4th September 2010
Tonight Malta held their final, and the winner was Nicole Azzopardi with "Knock Knock! Boom Boom!". It is the very first song to ever be sung partly in Maltese in the Junior Eurovision and the first song in Maltese in any Eurovision contest since 1972's "L-imħabba". If Nicole wins in Minsk, will that see a revival of Maltese in the contest? Let us hope so!
Nicole entered Junior Song for Europe for the first time in 2007 with "Life is a Playground", which she wrote with her brother Brenton. In 2008 she entered two songs - Once ‘Upon a Time’ and ‘Good Times’. In 2009 she again entered, coming 5th with the song 'Fun, Fun, Fun'. And now in 2010, she finally has won the ticket to JESC.
 She has also taken part in many other contests in Europe, such as the long-running Zecchino D’Oro where she sang sang La Dottoressa Lulu’ in 2006. When she was 7 she came 2nd in the Verdinote festival singing Sorridi. Nevena Bozovic who represented Serbia in 2007 has also won this contest. In 2005 Nicole placed 1st in Romania in the international youth festival ‘Ti Amo’ with the song ‘Sono Troppo Birichina’ and she placed a joined 1st in the ‘Tralcio D’Oro’ an international festival held in Italy with the sweet song ‘Che Frana’. So I think there is a high possibility we can say Nicole is fluent in Italian.
In Maltese contest Fl-Ghaqda l-Melodija’ she placed 3rd in 2004 with the song ‘Mal-Muzika Flimkien’, Overall Winner (Children, Adolescents and Adults sections) and Best Presentation and Choreography in 2005 with the song ‘Anglu Bellu’ and 2nd place in 2006 with the colourful song ‘Il-Magija Tat-Tfulija’.
In 2007 Nicole made it to the finals of ‘L-Ghanja tal-Poplu’ where she placed 3rd in the section for youth besides winning the best interpretation with a Latin song called ‘Evviva t-Tfal’. Another success is her participation in the song festival ‘L-Ghanja Tal-Maltin’ in July 2008. Nicole placed 1st in section and won the best interpretation over all the 4 sections in the festival when she performed the song ‘Fit-Triq Tan-Nofs’. Other placements include 1st at the Santa Lucija Festival in 2005 and again 1st at the Malta Drydocks Festival in 2006.
"bum bum il-bieb, ongi ongi ongella" - the Maltese lyrics! |
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3rd September 2010
The start of September not only brings the true kick off of the national final season (Armenia semi 2 airing as we speak), but it brings the long, long awaited new song of my favourite sister trio (ever so slightly ahead of the Sanden sisters) - Lisa, Amy and Shelley! From Adem in, Adem uit in 2007, they're now 16 years old with a much more mature style! Lacking the colour and retro-ness of their past videos, this new song is great anyway, it's funky and unique! Fout Ventje (Wrong bloke)
Watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8HcOE45FEw |
30th September 2010
The Maltese final takes place on the 4th of September at 8:45pm and here's the first look at the whole group of finalists!
Francesca and Mikaela from last year will perform as guests. |
27th August 2010
Moldova as the first debuting nation since 2007 had 18 songs entered. They picked the best 12, and they are now available to here on their website! The songs are:
Daniela Corcodel - Zborul (Flight)
Valeria Pasa - Visul meu (My Dream)
Diana Sturza - Se ne distram (It is Fun)
LolliPops - Un noroc si-un dor (A Chance and a Miss)
Star-Ty - Network
Mihaela Tatarciuc - Pianistul (Pianist)
Ecaterina Cojocaru - Doar Mama (Only Mother)
Stefan Roscovan - AlliBaba
Natalia Turcan - Zbor (Fly)
Adriana Popovici - Summer Day, Summer Night
Paula Paraschiv - Ce-ar fi lumea (What Would the World be)
Cornelia Vozian - Daca ar fi (If it is)
They are a very good standard for a new country, check them out! Lots of good songs.
http://trm.md/index.php?module=proiect_int&proiect_id=34&sub_proiect_id=78 |
The draw for Armenia's half-finals is:
The first quarter-final participants are as follows:
1. Inessa Sahakyan «Come With Me»
2. Vahagn Grigoryan «Vrum-vrum»
3. «Zangak» group «Eurovision»
4. Ninela «Chalo Doggie»
5. Ara Balayan «Land of Miracles»
6. Razmik Aghajanyan «Let be»
7. Minasyan Masis «Sing with me»
8. Zinaida Meliqyan and Karina «Dream»
9. Heghine Hayrapetyan «My Little Friend»
10. Dalita «Mermaid song»
11. «Aliqner» group «Wind»
12. Hayk Melqonyan «My land Armenia»
The second quarter-final participants are as follows:
1. Vladimir Arzumanyan «Mama»
2. «Ekeq Ergenq» group «Computer»
3. Meri Grigoryan «Stage is My Place»
4. Anzhelika Barseghyan «Hello»
5. Anahit Sahakyan «Planet Sings With Us»
6. Erna Maruqyan «Fairy-tale Town»
7. Nonna Avagyan «Junior Celebration»
8. Mane Bareghamyan «With You, My Song»
9. Lidushik & Meri Grigoryan – «Hi Sun»
10. Vergine Bekchyan «Naughty»
11. Mariam Karapetyan «Call For Peace»
12. «Do-Re-Mi» band «Pop Star»
13. Anush Melqonyan «Girls Planet»
Apparently there is great press interest in Armenia and all children have been interviewed by the media. The final will be held on 5th September at 9pm local time. |
August 18th 2010
Remember X!NK, who represented Belgium at the Junior Eurovision 2003? We had the chance to interview Jonas, the lead singer of the band about their experiences at the JESC and what they have been up to since then!
