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Montesong 2024: ESC United Reviews Part 1 of 2

All opinions expressed in this article are those of the person quoted and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the other team members or ESC United as a whole.  September 1 marks the beginning of the Eurovision season, but the rubber really hits the road when the first national selection rolls around. And this year, we have Montenegro’s Montesong …

🇦🇹 Austria: Submissions for 2025 close September 15

Austria has begun their search for their 2025 Eurovision entry, with submissions being accepted from now until September 15th. In a post on Instagram this week, Peter Schreiber announced that he will once again be working with ORF, the Austrian national broadcaster, to find their next entry to the Song Contest through an internal selection process. View this post on …

Andria Putkaradze Wins Ranina Season 7, Will Represent Georgia at JESC!

Andria Putkaradze has won Season VII of popular Georgian talent show Ranina, and as is the case the last six seasons, will represent Georgia at Junior Eurovision 2024 in Madrid, Spain. Putkaradze beat out Sandro Gurgenadze and Barbara Morgoshia in the three competitor Semi-Final, bringing the ten week, four round, one Semi-Final and Final marathon to a close. Given the Final …

Georgia: Three JESC Hopefuls Through to Ranina Final!

Three young Georgian hopefuls progressed to the Grand Final of Ranina today after last night’s Semi-Final. Andria Putkaradze, Sandro Gurgenadze and Barbara Morgoshia made it to next week’s Semi-Final, while Andria Mishvelidze and Sandro Ashotia narrowly missed out. In a Semi-Final focused on Georgian nostalgic childhood songs by pianist and composer Meri Davitashvili (1924 – 2004), with backing vocals provided …

Georgia: Five Advance to Ranina Semi-Finals!

Five young Georgian hopefuls progressed to the Semi-Final of Ranina today after completing the foreign language fourth round. Sandro Gurgenadze, Andria Mishvelidze, Sandro Ashotia, Andria Putkaradze, and Barbara Morgoshia survived four challenging rounds and made it to next week’s Semi-Final. This week, five of the contestants performed songs in French, Portuguese, Hindi, Turkish, and English, with mastery of foreign language an …

Georgia: Ranina Fourth Round Featuring Ten Languages Begins!

The fourth round of Ranina, Georgia’s method of selection for Junior Eurovision, started this evening with the first five of the ten hopefuls being asked to perform a song in a non-native language. This week, five of the contestants performed songs in Swahili, English, Spanish, Italian, and Ukrainian, an important Junior Eurovision test as historically many countries insert non-native language …

EUROVISION 2024: Switzerland, Czechia and Austria finish first their rehearsals

The next set of rehearsals for Day 3, Semi Final 2 are from Switzerland, Czechia and Austria. Please take into consideration that all the information we gathered is from the Eurovision Live Blog, the images released by the EBU and the Tik Tok 30 second video clips, which is not fully reflective of what we actually see on stage from …

Ranina’s Georgia Folklore Tour with Shavnabada Concludes!

The third round of Ranina, Georgia’s method of selection for Junior Eurovision, finished this evening with the second five of the ten hopefuls leading famed Georgian polyphonic choir Shavnabada in song. A fan favorite round of each season of Ranina, the internationally renowned Georgian male choir showcase the nation’s unique musical tradition, with the famed ensemble playing back-up and challenging each contestant …

Georgia: JESC Hopefuls Lead Shavnabada in Folklore Third Round

The third round of Ranina, Georgia’s method of selection for Junior Eurovision, started this evening with the first five of the ten hopefuls leading famed Georgian polyphonic choir Shavnabada in song. A fan favorite round of each season of Ranina, the internationally renowned Georgian male choir showcase the nation’s unique musical tradition, with the famed ensemble playing back-up and challenging each …

Georgia: Results from a Perfect Ranina Round 2!

The second round of Ranina, Georgia’s method of selection for Junior Eurovision, concluded this evening with the second five of the ten hopefuls performing songs with young Georgian pianist and composer Beka Gochiashvili. Gochiashvili, a 28-year-old jazz pianist who has studied and performed abroad, even earning accolades from surprising figures such as former US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, led five …

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