Junior Eurovision 2023: Listen to Albania’s song!

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Since Junior Eurovision 2023 is just two months away, we have started gathering the first details about the countries competing on November 26 in Nice, France.

Albania’s national final for Junior Eurovision 2023, “Junior Fest 2023”, was won by Viola Gjyzeli, who will perform the song “Bota ime” at the upcoming competition. The winning entry was determined solely through jury voting.

Kejtlin Gjata represented Albania last year with the song Pakëz Diell, and came in 12th place. Will Albania be able to achieve an even better result this year?

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Source: Junioreurovision.tv 

Junior Eurovision 2023: Listen to Germany’s song | The first song for the contest is out!

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We’re almost two months away from Junior Eurovision 2023, which is going to take place in Nice, France, with 16 countries taking part.

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Georgia: Anastasia Vasadze, Nikoloz Kharati and Oto Bazerashvili to Junior Eurovision 2023!

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According to an announcement by Georgia’s broadcaster GPB, the Caucasus country will be represented at Junior Eurovision 2023 by Anastasia Vasadze, Nikoloz Kharati and Oto Bazerashvili.

Anastasia Vasadze had already been selected to represent the country after winning the national final Ranina 2023. Anastasia was chosen as the winner by a three-member jury of musicians, who decided on the basis of 4 criteria: vocal performance, interpretation, artistry and collaboration.

Anastasia will be joined on stage by Nikoloz Kharati and Oto Bazerashvili, who were finalists in last year’s national final, Ranina 2022, according to today’s GPB announcement.

The song that Anastasia, Nikoloz and Oto will perform in Nice will be revealed soon. This is the first time since 2015 that Georgia is sending a group to the children’s competition.

In Junior Eurovison 2022, Georgia was represented by Mariam Bigvava who finished 3rd with the song I Believe.

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Source: GPB

The steering group of Junior Eurovision 2023!

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The Junior Eurovision Song Contest steering group’s membership list was updated earlier today.

What role does the group act out?

Modernizing and promoting the contest is one of its primary responsibilities, as stated on the contest’s official website. The group participants are also expected to supervise the host broadcaster’s annual preparation. The JESC Steering group meets on behalf of all participating broadcasters, four or five times a year.

The following members make up the JESC Steering Group:

  • The chairman;
  • Two elected members of the heads of delegation;
  • The executive producer of the previous host country, the executive producer of the current year’s host broadcaster and the executive producer of the next host broadcaster;
  • The EBU Junior Eurovision Song Contest Executive Supervisor.

Each year, the group’s composition is altered to ensure that all participating broadcasters’ interests are represented.

The recent modifications

After the most recent revisions were made, the team was joined by Anna Maria Bordas, a representative of the Spanish national channel RTVE.

As a result, the group is made up of the following eight individuals:

  • Ana Maria Bordas (RTVE – Spain)
  • Mariangela Borneo (RAI – Italy)
  • Carla Bugalho (RTP – Portugal)
  • Melissa Hardinge (BBC – United Kingdom)
  • Marta Piekarska (TVP, Chairperson – Portugal )
  • Alexandra Redde (France TV – France)
  • David Tserunyan (AMPTV – Armenia)
  • Anja Zegwaard (AVROTROS – The Netherlands)
  • Martin Österdahl (EBU)

After Lissandros‘ triumph in Yereval last year with the song “Oh Maman!” the 21st Junior Eurovision Song Contest is scheduled to take place on November 26 in Nice, France.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dgVbV1rRxs

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Source : EBU 

Estonia: With Arhanna Sandra Arbma to Nice!

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It’s official! Estonia will make its debut in Junior Eurovision 2023 in Nice. Estonia is the last Baltic nation to make a debut in Junior Eurovision, but the only Baltic country taking part in this year’s edition.

ERR, the Estonian national broadcaster, also announced the name of the artist that will fly the Estonian flag in the stage of Nice. Arhanna Sandra Arbma will be honored to be the first Estonian representative in Junior Eurovision.

Arhanna Sandra Arbma was born and raised in the city of Räpina and has been taking singing and music lessons since she was 5 years old. She has also participated in numerous competitions, one of which was the ETV produced “Tähtede lava” in 2022 and where she was crowned as a winner.

The song will be released in the coming months and according to the language rules we can expect that it will be at least 60% in Estonian.

You can also enjoy Arhanna’s cover on “Bridges“, the song that represented Estonia this year in the adult Eurovision.

Junior Eurovision 2023 will take place in Nice, on the 26th of November, following Lissandro’s win last year in Yerevan. 16 countries will take and the slogan of the competition will be “Heroes“!

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Source: ERR-ETV

Junior Eurovision 2023: 16 countries will participate with Estonia making their debut!

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The European Broadcaster Union has confirmed the number of participants for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023.  The junior version of the Eurovision Contest will welcome 16 countries all over Europe to Nice, France.  Estonia will make their debut in the contest.

