We have some good news and some bad news surrounding participation at this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest today. Malta have confirmed their continuing participation since returning to the Contest back in 2013. Unlike the previous few years, the song will be selected alongside the singer – therefore […]
The simple answer is yes, Belarus will #LightUp Minsk because they are hosting it! Full details on why they were chosen to become this year’s Host City can be found here. Over the next few weeks, we will be looking at the past participating nations at the Junior […]
Earlier today on the Crimean coast, twelve entries took to the Artek stage for the Russian National Final of their Junior Eurovision Song Contest selection. Anna Filipchuk was picked through a 50/50 jury/public vote. Anna will be going to Minsk with the song ‘Nepobedimy’, meaning ‘Invincible’ in English. […]
Over recent days, news came through that the European Broadcasting Union has placed a deadline of Friday 29th June. As we get ready to move on from the Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon and on to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Minsk, participating broadcasters now have only […]
Earlier this evening, the news broke that France will be returning to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest after their one and only participation back in 2004. Thomas Pontier finished 6th in Lillehammar with the song “Si on voulait bien”. The return comes after a couple of years on […]
It is a while since we’ve brought you any news on this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest – to be held in the Belarusian capital of Minsk. Yesterday we found out Wales are debuting at the Contest this year and you can find out more information about that […]
Wales are searching for talented youngsters to take part in a brand-new competition to find a representative from Wales to compete in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Minsk, Belarus. You will need to sing in Welsh if you reach the final 12…but don’t worry…there will be lots […]
Earlier this evening, further details of this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest were announced. The slogan is the most tangible of the details – this year we see the return of the hashtag been used, #LightUp. The date for the contest has officially been set as Sunday 25th […]
For a while now, we have been aware that Denmark has been against returning to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. It seems that Lithuania are now looking at the Contest in a similar vein – as Audrius Giržadas, the Lithuanian Head of Delegation explained in the following brief quote: […]
Tonight the National Selection “Ranina” started and therefore the search for Georgia’s representative in Minsk this November has begun. Ten performers will be whittled down to four semi finalists and three finalists over eleven programmes, through the next three months. The results on a weekly basis will be […]