Junior Eurovision 2023: The Online Voting starts now | How to vote for your favorites!

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n opThe countdown for the Grand Final of Junior Eurovision 2023 has begun. In less than two days from now, Palais Nikaia will welcome the young artists from the sixteen participating countries.

Out of the sixteen participating countries, only one will be crowned as the big winner of the competition. Hence, following the second rehearsals that were conducted the past two days, the Online Voting, which will determine 50% of the final result, has now officially started.

How to vote | The rules

Just like in recent editions, the voting for Junior Eurovision 2023 is open to the public. What you need is to:

  1. have an internet connection
  2. and a device to connect to the contest’s site.

You can vote for your favorite songs on the contest’s page, but only after watching a short recap of all 16 songs. This video includes snippets from the second rehearsals, which resemble the performances we will watch on the Sunday show. Once the recap is over, viewers will be able to vote for their favorite three entries, neither more nor less. Since, no geographical restrictions apply, fans can even vote for their own country if they wish so, in case it is participating.

We remind you that these are the 16 participating countries in the order they will perform on Sunday:

You can cast your votes here!

 

The two phases of the Online Voting

The Online Voting for Junior Eurovision 2023 is divided into two phases:

Phase 1: The voting began at 8 pm today (CET time). the vote submission window will remain open throughout Saturday and will close at 15:59 on Sunday, November 26, shortly before the show begins.
Phase 2 : it will take place during the live broadcast. The window will open shortly following the final performance of the show, namely The Netherlands. It will remain open for approximately 15 minutes, in a similar way to how it is conducted in the adult Eurovision.

The votes submitted in the two voting phases will be summed up following the conclusion of the second phase and will be calculated as a single result.

Junior Eurovision 2023 – the voting procedure

The Online Voting has replaced the familiar televoting via phone calls and SMS and hence it is the one that will determine 100% of the public’s vote. Therefore, the winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 will be decided as following:

  • on 50% via the Online Voting, which will be conducted in the two aforementioned phases
  • on the remaining 50% by the participating countries’ national juries. The national jury of each country will include three music industry professionals and two kids aged 10 to 15.

You can check this explanatory video regarding the voting procedure:

https://youtu.be/3lzh9b3hq1w

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Junior Eurovision 2023: Watch the exclusive rehearsal footage from today’s second rehearsals!

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The preparations in Nice for the 21st Junior Eurovision Song Contest are on fire and it is now a wrap for the fourth and last day of this year’s technical rehearsals. Following their first rehearsals on Wednesday, the representatives from the remaining seven out of the sixteen participating countries, took the stage of Palais Nikaïa today for their second rehearsals.

The second rehearsals gave the opportunity to the delegations to fix any mistakes spotted on the first rehearsals as well as to help the young artists feel more safe and familiar with the big stage. Meanwhile clips from this rehearsals’ stage will be used in the recap video for the first phase of the Online Voting, which is conducted before the show and will commence in just a couple of hours.

The first and second rehearsals were not open to journalists and we could only take a glimpse of what the young artists have prepared via photos. EBU has just uploaded through the official Junior Eurovision channel in YouTube a recap of today’s rehearsals. Specifically, we will have the chance to watch exclusive TV footage of today’s rehearsals.

The countries that had their second rehearsals today were the following:

Albania

https://youtu.be/rnY0cgmOSYY

Armenia

https://youtu.be/ytsppYTSpVc

France

https://youtu.be/xbbN5_Fsp8U

Ireland

https://youtu.be/iF5SexhKVao

Italy

https://youtu.be/ZSJu4t_lLDo

Poland

https://youtu.be/edbMVD0lZYQ

Spain

https://youtu.be/jhI6W9lMcCE

Moreover, you can watch a recap of today’s rehearsals below, followed by a small introduction of our little friends:

What’s next?

Following the conclusion of today’s rehearsals, the first phase of the Online Voting, which will determine 50% of Sunday’s results, will commence in just a few hours from now. The voting will remain open throughout Saturday, will then close just before the show and will reopen shortly after the final performance of the show for approximately fifteen minutes.

The 21st Junior Eurovision Song Contest will take place on November 26 in Nice, France, following Lissandro’s win last year in Yerevan with “Oh maman!”. It will be the second time in just three years that France will host the big event, with the first being in 2021.

https://youtu.be/hKn-RAOwpCA

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Junior Eurovision 2023: Watch the exclusive rehearsal footage from today’s second rehearsals!

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The preparations in Nice for the 21st Junior Eurovision Song Contest are on fire and it is now a wrap for the fourth day of this year’s technical rehearsals. Following their first rehearsals on Tuesday, the representatives from nine out of the sixteen participating countries, took the stage of Palais Nikaia today for their second rehearsals.

The second rehearsals gave the opportunity to the delegations to fix any mistakes spotted on the first rehearsals as well as to help the young artists feel more safe and familiar with the big stage. Meanwhile clips from this rehearsals’ stage will be used in the recap video for the first phase of the Online Voting, which is conducted before the show.

