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Armenia Selection for Junior Eurovision 2019

After a very respectable 9th Place finish from L.E.V.O.N in last year’s contest, Armenia will be the first country to broadcast it’s national selection show, which takes place on Sunday 15th at 22:00 local time.

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This year’s competing artists and songs are:

Anahit Arakelyan – Chem Handznvi
Ani Atayan – Every Time
Anishock – Selfie Yerevan
Anzhhela Albertyan – Khaghanq Khaghagh
Emily Hovhannisyan – Parum Enq Pary
Karina Ignatyan – Colours Of Your Dream
Narek Markosyan – Im Ergy
Robert Bagratyan – Captain Friendship
Roza Eloyan – Im Qaghaq Vardan
Margaryan – La La La

A good strong eclectic mix of songs including several suitable for younger listeners/viewers and a number that would not be out of place in the Adult contest.

For those wishing to tune in to see the result on Armenian Channel 1tv – here is the link:

https://www.1tv.am/en/

Girl Power at JESC

In 2018, a record 20 countries participated in the Junior Eurovision song contest in Minsk and even the most casual viewer couldn’t have failed to notice that the vast majority of the performers were female.

Taylor Hines (Ireland), Noam Dadon (Israel) Daniel Yastremski (Belerus) and L.E.V.O.N (Armenia) were the only solo male artists, with Max Albertazzi (Max and Anne/Netherlands) and Marco Bonni (Melissa and Marco/Italy) bringing the total number of male artists to 6.

Looking back at recent contests we also find a similar situation:
Tblisi 2017- 16 Entries – 3 male solo, 1 boy band
Malta 2016 – 17 Entries – 2 Male solo – 1 Male/Female duo

Similarly, if we look at the winning entries, in the 16 years the contest has been running, only 5 male solo artists and Giorgi Shiolashvili; who was a member of the winning trio Bzikebi, have taken home the winners prize.

For the 2019 contest, we currently have 3 confirmed male artists, but with the upcoming national selections all being; once again, dominated by female entrants, It’s highly likely that girl power will once again be evident in Poland.

Please leave a comment below with your thoughts? Why do you think it is that there are so few male entries in the Junior competition?

Junior Eurovision selections in full swing

With the upcoming Junior Eurovision contest only a few months away, national selections for many countries are now well underway.

To date, we have 7 confirmed artists and one confirmed song from the Ukraine, who selected Sophia Ivanko with “Koly zdaietsi” ahead of some strong competition.

Other confirmed artists are:
Australia – Jordon Anthony
Georgia – Giorgi Rostiashvili
Kazakhstan – Yerzhan Maksim
Malta – Eliana Gomez Blanco
North Macedonia – Mila Moskov
Spain – Melani García

This year’s contest will take place in Gliwice Poland on 24th November.

Jordan Anthony to represent Australia at the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest

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Jordan Anthony {copyright: facebook.com/jordananthonymusicofficial}

Jordan Anthony has been chosen represent Australia at the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

Jordan is 14 years old and was the youngest ever contestant on The Voice of Australia.

The song that  Jordan will sing in Poland in November will be revealed in the coming weeks.

You can see Jordan perform This Is Me from The Greatest Showman on The Voice of Australia below.

Source: ESC Covers; junioreurovision.tv

Eliana Gomez Blanco to represent Malta at the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest

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Eliana Gomez Blanco {copyright: facebook.com/eliana.gomezblanco.7}

Eliana Gomez Blanco has been selected to represent Malta at the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest in November in Poland

12 acts who performed for judges (Claudia Faniello, Ela Mangion and Deo Grech). The videos of each performance was made available for online voting also. So, half of the voting was expert jury and half was public voting. Eliana was declared the winning singer after her performance of Sto Male.

Eliana is 14 years old and has already had much success in festivals at home and abroad. She won the 2018 Għanja Tal-Poplu Żgħażagħ festival in Malta as part of a duet with Aidan Jay Drakard and the song Dwell.