- Hi Jonas! First let’s start with the JESC, back in 2003. It was the very first Junior contest ever, what did you expect before the contest? Was it like you thought it would be?
I have no idea, I had no expectations I guess. It just was so pure and fun. We had a great time.
- Were you happy with your placing, Belgium’s best until 2009? How did you feel during the voting?
Yeah of course, It's a nice feeling that you're the Belgian best. The voting was nice, we didn't expect anything. We were just so glad that we were there and experiencing it all.
- Have you watched any Junior Eurovision contests since then, who has been your favourite?
I went to the Belgian junior eurovision contest in 2005. But my favorite one is of course the one in Copenhagen.
- Who was your favourite in 2003 and were there any entries you did not like that much?
I do not remember that much about it. I think Bubu was very cool! (Romania?)
- Who did you guys make friends with the most in Copenhagen? Do you still talk to anyone?
Well, We were good friends with The Netherlands, Romania and Croatia! It's been a long time since we talked though.
- Overall was the Junior Eurovision a good experience for you?
Yeah of course, it was a big experience. Everything we did with the band was because of it.
- What do you think of the JESC these days? The Netherlands won last year, do you think this was a good thing?
Don't know, I don't check it out anymore.
- What did you enjoy more, the Junior Eurovision in Denmark or the Eurosong for Kids contest in Belgium?
It was very different.. In Belgium was it really cool because we were all friends with the candidates. In Denmark was it all different but also very cool.
- Is X!NK still together? What did you guys do after JESC?
Yeah we are still a band, but we take things slow now. It's been a long time since we played together. After JESC we released 2 full albums and 8 singles. Busy but great times.
 - Are you in any other bands, what kind of music (if any) do you do now?
We all are in other bands now. Thomas & Niels play in The Crackups, Niels plays also in All Demons Have Distortion, I play in Get Off My Shoes and Philip plays also in 2 other bands but I do not know the name of them. It all is very different from what we did with xink. But we all enjoy it.
- Will you consider entering the adult Eurovision one day? Do you watch the Eurovision and if you do who did you want to win in 2010?
No, that will never happen. I'm pretty sure of it.
- Will you release any CDs in the future?
Maybe in few years. We'll see about that. Now we are focusing on our other bands.
For more information about X!NK you can view their biography here or visit their official site at www.xink.be. |
16th August 2010
With three months to go until the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010, the new official website has been launched. It uses the same format as in 2008 and 2009 with the edition of Facebook interaction. The history section has been updated with small histories on each JESC. On Saturday, 20 November 2010
20:15 CET the Junior Eurovision will take place in Minsk and you can watch it live on the website at www.junioreurovision.tv!
Random video - introducing the Belgian kids!
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11th August 2010
The Armenian songs are available to listen to in studio mp3 version!
There is a song called Erazanq just like in 2007 and again we have to do-re-mi group participating! Song 3 "Mama" is a copy of Für Elise in parts, especially at the start.
Listen to the songs here: http://ogae.am/?p=777
The finalists are:
Razmik Aghajanyan - Vor lini (Let it Be)
Aliqner group - Qami (Wind)
Vladimir Arzumanyan - Mama
Nona Avagyan - Poqreri ton (Junior Celebration)
Ara Balayan - Hrashqneri ashxarhamas (Land of Miracles)
Mane Barseghyan - Qez het im erg (My Song is with You)
Anzhelika Barseghyan - Voghjuyn (Hello)
Vergine Bekchyan - Charachchin (Cheeky)
Do-Re-Mi - Pop Stars
Meri Grigoryan - Bemn im teghn e (I Belong on the Stage)
Vahagn Grigoryan - Vrum-vrum
Heghine Hayrapetyan - Im poqrik enkere (My Little Friend)
Mariam Karapetyan - Khaghaghutyan koch (I call for peace)
Erna Maruqyan - Heqiatayin qaghaq (Fairytale Town)
Zinaida Meliqyan and Karina - Erazanq (A Dream)
Anush Melqonyan - Aghjikneri molorake (Girls Planet)
Hayk Melqonyan - Im erkir Hayastan (My land Armenia)
Ninela - Chalo shunik
Anahit Sahakyan - Molorake dzaynakcum e mez (The World Sings with us)
Inessa Sahakyan - Ari indz het (Come with me)
Zangak - Evratesil (Eurovision)
Dalita – Jraharsi erge (The Mermaid Song)
Minasyan Masis – Ergeq indz het (Sing with me!) |
10th August 2010
Moldova have released the details of their national selection for 2010. As the first debuting country in JESC since 2007, Moldova is making a good effort. Their official JESC page has pictures from past jESCs, a video of the advertisement they're airing on TV calling for submissions of songs as well as a page on the history of Junior Eurovision.
