Images of the victory of Alexey Zhigalkovich

belgovision.com reports:

Because of the victory of Alexey Zhigalkovich at Saturday's Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, Belarus became the very first country to win the Junior Eurovision Song Contest twice.

Belarus won the contest for the first time in 2005 with Kseniya Sitnik in Hasselt.

More pictures HERE

photo:12 Points.tv

Alexey Zhigalkovich wins Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007! - VIDEO

Alexey Zhigalkovich from Belarus has won the 2007 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with his entry S druzyami.


Alexey Zhigalkovich - S Druzyami (Belarus 2007)




source:belgovision youtube channel

Belarus wins JESC 2007!

The winner of the 2007 Junior Eurovision Song Contest is Belarus.

137 pts Belarus
136 pts Armenia
120 pts Serbia
116 pts Georgia
111 pts FYR Macedonia
105 pts Russia
086 pts Bulgaria
083 pts Sweden
056 pts Ukraine054 pts
Romania039 pts Netherlands
037 pts Malta
033 pts Lithuania
029 pts Cyprus
019 pts Belgium
015 pts Portugal
014 pts Greece

CONGRATULATIONS BELARUS!

5th JUNIOR EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2007

WEBCAST OF THE SHOW

http://www.junioreurovision.tv/addons/mediaplayer/live/juniortv/live.html

Live report by oikotimes.com in english:

http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=1731

Live report by eurovision-cyprus in greek:

http://eurovision-cyprus.ueuo.com/articles/index.php?news=626

Rehearsal opening JUNIOR EUROVISION ROTTERDAM 2007

The opening of the 2007 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, this Saturday, promises to be a great show!




source: 12points

Tomorrow: Rotterdam calling!

Tuesday morning, JuniorEurovision.tv will start its live coverage from Rotterdam, the Netherlands!

The 17 participants have arrived in Rotterdam. Most of them by plane, while the Belgian delegation came by train.

The JuniorEurovision.tv team is also gathering in Rotterdam. So, what can you expect from JuniorEurovision.tv between Tuesday and Saturday?

A daily video news update on JuniorTV online

Short backstage videos on JuniorEurovision YouTube channel

Quick quotes from the 17 participants

Interviews with the people behind the scenes
Pictures from the rehearsals

All about UNICEF

source:JuniorEurovision.tv

JESC 2007:60 dancers will perform live

On Saturday, 8th of December, 60 dancers from dance academy Lucia Marthas will perform live on the 625 square meter stage.

The 60 dancers, all children, already spent a lot of time rehearsing over the past weeks.

"We are working hard on the choreography with a lot of umbrellas! We even created a special stage element that creates rain. Tha act amtches well with the theme of the show, Make A Big Spash", Lucia Marthas said.

source:junioreurovision.

JESC 2007: The complete schedule

The schedule for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest week in Rotterdam has been finalised.

On Monday 3rd December, the event kicks off with an opening party at the Hilton Hotel in Rotterdam.

The first rehearsals and excursions are scheduled for Tuesday 4th December. Find the complete schedule below.

Monday 3rd December

19.30 – 22.00 . Opening party, Hilton Hotel

Tuesday 4th December

09.45 – 16.00 Excursion in Rotterdam

Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, The Netherlands, FYR Macedonia, Ukraine, Sweden, Malta, Greece, Lithuania, Belarus

13.45 – 14.30 . Georgia rehearsal, Ahoy Arena

14.30 – 15.15 . Belgium rehearsal, Ahoy Arena

15.15 – 16.00 . Armenia rehearsal , Ahoy Arena

16.30 – 17.15 . Cyprus rehearsal, Ahoy Arena

17.15 – 18.00 . Portugal rehearsal, Ahoy Arena

18.00 – 18.45 . Russia rehearsal, Ahoy Arena

19.30 – 22.00 . Dance-rehearsal joint song One World, Off-Corso

Wednesday 5th December

09.45 – 16.00 . Excursion in Rotterdam

Georgia, Belgium, Armenia, Cyprus, Portugal, Russia

08.30 – 09.15 . Romania rehearsal, Ahoy Arena

09.15 – 10.00 . Bulgaria rehearsal, Ahoy Arena

10.00 – 10.45 . Serbia rehearsal, Ahoy Arena

11.00 – 11.45 . The Netherlands rehearsal, Ahoy Arena

11.45 – 12.30 . FYR Macedonia rehearsal, Ahoy Arena

13.15 – 14.00 . Ukraine rehearsal, Ahoy Arena

14.00 – 14.45 . Sweden rehearsal, Ahoy Arena

14.45 – 15.30 . Malta rehearsal, Ahoy Arena

16.00 – 16.45 . Greece rehearsal, Ahoy Arena

16.45 – 17.30 . Lithuania rehearsal, Ahoy Arena

17.30 – 18.15 . Belarus rehearsal, Ahoy Arena

20.00 – 22.00 . Sinterklaas evening, Off-Corso

Thursday 6th December

08.30 – 11.30 . Run through, Ahoy Arena

Georgia, Belgium, Armenia, Cyprus, Portugal, Russia, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia

