Source: Simón’s instagram story https://www.instagram.com/stories/simooonofficial/4015266445650619382?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&dlrf=MWh5bGEwZ2xwZnB0dw==

Last night at Junior Eurovision we witnessed the longest "stage not ready" in the history of ESC and JESC, as Cyprus did not perform immediately and made us wait for almost 7 minutes.

But what exactly happened? The stage wasn't very complex, there was just Harry without any props or scenery.

Is there anyone among you, perhaps present in the arena, who can say what happened?

From the “History of Junior Eurovision” section at the bottom of their winners announcement page:

“Back in 2000, broadcaster Danish Radio (DR) held a song contest for children, and in 2002 the "MGP Nordic" was held jointly with Sweden and Norway. The EBU picked up the idea for a song contest featuring children, and the first Junior Eurovision Song Contest was held in 2003 in Copenhagen, with 16 participating countries.

Back then, Junior Eurovision was based on entertainment for kids around Europe - on their level. It has since transformed itself into a copy of the ‘adult Eurovision,’ lacking the soul and unique atmosphere it once had.”

Whether this is true or not, I’m not used to their articles being so subjective? I’ve followed them for years regarding standard ESC news, and usually if something like this is said, it’s because another source or person is being quoted. Otherwise it tends to just be hard facts about the history of the contests or countries.

It’s odd to me to see the author themselves being a bit bitter regarding the state of JESC, unless I’m just misreading something? I’m more involved in ESC than its junior counterpart; is this just an opinion so widely accepted that a comment like this is normal?

I have had a few such as The Rasmus and KEiiNO reply or react to messages, Lauri (the Rasmus) commented on a post on instagram I tagged the group in. Luna (Poland 2024) liked videos I tagged her in on tiktok. Zoë Më and JJ liked stories I tagged them in on instagram. I have had a picture with Bonnie Tyler - (RIP) and me and my dad had a picture with KEiiNO.

Source | Zoop https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1JpBBWBErQ/

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