One more country has revealed their song for the 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, this time it is Italy who have revealed their debut entry in the Junior edition f the worlds largest song contest. As earlier announced, Vincenzo Cantiello will be flying the tricolore in Marsa Malta on November 15th. The song that will represent Italy is entitled ‘Tu primo grande …
Italy planning to select through San Remo
The rules of the prestigious San Remo festival in 2015 have been published and it seems that, unlike in 2014, Italian broadcaster RAI will be using the contest once again to select the Big 5 country’s representative. The recently published rules state; The winning artist of the “CAMPIONI” section will have the right to participate representing Italy at the 2015 …
JESC: 16 Countries To Participate
After a number of months speculation it appears that the 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest will consist of a total or 16 participating countries. Armenia Belarus Bulgaria (Return) Croatia (Return) Cyprus (Return) Georgia Italy (Debut) Malta Montenegro (Debut) Russia San Marino Serbia (Return) Slovenia (Debut) Sweden Netherlands Ukraine Meaning that unless there are some last minute changes to be made, …
JESC: Vincenzo Cantiello For Italy
Italy will debut in this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest, and it has today been announced through various Italian media, that Vincenzo Cantiello will fly the Italian flag in Malta. Vincenzo became well known when he participated in ‘Ti Lascio Una Canzone’ The same show that last years winner of JESC, Gaia Cauchi, Last years representative for San Marino, Michele …
Marco Mengoni ‘would do Eurovision again without thinking’
There is great excitement, everything is organized in detail, it is really fun. I would do it without thinking. These are the words of Italy’s 2013 representative Marco Mengoni, who, in an interview with the Spanish publication VIM Magazine suggested that he would do Eurovision once more without a moment’s thought. It’s a world that leaves you in awe, because …
JESC 2014: An early indicator of 2015 entries?
The views expressed in this editorial are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions and views of ESC United, its editorial board, its readers, or any other person, entity, or organisation. Something I’ve noticed in the last few days is the amount of countries returning to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest this year, held in …
JESC: Who Will Participate in Marsa?
Many rumours are are going around the internet with regards to Italy making their debut in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Their neighbour, San Marino made their debut in 2013 when Michele Perniola took to the stage with his song ‘O-o-o Sole Intorno a me’ when he ended in 10th place. If these rumours are true, Italy will be the …
Live From Copenhagen: Day 9 – Big 5 & host rehearsal and SEMI 1 show
Today is a busy day here at the press center. In the morning, the Big Five and the host country will all rehearse for the second time and we will be attending them all to make sure you’ll get to see everything. In the afternoon, the third dress rehearsal will take place, and tonight you all get to see the …
Italy: Marrone’s video premiered today
“La mia città” was selected internally by RAI as the Italian choice for the Eurovision Song Contest The video sees Emma Marrone changing outfits as it somehow captures the outrageous and rocky essence of the track. Multi-platinnum selling Emma Marrone’s popularity has been on the rise since she won San Remo in 2012. She is now one of Italy’s most …
Emma will fly the flag for Italy in Copenhagen with La Mia Città
The Italian broadcaster RAI announced earlier today that Emma will represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Traditionally the broadcaster waited until the San Remo festival to reveal the representative but this year didn’t waste any time and shared the news with the world. Emma is considered one of the biggest selling female artists in her …