12.00 – 13.00 . Press conference, press centre

12.45 – 15.30 . Rehearsal opening show and joint song One World

15.45 – 18.25 . Run through, Ahoy Arena

The Netherlands, FYR Macedonia, Ukraine, Sweden, Malta, Greece, Lithuania, Belarus

20.00 – 22.00 . Euro disco in Off-Corso

Friday 7th December

15.30 – 17.45 . First dress rehearsal, Ahoy Arena

20.15 – 22.30 . Second dress rehearsal, Ahoy Arena

Saturday 8th December

14.00 – 18.00 . Make-up for all countries

20.15 – 22.30 . Live broadcast Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007

23.00 – 02.00 . After party

source:belgovision.com

JESC 2007:AVRO provides Sinterklaas, ice ring and museum visit

Like at the Eurovision Song Contest, the Junior Eurovision Song Contest is joined by a varied social programme, however on a child's level. Dutch broadcaster AVRO and the city of Rotterdam joined forces to offer the candidates of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 a splendid time in Rotterdam.

To start with, the seventeen delegations taking part in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 will be welcomed by Ivo Opstelten, the Mayor of Rotterdam, and a special junior mayor of the city.

Furthermore the kids will visit the Maritime Museum of Rotterdam, make a boat trip and go ice skating on an ice skating ring in the centre of the city.

On Wednesday 5th December, the European kids will be introduced to Sinterklaas, the friend of all children who is world famous in the Netherlands and Flanders for bringing sweets and toys.

On Thursday, a party is scheduled in a local disco.

On Friday 7th and Saturday 8th, the serious jobs have to be done: the dress rehearsals and the live broadcast of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007.

source:belgovision.com

JESC 2007: The full running order

The final running order for this year's Junior Eurovision Song Contest has been decided by the EBU Steering Group.

01. Georgia :Mariam Romelashvili- Odelia ranuni

02. Belgium :Trust- Anders

03. Armenia: Arevik- Erazanq

04. Cyprus: Yiorgos Ioannides -I mousiki dinei ftera

05. Portugal: Jorge Leiria- So quero e cantar

06. Russia: Alexandra Golovchenko- Otlichnitsa

07. Romania: 4 Kids -Sha la la

08. Bulgaria: Bon bon- Bonboladiya

09. Serbia: Nevena Bozovic Pisi mi

10. The Netherlands: Lisa, Amy and Shelley- Adem in, adem uit

11. FYR Macedonia: Rosica Kulakova and Dimitar Stojmenovski -Ding ding dong

12. Ukraine: Ilona Galytska -Uroki glamourou

13. Sweden: Frida Sanden -Nu eller aldrig

14. Malta: Cute- Music

15. Greece: Stephanie, Suzan, Anna, Sophia, Andromachi -Kapou mberdeftika

16. Lithuania: Lina Jurevičiute- Kai miestas snaudžia

17. Belarus: Alexei Zhigalkovich- S druzyami

source:junioreurovision.tv

The stage for the 2007 JESC edition

The stage is 625 square meters large and it contains 50 000 liters of water.

15 cameras will be used to show you the 2007 Junior Eurovision Song Contest and 14 000 meters of cable are needed to connect all technical equipment used for the show.

140 journalists already told that they will come to Rotterdam for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

7,500 meals will be served during the week of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

source and photo: junioreurovision.tv

JESC 2007 - Make a big splash!

esctoday.com reports:

The theme of the forthcoming Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on 8th of December will be “Water” and the motto of the event is “Make a big splash!”.

Kim-Lian van der Meij will be the female host of the show.

27 years old musical actress, presenter and a singer-songwriter, Kim-Lian van der Meij will be the female host of the 5th Junior Eurovision Song Contest. From 2003 to 2006 Kim-Lian hosted the Kids top 20 for the children network Jetix. She is famous for her hit single Teenage superstar and for her cover of Kim Wilde's hit Kids in america.

The theme of the forthcoming Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be Water and the motto is Make a big splash!

