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Junior Eurovision 2025: Estonia withdraws from the children’s contest!

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Just a month after the 22nd Junior Eurovision Song Contest wrapped up, some disappointing news has emerged. ERR, Estonia’s national broadcaster, has announced that the country will not participate in the 2025 Junior Eurovision Song Contest due to financial constraints.

Budget reductions

ERR’s budget for 2025, approved yesterday, revealed a two-million-euro reduction in operational funds. Due to these budgetary restrictions, significant cuts will be made, particularly in the entertainment sector. As part of this policy, ERR decided that Estonia will not take part in Junior Eurovision 2025.

The budget cuts will also affect Eesti Laul, the national selection process for Eurovision 2025. Unlike previous years, the competition will be reduced to a single-night event, eliminating the semi-final round.

Junior Eurovision 2025

Shortly after Georgia‘s victory in Madrid, GPB announced that the country would host the next edition of Junior Eurovision in 2025. However, official statements from the EBU regarding the event’s full details, such as dates and locations, are expected to be released at a later stage.

As of now, several countries have already confirmed their participation in the 23rd Junior Eurovision Song Contest, including:

  • Georgia – GPB (Host Country)
  • Netherlands – AVROTROS
  • North Macedonia – MRT
  • San Marino – RTV San Marino

Estonia made its Junior Eurovision debut in 2023, the last of the Baltic countries to do so. This year, Annabelle represented the country with her song “Tänavad” placing fourteenth out of the seventeen participating countries.

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Source: ERR

Junior Eurovision 2023: Listen to Estonia’s entry!

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Back in August, it was revealed that Estonia will make its debut in Junior Eurovision 2023. No one expected the debut of the Baltic country, since the rest of the Baltic countries have been absent from the contest for many years.

The same time that Estonia’s debut was announced, it was also revealed by ERR that the country’s first representative will be ARHANNA.

Today, ARHANNA’s entry “Hoiame Kokku” was released. “Hoiame Kokku“was written by Arhanna Sandra Arbma herself along with Karl-Ander Reismann, Rael Laikre and Leelo Tungal.

You can listen to “Hoiame Kokku”, below:

https://youtu.be/nlwSSk9Jy6k

Who is ARHANNA?

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, where she was crowned as the winner.

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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