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JESC 2024 Running order announced, Italy opens while Malta closes

On October 10th the EBU released the official running order for the 22nd Junior Eurovision Song Contest taking place in Madrid. Prior to the weekend, a random draw was held to determine what position host country Spain would claim, and they were given spot 10 in the show. A second draw also took place which determined that Italy would open …

🇮🇹 Italy: Music Video for “Pigiama Party” by Simone Grande Released

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, …

🇮🇹 Italy: Simone Grande Officially Selected for Junior Eurovision 2024

Rai, the Italian Broadcaster, has confirmed that 12-year-old Simone Grande, winner of “The Voice Kids” as Italy’s Junior Eurovision 2024 contestant. Grande will perform the song “Pigiama Party.” Grande is the second consecutive contestant from “The Voice Kids” to represent Italy at JESC, following Melissa and Ranya in 2023. Hailing from Rozzano, Grande recently paid tribute to Italy’s Eurovision history …

🇪🇸 JESC 2024: 17 countries ready to bloom in Madrid

The Eurovision Song Contest season is lurking closer and closer for each day we pass, however, there is one other thing taking place before all of that, and that’s the Junior Eurovision. While most countries around in Europe are focused and working hard on finding the perfect song for May 2025, other countries have had the spare resources to make …

🇮🇹 Italy: A quick round-up about the upcoming Sanremo festival

Over the summer, a lot of details has slowly emerged regarding the upcoming Sanremo music festival. Back in May, we learned that Carlo Conti will return as the host and grand maestro, of this yearly spectacular. Now, we know far more about how it all will pan out in 2025. Italy in ESC 2025 Sanremo 2025 will act as the …

Italy To Confirm 2024 Junior Eurovision Entry In September

Rai, the Italian broadcaster, has confirmed Italy’s participation in the 2024 Junior Eurovision Song Contest.  According to a report issued on July 19, the broadcaster will officially announce Italy’s contestant(s) and song in September. It has previously been reported that the country will be represented by Rozzano’s Simone Grande following his victory on the second season of “The Voice Kids.” …

🇮🇹 Italy: Carlo Conti announced as Artistic Director and Sanremo host

It is the most prestige show when it comes to Italian entertainment, of course we’re talking about the yearly Sanremo Festival. Last week, it was announced that a change has taken place, and that change being that Carlo Conti will once again host the song festival. Sanremo 2025 & 2026 The announcement was made during the news broadcast on Tg1, …

JESC 2024: Several Broadcasters Opt Out of Participation!

A few days ago, it was announced that the 2024 Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Madrid, Spain. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Spain’s national public broadcaster, Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE), are thrilled to reveal that the 22nd edition of the contest will take place in Spain later this year. This marks a historic moment, as RTVE will …

ESC 2024: A complete list of this year’s jury

For the second year in a row, the semi-finals were purely decided by the televote – well, with the exception of San Marino – however, the final is still decided by both the jurors and the televote, which has been the case, since 2009 now. Once again this year, the EBU revealed the full list of all the jurors from …

Eurovision 2024 Rehearsals Roundup – Day Seven: Second Rehearsals of the Direct Finalists

Disclaimer: All image credits belong to the EBU and their house photographers, Sarah Louise Bennett and Alma Bengtsson.  Welcome back to the final day of the individual rehearsals here at the Malmö Arena! Today, the direct finalists: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the host country, Sweden, took the stage to rehearse for the second time, thus completing …

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