Three bids were received by the EBU for the 2010 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Belarus won the right, over Russia and Malta. After the lowest number of entrants to date, a bounce back occurred with Latvia and Lithuania returning, and Moldova débuting. Unfortunately, Cyprus and Romania were both […]
Ukraine won the honour of hosting the seventh Junior Eurovision, so saw fit to host it in their capital. It was only the second time that a city had hosted both a JESC and a senior ESC. And the Palace of Sports became the only venue – to […]
The sixth JESC took us to more pastures new. At long long last, we finally saw a contest taking place in Cyprus. Naturally, there was a generally sunny theme to proceedings, even though the contest took place in November. Still, a very good choice in my opinion. Host […]
The 2007 Junior Eurovision moved back west, and made history for various reasons. The Netherlands had narrowly lost out on bidding to host the 2006 edition, so it was probably only fair they won the right to host 2007 in Rotterdam. The number of participants rose again, which […]
As you’ll know, the selections for Junior Eurovision are continuing apace, so we at EI thought it would be good to do a small round-up of where we are. Don’t forget, there are just over five weeks to the big night. Australia’s inclusion of Bella Paige and her song My […]
The fourth Junior Eurovision saw it venture, for the first time, to a country that had never hosted the senior version. Romania’s nation broadcaster TVR beat the Dutch and Croatians for the honour to host. Naturally, as this was a first for Romania, they hosted it in Bucharest. […]
Another country has selected its representative for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest next month in Bulgaria. Lina Kuduzović will carry the Slovene flag looking for their first win. Lina will sing Prva ljubezen (first love), after winning RTV Slovenija’s Mini EMA – a feature in the TV show […]
Two JESCs down, and it’s clear that it’s here to stay. The two winners to date were quality, and very mature in tone. Croatia, Spain and the UK had filled the top three places both times so far, but the remainder were gunning for them. As it’s turned […]
Another entrant is now known for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, which takes place on 21 November. The Netherlands, an continual presence at JESC, finished their selection process that consisted of two semi-finals and a final. Shalisa has won the golden ticket after achieving a maximum score in […]
The first JESC in Copenhagen had been a success, maybe more of a success than people expected. We had a country winning a Eurovision event for the first time, and a lot of interest to increase from the 16 countries in the first event. The EBU had aimed […]