2015-16 #5: Comings and Goings
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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.
Keep up to date with everything JOYEurovision and share your own thoughts on social media:
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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