The Junior Eurovision Song Contest Steering Group had been updated ahead of the 2023 Contest in FEBRUARY, however a further change has been made. The suspended Russian member Ekaterina Orlova, has been replaced by the British Melissa Hardinge. The current Steering Group consists of the following members: EBU: […]
#BIRTHDAY: Andrea Demirović from Montenegro is 38 today It’s a tough gig being first to perform at our favourite TV show. And if the Saturday night isn’t bad enough, just imagine doing it on the Tuesday night. It can’t be easy having to warm up three nights of […]
NPO Zapp, the Dutch national broadcaster, has announced the Finalists of Junior Songfestival 2023 – their national selection for the 2023 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, in Nice. Following the academy stage of Junior Songfestival, twenty four artists took part in the two day academy. Day one focussed on […]
#BIRTHDAY: Darja Švajger from Slovenia is 58 today Do you like a ballad, or are you more a fan of a banger? The bangers seems to be prevailing in the 2020s, but it wasn’t always the case. There were years when the ballad was popular, particularly before the […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jérémie Makiese from Belgium is 23 today Our friends in Belgium have been taking part in our favourite TV show since the start – that’s 1956, if you were thinking the first contest was in 2012. They do the right thing and alternate between VRT and RTBF, […]
Following Dr Frank-Dieter Freiling’s resignation from the Eurovision Song Contest Reference Group, a new chair has been appointed by the European Broadcasting Union. Bakel Walden, Director of Development and Offering at Swiss EBU Member SSR SRG, has been appointed as the new Chair of the Eurovision Song Contest Reference […]
RTÉ, the Irish national broadcaster, have confirmed participation at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, in Sweden. Song submissions to represent Ireland are now open and will close at 18:00 GMT, on Friday 29th September. Submissions can be made HERE via the online form. While the full rules are […]
Nevena Božović from Serbia, has turned 29 years old today. Nevana represented Serbia at the 2007 Junior Eurovision Song Contest – finishing in 3rd place, with “Piši mi”. Happy Birthday, Nevena! Let us know what you think about the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments […]
SVT, the Swedish national broadcaster, have announced the Core Production Team for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest. Ebba Adielsson will assume the role of Executive Producer and overall responsibility for the Contest in 2024; she will temporarily step down from her role as head of SVT Entertainment. Ebba Adielsson had […]
#BIRTHDAY: Rambo Amadeus from Montenegro is 60 today Don’t you just love those ‘novelty’ entries? There have been plenty, to varying degrees of success. One or two have even won. I’ll let you work out which. Of course, these novelties sometimes have a message, even if it’s heavily […]