Partipating Countries

This is the list of the countries taking part in the Junior Eurovision 2023:

  • 🇦🇱 Albania (RTSH)
  • 🇦🇲 Armenia (AMPTV)
  • 🇪🇪 Estonia (ERR)
  • 🇫🇷 France (France Télévisions – Host Broadcaster)
  • 🇬🇪 Georgia (GPB)
  • 🇩🇪 Germany (NDR)
  • 🇮🇪 Ireland (TG4)
  • 🇮🇹 Italy (Rai)
  • 🇲🇹 Malta (PBS)
  • 🇳🇱 Netherlands (AVROTROS)
  • 🇲🇰 North Macedonia (MKRTV)
  • 🇵🇱 Poland (TVP)
  • 🇵🇹 Portugal (RTP)
  • 🇪🇸 Spain (RTVE)
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom (BBC)
  • 🇺🇦 Ukraine (UA:PBC)

Heroes

Heroes is the motto of this year’s competition.  The slogan “heroes” wants to convey a sense of strength and inspiration for the children competing with a “street art” look in the logo aiming to bring modernity and speak to all generations.  The art work also includes splashes using the colors of all the competing countries’ flags.

Talking about France preparations as a host country, Executive Producer for the Junior Eurovision, Martin Österdahl says:

It’s exciting to be returning to France so soon, to a new host city as well as welcoming a new country (Estonia) to the competition. Our colleagues at France TV have once again put together a great creative team to give us all a spectacular show and make the young artists feel like the Heroes they are.’

Lissandro won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song Oh Maman! giving France their second victory in the contest only two years after their first victory.

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest will take place at the Palais Nikaïa in Nice on Sunday 26 November at 16:00 CET.

Source: EBU

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Malta: With Yulan Law to Junior Eurovision 2023!

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12 young artists competed today in order to win the prize of representing the Maltese Archipelago in Junior Eurovision 2023 through “Malta Junior Eurovision Song Content”, the Maltese national selection. 80% of the results was determined by a jury and the other 20% via a public SMS vote.

The artists that competed with covers version songs were the following:

  1. Point Blank
  2. Yulan Law
  3. Kaylyn Mallia
  4. Aaliyah Grech
  5. Anneka Xerri
  6. Shyann Cutajar
  7. Daylin Cassar Randich
  8. Cesca Galea
  9. Emma Farrugia
  10. Keira Farrugia
  11. Andrea Camilleri
  12. Dawn Desira

Yulan Law, who has attempted to represent Malta in three other occasions in 2019,2020 and 2021, was crowned as the winner of the selection and therefore will represent Malta in Junior Eurovision 2023. Daylin Cassar Randich and Dawn Desira finished 2nd and 3rd respectively.

The search for the song that Yulan will sing in Nice will start in September, when PBS will open the submissions for composers and songwriters.

The Junior Eurovision Contest 2023 will take place in Nice, France on the 26th of November after Lissandro’s win last year in Yerevan.

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Serbia preparations for 2024 start as the country withdraws from Junior Eurovision

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Serbia has confirmed their intention to participate to the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.

Public broadcaster RTS has already started their search for their representative for Malmö.  According to the statement of the broadcaster, the submission period is opened until November 01, 2023.  Interested artists can submit their entries filling an online application available on the broadcaster’s website.

After the submission period closes, a panel of music experts selected by RTS will select the artists that will participate in the Serbian national final based “solely on the artist quality of the entries”.

The results of the Serbian Eurovision national final consists on a 50% televote, 50% jury vote mirroring the current rules of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Serbia withdrawal from Junior Eurovision 2023

Serbia has withdrawn to the Junior Eurovision 2023 citing financial reasons.  The country participated in the previous Junior Eurovision 2022 with Katarina Savić who finished in 13th place.

Serbian withdrawal from the Junior Eurovision was confirmed by RTS editor in chief, Olivera Kovacevic  This marks the first time Serbia will not participate at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest since 2014.  Serbia had previously withdrawn from the Junior Eurovision due to financial difficulties in 2011.

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Nice, France after the victory of Lissandro last year.

Source: RTS, Eurofestivales

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Spain: Sandra Valero will represent the country on Junior Eurovision 2023!

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Sandra Valero will represent Spain at Junior Eurovision 2023, which will take place in Nice, France on November 26!

Spain has chosen its representative internally once again, among hundreds of children. Sandra is from Valencia and started singing at the age of four, and now, at the age of eleven, she is a singer, actress and model. She is a young girl with immense talent, which led her to participate in many television competitions.

Sandra will show all her talent on the Junior Eurovision stage in Nice on November 26. Right now RTVE is busy finding the most suitable song for her. In September, the music video of her song will be shot, which RTVE must deliver to th EBU by October 16.

Last year’s representative of Spain in Junior Eurovision 2022, was Carlos Higes with his song “Señorita” and ended up in sixth place, after coming second in the online voting:

https://youtu.be/uxPnSuDQQz8

Source: rtve.es

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Portugal: Júlia Machado will represent the country on Junior Eurovision 2023!

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Júlia Machado will represent Portugal at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023.  The contest will take place in Nice, France on November 26, 2023.

Portugal selected their representative using The Voice Kids as their national final.  Five acts performed during the final of the kids talent show but in the end Júlia Machado was the winner and of The Voice Kids.  As the winner she also got the right to represent Portugal at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

13 years old Júlia is a Portuguese-American singer.  During her time at The Voice Kids, she competed under the mentorship of Fernando Daniel.  Moreover, Fernando Daniel has been previously involved on the Portuguese preparations for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.  He co-wrote the song for Simão Oliveira in 2011.

We will still have to wait however, before we get to know the selected song for Júlia’s performance at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

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