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 […]
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 […]
“Fáilte go hÉirinn agus fáilte a chur roimh Eurovision Sóisearach 2015.” We have to share our wonderful language with the people of Europe as the Irish are joining the Junior Eurovision Song Contest for the first time. TG4 in association with Adare Productions are beginning their search to […]
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) […]