Maria Zhilina is throwing off the shackles of her serial Belarus Junior Nation selection entry days and showing off a much more mature sound with a new cover of the Regina Spektor song ‘Après Moi’ (After me)
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Efi Gjika and her live performance of ‘Barbie’
Efi Gjika has released a live performance video of her singing her Barbie. She showed a lot of stage charisma as she entertained us right through the upbeat show of her JESC song.
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Efi Gjika returns with All of Me – John Legend Cover
Junior Eurovision 2018 Contestant Efi Gjika has been back in the studio to record a new cover song for her YouTube channel.
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The Netherlands: Check out Anna Grigorian including her latest single ‘Vrij Zijn’

Anna Grigorian is a talented and rising young star in the Netherlands. Her most recent single release is Vrij Zijn (Being free). It is a catchy and radio friendly track with a really good production and beat.
Vrij Zijn is composed by Boyd Janson and Zefanio Wielzen. The track is available to stream or purchase from all digital stores including Amazon, Spotify, Apple Music and many more.
Anna took part in the 2018 Junior Songfestival – Dutch national selection for Junior Eurovision. Her song was Touch Each Other’s Hearts. Anna is originally from Armenia but currently resides in the Netherlands. She was a popular contestant on The Voice Kids 2018 in the Netherlands.
Anna also released the single Is Dit Love? (Is this love?) featuring DS. This is also an upbeat dance pop song with a powerful production. This is also available via all digital stores.
Check out Anna the official music videos for Vrij Zijn and Is Dit Love? below, as well as her Junior Songfestival song Touch Each Other’s Hearts and her performance of It’s A Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World (originally by James Brown) on The Voice Kids below.
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Georgia Junior Eurovision stars unite for special performance.
Georgia’s last three Junior Eurovision contestants, Tamar Edilashvili, Giorgi Rostiashvili and Sandra Gadelia united for a special one off performance to see in the new year.
The TV special was broadcast at midnight (Georgia time) on December 31st 2020 and included many Georgian artists associated with the show ‘Ranina’
Titled ‘New Year musical – masterpieces of film music’ the Junior contestants delivered a version of ‘Oh Happy Day’ which has featured in many films, perhaps most notably ‘Sister Act 2′ featuring Whoopie Goldberg’
Watch the Junior Eurovision stars perform below:
Erik Antonyan releases new single ‘Superstar’
Erik Antonyan has released a hot new dance song called Superstar. It is a catchy dancefloor banger with a strong production and powerful beat.
Superstar is composed by Nick Egibyan and Erik Antonyan. The mix and mastering are by Nick Egibyan. The recording in London Studio is courtesy of Alexa Pol and Chevy and directed by Alexa Pol.
Erik is from Armenia and now resides in the United Kingdom. He took part in the 2018 Depi Mankakan Evratesil national selection in Armenia with the song Ari Pari.
Erik has also had success at the New Wave Kids festival and also participated in The Voice Kids in the UK.
You can see the official music video for Superstar below. The song is available to purchase or stream from all good digital stores including Spotify, Amazon, Apple Music and many more.
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Ukraine: Darina Krasnovetska records her song ‘Say Love’ again
Darina Krasnovetska has recorded her JESC song, Say Love, again. It is two years since she represented Ukraine at the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with her contemporary and well produced song.
Darina continues to mature as a young artist. She released her album ‘INSAYD’ which is packed with a variety of really good music in various styles that showcase her powerful vocals.
‘INSAYD’ is well produced by Adam and the album is available to stream or purchase via all good digital stores.
Check out Darina singing her 2020 version of Say Love below.
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Manw Robin releases acoustic version of ‘Creep’
Manw Robin has released an acoustic version of Creep by Radiohead. It showcases Manw’s versatility as a singer and her clear vocals suit the laidback guitar driven track.
Manw has recorded a cool video clip that sees her on a deserted railway track and in a tunnel as well as laying down her vocals in the studio.
Manw represented Wales at the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with Perta. She has also had success on the famous National Eisteddfod stage in Wales.
You can see the music video for Creep by Manw below.
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Rita Laranjeira sings beautiful version of ‘Silent Night’
Rita Laranjeira has released a beautiful interpretation of the famous Christmas Carol – Silent Night. She performed the song at a special concert – Concerto de Natal 2020 at Musicentro – Salesianos de Lisboa in Lisbon, Portugal. Rita’s charming vocals gives us the perfect festive mood.
Rita was a popular contestant on the latest season of The Voice Portugal and, of course, she represented Portugal at the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with Gosto de Tudo (Já Não Gosto de Nada.
You can see the video clip of Rita performing Silent Night below.
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Darina Krasnovetska – ‘Say love’ 2 years later
Darina Krasnovetska dropped a nice surprise for fans on her YouTube channel earlier this evening with an updated performance of ‘Say Love’ – 2 years later.
Since her participation in Junior Eurovision 2018 with the same song, Darina has gone on to release her first album ‘Інсайд’ (‘Inside’) and regularly releases new material.
Only last week Darina released a Christmas cover of the Maria Carey song ‘All I want it for Christmas is you’ – http://www.esccovers.com/darina-wants-christmas/
Enjoy her latest performance below: