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Wales selects Erin for Junior Eurovision

Chwilio am Seren (Search for a Star), Wales Junior Eurovision selection show came to a conclusion tonight with the national final taking place at the Venue Cymru in Llandudno,

Seven acts made it through from the semi final last week and with Mackenzie & Rhiannon being teamed up by the judges to perform as a duo; for the first part of the show, each of the six acts performed a song chosen by themselves and their mentor:

Sophie – “Cae o yd”
Mackenzie & Rhiannon – “Nythod cacwyn””
Carys – “Croeswn ddyfroedd geirwon”
Y Minis – “Hedfan uwch na’r ser”
Cerys – “Meddwl amdanaf fi”
Erin – “Nos Da Susanna”

Following a vote from the 5 regional Welsh juries, the field was narrowed down to a final three.

Mackenzie & Rhiannon, Cerys and Erin each performed their own version of “Calon yn Curo” the song which will represent Wales in Poland and after the public vote Erin was crowned the Winner and will represent Wales in Gliwice, Poland.

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Elizaveta Misnikova to represent Belarus at the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Elizaveta Misnikova {copyright: BTRC}
Elizaveta Misnikova {copyright: BTRC}

Elizaveta Misnikova has won the local national selection and will represent Belarus at the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with the song Pepelnyy (Ash).

The upbeat Pepelnyy won by a combination of televoting and jury. The televote top score went to song number 10.

ESC Covers reporters Ian Fowell and Barry Tsai give their marks out of 10 for each song –

1- Elizaveta MisnikovaPepelnyy   Ian 7 – Barry 4
2-  Anastasiya ZhabkoPoymi menya   Ian 6 – Barry 8
3- Mariya ZhilinaSpyavala, gukala, chakala  Ian 10 – Barry 7
4- Kseniya GaletskayaA Better World  Ian 6 – Barry 5
5- Monkey TopsPosmotri na nas  Ian 9 – Barry 9
6- Sofiya KhrolovichDavay tantsuy  Ian 5 – Barry 5
7- Sofiya RustamovaSkazhi mne  Ian 10 – Barry 5
8- ZefirLuchshiye i pervyye  Ian 8 – Barry 7
9 –  Arina PekhterevaNever Again  Ian 4 – Barry 6
10 – Mariya YermakovaVetra – Ian 10 –  Barry 10

The interval consisted of performances by Olga Satsiuk (2003 JESC Belarus), Helena Maraai (2017 JESC Belarus) and Daniel Yastremski (2018 JESC Belarus).

You can see Elizaveta perform her winning song below.

Source: ESC Covers

Darija Vračević to represent Serbia at the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Darija Vračević {copyright: Pink tv}
Darija Vračević {copyright: Pink tv}

Darija Vračević has been chosen internally by the broadcaster RTS to represent Serbia at the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Poland in November.

Darija will sing Podigni Glas (Raise your voice) in Gliwice-Silesia. The song will be revealed publicly in the coming weeks.

Darija is 11 years old and has appeared in several music festivals and is also and actress. She also took part in the popular entertainment show Pinkove Zvezdice All Stars recently.

You can see Darija perform Nije Ljubav Stvar by Željko Joksimović (2012 ESC Serbia) below.

Source: ESC Covers; junioreurovision.tv

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkUECvEL6QA

 

Belarus Selection to take place on Friday

Selection for the Belarus entry for Junior Eurovision 2019 will conclude this Friday September 20 at 22:00 with a live show which will be broadcast on the Belarus 1, Belarus 24 TV channels and online. at www.tvr.by

Eurovision Belarus reported  earlier “Work on installation of equipment and stage has begun in the studio ” 600 meters On September 19, the “Six-hundred” will take place individual finals. The General broadcast of the show in live mode will be held on Friday afternoon.

Belerus Stage design
Stage design

Ten entries will compete with the running order as follows:

1- Elizaveta Misnikova – “Pepel’nyy” (Пепельный)
2-  Anastasiya Zhabko – “Poymi menya” (Пойми меня)
3- Mariya Zhilina – “Spyavala, gukala, chakala” (Спявала, гукала, чакала)
4- Kseniya Galetskaya – “A Better World”
5- Monkey Tops – “Posmotri na nas” (Посмотри на нас)
6- Sofiya Khrolovich – “Davay tantsuy” (Давай танцуй)
7- Sofiya Rustamova – “Skazhi mne” (Скажи мне)
8- Zefir – “Luchshiye i pervyye” (Лучшие и первые)
9 –  Arina Pekhtereva – “Never Again”10 – Mariya Ermakova”Vetra” (Ветра)

Mariya Yermakova “Vetra” (Ветра) appears to be one of the early fan favorites in  a very high quality field of songs and artists.