5 Water curtains will decorate the show, 50,000 litres of water flow, drops and many wet elements, designed by Ronald van Bersselaar, explain this year’s logo of the singing girl in boots.
Special guest stars of the show will be the band Ch!pz.

The show will open with all 17 participants performing the song One World, written by Jeroen Rietbergen and Ronald Molendijk, on stage of Ahoy’ indoor sporting arena. During the opening act 70 dancers of Dance Academy Lucia Marthas will perform.

This year the EBU have contracted a cooperation with UNICEF. They become officially coproduction partner of the AVRO broadcaster for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

source:esctoday.com

Junior Eurovision 2007:Tickets reported to be almost sold out!

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam is almost sold out.

Sale started at the 18th of September last month and 7,000 tickets have been sold now. Some tickets are still available for those who plan to visit on their own.

A lot more tickets are still available for the dress rehearsal on Friday evening at www.ticketpoint.nl.

BOOK TICKETS ONLINE http://217.26.114.188/ticket4/showpagina.cfm?ID=4129

source:oikotimes.com

Bulgaria selects song for JESC on 29th September

Bulgaria is one of the newcomers in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest this year.

The first Bulgarian national selections for the junior contest were presented in Sofia on Friday. Bulgarian broadcaster BNT will hold the national final on Saturday 29th September, the same night as Ukraine and Belgium.

source:belgovision.com

Spain: No official JESC withdrawal!

esctoday.com reports:

Back on August 8th, esctoday.com reported that Spain would be withdrawing from the 2007 Junior Eurovision Song Contest after the new TVE Director, Javier Pons, claimed that the "Junior Eurovision promotes stereotypes we do not share". Today, esctoday.com has learned that there has been no official withdrawal lodged with the EBU.

esctoday.com has contacted the EBU and TVE to seek clarification on the situation. Today, we were told by Svante Stockselius that: "we have not yet received any official withdrawal from TVE Spain. We will of course talk to them, if they insist we might give the open space to someone else. Or run the show with 17 countries".

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EBU trying to save Junior Eurovision Song Contest

belgovision.com reports:

A little crisis surrounds the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, but the EBU doesn't let the head down. While trying to convince Spain to take part in the 2007 Junior Eurovision Song Contest after all, the EBU is talking with countries such as Denmark, Israel, Ireland, Germany and the United Kingdom with the future in mind.

At the beginning of August, Spanish broadcaster TVE announced the withdrawal of Spain from the 2007 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. The contest lost the last of its four big financial contributors. "Of course we are not happy with that," says Sipke Jan Bousema, who will host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam on 8th December. "Spain is a big European country and it is very important that they take part," Bousema explains in the youth news broadcast of NOS. read more...

Junior Eurovision ticket sales kick off on 18th September

The ticket sales for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest will officially kick off on Tuesday 18th September, but if you subscribe as a fan on AVROs website, you can already book your tickets on 10th September.

Prices, nor the way the tickets will be sold, are known yet.

To subscribe as a fan, visit www.juniorsongfestival.nl.

source:belgovision.com

Belgium:On 8 September 15 candidates for Junior Eurovision

belgovision.com reports:

Junior Eurosong 2007 kicks off on Saturday 8th September. Next Tuesday, Eén will elaborate on the new format of Junior Eurosong 2007 during the press presentation of the autumn programmation of Eén and launch a website on which you will be able to follow the Belgian Junior Eurovision Song Contest selections.

Fifteen candidates will appear at the start of Junior Eurosong 2007. 895 kids between 10 and 15 years old innitialy subscribed for the contest. Eighty of them were invited for an audition.

Five coaches, representing five channels of Flemish broadcaster VRT, selected the final fifteen participants. Each of them will coach three of the candidates and play an important role in the Flemish selections for the Junior Eurovision Song Cotest 2007...read more....

63 songs submitted for the Junior Song for Europe 2007

OGAE Malta reports:

The Malta Song Board announced that 63 songs were submitted for the 2007 Junior Song for Europe Festival.

This is a remarkable drop from last year's 114 submissions. As a result the Malta Song Board decided that all submitted songs will be heard on a demo cd on Friday 24th August and live on the following day 25th August.
The jury will then choose the 16 finalists for the JSF to be held on the 7th September.

146 entries were submitted in 2005, while 118 entries were submitted in 2004.

Listen to X!nk's Junior Eurosong 2007 theme song

belgovision.com reports:

Give Us A Future, the new single of X!nk, will also be the theme song of Junior Eurong 2007, the Flemish selections for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest taking place next month.

Click this link to hear a preview of Give Us A Future, a song that is partly performed in Dutch, in spite of its English title.