This morning's session ends with the only full-on group of 2021's Contest: Dajte Muzika, singing Green Forces for North Macedonia. I'll be honest, I expected heaset mics for this one, as the studio version, and the fact they are coming…

The submission period for entering songs for Croatia's DORA 2022 has ended three days ago, and the Croatian national broadcaster HRT has now confirmed that the interest for next year's edition of this Contest is at its highest since its…

From the cardboard boxes and cartoonish artwork of Anna Gjebrea and Albania, we move on to something completely different: Ukraine's Olena Usenko, with the self-penned Vazhil. This one is moody. Olena is all alone on stage and is not…

The third of this morning's first rehearsals comes from Albania, and Anna Gjebrea, for her performance of Stand By You, has thrown the kitchen sink at this one. And the entire classroom. And an Amazon warehouse. Yes, this one is…

After an early start from Azerbaijan, we move on with our crammed second day of first rehearsals at La Seine Musicale with another heartfelt performance, this time, from Bulgaria's Denislava and Martin, singing Voice Of Love. Personally,…

The 2021 Junior Eurovision Song Contest is taking place this Sunday in Paris, and we are kicking off the second day of rehearsals in La Seine Musicale with Azerbaijan. Young Sona Azizova has been selected to represent Azerbaijan, and she…

The Czech national selection ESCZ is slowly coming to its final stage. A total of seven acts are competing to become Benny Cristo’s successor, and represent the Czech Republic at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest in Turin. Skywalker are…

The Czech national selection ESCZ is well underway, and a total of seven acts are competing to become Benny Cristo’s successor, and represent the Czech Republic at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest in Turin. The only artist returning to the…

We reached the eighth and final rehearsal of the day in La Seine Musicale in Paris. Poland's Sara James was all set to step on the Junior Eurovision stage for the first time, and rehearse the Polish entry "Somebody". Sara is joined by…

We are onto the seventh rehearsal of the day, which is the second-to-last in today's run thorugh. It was now time for Levi Díaz from Spain to get onto the Junior Eurovision stage for the first time, and rehearse his song "Reír". Levi…