Junior Eurovision 2023: The running order of the show!

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In just less than a week, the 21st Junior Eurovision Song Contest will take place live from Nice, France, following Lissandro’s win last year in Yerevan.

It is the second time in Junior Eurovision Contest’s history that the contest is being held in France, with the last time being just two years, which proves the powerhouse that France has begun in the contest.

Tonight, live from Hotel Negresco, located on the much-publicised Promenade des Anglais, the opening ceremony took place. The event was hosted by Carla Lazzari, the French representative at Junior Eurovision 2019 and presenter Manon Théodet.

During the opening ceremony a draw was held in order to determine three spots in Sunday’s show running order:

  • the country that will open the show and perform at spot number one
  • the country that will close the show and perform at spot number sixteen
  • the running order spot in which the host country, namely France, will perform

The draw was conducted by Lissandro, last year’s Junior Eurovision winner with the following outcome:

  • Spain will perform at spot number one
  • France will perform at spot number twelve
  • The Netherlands will close the show, at spot number sixteen

The rest of the running order was decided by the organizers of the show and it was now revealed.

Hence, the final running order of the 21st Junior Eurovision Song Contest is the following:

  1. Spain
  2. Malta
  3. Ukraine
  4. Ireland
  5. United Kingdom
  6. North Macedonia
  7. Estonia
  8. Armenia
  9. Poland
  10. Georgia
  11. Portugal
  12. France
  13. Albania
  14. Italy
  15. Germany
  16. The Netherlands

What’s next?

The following days the first and second technical rehearsals of the participating countries will take place.

Following the second rehearsals, a snippet of each country’s performance will be uploaded online and that marks the beginning of the first phase of the Online Voting, which will determine 50 percent of the total outcome. The online voting platform will close just before the show starts on Sunday and will re-open for a while after all the performances. For more information on how to vote, check this out:

Junior Eurovision 2023 will take place at Palais Nikaia, in the city of Nice, France, next Sunday 26 November. The contest will be hosted by France for the second time after Lissandro won the 2022 contest in Armenia with his song “Oh maman!”.

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Junior Eurovision 2023: Opening ceremony today!

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The week of Junior Eurovision 2023 has arrived! In less than seven days we will know the winner of the 21st edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, held this year in Nice, France, with the Western European powerhouse hosting the contest for the second time in just three years.

The traditional opening ceremony to welcome all the delegations will take place today at the Hotel Negresco located on the much-publicised Promenade des Anglais at 17:00 CET. The event will be broadcast live on France TV and on the official YouTube channel of the contest.

The event will be hosted by Carla Lazzari, France’s representative at Junior Eurovision 2019 and presenter Manon Théodet.

Each of the sixteen delegations will be welcomed in Nice by journalist Laura Tenoudji and digital ambassador Ophénya. The ceremony will also include performances by each of France’s Junior Eurovision representatives since their return to the contest in 2018, with the singers performing parts of their songs.

During the opening ceremony , three places in the performance order will be determined. Following a draw, the countries that will open and close Sunday’s contest will be known, as well as the order of appearance for host France.

The remaining 13 places in the line-up will be known after the opening ceremony, with full details to be announced on the official website of the contest.

16 countries will compete in the 21st Junior Eurovision Song Contest, whose participants and their songs are:

🇦🇱 Albania Viola Gjyzeli – “Bota ime“
🇦🇲 Armenia Yan Girls – “Do It My Way”
🇲🇰 North Macedonia Tamara Grujeska – “Kaži mi, kaži mi koj“
🇫🇷 France Zoé Clauzure – “Coeur”
🇩🇪 Germany Fia – “Ohne Worte”
🇬🇪 Georgia Anastasia and Ranina – “Over the Sky”
🇪🇪 Estonia Arhanna – “Hoiame kokku”
🇬🇧 United Kingdom Stand Uniqu3 – “Back to Life”
🇮🇪 Ireland Jessica McKean – “Aisling”
🇪🇸 Spain Sandra Valero – “Loviu”
🇮🇹 Italy Melissa and Ranya – “Un mondo giusto”
🇲🇹 Malta Yulan – “Stronger”
🇳🇱 Netherlands Sep and Jasmijn – “Holding On to You”
🇵🇱 Poland Maja Krzyżewska – “I Just Need a Friend”
🇵🇹 Portugal Júlia Machado – “Where I Belong”
🇺🇦 Ukraine Anastasia Dymyd – “Kvitka”

Junior Eurovision 2023 will take place at Palais Nikaia, in the city of Nice, France, next Sunday 26 November. The contest will be hosted by France for the second time after Lissandro won the 2022 contest in Armenia with his song “Oh maman!”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOf_y8Tz6uw

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North Macedonia: Discussions are underway for its return to the competition!

