It was only fitting that the final last first rehearsal of the 2021 Junior Eurovision Song Contest would be done by the host nation. Like an Olympic flagbearer, and hailing from the 2024 Olympic host country, Enzo has brought the curtain…

The second day of rehearsals is closely coming to its end - the second-to-last to rehearse today was the lovely Tanya Mezhentseva, who is representing Russia with the song "Mon ami". Tanya was not singing live in today's rehearsals, but…

The 2021 Junior Eurovision Song Contest is taking place this Sunday in Paris, and the second day of rehearsals is in full swing at La Seine Musicale in Paris. After the Armenian color explosion, it was time for Serbia to rehearse their song…

The 2021 Junior Eurovision Song Contest is taking place this Sunday in Paris, and the second day of rehearsals is in full swing at La Seine Musicale in Paris. After Kazakhstan's Alinur and Beknur, it was the turn of Maléna from Armenia to…

Earlier today, Dutch head of delegation Tessa Winter and AVROTROS senior producer Anja Zegwaard ran a virtual press meet-and-greet with Dutch JESC 2021 Ayana, to discuss all things Junior Eurovision, Junior Songfestival...and Christmas!…

We're back from our lunch break at La Seine Musicale, and it's time for Kazakhstan to take the stage. It's the only all-male group of 2021, new friends Alinur and Beknur, with Ертегі әлемі. I'm not going to give too much away here,…

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…

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,…