It’s been a week since Junior Eurovision took place in the capital of Bulgaria, and it’s about time we wrapped up the 2015 coverage by talking about our thoughts on the show – our favourites, our not-so-favourites and surprises on the night. Last night, the Aussies got to watch the show in prime time, although…
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Lucky last in our reviews is our second debut nation for 2015, Ireland. The nation went all out with a national final, hoping to repeat Italy’s success on debut last year, and score a win of their own. They chose Aimee Banks as their first representative, and she will be singing Realta na Mara. The…
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San Marino have now participated for 3 years in Junior Eurovision, and you must commend their determination considering just how small the nation actually is. This year, they’ve gone out of their national boundaries to enlist a Russian singer, Kamilla Ismailova to sing the song Mirror. And my gosh it shows. As an Italian speaker,…
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This year, the Ukraine has decided to send Anna Trincher with the song Pochny z sebe (start with yourself). Ukraine last had a win with Anastasiya Petryk back in 2012, but is this Ukraine’s year to shine once again? The song that Anna will take to the stage with has this sense of mystery, especially…
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The Netherlands is one of only two countries who have consistently sent an entry since Junior Eurovision was established in 2003, and since their debut over 10 years ago, they have had one win in 2009, and a second place in 2011. This year, they are sending Shalisa with the song Million Lights, sung in…
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After a win on debut, Italy’s participants this year Chiara and Martina Scarpari have some big shoes to fill. The song they will be singing is called Viva, penned by Gigi D’Alessio. Will Italy make it two in a row? In short, no. Viva is such an outdated sounding song (and don’t get me started…
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After their debut in 2014, Montenegro have come back to have another go at Junior Eurovision with the song Oluja, sung by Jana Mirkovic. This time around, the song was written by the same team who wrote Molitva, which was Serbia’s winning Eurovision entry in 2007. The song is very upbeat and kid friendly, with…
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Albania have chosen to participate this year in Junior Eurovision for the second time, the first being in 2012 where unfortunately their participant Igzidora ended up in last place. This year, they’re giving it a red hot go with Mishela Rapo singing the song Dambaje. The first video the broadcaster released, I was incredibly underwhelmed,…
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This year, F.Y.R Macedonia has chosen to send the girl duo of Ivana Petkovska and Magdalena Aleksovska with the song Pletenka, which translates to ‘Braid’ in English. The song is very child friendly, with a very simple beat, and simple rhythm. At first, I thought the song was quite outdated, and slightly cheesy, but with…
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Since their debut in 2007, Armenia have won Junior Eurovision, come second twice, and third twice – all in 9 years! This year, Michael Varosyan, better known as MIKA will be representing Armenia at the contest, hoping to follow on from their successes in previous years. The song is called Love, and it’s a catchy,…
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