The first and second rehearsals were not open to journalists and we could only take a glimpse of what the young artists have prepared via photos. EBU has just uploaded through the official Junior Eurovision channel in YouTube a recap of today’s rehearsals. Specifically, we will have the chance to watch exclusive TV footage of today’s rehearsals.

The countries that had their second rehearsals today were the following:

Estonia

https://youtu.be/i8HMH1sgikE?si=rjcq0_bA5N3vAAf5

Georgia

https://youtu.be/36o-5qwLJqU?si=bNbNd1yANbkQ4MIR

Germany

https://youtu.be/vHXiFpypviE?si=55u5z022N-uO-QDR

Malta

https://youtu.be/p9G64cp3JQQ?si=lk92tw8VJ-gPt2Ec

The Netherlands

https://youtu.be/URRzULDz84g?si=3Le4QOId94fyyAhA

North Macedonia

https://youtu.be/LLNxYIgwyig?si=mRDmJX_puldMVMqF

Ukraine

https://youtu.be/dUa5F3hw-SM?si=5ruV8AZvIpp9D3ob

United Kingdom

https://youtu.be/L5M8i638qrc?si=yvuAccJD5CwK10Cy

Portugal

https://youtu.be/5FAlQ_l1wew?si=N8u-OLY6GDtnNwn-

Moreover, you can also watch a recap of today’s rehearsals below, followed by a small introduction of our little friends:

What’s next?

Tomorrow, the seven remaining countries will have their second rehearsals. Following the conclusion of tomorrow’s rehearsals, the first phase of the Online Voting, which will determine 50% of Sunday’s results, will begin. The voting will remain open throughout Saturday, will then close just before the show and will reopen shortly after the final performance of the show for approximately fifteen minutes.

The 21st Junior Eurovision Song Contest will take place on November 26 in Nice, France, following Lissandro’s win last year in Yerevan with “Oh maman!”. It will be the second time in just three years that France will host the big event, with the first being in 2021.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKn-RAOwpCA

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Junior Eurovision 2023: The first rehearsals of the 16 participating countries!

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The 21st edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest is just around the corner. Artists from sixteen different countries have arrived in Nice, where they will have the opportunity to sing live in front of millions of audience.

Those “Heroes” have been preparing for months and they have just underwent their first technical rehearsals at the stage of Palais Nikaia, where the main event will take place. The First Rehearsals began yesterday and were concluded today.

As in the adult Eurovision, no journalists were allowed to watch the first rehearsals. Moreover, there were no rehearsal clips uploaded. Hence, there is no audiovisual material, except some photos uploaded on the official social media accounts of the competition. You can take a sneak peak of what all those young performers have prepared, below:

Albania – Viola Gjyzeli

Armenia – Yan Girls

Estonia – ARHANNA

Georgia – Anastasia and Ranina

Germany – Fia

France – Zoé Clauzure

Ireland – Jessica McKean

Italy – Melissa and Ranya

Malta – Yulan

Netherlands – Sep and Jasmijn

North Macedonia – Tamara Grujeska

Poland – Maja Krzyżewska

Portugal – Júlia Machado

Spain – Sandra Valero

Ukraine – Anastasia Dymyd

United Kingdom – STAND UNIQU3

The running order

After a draw was held, the running order of the 21st Junior Eurovision Song Contest was decided as 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?

Following the second rehearsals of the sixteen participants, a snippet of each country’s performance will be uploaded on JuniorEurovisio.tv and so will commence marks 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:

https://youtu.be/3lzh9b3hq1w

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!”.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the developments regarding the 21st edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest!

Italy: “Due Vite” is now a five times platinum record!

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One of the biggest “winners” of this year’s Eurovision was undoubtedly Marco Mengoni. Following his win in Sanremo 2023 with “Due Vite“, he accepted the invitation and represented his home country for the second time in Liverpool, finishing fourth.

Having won such a prestigious for the Italian music scene festival, his song “Due Vite” has become a major success. As Mengoni posted himself yesterday on X, “Due Vite” is now a five times platinum record, having sold more than half a million copies since its release date.

https://twitter.com/mengonimarco/status/1726600630742180117?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1726600630742180117%7Ctwgr%5E7ab98dc2b5dd1eb2fec223f1970fc177b64b7bb8%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Feurovisionfun.com%2F2023%2F11%2FCEB9CF84CEB1CEBBCEAFCEB1-CF80CEADCEBDCF84CEB5-CF86CEBFCF81CEADCF82-CF80CEBBCEB1CF84CEB9CEBDCEADCEBDCEB9CEBF-CF84CEBF-due-vite%2F

The song remains also extremely popular on all streaming platforms. To this day, the official video of “Due Vite” counts 95 million views on Marco Mengoni’s official YouTube channel and over 86 million streams on Spotify.

His record had a warm reception in several European countries, such as Switzerland, where it was also platinum certificated. Moreover, a few months prior, Mengoni released a French version of “Due Vite“.

It looks like Marco Mengoni follows in the footsteps of his predecessors, as several recent Italian Eurovision artists, such as Mahmood, Diodato and Francesco Gabbani, went also platinum following their Sanremo win.

https://youtu.be/d6IiOSut_4M?si=09dlyk2ETqdMEN9F

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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:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lzh9b3hq1w

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!”.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the developments regarding the 21st edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest!

