applications have
#JESC2017 | Albania will select their entry on September 23rd
Albanian Broadcaster RTSH have confirmed they will chose their entry for Junior Eurovision 2017 on 23rd September. A total of 16 countries will be chosen by a jury to compete in Junior Fest. It is unknown how the winner will be decided. For all those who want to take part in Junior Fest, they must adhere to the following rules: All singers must be born between 1st December 2003 and 30th November 2008 All songs must be original compositions and cannot have been previously rele
Zena Donnelly wows coaches on The Voice Kids!!
Zena Donnelly represented Ireland at Junior Eurovision 2016 in Valletta, Malta with her song Bríce Ar Bhríce (Brick By Brick), finishing in 10th place with 122 points. Last night, we saw her audition for The Voice Kids UK and wow judges Danny Jones, Pixie Lott and Will.i.am with her powerful rendition of 'Mamma Knows Best' by Jessie J. She received great praise from all 3 coaches, but it was only Pixie Lott who turned for Zena, which means she has advanced to the next stage o
JESC2017 | Will it be Ana Kodra for Albania?
The 53rd edition of Festivali i Këngës për Fëmijë took place earlier this week in the Albanian city of Shkodër. The winner was Ana Kodra singing the song "Mos Ma Prekni Pemën" Although Albania has not yet confirmed their participation for Junior Eurovision 2017, (they are due to confirm in June 2017), it is very likely that Ana Kodra will fly the flag for Albania in Georgia in November. Check out the song below and let us know what you think! Don't forget to follow us on Twit
JESC2017 | BELARUS AND RUSSIA ARE GETTING READY!!
The national broadcaster of Belarus, BTRC, have begun their selection process for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017. All candidates who would like to take part have until 30th June to submit their song to the Belarussian broadcaster. Once submitted, a jury will listen to all of the songs and decide which songs will make it to the live national final, where the winner will be decided by a combination of jury and televotes. In Russia, 21 songs have been selected to compet
JESC 2017 | WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR
When and where is the contest happening? In February 2017, the EBU announced that the fifteenth annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be hosted by Georgia. The contest will take place at the Tbilisi Sports Palace in Georgia's capital city, Tbilisi. This is the first time that Georgia will host any Eurovision event, even though they have won Junior Eurovision 3 times! What's the theme for this year contest? On 12th May 2017, Georgia Public Broadcasting (GBP), the host bro