Eliana has released a couple of music videos and is also a regular performer on the popular entertainment show Life & Style on Net tv in Malta.

The song that Eliana will sing for Malta at the Junior Eurovision in November will be revealed in the coming weeks.

You can see Eliana with her music videos Kliem and Back It Up (by Caro Emerald) and perform Proud (2019 ESC North Macedonia) on the Life & Style tv show and also Dwell with Aidan at  the 2018 Għanja Tal-Poplu Żgħażagħ

Source: ESC Covers

 

 

Sofia Ivanko to sing ‘Koly Zdaietsia’ for Ukraine at the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Sofia Ivanko
Sofia Ivanko

Sofia Ivanko has been selected to represent Ukraine at the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest after impressing the expert jury. The song she will sing will be Koly Zdaietsia (When It Seems).

Sofia is 13 years old and already has much musical experience. Earlier this year she took part in The Voice Kids Ukraine and was mentored by Jamala.

In 2018 Sofia also tried for the Junior Eurovision with her song Chomu? Now she has won the battle in 2019 to represent her country in Poland in November.

A remixed and polished version of Koly Zdaietsia will be presented in the coming weeks.

Check out Sofia and  Koly Zdaietsia below.

Source: ESC Covers; junioreurovision.tv

Yerzhan Maksim to represent Kazakhstan at the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Erzham Maksim {copyright: Channel One Russia}
Yerzhan Maksim {copyright: Channel One Russia}

Yerzhan Maksim has been selected to represent Kazakhstan at the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Yerzhan is 12 years old and his song will be presented at a later date.

Yerzhan was a finalist in The Voice Kids Russia this year and has had much success in festivals such as the 2016 Batumi Dolphin Fest in Georgia and the 2017 Slavianski Bazaar in Belarus.

You can see Yerzhan singing the song Ama credi e vai on The Voice Kids Russia below.

Source: ESC Covers; junioreurovision.tv

Melani Garcia will represent Spain at the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Melani Garcia {copyright: RTVE}
Melani Garcia {copyright: RTVE}

Melani Garcia has been selected to represent Spain at the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Poland. Melani was chosen internally by the broadcaster RTVE to represent them after a 13 year absence from the contest.

Melani is 12 years old and is from La Eliana in Valencia, Spain. The announcement of Melani’s participation was broadcast on the ‘A partir de hoy’ tv show.

The song for Melani for Junior Eurovision will be announced in the coming weeks. In the meantime check out her most recent music video for the famous operatic song O Sole Mio below.

Source: ESC Covers; junioreurovision.tv

 

19 countries confirmed for 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest

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It has been confirmed today that 19 countries will take part in the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest that will take place in Gliwice-Silesia, Poland on 24 November.

The 19 countries are –

  • Albania (RTSH)
  • Armenia (AMPTV)
  • Australia (ABC / SBS)
  • Belarus (BTRC)
  • France (France TV)
  • Georgia (GPB)
  • Ireland (TG4)
  • Italy (RAI)
  • Kazakhstan (Khabar)
  • Malta (PBS)
  • North Macedonia (MKRTV)
  • Poland (TVP)
  • Portugal (RTP)
  • Russia (RTR)
  • Serbia (RTS)
  • Spain (RTVE)
  • The Netherlands (AVROTROS)
  • Ukraine (UA:PBC)
  • Wales (S4C)

Source: junioreurovision.tv; ESC Covers

FIRST DUTCH SONG FOR JUNIORSONGFESTIVAL 2019

Matheu - 'Dans met jou'
Matheu – ‘Dans met jou’

The first song from the forthcoming Juniorsongfestival 2019 has been released in the Netherlands.

The song is called Dan met jou (Dance with you). The singer is Matheu. It is a catchy upbeat pop song.

We will bring you more of the releases as they happen.

You can Dans met jou below.

Source: ESC Covers