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United Kingdom: It won’t be a one-off appearance for BBC!

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In a recent exclusive discussion on the Euro Trip Podcast, Lee Smithurst revealed details of how the United Kingdom decided to return to the Junior Eurovision contest in 2022, and highlighted the UK’s ambition to create a “positive” impression at the competition.

Recalling his Turin experience, Lee Smithurst admits he felt responsible while awaiting the results of last May’s Eurovision. In the end, Sam Ryder won the jury vote and came second with 466 points representing the UK. Following the success, Lee Smithurst hopes that new fans will get the impression that “the United Kingdom is always competitive“.

Moving on to UK’s return to Junior Eurovision, Lee says the idea of the BBC entering Junior Eurovision 2022 came from BBC committee member Rachel Ashdown just two weeks after the Grand Final in Turin. He goes on to say that they wanted to capitalise on “the goodwill, positivity and interest” of Eurovision in the UK, something Sam Ryder had supported during his involvement in the contest.

Looking for the artist for Junior Eurovision 2022, which will take place in Yerevan, Armenia, Lee says he wanted to do something “really modern” and “build on Sam’s success“. On the morning of 3 November 2022, BBC Breakfast announced that 13-year-old Freya Skye will represent the United Kingdom in Armenia with the fresh pop song, “Lose My Head“.

Lee was asked if the 2022 return was a one off appearance for BBC, but there was no such question. He says it is a “long-term plan” and hopes to build on it “a TV final and audition show“.

The United Kingdom is returning to the competition for the first time since 2005. In the three years it participated, 2003-2005. It’s best result was second place in 2004 with Cory Spedding’s “The Best Is Yet To Come”.

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Do you think the United Kingdom will find success in Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022? Tell us in the comments!

Source: Eurovoix

Eurovision: Listen to the first episode of the official podcast of the contest!

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The first episode of the EBU’s podcast on the Eurovision Song Contest was released today.

Music presenter and reporter Steve Holden will take on the role of presenter! The Eurovision Song Contest Podcast will feature news and interviews with this year’s artists, iconic Eurovision legends and the people responsible for making the contest happen, those behind the lights and on whom the whole institution relies. At the same time, it will offer fans a behind-the-scenes look at Turin and will feature different voices from all over Europe and beyond.

The first episode was released today, while the second will be released on Monday 11 April.

In today’s first episode, guests were fan-favourites KEiiNO (Norway 2019), podcaster Júlía Margrét Einarsdóttir and the competition’s executive supervisor Martin Österdahl.

You can listen to the first podcast here.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding Eurovision 2022!