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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Italy: Are the participants of Sanremo 2024 about to be revealed in December 3?

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A moment that all Italians and non, are eagerly waiting for is the announcement of the participants of Festival di Sanremo 2024, and judging from all the indications, this moment is very close! Read more

Italy: Il Volo and Annalisa to perform a duet in Sanremo 2024?

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Sanremo 2024 is just a few months away, and judging from what has been revealed recently, it will likely be the most spectacular edition in its recent history. According to recent speculation, which if confirmed will in fact cause a musical sensation, the Festival’s previous winners and third-place winners in the Eurovision Song Contest, Il Volo, will perform a duet with the fan favorite, Annalisa.

Annalisa and Il Volo aiming for victory at the Teatro Ariston?

Annalisa is a part of Warner Music, while Il Volo are a part of Sony. They are both being managed by the same management agency, Friends & Partners. Is it a possible scenario that the Ferdinando Salzano-led agency is encouraging them to enter the festival together in order to increase their chances of winning?

The composers of their song, namely Edwyn Roberts and Stefano Marletta, are also mentioned in various articles published on the Iternet. Edwyn Roberts and Stefano Marletta are both renowned writers and are accredited of several successful singles.

Still, this won’t be the first time Annalisa and Il Volo have collaborated. A few months prior, their cover performance of the famous “A Star Is Born” song, “Shallow”, was praised.

The possible candidates for Sanremo 2024

All Music Italia magazine recently published a list of the most likely candidates for Sanremo 2024. This list consists of:

  • Alessandra Amoroso (Epic/Sony Music Italy)
  • Il Volo (Sony Music)
  • Geolier (Warner)
  • Annalisa (Warner Music)
  • Bresh (Epic/Sony Music)
  • Irama (Warner Music)
  • Pinguini Tattici Nucleari (Columbia/Sony Music)
  • The Kolors (Warner Music)
  • Angelina Mango (LaTarma Records)
  • Alfa (Artist First)
  • Dargen D’Amico (Island Records/Universal)
  • Tedua (Epic/Sony Music)
  • Achille Lauro (Warner Music)
  • Ghali (Warner Music)
  • Rose Villain (Warner Music)
  • Diodato (Carosello Records)
  • Mahmood (Island Records/Universal Music)
  • Sangiovanni (Sugar Music)
  • Mr. Rain (Warner Music)
  • Gianmaría (Epic/Sony Music)
  • Jalisse (Starpoint)
  • Patty Pravo
  • Rhove (EMI/Universal Music)
  • Gigi D’Alessio (GDG/Sony Music Italy)
  • Ernia (Island Records/Universal Music)
  • Rocco Hunt (Epic/Sony Music)
  • Francesco Gabbani (BMG)
  • Ditonellapiaga (BMG)
  • LA Representative di Lista (Numero Uno/Sony Music)
  • Tropico (Numero uno/Sony Music)
  • Matteo Paolillo (ADA Music Italy/Warner Music)
  • SALMO (Columbia/Sony Music)

The 74th edition of Festival di Sanremo will take place from February 6 to February 10 in Teatro Ariston in the small in Ligurian city of Sanremo. The winner will have the option to represent Italy in the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, should he or she desire so. If the winner declines, RAI reserves the right, following its own criteria, to select an alternative artist from the other competitors. Three groups of people will vote in order choose the winner:

  • the general public
  • a committee from radio stations
  • and a jury of accredited journalists who attend the festival

Last year’s winner of Sanremo and hence, Italy’s representative in Eurovision 2023, was Marco Mengoni with his song “Due Vite”, finishing in fourth place.

https://youtu.be/d6IiOSut_4M

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all news regarding Sanremo 2024!

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Italy: Marco Mengoni among the presenters of Sanremo 2024!

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As announced on Fiorello‘s Viva Rai2 show, by the artistic director and presenter of the Sanremo Festival, Amadeus, Marco Mengoni will be among the presenters of Sanremo 2024!

Marco Mengoni, the winner of Sanremo 2013 and 2023 and Italy‘s representative at Eurovision in the respective years, was also present on the show and thanked Amadeus.

Marco will present together with Amadeus the first night of the Festival, on Tuesday 6 February, where he will also perform his winning song “Due Vite“.

After his victory at Sanremo 2023 and his Eurovision performance, where he finished 4th, Marco Mengoni has been on a highly successful European tour, from Munich, Frankfurt and Vienna, to Zurich, Amsterdam, Brussels, Barcelona and Paris.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6IiOSut_4M

The 74th Sanremo Festival will take place from 6 to 10 February at the Teatro Ariston in the small Ligurian town of San Remo. The winner of the festival will have the right to represent Italy at Eurovision 2024 if they so wish. In case of refusal, the RAI has the right, according to its own criteria, to choose another artist from the contestants. The winner will be chosen through a three-way vote by the public, a jury of accredited journalists attending the festival and a panel of radio stations.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the developments regarding Sanremo 2024!

Source: ogaeitaly