JOY Eurovision

7 Dec 2015

2015-16 #5: Comings and Goings

Music, News, Society & Culture, Uncategorized

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest may have finished, but that means the adults get into gear.

And it’s been a crazy couple of weeks since the last update!

Hold on to your seats.

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The News

• Australia gets a second nod for a return to Eurovision in Stockholm, but was the timing right?
• The kids did their thing in Sofia, with the Maltese being the big winner on the night thanks to Destiny.
• The EBU saga continues, this time with the ditching of JESC Executive Supervisor, Vlad Yakovlev, and Michael goes on a rant. Even European media in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Sweden ran with the story.
• Bosnia & Herzegovina is back next year after teasing everyone, with the return of a disco favourite.
• Dramas galore with tickets, virtual waiting rooms and Germany’s selection.
• Kaliopi excites the crowds with her announcement.
• National Final season ramps up with news coming through from Malta, Lithuania (hello Donny), Belarus (and a Perth connection) and Sweden’s Melodifestivalen.
• Albania reveals their Festivali i Këngës entries online for the first time.
• The date and venue for Eurovision in Concert is revealed.

The Music

Guy Sebastian – Black & Blue       

Rúzsa Magdolna – Tejút       

Destiny Chukunyere – Not My Soul       

SEREBRO – Отпусти меня       

Deen – In The Disco [Bosnia & Herzegovina 2004]       

Kaliopi – Crno I Belo [FYR Macedonia 2012]       

Robin Stjernberg – Locked Into You       

Páll Óskar – Gegnum Dimman Dal [GLBTI]       

Next Time

Catch up on the National Final goss, see what’s going down in Geneva and listen for some great new music, including some Christmas releases!

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