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Junior Eurovision 2021

Junior Eurovision 2021: During a press conference held at La Seine Musicale, France Télévisions gave the latest updates on the show! Good evening Europe! Bonsoir l’Europe ! The press conference started with a few words from Alexandre Redde, head of the French delegation. She said she was “proud, honoured and excited” that the competition would […]

Spotlight on: United Kingdom

Artist Profile Artist: James Newman Date of Birth: 19 October 1985 Hometown: Settle, England Selection Method: Internal Selection Song: Embers Composer: James Newman, Conor Blake, Danny Shah, Tom Hollings, Samuel Brennan Producer: Tom Hollings, Samuel Brennan Eurovision Result: 26th Place James Newman is an English singer-songwriter based in London. At the 2014 Brit Awards, Newman won the Brit Award for […]

Spotlight on: Spain

Artist Profile Artist: Blas Cantó Date of Birth: 26 October 1991 Hometown: Ricote, Spain Selection Method: Internal Selection Song: Voy a quedarme Composer: Blas Cantó, Dan Hammond, Leroy Sanchez, Dangelo Ortega Producer: Blas Cantó, Ricky Furiati Eurovision Result: 24th Place Blas Cantó is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence as a member of the Spanish band Auryn. […]

Spotlight on: Netherlands

Artist Profile Artist: Jeangu Macrooy Date of Birth: 6 November 1993 Hometown: Paramaribo, Suriname Selection Method: Internal Selection Song: Birth of a New Age Composer: Pieter Perquin, Jeangu Macrooy Producer: Pieter Perquin, Jeangu Macrooy Eurovision Result: 23rd Place Jeangu Macrooy is a Surinamese singer-songwriter. He was born in Paramaribo and has been living in the Netherlands since 2014. He was due […]

Spotlight on: Italy

Artist Profile Artist: Måneskin (Damiano David, Ethan Torchio, Thomas Raggi, Victoria De Angelis) Formed: 2016 Hometown: Rome, Italy Selection Method: Winner of San Remo Music Festival 2021 Song: Zitti e buoni Composer: Damiano David, Ethan Torchio, Thomas Raggi, Victoria De Angelis Producer: Fabrizio Ferraguzzo Eurovision Result: 1st Place Måneskin is an Italian rock band from Rome. The band rose to […]

Spotlight on: Germany

Artist Profile Artist: Jendrik Sigwart Date of Birth: 27 August 1994 Hometown: Hamburg, Germany Selection Method: Internal Selection Song: I Don’t Feel Hate Composer: Jendrik Sigwart, Christoph Oswald Producer: Christoph Oswald Eurovision Result: 25th Place Jendrik Sigwart better known by the mononym Jendrik is a German singer and musical performer. He learned piano and violin as a teenager and studied […]

Spotlight on: France

Artist Profile Artist: Barbara Pravi Date of Birth: 10 April 1993 Hometown: Paris, France Selection Method: Winner of Eurovision France, c’est vous qui décidez! Song: Voilà Composer: Barbara Pravi, Igit, Lili Poe Producer: Barbara Pravi, Elodie Filleul, Jérémie Arcache Eurovision Result: 2nd Place Barbara Pravi, is a French singer, songwriter, and actress. After signing with Capitol Music France in 2015, […]

Spotlight on: Denmark

Artist Profile Artist: Fyr & Flamme (Jesper Groth & Laurits Emanuel) Formed: 2020 Hometown: Denmark Selection Method: Winner of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix Song: Øve os på hinanden Composer: Laurits Emanuel Pedersen, Rune Borup Producer: Laurits Emanuel Pedersen Eurovision Result: DNQ (11th Semi Final 2) Elena Tsagrinou is a Greek singer. Tsagrinou began her career as the lead singer of the Greek […]

Spotlight on: Switzerland

Artist Profile Artist: Gjon’s Tears (Gjon Muharremaj) Date of Birth: 29 June 1998 Hometown: Broc, Switzerland Selection Method: Internal Selection Song: Tout l’Univers Composer: Gjon Muharremaj, Nina Sampermans, Wouter Hardy, Xavier Michel Producer: Wouter Hardy Eurovision Result: 3rd Place Gjon Muharremaj known professionally as Gjon’s Tears, is a Swiss singer and songwriter. He was scheduled to represent Switzerland in the […]

