The Finnish broadcaster YLE has announced that their national selection Uuden Musikiin Kilpailu (or UMK for short) will be held on February 8th. The live show will once again be held within the Nokia arena in Tampere, which can hold a total of 15,000 audience members. The executive producer Anssi Autio stated that the decision to keep UMK in Tampere …
Enya Cox Dempsey is headed to the 2024 Junior Eurovision Song Contest as the Irish representative following her victory at Junior Eurovision Éire 2024. 14-year-old Dempsey, from Castlecomer, will perform the song “Le chéile,” (“Together”). The song was written by Nicky Brennan and Ian James White. Ireland’s participation in JESC has been organized by the Irish language broadcaster TG4 since …
Shortly after they have announced their return to the Eurovision Song Contest with an improved national selection, Montesong has revealed a list of 16 finalists for the 2024 edition! The response from Montenegrin artists has been enthusiastic, with 36 applications received for this year’s competition. From this diverse pool of submissions, the expert jury shortlisted 16 finalists, who will compete …
Festivali i Këngës has been used as Albania’s national final since its debut in 2004. Festivali i Këngës (or Fik in short) has been a music festival of great significance for the country’s music scene with a history of more than five decades. After reviewing eighty-five received submissions, RTSH announced thirty artists who will compete to represent Albania in the …
Cyprus has officially announced its entry for the 2024 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, and it’s a sun-soaked, feel-good anthem that promises to capture the essence of summer. The song, titled “Crystal Waters,” was released yesterday alongside an enchanting music video, starring the young and talented Maria Pissarides. At the heart of the song is the idea of “crystal waters”—a metaphor for the purity of …
The full version Germany’s entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024, “Save the Best For Us,” has been released. 10-year-old Bjarne from Lower Saxony won the national final back in July, where we got to see a one-minute excerpt of the demo for the song. Credited as songwriters are Ignacio Uriarte, Kai Oliver Krug and Thomas Meilstrup. This will …
The official music video for “Pigiama Party,” Italy’s entry for the 2024 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, has been released. The song, which is in Italian and English, is performed by 12-year-old Simone Grande from Rozzano. Grande won the most recent series of “The Voice Kids.” “Pigiama Party” was written by former Eurovision contestant Paolo Meneguzzi, Planet Funk frontman Alex Uhlmann, …
Armenia have chosen Leo as their entrant for this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest! Leo was chosen through AMPTV’s internal selection out of over 100 applicants, after a two-round audition process. The selection was made by a focus group of Armenian and international music industry professionals. The 10-year-old has been entertaining since he could talk, and comes from a family …
Dominik Arim will represent Poland at the 2024 Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Madrid with the song “All Together.” 11-year-old Arim, from Pomerania, won the final of “Szansa na Sukces: Eurowizja Junior” on September 29.. Since 2019, the talent competition has served as the selection method for Poland’s Junior Eurovision contestant. Arim beat out four other hopefuls, including runner up …
Ireland has officially confirmed their intent to participate in Eurovision 2025, and will continue to select their next artist through the national final Eurosong. The national selection Eurosong will once again happen in tandem with the Late Late Show, and will take place in February. The song submission process is open until 18:00 CET November 18th on the official website …
