Following their quasi-confirmation for the main contest, Portugal has announced their return to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest this year! Hugo Andrade, the programme director of the Portuguese broadcaster RTP, confirmed the participation in JESC to the fan site ESC Portugal. The selection method, however, hasn’t been revealed. Portugal has taken part in Junior Eurovision two times (2006 and 2007). …
Bulgaria returns to Junior Eurovision, artist selected
Bulgarian national broadcaster BNT has announced that they will be bringing the country back to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2014 and have already internally selected an artist! It was announced during Friday’s “Slavi’s Show” that the country would be returning, and that 10 year old singer Krista Todorova will represent her country in Malta. Participation in the Junior …
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: Sophia Patsalides to represent Cyprus
The Cypriot broadcaster CyBC has announced that Sophia Patsalides will represent the nation for the first time since their return to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest this year. The 13 year old Nicosian will sing “I pio omorfi mera” at the contest, held in Malta Shipbuilding in November, after being internally selected by CyBC. The song has both Greek and …
Italy joins JESC 2014
Italian broadcaster RAI has confirmed that Italy will make their debut in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest this year, when the contest heads to Malta in November. The broadcasting and organisation of an entry will be run by RAI Gulp, a children’s channel run by the national broadcaster. Negotiations for other countries to join the contest are still underway, with …
JESC: Tickets on sale next month!
Today the Maltese broadcaster PBS has announced that tickets for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 will be available in August. After Gaia Cauchi’s triumph in the previous contest, the show will take place in the small Maltese town of Marsa on 15 November. Just like for the main Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen this year, the venue will be a former …
Malta Will Host 2014 Junior Eurovision
Malta has officially confirmed that it will host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2014. Public Broadcasting Services Limited (PBS) in Malta will be the host broadcaster. The Chairman of PBS, Tonio Portughese, says PBS plans to engage local children in activities related to the JESC. Junior Eurovision’s Executive Supervisor, Vladislav Yakovlev, has been in Malta this past week meeting …
Malta Wins Junior Eurovision 2013
In a suspenseful photo finish, Gaia Cauchi of Malta took the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 trophy tonight with her power ballad “The Start”. This is Malta’s first win in Junior Eurovision, coming after a two-year break from the contest. Malta finished the contest with 130 points, just 9 ahead from runner-up Ukraine with Sofia Tarasova’s “We Are One”. Coming …
Zlata Ognevich and Timur Miroshnychenko to host Junior Eurovision 2013
Zlata Ognevich, Ukraine’s representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013, has been announced as the host for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013, along with TV presenter Timur Miroshnychenko. Zlata Ognevich is best known for reaching the third place in last year’s ESC in Malmö with her song “Gravity”. Ognevich, who is a soloist for the Ensemble of Song and Dance of the …