Spotlight on: Latvia

Artist Profile Artist: Samanta Tīna Date of Birth: 31 March 1989 Hometown: Tukums, Latvia Selection Method: Internal Selection Song: The Moon Is Rising Composer: Samanta Tīna, Aminata Savadogo, Oskars Uhaņs Producer: Samanta Tīna, Oskars Uhaņs Eurovision Result: DNQ (17th Semi Final 2) Artist Bio Song Lyrics The queen of the night is comingThe blood moon is rising When I […]

Spotlight on: Finland

Artist Profile Artist: Blind Channel (Joel Hokka, Niko Moilanen, Joonas Porko, Olli Matela, Tommi Lalli, Aleksi Kaunisvesi) Formed: 2013 Hometown: Oulu, Finland Selection Method: Winner of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2021 Song: Dark Side Composer: Aleksi Kaunisvesi, Joonas Porko, Joel Hokka, Niko Moilanen, Olli Matela Producer: Aleksi Kaunisvesi, Joonas Porko, Joel Hokka, Niko Moilanen, Olli Matela Eurovision Result: 6th Place Blind […]

Spotlight on: Bulgaria

Artist Profile Artist: Victoria Georgieva Date of Birth: 21 September 1997 Hometown: Varna, Bulgaria Selection Method: Internal Selection Song: Growing Up Is Getting Old Composer: Helena Larsson, Maya Nalani, Oliver Björkvall, Victoria Georgieva Producer: Oliver Björkvall Eurovision Result: 11th Place Victoria is a Bulgarian singer and songwriter. She began her career after participating in season four of X Factor Bulgaria. It […]

Spotlight on: Portugal

Artist Profile Artist: The Black Mamba ( Pedro Tatanka, Miguel Casais, Marco Pombinho, Rui Pedro “Pity” Vaz, Guilherme “Gui” Salgueiro) Formed: 2010 Hometown: Portugal Selection Method: Winner of Festival da Canção 2021 Song: Love Is On My Side Composer: Pedro Tatanka Producer: João André, The Black Mamba Eurovision Result: 12th Place The Black Mamba are a Portuguese soul band that […]

Spotlight on: Georgia

Artist Profile Artist: Tornike Kipiani Date of Birth: 11 December 1987 Hometown: Tbilisi, Georgia Selection Method: Internal Selection Song: You Composer: Tornike Kipiani Producer: Aleko Berdzenishvili Eurovision Result: DNQ (16th Semi Final 2) Tornike Kipiani is a Georgian singer. He won the first season of X Factor Georgia in 2014. He was selected to represent his country in the Eurovision […]

Spotlight on: Serbia

Artist Profile Artist: Hurricane (Sanja Vučić, Ivana Nikolić, Ksenija Knežević) Formed: November 2017 Hometown: Belgrade, Serbia Selection Method: Internal Selection Song: Loco Loco Composer: Nemanja Antonić, Darko Dimitrov Producer: Nemanja Antonić, Darko Dimitrov, Sanja Vučić Eurovision Result: 15th Place Hurricane, also known as Hurricane Girls, are a pop-R&B Serbian girl band consisting of three members: Sanja Vučić, Ivana Nikolić and Ksenija […]

Spotlight on: Iceland

Artist Profile Artist: Daði og Gagnamagnið (Daði Freyr Pétursson) Date of Birth: 30 June 1992 Hometown: Reykjavik, Iceland Selection Method: Internal Selection Song: 10 Years Composer: Daði Freyr Pétursson Producer: Daði Freyr Pétursson Eurovision Result: 4th Place Daði is an Icelandic musician who was born in Reykjavík but grew up in Denmark until the age of nine, then his family […]

Spotlight on: Moldova

Artist Profile Artist: Natalia Gordienko Date of Birth: 11 December 1987 Hometown: Chișinău, Moldova Selection Method: Internal Selection Song: Sugar Composer: Mikhail Gutseriev, Sharon Vaughn, Dimitris Kontopoulos, Philipp Kirkorov Producer: Dima Agafonov, Dimitris Kontopoulos Eurovision Result: 13th Place Natalia Gordienko is a Moldovan singer and dancer. Alongside Arsenium and Connect-R, she represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with […]

