Category Archives: 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Junior Eurovision selections in full swing

With the upcoming Junior Eurovision contest only a few months away, national selections for many countries are now well underway.

To date, we have 7 confirmed artists and one confirmed song from the Ukraine, who selected Sophia Ivanko with “Koly zdaietsi” ahead of some strong competition.

Other confirmed artists are:
Australia – Jordon Anthony
Georgia – Giorgi Rostiashvili
Kazakhstan – Yerzhan Maksim
Malta – Eliana Gomez Blanco
North Macedonia – Mila Moskov
Spain – Melani García

This year’s contest will take place in Gliwice Poland on 24th November.

Success for young Armenian talent at ‘Talent Star International’ competition in Hong Kong

2019 Young Talent International - Hong Kong
2019 Young Talent International – Hong Kong

Earlier this year ESC Covers reported about the national contests in Armenia where young models and entertainers would represent their country in two prestigious festivals in Dubai and Hong Kong.

The young Armenian talented models and performers had big success at the ‘Talent Star International’ festival in Hong Kong.

The Armenian delegation were just recently in Hong Kong and the successful models competed Catwalk, English Introduction and Talent categories.

  • Karine Movsisyan won the Grand Prix award and was overall champion in all age groups!!
  • Mila Khachatryan won the first runner up prize for her age category and also won the award for Best Photo Model.
  • Elen Galustyan won a special Gold Award.
  • Elen Mkrtchyan achieved a special prize for Best Presentation of Armenia as a brand.

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The ‘Junior Model International’ competition will take place in Dubai in October. Good luck to the competitors.
Source: ESC Covers

2019 Ukraine Junior Eurovision national finalists announced

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The 10 finalists in the 2019 Ukraine Junior Eurovision national selection have been announced.

The songs are available to listen to at this link https://junior.eurovision.ua/?fbclid=IwAR3TcfEhArOG6JZGj6cm-Axt_BUusPGcEuOL4IAiksQvbGZ3Bme6Cks7UCw 

  • Oleksander Balabanov
  • Evangelina Zamula
  • Oleksandr Zazarpshvili
  • Sofia Ivanko
  • Varvara Kosova
  • Polina Pispartsova
  • Angelina Terennikova
  • Mariya Tkachuk
  • Valeriya Khristyuk
  • Alisa Nota

There are some good songs and when the final recordings are polished up some of them will sound even better.

From the songs ESC Covers thinks the best choice would be by Angelina Terennikova and Fly Away. This song could appeal to the whole of Europe and Australia. You can hear Angelina and Fly Away below.

An expert jury will review the songs and the winning act will be announced in the coming days.

Source: eurovoix; junioreurovision.ua; ESC Covers

 

19 countries confirmed for 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest

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It has been confirmed today that 19 countries will take part in the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest that will take place in Gliwice-Silesia, Poland on 24 November.

The 19 countries are –

  • Albania (RTSH)
  • Armenia (AMPTV)
  • Australia (ABC / SBS)
  • Belarus (BTRC)
  • France (France TV)
  • Georgia (GPB)
  • Ireland (TG4)
  • Italy (RAI)
  • Kazakhstan (Khabar)
  • Malta (PBS)
  • North Macedonia (MKRTV)
  • Poland (TVP)
  • Portugal (RTP)
  • Russia (RTR)
  • Serbia (RTS)
  • Spain (RTVE)
  • The Netherlands (AVROTROS)
  • Ukraine (UA:PBC)
  • Wales (S4C)

Source: junioreurovision.tv; ESC Covers

2019 Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest finalists announced

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Flag of Malta

The finalists of the 2019 Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest national selection have been revealed today.

There are 12 finalists and they are –

  1. Aiden Aquilina Cohen – Loved Either Way 
  2. Francesca Borg Ferranti – Seven Nation Army 
  3. Shania Cauchi – O Mio Babbino Caro 
  4. Maya Cauchi – Creep 
  5. Leah Cauchi – Illejla 
  6. Yarin Coleiro – The Power Of Love 
  7. Martina Cutajar – Dynasty 
  8. Eliana Gomez Blanco – Sto Male 
  9. Yulan Law – Speechless 
  10. Amy Pace – Rise Up 
  11. Eksenia Sammut – Always Remember Us This Way 
  12. Kristy Spiteri – Never Enough 

The acts were invited to perform a cover version or an original song. The two original songs are performed by Aiden Aquilina Cohen and Illejla. The other acts perform covers.

TV viewers will get a chance to see the performers and songs in the first two weeks of August. Then there will be online voting and the winning act will be announced on 20 August.

Source: gwida.mt; ESC Covers; Eurovoix

FIRST DUTCH SONG FOR JUNIORSONGFESTIVAL 2019

Matheu - 'Dans met jou'
Matheu – ‘Dans met jou’

The first song from the forthcoming Juniorsongfestival 2019 has been released in the Netherlands.

The song is called Dan met jou (Dance with you). The singer is Matheu. It is a catchy upbeat pop song.

We will bring you more of the releases as they happen.

You can Dans met jou below.

Source: ESC Covers

Gliwice-Silesia will host the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest

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Gliwece-Silesia

At a press conference today it was announced that the city of Gliwice-Silesia in Poland will host the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

The show will take place at the Arena Gliwice on 24 November.

Poland decided to host the 2019 Junior Eurovision after actually winning the contest in 2018 with Roksana Węgiel and her song Anyone I Want to Be.

Source: ESC Covers; junioreurovision.tv