Belarus Releases Participant List for 2017!

The Belarusian broadcaster BTRC has completed a round of open auditions for the acts vying to become the participant to represent Belarus at Eurovision in 2017. There were 67 songs entered into the competition, and 13 were selected to perform in the national final which will be held on January 25th. The list of participants…

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Eurovision Union’s Junior Eurovision Awards!

Now that the contest is over, we know the sole winner of Junior Eurovision 2016, however here at Eurovision Union, we want to share the love around. We’ve created six categories in which we’re awarding to the countries who have just participated in Junior Eurovision. Keep reading to find out who we’ve chosen, and make…

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JESC First Impressions: The Highs and Lows of First Rehearsals

With Junior Eurovision only days away, every country has now taken to the stage for their first rehearsals. In these rehearsals, it’s really only a first impression. We hear the vocals live, we see the staging and we sometimes see the final costumes. Although this certainly isn’t the final product (to read our feature of…

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2016 JESC Reviews – Belarus – Alexander Minenok – Muzyka Moikh Pobed

Belarus has participated in every edition of Junior Eurovision, since it began back in 2003. In the early years, Belarus proved that they had what it took to win the contest, not only once but twice, with a 2nd place in between their two wins in 2005 and 2007. They have also come 3rd twice…

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Second Chance Social: Australia’s results are in!

Eurovision has been a staple for many over the years, however with our participation in the contest now (semi) permanent, we can now have more of a chance than ever to get together with Eurovision fans and do all the fun stuff that the OGAE clubs do overseas. Only a few weeks back, I had…

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43 Countries to Compete in Kyiv!

The EBU has now officially announced that there will be a record high 43 countries participating in Eurovision 2017 held in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. This equals the total from 2008 and 2011, which also featured 43 countries. The countries returning to the contest after absence include Portugal and Romania, who did not participate in…

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17 Participants Confirmed for JESC 2016!

It has now been confirmed by the EBU that a total of 17 nations will take to the stage later this year all with the hopes of winning the 14th edition of Junior Eurovision. The contest is taking place on the 20th of November in Malta, and now we know which countries we will be…

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Junior Eurovision Top 5 (Part 2: 2010 – 2015)

With Junior Eurovision 2016 approaching, we’ve decided to take a look back into the history of the contest to decide on some of our very favourites. Our last Top 5 (which you can find here) looked at our favourites between 2003 and 2009, and now it’s time to look at our favourites between 2010 and…

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JESC: Alexander Minenok to represent Belarus!

A national final has taken place in Belarus, where a mixture of jury and public votes have decided who will be the next junior superstar to represent Belarus at Junior Eurovision. A total of 10 acts took to the stage – 8 solo acts, and 2 group acts. The acts are listed below: Maria Magilnaya…

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2016 Reviews – Belarus – Ivan – Help You Fly

This year, Belarus has caused a bit of a stir with their participant, Ivan. The song is Help You Fly, and the song was seemingly under the radar… that was until news reports claimed that Ivan wanted to sing on stage naked with live wolves, and that the delegation was trying as hard as possible…

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