Just one day after the 2020 Junior Eurovision song contest wrapped up, 2019 Ukraine entrant Sophia Ivanko (Sophy Ivy) has released a version of this years entry ‘Vidkryvai (Open Up).
Sophia presented the jury points for Ukraine in this years contest and could be seen in the green room sitting alongside her friend Olexandr Balabanov.
Produced by Mykhailo Tolmachov the ‘Vidkryvai’ cover very much bears the hallmarks of Sophia’s unique sound which she showcased on her debut album C.F (Crazy Friend) released earlier this year.
Listen to her track below and see if you can spot the ‘Spirit of Music’ Easter egg!
Eurovision memorabilia collectors should be on the look out for a new stamp that was unveiled yesterday (19/11/20) featuring this years Ukraine entrant Oleksandr Balabanov.
The stamp features a photo of Alexander from a photo shoot organised by the public broadcaster, along with the official Junior Eurovision 2020 logo.
Alex was presented with a framed presentation sheet yesterday when the stamp was unveiled in the main post office in Kiev.
Unconfirmed reports are that Alexander Balabanov (Олександр Балабанов) has won the Ukraine selection for Junior Eurovision.
With only the jury voting being known, it would now appear that it is impossible for Alexander to be overtaken when the public vote closes tomorrow and therefore he will represent Ukraine in Junior Eurovision 2020.
The official result is due to be announced later this week.
Alexander (14) who also took part in the selection process in 2018 and 2019, will now have the opportunity to represent his country with the song ‘open’ (Відкривай)
Ukraine has selected the 11 artists that will complete for the honor of representing the country at Junior Eurovision 2020 in Warsaw, Poland.
The chosen artists are:
Nikita Achkasov
Polina Babiy
Alexander Balabanov
Julia Karimi
Angelina McFarlane
Darin Osman
Yaroslav Politov
Angelina Terennikova
Olena Usenko
Daniela Shapochnikova
Sofia Shkidchenko
Voting will take place online in early September with the winner being selected by a combination of the online votes and those if the professional jury.
You can listen to all the shortlisted artists and find more about them at the official site here:
Sophia Ivanko joined the ranks of Junior Eurovision stars releasing Christmas singles this year with the release of a collaboration ‘Christmas Miracle’ with Alekander Balabanov and INAKSHI.
Sophie was invited to sing in early December by Alexey Dontsov (OGAE Ukraine) and after being presented with a draft of the song; which received a positive reaction from Sophia and her team, friends, Ukrainian YouTubers Alekander Balabanov and INAKSH also joined the one off project which was recorded earlier this week.
‘On Christmas Eve, each of us is waiting for a miracle when our most cherished dreams come true – Meet the holiday gift from Sophia Ivanko, Alexander Balabanov and INAKSHI: a song that will surely create a New Year’s mood and immerse yourself in the world of Christmas magic.’