 The requirements for Moldovan's wanting to participate are:
-Must be 10-15 years old (must not turn 16 before November 20 2010)
-Song must be between 2 minutes 30 seconds and 2 minutes 45 seconds.
-The lyrics must be in Romanian
-The song must not have been performed publically or commercially released before 1 June 2010.
-Up to 6 people may be in a group.
-The song must not involve discrimination of any type.
-Each of the participating artists must be citizens of the Republic of Moldova or have lived there for 2.5 years.
-You must send in a biography (in Romanian) of each singer in the group + the author as well as pictures of the singer(s).
-Must send in the mp3 studio version of the song.
-Affidavit signed by the parents of the children confirming they have been active participants in writing the song and that they surrender their copyright to TRM and the EBU.
Audio material and applications can be submitted to the address: Chisinau, str Mioritza 1, Radio House, office 703. Telephone: 2834. Phone: 739 159.
How the preselection will work:
All songs will be heard by a jury who will each award points to their top 10 songs. The best scoring 10-15 songs will go through to the next stage (number depending on the quality of the entries submitted). The winner will be decided 50/50 jury/televoting. Each song will have a phone number assigned, and the public can call or send SMS (phone networks participating will be announced during the show). In case of a tie, the song that will represent Moldova at the Junior Eurovision contest will be the one who won most votes from the jury of 12 specialists. The parents of the kids may wait for them backstage. Appeals are submitted in writing to the office of TRM within 24 hours of the announcement of the outcome and will be reviewed within 48 hours.
Timeline:
August 22 - Last day to enter songs
August 25 to 31 - Pre-selection phase
September 25-October 2 - National Selection broadcast on TV Moldova1 and Moldova TRM International.
See the Moldovan website at http://trm.md/index.php?module=proiect_int&proiect_id=34. |
6th August 2010
After auditions were held on Wednesday and Thursday, a jury has chosen 20 songs to progress to the Maltese national final for 2010. 54 entries in total were submitted. The final will be held on the 4th of September, with the winner being decided by a 6-person jury and televoting, although the jury almost entirely decides the winner. The top 20 are:
Melissa Fausel-Attard – “Sailor Girl”
Jasmar Cassar – “My Star”
Althea Georgiovan Troisi de Menville – “Crazy Seasons”
Michela Galea – “Play for me”
Elaine Haber – “Maestro”
Sarah Bonnici – “Kitty Kitty-Cat”
Ylenia Vella – “Shout it Out”
Domenique Azzopardi – “Jigsaw Puzzle”
Jade Marie Vella – “Hooked on Samba”
Mikaela Agius – “Wonderland of Dreams”
Antoine Farrugia & Kylie Cassar – “It’s time”
Maxine Pace – “Lady Lady Ga Ga”
Maria Debono – “One Flag”
Nicole Azzopardi – “Knock Knock!….Boom! Boom!”
Jodie Farrugia – “Fantażija”
Maria Christina Desira & Justine Delmar – “Love to share”
Kimberly Micallef – “Indian Girl”
Courtney Farrugia – “So Sweet”
M Five – “Happy Day”
Nicole Marie Vella – “Let the Colours shine”
And yes before you ask, "Althea Georgiovan Troisi de Menville" is one name. Looking forward to hearing "Lady Lady Ga Ga".
You may recognise some of these names - Nicole Azzopardi took part in the national final already for 2007, 2008 & 2009, Sarah Bonnici came 3rd in 2009 with Mambo Song, Ylenia Vella entered in 2008 and 2009 and is a potential winner having come 2nd and 4th. Maxine Pace entered in 2009, Domenique Azzopardi participated in the national finals in 2005, 2006 and 2007, Antoine Farrugia and Kylie Cassar entered together in 2009 too. Kimberly Micallef was one of the very popular Tik-i-Tiki girls in 2009. M Five usually consists of Mikaela Bajada, Gabriella Sciberras, Ann Tabone, Rebecca Bonello, Sarah Bonnici. Mikaela represented Malta last year at JESC and Sarah has her own enter in the final, so they will not join them. Gabriella is Francesca's (from 2009) little sister. Jodie came 2nd in 2008 with "The Zoo" and is the younger sister of Paulanne who was part of the group CUTE who represented Malta in 2007.
Source: http://www.pbs.com.mt/ |
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