Tune in at www.tvr.by

 

 

 

 

Karina wins in Armenia

Armenia wrapped up it’s Junior Eurovision national selection today (Sun 15th).

The show; which included performances from last year’s winner Roksana Węgiel  and Armenia’s 2018 contestant L.E.V.O.N, concluded with Karina Ignatyan and her song ‘Colours of your dream’ being chosen to represent the Armenia in the upcoming contest in Gliwice, Poland.

 

 

 

 

Armenia Selection for Junior Eurovision 2019

After a very respectable 9th Place finish from L.E.V.O.N in last year’s contest, Armenia will be the first country to broadcast it’s national selection show, which takes place on Sunday 15th at 22:00 local time.

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This year’s competing artists and songs are:

Anahit Arakelyan – Chem Handznvi
Ani Atayan – Every Time
Anishock – Selfie Yerevan
Anzhhela Albertyan – Khaghanq Khaghagh
Emily Hovhannisyan – Parum Enq Pary
Karina Ignatyan – Colours Of Your Dream
Narek Markosyan – Im Ergy
Robert Bagratyan – Captain Friendship
Roza Eloyan – Im Qaghaq Vardan
Margaryan – La La La

A good strong eclectic mix of songs including several suitable for younger listeners/viewers and a number that would not be out of place in the Adult contest.

For those wishing to tune in to see the result on Armenian Channel 1tv – here is the link:

https://www.1tv.am/en/

Girl Power at JESC

In 2018, a record 20 countries participated in the Junior Eurovision song contest in Minsk and even the most casual viewer couldn’t have failed to notice that the vast majority of the performers were female.

Taylor Hines (Ireland), Noam Dadon (Israel) Daniel Yastremski (Belerus) and L.E.V.O.N (Armenia) were the only solo male artists, with Max Albertazzi (Max and Anne/Netherlands) and Marco Bonni (Melissa and Marco/Italy) bringing the total number of male artists to 6.

Looking back at recent contests we also find a similar situation:
Tblisi 2017- 16 Entries – 3 male solo, 1 boy band
Malta 2016 – 17 Entries – 2 Male solo – 1 Male/Female duo

Similarly, if we look at the winning entries, in the 16 years the contest has been running, only 5 male solo artists and Giorgi Shiolashvili; who was a member of the winning trio Bzikebi, have taken home the winners prize.

For the 2019 contest, we currently have 3 confirmed male artists, but with the upcoming national selections all being; once again, dominated by female entrants, It’s highly likely that girl power will once again be evident in Poland.

Please leave a comment below with your thoughts? Why do you think it is that there are so few male entries in the Junior competition?

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.

Jordan Anthony to represent Australia at the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Jordan Anthony {copyright: facebook.com/jordananthonymusicofficial}
Jordan Anthony {copyright: facebook.com/jordananthonymusicofficial}

Jordan Anthony has been chosen represent Australia at the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

Jordan is 14 years old and was the youngest ever contestant on The Voice of Australia.

The song that  Jordan will sing in Poland in November will be revealed in the coming weeks.

You can see Jordan perform This Is Me from The Greatest Showman on The Voice of Australia below.

Source: ESC Covers; junioreurovision.tv

Eliana Gomez Blanco to represent Malta at the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest

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Eliana Gomez Blanco {copyright: facebook.com/eliana.gomezblanco.7}

Eliana Gomez Blanco has been selected to represent Malta at the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest in November in Poland

12 acts who performed for judges (Claudia Faniello, Ela Mangion and Deo Grech). The videos of each performance was made available for online voting also. So, half of the voting was expert jury and half was public voting. Eliana was declared the winning singer after her performance of Sto Male.

Eliana is 14 years old and has already had much success in festivals at home and abroad. She won the 2018 Għanja Tal-Poplu Żgħażagħ festival in Malta as part of a duet with Aidan Jay Drakard and the song Dwell.

Eliana has released a couple of music videos and is also a regular performer on the popular entertainment show Life & Style on Net tv in Malta.

The song that Eliana will sing for Malta at the Junior Eurovision in November will be revealed in the coming weeks.

You can see Eliana with her music videos Kliem and Back It Up (by Caro Emerald) and perform Proud (2019 ESC North Macedonia) on the Life & Style tv show and also Dwell with Aidan at  the 2018 Għanja Tal-Poplu Żgħażagħ

Source: ESC Covers