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:
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.
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.
Sofia Feskova will soon represent Russia at the 2020 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with her song My New Day (Moy novyy den). Sofia has just done an interview for the children’s Teledetki tv channel based in St Petersburg, Russia.
Two correspondents from Teledetki tv, Darya Marchenko and Adele Fattakhova, interviewed Sofia and talked about her rehearsals and her plans for Junior Eurovision.
Sofia told how she starts each day and how she prepares for school. Then she goes to the rehearsal studio every day to prepare for Junior Eurovision. The school of Igor Krutov is helping with all the preparations for Sofia, and they put her through difficult but important rehearsal procedures each day to make a Junior Eurovision performance as perfect as it can be.
The 2020 Junior Eurovision Song Contest will take place on 29 November. We wish Sofia lots of luck for the competition.
Thank you to Teledetki tv and their reporters – Darya Marchenko and Adele Fattakhova.
You can see the Teledetki tv video interview, in Russian, with Sofia below and also the official music video for My New Day (Moy novyy den) below.
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.
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:
Sofia Feskova will soon represent Russia at the 2020 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. The official preview music video has been released of My New Day.
Sofia won the Russia Junior national selection back in September. The Russian title is Moy novyy den.
Sofia is 11 years old and she said about My New Day – “The meaning of the song is that one should never give up, keep going and fill every day with generosity and happiness”.
You can see the official video clip for My New Day below.
