More of the ESC Covers preparations for Junior Eurovision song contest in Tbilisi, Georgia. A Turkish sweets DUBA DUBA company donated some sweets and a lovely yellow t-shirt. So hopefully the contestants in Tbilisi will enjoy these pop lollies.
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Poland will be represented by Alicja Rega at the 2017 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with ‘Mój dom’
Alicja Rega has won the Krajowe Eliminacje do Konkursu Eurowizja Junior national selection and will represent Poland at the 2017 Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Tbilisi, Georgia in November. Her song is entitled Mój dom (My house).
10 songs competed in the national final –
1. ASMki – Pod prąd
2. Monika Urbanowicz – Płomień miłości
3. Maya & Marcel – Tacy sami
4. WAMWAY – Jesteś mym marzeniem
5. Tomek Bao – Pochodnie
6. Dominika Ptak – Anioły
7. Natalia Wawrzyńczyk – Nie jesteś sam
8. Staś Kukulski – To co żyje w nas
9. Alicja Rega – Mój dom
10. Ula Kowalska – Jestem jaka jestem
A combination of 50% televoting and 50% expert jury decided that Alicja would fly the Polish flag in Georgia.
Last year’s Polish representative, Olivia Wieczorek, kicked off the show with a duet with a duet with the presenter and also she performed her entry from 2016 Nie Zapomnij.
You can see Alicja perform her winning song below.
Source: ESC Covers
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ESC COVERS GETTING READY FOR JUNIOR EUROVISION 2017
As of now, ESCCovers are really getting into the swing of Junior Eurovision 2017 in Tbilisi, Georgia and the team all apply for accreditation today. We are also getting stuff ready to take to Tbilisi, among others two t-shirts called LIFE which will be handed to the boy and girl contestant that impressed ESCCovers the most by showing a lot of LIFE on stage.
JUNIOR EUROVISION 2017 – NETHERLANDS
A BOY BAND – yes for the very first time a boy band will represent The Netherlands at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Four boys – Max (14), Jannes (14), Niels (12) & Ian (13) make up Fource. They won the Dutch ticket to the Junior Eurovision 2017 in Tbilisi. The song for the four boys will be announced at a later stage.
Right after the boys were selected for the semi-final, they asked the public to help them come up with a name for the boy band. Many fans submitted their ideas and eventually they chose the name FOURCE. The name refers to the group of four and their strength. Will they have the strength to win in Tbilisi?
JUNIOR EUROVISION SONG CONTEST – GEORGIA 2017
Eurovision.TV sent out a press release over the 2017 Junior Eurovision song contest.
Artists of 16 countries – Albania, Armenia, Australia, Belarus, Cyprus, FYR Macedonia, Georgia, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, The Netherlands and Ukraine will perform in Georgia on November 26th 2017.
A new online voting format will be introduced to this year’s song contest, alongside the Jury vote, allowing viewers across the world to cast votes for their favourite artists.
A change of venue will see the Junior Eurovision Song Contest take place at the Olympic Palace in Tbilisi.
Here is the full press release
9 August 2017 – Young stars from across Europe will eagerly make their way to Tbilisi, Georgia this November, as it is announced that 16 hopeful participants will perform at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017. For the first time ever, a new voting structure will be introduced to allow viewers from around the world to vote online for their favourite artists.
Hoping to continue in their success after a win at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest 2017, Portugal have returned to the Junior stage after a 10-year absence, having last competed in 2007. They will join past winners Armenia, Belarus, Italy, Malta, Russia and Ukraine in the Georgian capital along with other 2016 participants Albania, Australia, Cyprus, FYR Macedonia, Ireland, Poland, Serbia and The Netherlands. Completing the 16-strong line up will be host country Georgia, who triumphed during last year’s contest in Malta.
Georgia’s public broadcaster GPB will host the event at the modern 4,000-seat Olympic Palace in Tbilisi which was considered more suitable than the previously announced Sports Palace for its numerous facilities for delegations, media and fans.
All eyes will be on Georgian capital Tbilisi, with its rich arts and cultural heritage, for the 15th Junior Eurovision Song Contest, which has been organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and a member host broadcaster every year since 2003. The event, showcasing talented artists aged 9-14, will take place on Sunday, 26 November 2017 16:00-18:00 CET.
