Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 (26th November, Live on BBC2 15:00)
 

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in the lovely city of Nice

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The EBU (European Broadcasting Union) and France Télévisions are excited to announce that Nice will be the official Host City for this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest on Sunday 26 November.
Following Lissandro’s victory at Junior Eurovision in Yerevan with the song Oh Maman! – France’s second win in three years - France Télévisions will organize the Contest at the Palais Nikaïa in Nice.

The slogan and branding for the event will be revealed later this year.

Martin Österdahl, Executive Supervisor, for JESC, said:

‘We are delighted to return to France for the 21st Junior Eurovision Song Contest just 2 years after a spectacular hosting in Paris. The team at France Télévisions have the experience, vision, and passion to create something truly magical in Nice this November and we look forward to working with them in the coming months on another exciting show.’

Delphine Ernotte-Cunci, President of France Télévisions and President of the EBU added:

‘France Télévisions is proud to welcome young artists from all over Europe and beyond to celebrate the unifying power of music. I am very happy that this second edition of Junior Eurovision organized by France will be held in Nice, a city of history and culture emblematic of our country. Once again, this year, the Junior Eurovision Song Contest will delight young and old alike, who will follow this festive and popular event at the Palais Nikaïa and on the EBU's public media channels.’

https://junioreurovision.tv/story/ju...3-heading-nice


Albania - Viola Gjyzeli - Bota Ime
Armenia - Yan Girls - Do It My Way
Estonia - ARHANNA - Hoiame Kokku
France - Zoe Clauzure - Coeur
Georgia - Anastasia Vasadze, Ranina - Over The Sky
Germany - Fia - Ohne Worte
Ireland - Jessica McKean - Aisling
Italy - Melissa & Ranya - Un Mundo Giusto
Malta - Yulan - Stronger
Netherlands - Sep & Jasmijn - Holding On To You
North Macedonia - Tamara Grujeska
Poland - Maja Krzyzewska - I Just Need a Friend
Portugal - Julia Machado - Where I Belong
Spain - Sandra Valero - Loviu
Ukraine - Anastasia Dymyd - Kvitka
United Kingdom - Stand Uniqu3 - Back To Life

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the venue from the inside

Netherlands JSF auditions

16 participating countries this year

no Kazakhstan, Serbia this year


Estonia making its debut :eyepop:

https://junioreurovision.tv/story/re...urovision-2023

and apparently this girl is their artist

Karl-Ander Reisman and Leelo Tungal will be the entry's songwriters


Karl-Ander co-wrote their 2022 ESC entry ''Hope'' for Stefan btw



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and regarding the UK, it seems this duo has submitted a song too

Dutch hopeful entries
 

Duron - Magic (Magie)



Flare - Side by Side (Naast Elkaar)



Sep & Jasmijn - Holding On To You (Ik Hou me stevig vast aan jou)



Joy - Better Together (Samen Sterker)

Malta has chosen for Yulan Law

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Spain has chosen for Sandra Valero

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Portugal has chosen for Julia Machado

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Georgia has chosen for Anastasia Vasadze

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North Macedonia has chosen Tamara Grujevska

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hosts for Ukraine's national final for JESC23 confirmed

Timur & Anna


running order
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Albanian NF entries

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September 22nd is the date for their show

Germany 1 minute demo's are out and voting is open

https://www.kika.de/junior-eurovisio...mit/voting-150

https://www.kika.de/junior-eurovisio...mit/voting-146



poll of esc kompakt
https://esc-kompakt.de/deutschland-b...tzt-abstimmen/

the slogan and artwork

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Stage Design


and here are the host presenters

Olivier Minne
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he hosted Junior ESC 2021 too, as well as having provided commentary in the adult contest from 1995 to 1997

and

Laury Thilleman
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Laury is a French journalist, model, presenter, actress and was crowned Miss France 2011. She has become an emblematic face of France Télévisions in recent years, hosting events such as the Victoires de la Musique and the Fête de la Musique.

and here is France's song

Ukraine's entry, 9 yr old Anastasia




and here is Spain's entry (in spanish, english, italian, french and portuguese)

Germany's inspirational song, for the hearing impaired





and this is Albania





and this is Netherlands their NF winner

its a duo for Italy, Melissa & Ranya

Ireland's NF winner is Jessica McKean, her song will be presented later on



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Malta's song title is Stronger

Portugal's entry

Arhanna's song is 90% in estonian, and only the last part of the international release is in english

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full version of Germany's entry





and this is Italy's entry

STAND UNIQU3 will represent the UK with the song Back To Life

that UK entry is good fun, also great harmonies, well manufactured together (we dutchies have experience with that too)


like with Unity in 2020 for ''Best Friends'' also 4 girls put together after many auditions, bootcamp rounds, fun fact our staging that time was similar to Moldova 2018 DoReDos with the coloured door choreo, could've been more impactful with an live audience maybe but tbh it looked pretty cool under the circumstances that time



i think contenders now are Netherlands, Germany, North Macedonia and i also find Estonia making a good debut with a cute song, and of course Georgia is always a dark horse here



looking forward to Ireland and the biggest surprise yet what Armenia will give us, they still intend to participate or haven't said otherwise anyway, there are a couple of rumoured kids who might represent them in Nice, hopefully they are in as armenian culture is always entertaining in this contest