JESC 2018 | Junior Eurovision Tickets Sold Out
If you were hoping to see the Junior Eurovision live in Minsk, and haven't bought tickets yet, it looks like that time has run out. It has been officially announced this evening that all tickets have sold out for the event. Although the fan base for the Junior Eurovision isn't as high as the adult version of the show, it is no less popular. Last week 22,000 tickets went on sale, and they have now all sold out. With nearly 1500 a day selling, it is no surprise that they hav
JESC 2018 | Tickets have gone on sale!
Tickets for the dress rehearsal and live show of The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 have officially gone on sale today! The final of Junior Eurovision 2018 will take place on Sunday 25th November from the Minsk Arena at 6pm Belarussian time (5pm CET), with the dress rehearsal taking place the day before, Saturday 24th, at the same time, 6pm. The tickets are available to buy here: https://www.tvr.by/special/detskoe-evrovidenie-2018/. The prices range between 6 to 9 Belaru
JESC 2018 | BTRC reveal the stage design
The Belarussian broadcaster BTRC have revealed the stage and green room designs for the upcoming Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Belarussian TV channel ATN aired a short documentary last night (August 31st) where they talked about how preparations are coming along for the contest and what the stage and green room will look like. They spoke with many people involved with the contest, including TEO (Belarus 2014), who wrote the theme song "Light Up", as well as the General Dire
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 2018 | Gordon Bonello is announced as director
The Belarussian broadcaster BTRC have announced that Gordon Bonello will be the director for the upcoming Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Minsk, Belarus. Alongside his role as director, he will also be working with all the delegations on their staging, offering creative advice. This year marks the 5th contest for Gordon Bonello as director, with his first being in Malta in 2014. Gordon is currently in Minsk, Belarus, as he oversees the preparations that are taking plac
JESC 2018 | Technical Director for Eurovision visits Minsk
The Technical Director for The Eurovision Song Contest, Ola Melzig, has traveled to Minsk, Belarus, to assess how preparations are coming along for the upcoming Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2018. During his time in Minsk, Ola visited Minsk Arena, the official venue for Junior Eurovision 2018, where he was able to give advice on the planning and running of the show. Ola also had the opportunity to visit the headquarters of the host broadcaster, BTRC, where he was able to
JESC 2018 | Belarus will #LightUp as official theme is announced
Belorussian broadcaster BTRC have announced that theme for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 will be #LightUp. The accompanying logo is based around a morning star made out of inverted soundwaves, which you can see below. Jon Ola Sand, Head of Live Events for the EBU had this to say: "We are pleased to be working with BTRC this year and we have full confidence that they will host a great show in November. This will be the 16th edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Conte
