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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.

Lissandro de France: Le Maître de la scène

For those of you interested, Le Maître de la scène is French for The Greatest Showman - but move over Hugh Jackman and show-stopping...
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...
Carlos Higes by Corinne Cumming - EBU

Spain – It’s a bit all over the place

If you are Spanish and want a biased review saying that it was all perfect and stuff - what follows might not be for...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Portugal – Kids in America? No, Kids in Lisbon

Nicolas came on stage after an hour's delay for "lunch", and he didn't disappoint - He did far, far worse than that. This is a...