We have seen all of this year’s participating countries rehearse once so far this year – but what about the countries thats have participated in the Contest previously? Greece Greece were the first nation ever to take to the stage at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, when it […]
The first rehearsals are now over, so let the second rehearsals of the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest begin! Today see’s the first ten acts take to the stage again, but in reverse order – you know the drill, join me, Richard from 08:00CET by regularly refreshing the […]
Day 4 here in Minsk saw the second half of participating countries take to the stage in the Minsk Arena. We saw a lot of white dresses in one form or another today – but one act stood out… Kazakhstan – one of this year’s two debutants, the […]
It’s that time again! Let the rehearsals of the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest continue! Today see’s the second ten acts take to the stage for their first rehearsals – you know the drill, join me, Richard from 08:00CET by regularly refreshing the page for all the up-to-date […]
The first set of first rehearsals kicked off today and we were set for a treat. There was quite a variety presented to us from ten various participating countries. Whether it be props, lighting effects, back projections or costumes, we had a bit of everything. Ireland’s Taylor Hyne’s […]
Today, the President of Belarus, Mr Lukashenko met all of this year’s participants at the Palace of Independence. Former Belarusian Junior Eurovision participants also attended. President Lukashenko had the following to say: “You must be proud and happy that you are the winners in your countries, and now […]
It’s time! Let the rehearsals and the first #LiveBlog of the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest begin! Today see’s the first ten acts take to the stage for their first rehearsals – you know the drill, join me, Richard from 11:00CET by regularly refreshing the page for all […]
The second day in Minsk has had it’s fun before we gathered for the opening ceremony earlier. Myself and our friends from ESC Insight walked down the road, to the arena to pick up our Accreditations – easier said than done. We ventured in and out of several […]
The stage was set at the BelExpo tonight for both the Opening Ceremony, as well as the drawer for the opening country, closing country and Belarus’s running order position. The artists were introduced in country alphabetical order. This included a quick chat with the hosts – Anna Kviloria […]
Following on from my series of daily #RichardReflects articles in Lisbon, I’ll be writing in my #MinskJournal throughout my time here at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Day 1 can be summed up under two topics, the first been arriving into Minsk. For those that are yet to […]