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The state broadcaster of North Macedonia, MRT, has not yet made a definitive decision on whether or not the country would compete in the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest. Conversely, discussions over the country’s return are still going on.

The topic of participating in Eurovision was also discussed at the TV station’s recent planning meetings for the upcoming year. Smilka Janeska Sarkanjac, the MRT planning project chairman, stated the following in this regard:

The fact that Eurovision is on the proposed 2024 MRT schedule is good news.

During the meetings in October, Sarkanjac recommended that the country’s participation be confirmed immediately and that the search for the North Macedonian artist in Malmö be started promptly as well.

A national final to choose the country’s representative was also suggested during the talks. However, because of the short time frame, this idea was finally deemed unfeasible.

In conclusion, Sarkanjac emphasized the significance of North Macedonia’s participation in Eurovision:

With our absence from Eurovision, we are missing the opportunity to be represented on the international stage.

Future competition participation is contingent upon the government’s approval of the budget. North Macedonia’s decision to compete in Eurovision 2024—or not—will be made public in the coming days upon the official announcement of the countries that will compete in Malmö, Sweden, in May of next year.

North Macedonia withdrew from the competition in 2023 because it was unable to match the increased financial requirements following Russia’s disqualification. The country’s last representative was Andrea, whose song “Circles” placed 11th in the semi-final. Would you like to see North Macedonia return to the contest?

 

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Source: MRT 

Junior Eurovision 2023: Listen to the entry of North Macedonia!

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Back in May, MRT, the national broadcaster of North Macedonia, announced that the nation’s representative in Nice would be the 12 year-old Tamara Grujeska. Tamara was selected through auditions held in Skopje by MRT in early May.

Today, with less than two months to go from the contest, the song that will represent North Macedonia in the children’s contest has just been released. The song’s title is “Kazi Mi, Kazi Mi Koj“(Tell Me, Tell Me Who). The entry was written by the well-known Darko Dimitrov, Robert Bilbilov & Kosta Petrov.

You can listen to “Kazi Mi, Kazi Mi Koj”, below:

Who is Tamara Grujeska?

Tamara was born on December 2, 2010 in Gostivar. She made her first beginnings in the world of music when she was only five years old, and since then she has been constantly active at children’s festivals in the country and abroad.

Her first appearance at an international competition is in 2021 at “Ezerski Biseri” in Struga, where she wins First Place Laureate I degree. In the same year, she participated in the International Festival “Zvezdichki” in Prilep where she won the highest Grand Prix award with her song “Music has a home in me”.

In 2022, Tamara also participates in the most prestigious festival and competition in Vladimir “Golden Stars Rain”, where she won the Grand Prix award in competition with 150 competitors from several countries.

Tamara is a student at the elementary school “Goce Delchev” – Gostivar in the VII grade and at the elementary school of music “Todor Skalovski” – Tetovo section “solo singing”.

The 21st Junior Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Nice, France, on the 26th of November, following Lissandro’s win last year in Yerevan.

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North Macedonia: Are they returning to the contest in 2024?

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After a year’s absence, North Macedonia looks ready to return to the contest in 2024. After the broadcast of the contest in 2023 (even though they did not participate) but also their participation in Junior Eurovision 2023, it seems that they will also participate in Eurovision 2024.

As it became known, the amount of 1,500,000 Denars has been allocated to the proposed MRT budget for Eurovision and Junior Eurovision 2024. In addition, in a special paragraph, the Eurovision Song Contest is stated, which they have add to the column with music festivals!

The same paragraph was present in the proposed budgets of 2020, 2021 and 2022, but was removed in the proposed budget of 2023. Summarizing these facts we can be led to the conclusion that North Macedonia is returning to the Eurovision 2024, after their short abstention for the year 2023. It remains to be seen if they will officially confirm their participation in the next few days!

Until then let’s remember the country’s last participation which was in 2022! Andrea with the song “Circles” finished in 11th place in the second semi-final with 76 points.

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North Macedonia: With Tamara Grujeska in Junior Eurovision 2023!

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The public broadcaster of North Macedonia MRT announced that Tamara Grujeska is going to represent the country in the 2023 Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

The 12-year-old Tamara Grujeska will fly the country’s flag at the upcoming Junior Eurovision 2023 which is going to take place in Nice, France. Tamara was selected through auditions held in Skopje by MRT last week.

About Tamara Grujeska

Tamara was born on December 2, 2010 in Gostivar. She made her first beginnings in the world of music when she was only five years old, and since then she has been constantly active at children’s festivals in the country and abroad.

Her first appearance at an international competition is in 2021 at “Ezerski Biseri” in Struga, where she wins First Place Laureate I degree. In the same year, she participated in the International Festival “Zvezdichki” in Prilep where she won the highest Grand Prix award with her song “Music has a home in me”.

