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 […]
Another act has been chosen for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest (JESC), which takes places on 21 November in Sofia. Russia, one of the most successful countries in JESC, has selected rising star Mikhail Smirnov (Михаил Смирнов) to sing and defend an impressive record. With one win (2006) […]
It was only in 2003 that the first Junior Eurovision appeared on our screens. A contest full of hope and expectation for the years to come. A contest that was the first (senior or junior) to be broadcast in widescreen. A contest that was the first to spawn […]
If you’re an avid follower of the European Broadcasting Union, it won’t have escaped you that there’s not just the Eurovision Song Contest that is one of its major productions. One of its others is the Junior version – known to us as JESC. Is it right, you […]
EUROVISION 2015: Day 12 First Dress Rehearsal of the Grand Final from 14:00 CET It is DAY 12 In the ‘Big Brother’ Eurovision house and Eurovision Ireland will be here for you to whet your appetite for what’s going down, down low in the old Wiener Stadthalle! We […]
Interesting fact of the day number 3,512. On Saturday night, Norway will be performing the 1,200th song to be sung at a Saturday night final. In total, there have been over 1,400 songs, but some of these never made it to the Grand Final. Here are those other […]
Our friends in China have a very healthy interest in the Eurovision Song Contest. So much so, a group of over100 cast their votes via Sina Weibo and the results have proved very interesting. The winner is maybe not a surprise, but if you scroll down, there may […]
At the all-important jury final of the second semi-final in Vienna, Leonor Andrade was given the chance to perform her song again after technical issues prevented her from getting a fair hearing. These technical issues did not become apparent until after all 17 songs had been performed and the […]