Spotlight on: Poland

Artist Profile Artist: Rafał Brzozowski Date of Birth: 8 June 1981 Hometown: Warsaw, Poland Selection Method: Internal Selection Song: The Ride Composer: Joakim Övrenius, Thomas Karlsson, Clara Rubensson, Johan Mauritzson Producer: Joakim Övrenius Eurovision Result: DNQ (14th Semi Final 2) Rafał Brzozowski is a Polish singer and television presenter. His career started through participation in the first season of The […]

Spotlight on: Austria

Artist Profile Artist: Vincent Bueno Date of Birth: 10 December 1985 Hometown: Vienna, Austria Selection Method: Internal Selection Song: Amen Composer: Vincent Bueno, David Yang, Felix Van Göns, Artur Aigner Lyrics: Vincent Bueno Producer: Pele Loriano, Mikołaj Trybulec, Jonas Thander Eurovision Result: DNQ (12th Semi Final 2) Vincent Bueno is an Austrian singer of Filipino descent. In 2008 he became […]

Spotlight on: Greece

Artist Profile Artist: Stefania Liberakakis Date of Birth: 17 December 2002 Hometown: Utrecht, Netherlands Selection Method: Internal Selection Song: Last Dance Composer: Dimitris Kontopoulos, ARCADE, Sharon Vaughn Producer: Dimitris Kontopoulos, ARCADE Eurovision Result: 11th Place Stefania is a Greek-Dutch singer, (voice) actress and YouTuber. She is a former member of the girl group Kisses, which represented the Netherlands in the […]

Spotlight on: Czech Republic

Artist Profile Artist: Ben da Silva Cristóvão (Benny Cristo) Date of Birth: 8 June 1987 Hometown: Plzeň, Czechoslovakia Selection Method: Internal Selection Song: Omaga Composer: Ben Cristóvão Producer: Filip Vlček Eurovision Result: DNQ (15th Semi Final 2) Benny Cristo is a Czech singer, lyric writer, sportsman, and actor. In May 2020, he would have represented the Czech Republic in the […]

Spotlight on: Estonia

Artist Profile Artist: Uku Suviste Date of Birth: 6 June 1982 Hometown: Võru, Estonia Selection Method: Winner of Eesti Laul 2021 Song: The Lucky One Composer: Uku Suviste, Sharon Vaughn Producer: Dimitris Konopoulos Eurovision Result: DNQ (13th Semi Final 2) Uku Suviste  is an Estonian singer-songwriter, pianist and music producer. Suviste competed in the 7th season of the […]

Spotlight on: Malta

Artist Profile Artist: Destiny Chukunyere Date of Birth: 29 August 2002 Hometown: Birkirkara, Malta Selection Method: Internal Selection Song: Je me casse Composer: Amanuel Dermont, Malin Christin, Nicklas Eklund, Pete Barringer Producer: Amanuel Dermont, Pete Barringer Eurovision Result: 7th Place Destiny Chukunyere MQR is a Maltese singer from Malta. She won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015, where she represented […]

Spotlight on: Ukraine

Artist Profile Artist: Go_A (Kateryna Pavlenko, Taras Shevchenko, Ihor Didenchuk, Ivan Hryhoriak) Formed: 2012 Hometown: Kyiv, Ukraine Selection Method: Internal Selection Song: Shum Composer: Taras Shevchenko, Kateryna Pavlenko Producer: Taras Shevchenko Eurovision Result: 5th Place Go_A is a Ukrainian electro-folk band first formed in 2012 who were set to represent Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, […]

Spotlight on: Azerbaijan

Artist Profile Artist: Samira Efendiyeva (Efendi) Date of Birth: 17 April 1991 Hometown: Baku, Azerbaijan Selection Method: Internal Selection Song: Mata Hari Composer: Amy van der Wel, Luuk van Beers, Tony Cornelissen, Josh Earl Lyrics:  Producer: Luuk van Beers, Tony Cornelissen Eurovision Result: 20th Place Efendi is an Azerbaijani singer who gained popularity in her home country after […]

