The 15th of September 2023 was marked as the final day, that broadcasters that are members of the EBU, could submit their interest for participating in the 2024 contest, which is set to be held in Malmö, Sweden. The day also showed us, that MRT, the broadcaster in North Macedonia, had revealed their documentation for TV programs and schedules, that …
We have our very first act for this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest! Tamara Grujevska will represent North Macedonia in Nice on November 26. The 12-year old singer has been selected after auditions were held to choose the Macedonian representative for next JESC, as MRT announced earlier today in a blog post. Tamara was born on December 2nd 2010 in …
Following the reveal of the United Kingdom’s Junior Eurovision entry this morning, North Macedonia’s MRT has released their 2022 entry “Životot E Pred Mene” / “My Life Ahead of Me”. Additionally, they revealed that another artist will be featured on the JESC track in Yerevan. Lara and Irina were selected by the broadcaster following an open audition phase at MRT …
Yesterday news broke that the Balkan country Montenegro confirmed its withdrawal from Eurovision for 2023, and now additional countries have followed suit. MRT announces withdrawal, intent to return Signs have been pointing towards a withdraw from North Macedonia since their 2022-2023 budget was revealed to include JESC expenses, but none alloted for Eurovision. The Head of Delegation put up a …
Trouble may be brewing in the Balkans. As first pointed out on Twitter by @ESCdiscord, Macedonian broadcaster MRT’s newly released budget proposal for 2023 does not include any funds set aside for participation in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest. It does, however, budget for a participation in next year’s Junior Eurovision. This is in contrast to the broadcaster’s 2022 budget …
We’re back for part two of ESCUnited’s new music round-up! Today we’re excited to present six more singles from the Eurovision class of 2022, alongside 21 additional singles and albums that dropped last month. Buckle up ESC fans, it’s about to get exciting! Andrea – Stvoreni Za Ljubov (North Macedonia) Andrea’s profile on streaming platforms will make you think that …
On June 8th MRT’s Programming Council heard Head of Delegation (HoD) Meri Popova’s proposal to improve North Macedonia’s image, results, and preparations for future contests. The report given by Popova was thoroughly detailed, addressing a number of issues through well reasoned solutions. The requests from HoD Meri Popova In her report, Popova outlined that preparations for Eurovision need to begin …
Yesterday on their social media channels, North Macedonia’s public broadcaster MRT confirmed their participants for the upcoming 2022 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Lara Trpčeska and Irina Davidovska were selected after an application and audition process at MRT Studios, and now will begin work on finding their song for the contest. The duo only has 30 days to submit their Junior …
We’ve passed the halfway point of the tape releases, and are now at the midway point of the second semi-final as well. We’ve learned that Australia and Cyprus have chosen not to release their live on tape performances publicly, so they join Netherlands, Moldova, Ukraine, Norway, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Czech Republic in this regard. Armenia’s tape was released publicly two …
Following two years of online programs and concerts, the Chicago Children’s Choir will be performing their annual “Paint the Town Red” program in person this coming Thursday. On the guest list for the concert is Eurovision and CCC alumni Vasil Garvanliev. Vasil has thanked the CCC numerous times for the impact that the choir had on his life. Two years …
