Following Germany, France and Poland having been drawn by Viki Gabor during the opening ceremony earlier today, the full running order for the show has now been revealed:
Also earlier today, in lieu of what would have normally been 1st rehearsal clips, the first of this year’s performance teasers were released:
Netherlands:
Ukraine
Spain
Junior Eurovision week kicked off today with a watch-a-long of last years contest with the addition of comments and reactions from this year’s contestants:
Despite the participants not being in Poland, the now traditional opening ceremony will once again take place this year and will be live streamed.
Tune in at 4pm local time Monday 23rd:
Also on Monday, In lieu of would have been first rehearsal clips being published, short previews of the artists final performances will be released.
The usual mix of interviews and fun clips will also be published regularly on the JESC.TV channels and the main press conference with all the artists will take place on Saturday 28 November 14:30 CET.
Finally the official full colour 21 page souvenir programme for the event, featuring Photo’s,Bio’sand lyrics to each song, is now available to download here:
https://cdn.accredion.com/91efd669-134b-4ac3-acf7-7157914848ac.pdf
Eurovision memorabilia collectors should be on the look out for a new stamp that was unveiled yesterday (19/11/20) featuring this years Ukraine entrant Oleksandr Balabanov.
The stamp features a photo of Alexander from a photo shoot organised by the public broadcaster, along with the official Junior Eurovision 2020 logo.
Alex was presented with a framed presentation sheet yesterday when the stamp was unveiled in the main post office in Kiev.
With the outcome of the show already known due to the release of the official Junior Eurovision album earlier in the day, The Ranina final aired this evening with Sandra Gadelia taking the trophy.
Sandra was presented with the trophy by last years winner Giorgi Rostiashvili and will compete at Junior Eurovison 2020 with the song ‘You are not Alone’
As in previous years, each finalist performed two songs with some outstanding performances which you can watch below:
Rati Gelovani – 3rd
Maria Khvedelidze – 2nd
Sandra Gadelia – Winner
In a surprise move, it has been announced that alongside the traditional download album, a physical CD will also be available for this years Junior Eurovision song contest.
The download edition will be available from the 13th, whilst the physical CD will be released later, on the 27th – 2 days before the contest.
https://junioreurovision.tv/story/the-junior-eurovision-2020-album-will-be-released-soon
Also this week, details of the voting for Junior Eurovision have been announced with the voting format remaining largely unchanged from last year.
The only published change will be the fact that; due to the smaller number of competing entries this year, the public will be allowed 3 votes instead of the 5 from last year.
Ranina’s penultimate show aired this evening as the semi final was broadcast and the three artists who will compete in next weeks final revealed.
The five artists who won through from the themed rounds each performed this evening with Georgian artists ‘The Quintessence’.
Sandra Gadelia, Rati Gelovani and Marita Khvedelidze ultimately progressed through to next weeks final, where; if the show follows the same format of previous years, each artist will perform two songs before the winner is chosen.
Watch this evenings winning performances below.
Marita Khvedelidze
Sandra Gadelia
Rati Gelovani
The official Junior Eurovision website today announced that Armenia has withdrawn from this years contest in Poland, citing issues related to the introduction of martial law in the region as a result of the ongoing conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) as the reason.
Further information was also revealed on the official Aremenia in Eurovision Facebook page, where we learnt that singer Maléna Fox had been selected and a song recorded.
On her Instagram page, Maléna posted “Considering the message of the song, our team and me have decided to release the song in the nearest future. Stay tuned, subscribe to my youtube channel for upcoming news.”
You can hear Maléna perform an R&B mashup, posted earlier this year on her YouTube channel below.
https://www.facebook.com/ArmeniaInJuniorEurovision/
https://junioreurovision.tv/story/armenia-withdraws-from-junior-eurovision-2020
The last themed round of ‘Ranina’ concluded this evening with the remaining five artists performing and the semi finalists being revealed.
Progressing to the semi finals are: Sandra Gadelia – Rati Gelovani – Marita Khvedelidze – Nia Khinchikashvil – Shio Kavsadze
Performing this evening were:
Marita Khvedelidze – Journey To The Past – 119/120 points
Shio Kavsadze – A Million Dreams – 117/120 points
Nikoloz Maghradze – I See The Light – 113/120 points
Veronika Shamugia – Almost There – 120/120 points
Sandra Gadelia – Let It Go – 117/120 points
TV Malta today released the official video for their Junior Eurovision 2020 entry ‘Chasing sunsets’ by Chanel Monseigneur
According to the comments posted with the video ‘Chanel Monseigneur will be accompanied with this cartoon video during her JESC experience’ – so expect to see the animation used as a backdrop for Chanel’s final video performance which will be filmed in Malta in the coming weeks.
With filming for their artists Junior Eurovision Final performances already underway in several countries, the official Junior Eurovision channel today released the first images of the official stage design.
To maintain consistency across performances, all participating countries will be expected to match the stage requirements in studios if they choose to film in their own country. Alternatively, delegations also have the option to film in Poland, with several countries (though which countries has not been confirmed) opting to travel to Warsaw to film.
The circle is at the centre of the stage design with Anna Brodnicka, author of the concert’s scenography saying “The circle has always been a symbol of perfectness, life and unity,”
Full story on the official Junior Eurovision website here:
https://junioreurovision.tv/story/the-stage-is-set-for-the-18th-junior-eurovision-contest
