Georgia is the 12th and last Junior Eurovision 2020 participant to name their representative and song, but moved one step closer by naming their three finalists for next Friday’s Ranina final. For the third year running, Georgia is using the Ranina contest to select its artist, and next week we will know which one of three finalists Sandra Gadelia, Marita Khvedelidze, and Rati Gelovani will …
Renowned Turkish singer, pianist, composer, and conductor of Turkey’s first ever appearance at Eurovision in 1975, Timur Selçuk, has passed away at age 74. According to his wife, Handan Selçuk, the cause of death at this time is unknown as he had not reported or exhibited any health problems. A multi-talented musician, particularly in the polyphonic Turkish classical music tradition, …
It looks like Switzerland’s work on Eurovision 2021 is starting early, with the team behind the country’s participation in the contest posting a teaser this afternoon. Switzerland are one of 20 countries so far who have given a second chance to their 2020 participant, with Gjon’s Tears selected internally once more by SRG SSR, and the broadcaster has teased that …
Reykjavik, 23/10/2020 Finally, it has been confirmed. Daði Freyr Pétursson is now officially representing Iceland in 2021, per his official twitter account: Pétursson will be representing Iceland as a part of his band “Daði och Gagnamagnið” (loosely translated as: “Dadi and the Data Rates”). The group, which aside from Pétursson consists of his wife Árný, his sister Sigrún and …
Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) announced today that Portugal will participate at Eurovision 2021, hosted by the Netherlands in Rotterdam. RTP also confirmed that they will again use their popular Festival da Canção format as a national selection, though the number of participants will increase from 16 to 20. RTP published the set of rules for Festival …
This morning it was discovered that the rulebook and submission window for A Dal 2021 were released on the official A Dal website. Last year the country decided to pull out of Eurovision but continue the A Dal show to feature and celebrate “Hungarian musicians in the pop scene.” According to the rule book posted on the website: entries must …
All right, sweethearts, what are you waiting for? Breakfast in bed? Another glorious day in the Junior Eurovision fan press Corps! A day in the JESC Corps is like a day on the farm. Every meal’s a banquet! Every paycheck a fortune! Every formation a parade! I love Junior Eurovision! Arina Pehtereva from Belarus will present “Aliens,” and this is …
It remains a sign of the times that even a notice of cancellation for a step towards a national final can create some optimism, but that is largely what Welsh broadcaster S4C have done with their announcement regarding Welsh choral competition Côr Cymru. Côr Cymru 2021, to be held on May 2, 2021, is being used again as a national …
Nine-year-old Chanel Monseigneur beat out eleven other young hopefuls at last week’s Maltese Junior Eurovision 2020 national selection, and will go on to represent the Mediterranean island nation on November 29, 2020 with “Chasing Sunsets.” Malta’s national selection was held on September 19, 2020, but Monseigneur was crowed the winner today. The national selection was decided by 50% online voting …
Russia’s Junior Eurovision 2020 national selection was held this evening, and in something of a surprise, Sofia Feskova prevailed over her ten competitors and will represent Russia at Junior Eurovision 2020, hosted by Polish broadcaster TVP on November 29, 2020. In what was Feskova’s second attempt to qualify from Russia’s national selection, Feskova won the combined jury and televote with …