Spotlight on: Romania

Artist Profile Artist: Larisa Roxana Giurgiu (Roxen) Date of Birth: 5 January 2000 Hometown: Cluj-Napoca, Romania Selection Method: Internal Selection Song: Amnesia Composer: Adelina Stîngă, Victor Bouroșu Producer: Victor Bourosu Eurovision Result: DNQ (12th Semi Final 1) Roxen is a Romanian singer who rose to prominence upon being featured on Romanian producer Sickotoy’s song “You Don’t Love Me”, which reached […]

Spotlight on: Israel

Artist Profile Artist: Eden Alene Date of Birth: 7 May 2000 Hometown: Jerusalem, Israel Selection Method: Internal Selection Song: Set Me Free Composer: Amit Mordechai, Ido Netzer, Noam Zlatin, Ron Carmi Producer: Amit Mordechai, Ido Netzer, Noam Zlatin Eurovision Result: 17th Place Eden Alene is an Israeli singer. In 2017, Alene was a contestant in the third season of the […]

Spotlight on: Belgium

Artist Profile Artist: Hooverphonic (Geike Arnaert, Alex Callier, Raymond Geerts) Formed: October 1995 Hometown: Sint-Niklaas, Belgium Selection Method: Internal Selection Song: The Wrong Place Composer: Alex Callier, Charlotte Forêt Lyrics: Alex Callier, Charlotte Forêt Producer: Alex Callier Eurovision Result: 19th Place Hooverphonic is a Belgian band that formed in October 1995. Though originally categorized as a trip hop group, they […]

Spotlight on: Croatia

Artist Profile Artist: Albina Grčić Date of Birth: 5 February 1999 Hometown: Split, Croatia Selection Method: Winner of Dora 2021 Song: Tick Tock Composer: Branimir Mihaljević, Max Cinnamon, Tihana Buklijaš Bakić Producer: Branimir Mihaljević Eurovision Result: DNQ (11th Semi Final 1) Albina is a Croatian singer. She began her career after participating in season three of The Voice Hrvatska where […]

Spotlight on: Norway

Artist Profile Artist: TIX (Andreas Andresen Haukeland) Date of Birth: 12 April 1993 Hometown: Bærum, Norway Selection Method: Winner of Melodi Grand Prix 2021 Song: Fallen Angel Composer: Andreas Haukeland, Emelie Hollow, Mathias Haukeland Producer: Andreas Haukeland Eurovision Result: 18th Place TIX is a Norwegian musician, record producer and songwriter. He will represent Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 […]

Spotlight on: Cyprus

Artist Profile Artist: Elena Tsagrinou Date of Birth: 16 November 1994 Hometown: Athens, Greece Selection Method: Internal Selection Song: El Diablo Composer: Jimmy “Joker” Thornfeldt, Laurell Barker, Cleiton “OXA” Sia, Thomas Stengaard Producer: Jimmy “Joker” Thornfeldt, Elena Tsagrinou Eurovision Result: 16th Place Elena Tsagrinou is a Greek singer. Tsagrinou began her career as the lead singer of the Greek band […]

Spotlight on: Ireland

Artist Profile Artist: Lesley Roy Date of Birth: 17 September 1986 Hometown: Balbriggan, Ireland Selection Method: Internal Selection Song: Maps Composer: Philip Strand, Emelie Eriksson, Lesley Roy, Lukas Hällgren Producer: Philip Strand, Lesley Roy, Lukas Hällgren Eurovision Result: DNQ (16th Semi Final 1) Lesley Roy (born 17 September 1986) is an Irish singer-songwriter from Balbriggan. Roy was signed to an […]

Spotlight on: North Macedonia

Artist Profile Artist: Vasil Garvanliev Date of Birth: 2 November 1984 Hometown: Strumica, North Macedonia Selection Method: Internal Selection Song: Here I Stand Composer: Vasil Garvanliev Producer: Borche Kuzmanovski, Davor Jordanovski Eurovision Result: DNQ (15th Semi Final 1) Vasil Garvanliev is a Macedonian former child prodigy star, choir soloist, a classical opera singer and a pop singer. He is […]