In a brand new change to the voting system, audience online voting will be available this year and will initially open from Friday (24/11) to Sunday (26/11). Viewers who would like to vote will be required to watch a recap of all songs, before entering the voting platform on the JESC official website. After this, voters will also have the option to watch longer 1-minute clips from each participant’s rehearsal. This first round of voting will stop on Sunday (26/11) at 15:59 CET.
During the live show, online voting will start again after the last performance and will be open for 15 minutes. The final audience result will be a combination of both pre-show and live voting rounds, accounting for 50% of the total vote.
Jon Ola Sand, the EBU’s Head of Live Events and Executive Supervisor of the JESC, said ‘We are thrilled to be celebrating 15 editions of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Throughout the Contest’s history we have seen some incredibly talented children perform, some of whom are now successful artists in their own right. The new voting system is an exciting new addition that will allow millions of viewers to take part in the show once again”.
2017’s winner can look forward to a bright future with last year’s title-holder Mariam Mamadashvili already set for big things. After taking the crown in Malta during 2016, the 11 year-old Georgian singer has been taking private lessons at Broadway Method Academy and been accepted into a leading New York boutique talent agency.
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017
The following countries (and EBU Member broadcasters) will participate in the 2017 Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Georgia:
Albania (RTSH)
Armenia (AMPTV)
Australia (ABC)
Belarus (BTRC)
Cyprus (CyBC)
FYR Macedonia (MKRTV)
Georgia (GPB)
Ireland (TG4)
Italy (RAI)
Malta (PBS)
Poland (TVP)
Portugal (RTP)
Russia (RTR)
Serbia (RTS)
The Netherlands (AVROTROS)
Ukraine (UA:PBC)
PR contacts
Stefano Salucci/Toby Leston
Email: press@eurovision.tv
Phone: +41 227172500
For the latest news on Junior Eurovision 2017, and further details on the voting procedure please visit the contest’s official website junioreurovision.tv.
Previous Malta participants shine as guests in 2017 Malta JESC national final
Previous Maltese participants at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest performed during the interval in this year’s Malta JESC national selection.
Federica Falzon – Pacify Her – The charming Federica, the 2014 singer for Malta, showed her versatility with a lovely version of the Melanie Martinez song.
Gaia Cauchi – Million Reasons – Gaia is maturing all the time as an artist and the 2013 JESC winner performed the Lady Gaga song outstandingly.
Destiny Chukunyere – Somebody Else’s Guy – The 2015 JESC winner, Destiny, treated us to another powerful and soulful performance of the Jocelyn Brown classic.
Christina Magrin – Snowglobe / Bridge Over Troubled Water – Last year’s Maltese JESC participant performed her upbeat new single, Snowglobe, and also gave an emotional performance of the classic Simon & Garfunkel and Grenfell Tower charity single.
ESC Covers Highlights: 2017 Malta JESC national final
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We told you about Gianluca Cilia winning the 2017 Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest national selection and therefore representing Malta in Tbilisi, Georgia in November this year. He performed the Italian song Perdere L’Amore. His Junior Eurovision entry will be revealed later this year.
However, let us look at some of ESC Covers other favourite performances in this year’s contest –
Rianne Demicoli – Satellite – Rianne got show off to a great start with a great performance of the Lena’s 2010 winning Eurovision song for Germany.
Veronica Rotin – And I Am Telling You – Probably the most outstanding performance of the night. Amazing vocals and beautifully sung.
Kylie Meilak – I Believe – Powerful vocals and big performance for Kylie. I am sure we will be seeing a lot more her in the future.
Demi Galea – Breathing Under Water – A strong and mature performance of the Emeli Sandé song.
Aidan Jay Drakard – Mad World – Aidan looks like he good be a star of the future in pop or musicals.
Thea Aquilina – It’s a Man’s World – Thea gave a very strong performance of this classic song with her powerful and soulful style vocals. We will see a lot more of Thea in the future!
JUNIOR EUROVISION 2017 – RUSSIA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0P1bySAolg