JESC 2017 | It's Mina Blažev for Macedonia!
Earlier this month, auditions took place to find Macedonia's representative for Junior Eurovision 2017 and fourteen year old Mina Blažec from Skopje has been chosen as the thirteenth Macedonian participant in Junior Eurovision. Mina's song is due to be released in the coming weeks. Mina is no stranger to performing and singing, having been singing since a young age. Most recently, she took part in Pinkove Zvedzice, a popular singing competition in the Balkans for kids and tee
JESC 2017 | 16 countries to grace the stage in Georgia!
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) today announced that a total of 16 countries will be taking part in this years Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Tbilisi, Georgia. Portugal will be making a surprise return to the contest after a 10-year absence. Portugal first took part in Junior Eurovision 2006, finishing in 14th place out of 15 countries, managing only 10 points. In 2007, they finished 16th out of 17 countries with only 3 points. The 16 participating countries of Junio
JESC 2017 | Ukraine to host National Final on August 25th
Ukrainian Broadcaster NTU have revealed the 10 finalists that will take part in the national final on August 25th. A total of 27 acts performed in Ukraine's capital, Kiev, in front of a professional jury who then selected 10 finalists to take part in the national final. The members of the jury were: Rozhden; Sofia Rol (Junior Eurovision participant 2016); Svitlana Tarabarova; Valentyn Koval and Viktor Knysh. The 10 finalists: 1. Anastasiya Baginska – “Do not stop” 2. Darina H
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 | 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
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
