Kazakhstan: Junior Eurovision Finalists Announced

Kazakh broadcaster Khabar have announced the twelve acts that will compete in the televised Junior Eurovision national final. The acts were selected by the public, with over 650,000 votes cast between August 26th and 31st. The 12 finalists are: Islam Saypollda Adiya Burhanova Aydana Jumajan Akjibek Manarbekkızı Kamila Gazikızı Ayım Mukitanova Mahinur Tursunova Saniya Altınbekkızı…

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30 Acts still in the Running to Represent Kazakhstan at Junior Eurovision 2020

After announcing an open selection, the Kazakh broadcaster received 684 submissions, with a jury reducing the amount to 30. The 30 participants were selected by a jury consisting of: Amre – Winner of Slavianski Bazaar 2018 Bagym Mukhitdenova – Music Producer Dinaya – Second Place at New Wave Junior in 2015 Erlan Bekchurin – Producer…

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Georgia to begin the Junior Eurovision search on September 11

Georgia is set to begin the search for their next Junior Eurovision entrant on September 11th, with the first episode of the national selection, Ranina set to take place. The show will feature 8 heats, a semi-final and Grand Final which will be held over the next 3 months. There will be four themes throughout…

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Who will represent Germany at Junior Eurovision 2020?

Earlier in the Junior Eurovision season, it was announced that Germany would be making their debut at this year’s contest. Since that announcement, talented singers from across Germany have applied to become the nation’s debut participant. Over 70 singers entered the competition, with a shortlist of 5 artists now announced. The remaining 5 artists will…

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Junior Eurovision: Szansa Na Sukces to be used to select Polish Representative

After the success of Viki Gabor at Junior Eurovision 2019, the Polish broadcaster has announced that the nation will once again use the televised format, Szansa na Sukces to select their representative. In total, there will be three semi-finals, and then the final which will take place on the 6th, 13th and 20th of September,…

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Portugal Confirms Junior Eurovision Participation

Portuguese broadcaster RTP have now confirmed that they will be participating at this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest, set to be held in Warsaw, Poland. The broadcaster is yet to reveal details on how they will determine the representative and song, with the only statement being ‘if there is a competition, RTP will be present.’…

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From Internal to Public Selection: Kazakhstan changes plans for Junior Eurovision

Kazakhstan will be participating at this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest, however their method of selection has been changed from the originally announced internal selection. Now, it has been reported that the nation will hold a televised selection. The nation previously used a televised selection in their debut year of the contest, back in 2018.…

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Ireland Withdraws from Junior Eurovision 2020

This year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest has taken another hit, with Ireland now announcing that they will not take part in this year’s contest. This comes after Australia, North Macedonia and Wales all announced their withdrawal from the contest. Like the other nations, Ireland is citing the current COVID-19 pandemic as the reason for not…

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Netherlands: Listen to the Junior Songfestival entries now!

The four songs that will be in the running to represent The Netherlands at Junior Eurovision this year have been revealed. The songs will be performed in the final of Junior Songfestival, which is set to take place on September 26th. There are four acts competing this year, consisting of two groups, a duo and…

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Australia Withdraws from Junior Eurovision 2020 due to Travel Restrictions

For the first time since their debut back in 2015, Australia will not participate in this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Broadcaster SBS have announced that due to the current COVID-19 travel restrictions, Australia will not be able to participate at the contest. At this stage, all international travel to and from Australia has been…

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