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Junior Eurovision

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest is a spin-off from the main show. It happens late each year and only some of the countries that you might usually see at Eurovision take part. It gets little media attention. It is, however a great place to find future Eurovision stars.

Let’s discotheque right in… eh… Armenia!

The reaction from the Armenian press gathered here was instant and loud - literally all singing, all dancing... kind of made Spanish reactions at...

OnEurope chats to Lara, Irina, Jovan, Aleksandra and Mila from North...

Another day in Yerevan, another interview - with possibly the sweetest bunch of kids you'll ever meet! James catches up with Lara, Irina and Jovan,...

France – Now this is more like it

Whereas Spain was, by local consensus, bloody awful, this is a gamillion times better than it was in preview. If Elvis had lived ... no...
Carlos Higes by Corinne Cumming - EBU

What ever happened to Baby Spain…?

The Spanish press here in Yerevan are very enthusiastic and vocal in their support for Carlos. So nothing new there then, I hear you...

The Netherlands, A good show opener

The Netherlands open things up on this rather cold December morning.  On Sunday they will be the first song up and that is going...

Kazakhstan – It’s good, but its not right

The Kazakh song has definitely got stronger since the preview video which I was not much for but seeing it on stage it has...

A Dutch girl, singing in Italian, in Armenia… welcome to Junior...

Surrounded by her dancers/friends preparing for the eponymous festa, Luna beams down the camera, instantly connecting with the audience at home. As the dancers...

Kazakhstan: Pretty graphics, and not just on the flag!

Usually I'm not a fan of too many graphics on a stage as they have a tendency to overpower the performer and then it...

How do you say “rock out” in Portuguese?

Last up today, we have Portugal, who are being represented by Nicolas. It's all quite dark and indie on stage, and such a gravelly...

The un-luck of the Irish…

Oh dear me... where do I start? Before I go any further, I need to state Sophie is  EMPHATICALLY not the issue here. If...