In 2022, Tamara also participates in the most prestigious festival and competition in Vladimir “Golden Stars Rain”, where she won the Grand Prix award in competition with 150 competitors from several countries.

Tamara is a student at the elementary school “Goce Delchev” – Gostivar in the VII grade and at the elementary school of music “Todor Skalovski” – Tetovo section “solo singing”.

Source: Eurovoix

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North Macedonia: MRT will broadcast Eurovision Song Contest 2023!

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Just a while ago, the public broadcaster from North Macedonia, MRT, announced that they are going to broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 as usual, despite the fact that they withdrew from this year’s contest. Citizens of North Macedonia, will be able to watch the two semi-finals in May 9 and 11, as well as the Grand Final in May 13, on MRT1.

North Macedonia is the only one of the three countries that withdrew this year, that has confirmed to broadcast the contest. The other two countries that withdrew (Bulgaria and Montenegro) have not, as of yet, stated anything about the broadcast of the contest. All three countries, will not take part this year, regarding financial issues.

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INFE Poll 2023: The results of North Macedonia!

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For the seventh consecutive year, the second official fan network of the Eurovision Song Contest, the INFE network, in collaboration with the website EscToday, is conducting the INFE Poll.

Network members of the 21 local fanclubs have already voted for their favorite songs of Eurovision 2023 and are gradually announcing their results via EscToday.

These are the results from INFE North Macedonia:

  1. San Marino – 1 point
  2. United Kingdom – 2 points
  3. Latvia – 3 points
  4. Romania – 4 points
  5. Slovenia – 5 points
  6. Croatia – 6 points
  7. Sweden – 7 points
  8. Serbia – 8 points
  9. Finland – 10 points
  10. Italy – 12 points

The overall results so far, adding INFE North Macedonia’s votes, stand as follows:

  1. Sweden – 36 points
  2. Norway – 33 points
  3. Finland – 30 points
  4. Italy – 26 points
  5. Israel – 24 points
  6. Czechia – 19 points
  7. Austria – 16 points
  8. Spain – 16 points
  9. United Kingdom – 14 points
  10. France – 13 points
  11. Moldova – 11 points
  12. Georgia – 9 points
  13. Greece – 8 points
  14. Serbia – 8 points
  15. Croatia – 6 points
  16. Slovenia – 5 points
  17. Albania – 4 points
  18. Romania – 4 points
  19. Latvia – 3 points
  20. Australia – 2 points
  21. Netherlands – 2 points
  22. San Marino – 1 points

Source: EscToday

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OGAE Poll 2023: The results of the Netherlands and North Macedonia

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The next countries to cast their votes for the OGAE annual poll are the Netherlands and North Macedonia.

The 105 members of OGAE the Netherlands voted the following countries:

  • 12 points to Finland
  • 10 points to Sweden
  • 8 points to France
  • 7 points to Austria
  • 6 points to Norway
  • 5 points to the UK
  • 4 points to Czechia
  • 3 points to Italy
  • 2 points to Spain
  • 1 point to Armenia

The 16 members of OGAE North Macedonia voted like this:

  • 12 points to Italy
  • 10 points to Finland
  • 8 points to Sweden
  • 7 points to France
  • 6 points to Norway
  • 5 points to Serbia
  • 4 points to Spain
  • 3 points to Slovenia
  • 2 points to the UK
  • 1 point to Croatia

The total results of the 19 clubs that have voted so far are the following:

It becomes evident that the margin between Sweden and Finland is gradually shrinking,whilst Croatia receives their first set of points.

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Source:Ogae International

North Macedonia: Discussions for Eurovision participation going on!

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Last month MRT celebrated their 208th meeting of their Program Council Member.  During this meeting, the country discussed their future participation in both the Eurovision and the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.  One of the main issues discussed was how to improve the country’s results in both contest.

We must remember that North Macedonia failed to qualify to the Grand Final in their last two Eurovision participations.  North Macedonia ended in 14th place in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022.

Nevertheless, Director of the Program Council Smilka Janeska Sarkanjac stressed that future participation in both Eurovision and the Junior Eurovision are on the table once the broadcaster recovers from the financial crisis.  According to Ms. Sarkanjac both contests give an opportunity to present the broadcaster brand to a wider European audience.

Junior Eurovision participation

North Macedonia was last represented by Lara, Jovan and Irina.  Diana Gogova-Atanasova, Editor of the Children’s TV channel MRT 5, and Rade Spasovski, the Head of Delegation for North Macedonia discussed their last result.  Although they were not satisfied with their result, they supported their last representatives.

During the meeting, various Council Members urged the broadcaster to consider a future Junior Eurovision participation and to continue developing the country’s children talent.  However, there were discussions about the tight deadline to select their last Junior Eurovision representative.  According to Program Council Member Snezhana Klincharova, preparations for Junior Eurovision should start in the future no later than Mid-March.

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