The Jury Final of the 2021 Junior Eurovision Song Contest is just about to start! During this rehearsal, the 19 acts competing in this year's event are going to perform in order, and juries in all participating countries will be watching…

Earlier, just after their second rehearsal at La Seine Musicale, our very own Belén had a chat with Maltese JESC representatives Ike & Kaya. They will perform fourth on Sunday 19th December with the song My Home.…

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…

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,…

So, onto the sixth rehearsal of the day, the halfway point of today's afternoon session. From the sublime glam rock of Italy, to the completely different, yet just as sublime, live lounge crooning from Niko Kajaia of Georgia, with Let's…

After a quick break for lunch, we're back, and kicking things off with this afternoon's rehearsals at La Seine Musicale is Italy, who've brought Elisabetta Lizza with Specchio (Mirror On The Wall). This performance is classy and looks…