Dima Bilan, special guest at Junior Eurovision 2008

Dima Bilan singing Number One Fan and Believe at the Junior Eurovision '08 as a special guest.

Georgia won Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008

The goup Bzikibi from Georgia, with the song Bzz.., has won the sixth edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008.


Bzkizbi - Bzz




Congratulations Georgia!

Congratulation Cyprus for the wonderfull show!

Sirusho will be in Lemessos on the 22nd of November

Sirusho, who successfully represented Armenia at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest with "Qele, Qele", will travel to Cyprus in November to support the Armenian Junior Eurovision Song Contest participants.

Armenia will be represented by Monika Manucharova, who will sing Im Ergi Hnchyune in Lemesos on the 22nd of November. Armenian superstar Sirusho will also pack for Cyprus, to support, guide and advise the young singer representing her country in the lead up to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

The role of Armenia's former Eurovision Song Contest hope is limited to supporting the young delegates in Cyprus, and Sirusho is not scheduled to make an appearance on the show itself.

source:eurovision.tv

Dima Bilan special guest star at Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008

Dima Bilan, winner of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest, will be the special guest star at the 6th Junior Eurovision Song Contest on the 22nd November in Lemesos, Cyprus!



He will also meet all this year’s participants of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest to offer them some last-minute advice after Friday night's dress rehearsal. During the live final on the Saturday night, Dima will also perform his winning song Believe on the stage of the Spyros Kyrianou Arena.


source:eurovision.tv

Tickets for Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 are now available online

The tickets for the 6th edition of Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 which will take place this year in Cyprus are now avalilable online.

Tickets are available for the three Dress Rehearsals, and the live show on Saturday, 22nd of November.

Dress Rehearsal tickets are available for prices between 5 and 20 euros, while live show tickets cost between 30 and 70 euros.

You can buy your tickets through a special ticket ordering website.

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JESC:Several minor changes in the format of the event

eurovision.tv reports:

At the Heads of Delegation meeting of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, currently taking place in sunny Cyprus, the Steering Group introduced several minor changes in the format of the event. CyBC also revealed the design of the stage for this year's contest.

The Steering Group of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest also decided to give the back-up jury a 50% say in the outcome of the competition. According to the rules of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, the back-up jury has to be a diverse group of people, and should include children.

The 2008 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, which is the 6th running, will take place on the 22nd of November in Lemesos, Cyprus. The show will be hosted by Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation, the presenters are unknown yet. The Host Broadcaster did reveal that the show will be hosted by a man and a woman, in the roles of Adonis and Aphrodite.

The second Heads of Delegation meeting, which also marks the deadline to officially enter songs, takes place on the 13th and 14th of October. The running order will be drawn during the October meeting as well.

CyBC revealed the stage design as well (photo). The set was designed by George Papadopoulos, who got inspired by previous Eurovision Song Contest stages, the theme Fun In The Sun and water that surrounds the island of Cyprus. The front side of the set will contain real water.

Nico and Vlad Mirita will visit Belgium

After Vlad's operation for his nose diaphragm and his recovery, Nico and Vlad Mirita, are ready for their promo tour. They will visit Belgium and are still awaiting confirmation for trips to Spain and Cyprus.

Nico and Vlad Mirita will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Pe-o margine de lume" composed by Andrei Tudor.

The Romanian entry has also appeared on a youtube video subtitled in English for all the fans out there who don't understand Romanian and Italian.

Watch the video clip of the Romanian song with the English subtitles.




You can vote for Pe-o margine de lume on the Romanian top 100 here

Romania will take part in the first semifinal at the 17th position.


source:esctoday.com

Israel will join the JESC and EDC in 2008

esctoday.com reports:

Israeli news website, NRG.co.il reported this week that there is a serious initiative within the IBA to join Eurovision's Junior and Dance Contests in 2008. As part of this move, IBA plans to broadcast live the 2007 editions.

According to this report, the head of entertainment at IBA and head of delegation to Eurovision, Yoav Ginay, has already started promoting the necessary formal measures needed for Israel to join the 2008 editions of the Junior and Dance contests.

In order to guarantee Israel's right to participate in these two contests next year, IBA is said to have already paid for the rights to broadcast the upcoming Dance Contest, live from London and the Junior Contest, from the Netherlands.

CyBC issues a press release on reactions against JESC hosting

oikotimes.com reports:

The local press of Cyprus is not exactly fan of the idea of hosting the 2008 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, mostly motivated by specific motives. Cypriot national broadcaster issued a press release explaining why the hosting of Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2008 is a great chance for the country:

First of all the broadcaster explains that the JESC event is a big event for European Television and Press as well. If you can imagine that around 20-30 million will watch live the event from Cyprus. Since 1978 this is the first time CyBC has the chance to host a big event in the country. Cypriots should morally support the event. CyBC will ask the assistance of professionals for the outcome to make the entire nation proud.

The CyBC delegation trip to Rotterdam seem to have risen questions in the local press. CyBC defines that the delegation was partied by the CyBC CEO, Special Advisor and Cypriot Head of Delegation for JESC as it was asked by the meeting requirements. CyBC won the bid for the 2008 host among Sweden, Portugal and Ukraine.

source:Eurovision Cyprus (in greek language)

Cyprus plans for Junior Eurovision 2008

CyBC, the Cypriot broadcaster who will be hosting the 2008 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, have released the promo video clip they submitted to the EBU for the country's candidacy. Information on the Arena, the staging and the activities planned for the participating artists has been made public by CyBC who state they are already prepared to face the greatest challenge in the channel's history.

The 2008 JESC will be held in Lemessos, Cyprus's largest resort very popular with international travelers, at the Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center just outside town. The stadium is already complete with a Press Center and Press Conference rooms, several large halls, a restaurant with views of the Arena and more than 20 dressing rooms. The commentary booths are already in place and the vast underground garage will be used for technical equipment storage. The arena itself will seat 7.500 spectators.

George Papadopoulos, the CyBC production designer, promised a 15 metre in diameter, sealed glass pool-stage from where goddess Aphrodite will rise. There are going to be large screens at the back of the stage, the largest being 12 metres high by 30 metres long. There are going to be projections on all the screens, and this year's innovation from Cyprus will be that some of the screens will offer the children the opportunity to interact, something that has never been done before.

The postcards have been already designed. The children will also shoot their own messages during JESC week. A lot of fun activities have been planned for the young artists and their escorts to make their stay an educational and unforgettable one. They will sail the seas like pirates on a specially designed pirate ship and take part in a Treasure Hunt.

CyBC have invested heavily on new technical equipment and training to meet with the JESC challenge. Cypriot key production staff will work together with experts from the UK to deliver an imaginative and high quality show.

Promo video






source:esctoday.com;eurovision cyprus.