Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Michele Perniola

© EBU/Elena Volotova About Quick Facts NameMichele Perniola Born06 September 1998 Nationality🇮🇹 Nationality National SelectionInternal selection 2015 In Eurovision2015 Vienna SongChain Of Lights (& Anita Simoncini) Biography Michele Perniola was born on September 6, 1998, in Mottola and lives in Palagiano, in the province of Taranto. In 2012, he participated and won the sixth edition of the television program Ti lascio una canzone (I Leave You a Song), mostly performing songs of Michael Jackson. In 2013, he represented San Marino at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song “O-o-O Sole intorno a me”. In 2014, he made a brief appearance in the first season of the TV series Braccialetti rossi. In May 2015, he represented San Marino at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 alongside Anita Simoncini, performing the song “Chain of Lights,” written and produced by German composer Ralph Siegel. They received 11 points in the second semifinal, ranking only ahead of Switzerland, and thus, did not qualify for the final stage of the competition. In October 2015, he participated in the New Wave singing event in Sochi, Russia, representing Italy and finished in 4th place in the overall ranking. Since January 2017, he has been participating in the sixteenth edition of the talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi. However, he was eliminated at the end of the first episode of the live shows on March 25. In July of the same year he released the single “Déjà vu”. He did a tour throughout Italy with many performances. After this, Michele Perniola started performing under the name 3x3n. He released the song “Emerald eyes” in 2020. In February 2021, this song was followed by “Amare invano”. At the same time, the song “RE4 Freestyle” was released on YouTube. Entries Chain Of Lights (& Anita Simoncini) Country🇸🇲 San Marino Year2015 LanguageEnglish LyricsJohn O’Flynn (Bernd Meinunger) MusicRalph Siegel BackingsKatrin Schild von SpannenbergPat LawsonRon van LankerenJulian Feifel Results Semi Points: 11Position: 16Running order: 3 Results Finals Points: –Position: –Running order: – https://youtu.be/FE1KJYNvVAE

Iru

About Quick Facts NameIrina Khechanovi Born03 December 2000 Nationality🇬🇪 Georgian National SelectionGeorgian Idol 2019The Voice Georgia 2023 In Eurovision2023 Liverpool SongEcho (2023) Biography Irina Khechanovi, also known mononymously as Iru, is a Georgian singer and songwriter. Iru Khechanovi was born on 3 December 2000 in Tbilisi. She is of Armenian descent. She started her career when she was a child and took part in In 2011, she won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. She was a member of the group Candy, who reached the first place with the song “Candy music”. In 2019, Iru participated in Georgian Idol. That year, the show was the national final for the Eurovision Song Contest. Unfortunately, she didn’t reach the live shows. On 25 May 2021, she released her debut solo single “No Jerk Around Me”, including a video. The song was followed by two more singles, “Not like today” on 3 July 2022 and “Tu mama” two weeks later. In the same year, Iru performed at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 as part of a previous winners’ medley. She had also co-written the song “I Believe” by Mariam Bigvava, the Georgian entry for that year’s contest. Mariam finished 3rd. On January 15, 2023, a new video of Iru was released: “Idea”. In the meantime, she also participated in The Voice Georgia. On 2 February 2023, she actually won The Voice, gaining the right to perform in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. Unfortunately, her song “Echo” did not reach the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Entries Echo Country🇬🇪 Georgia Year2023 LanguageEnglish LyricsBeni KadigidzeIru Khechanovi MusicGeorge Kukhianideze Backings– Results Semi Points: 33Position: 12Running order: 11 Results Finals Points: –Position: –Running order: – https://youtu.be/HNvGZeEQvfc

Road to Rotterdam: Malta

Who says Destiny, says Eurovision. In 2015 she won the Junior Song Contest. In 2019 she gave vocal support to Maltese candidate Michela at the ESC. No one had any doubts that Destiny would win X-Factor Malta 2020, and with this victory the ticket to the Eurovision Song Contest. For the contest she got the song “All of my love”, but the Eurovision Song Contest was canceled. Malta chose to send Destiny on the road again, this time with “Je me casse”. This song is, at this moment, the hot favorite with the bookies.Anyone wondering how Destiny Chukunyere got such a non-Maltese name: she has a Nigerian father. Her life does not only consist of song contests: in 2017 she participated in the talent show Brittain’s Got Talent and came sixth there.

Barbara Pravi

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts NameBarbara Pravi Born10 april 1993 Nationality French National SelectionC’est vous qui décidez 2021 In Eurovision2021 Rotterdam SongVoilá Biography Barbara Pravi, is a French singer-songwriter, born in Paris. Her stage name is Barbara Pravi. She is French, but with Serbian ancesters.It was in 2015 that Barbara Pravi was discovered by Capitol Records where she signed her very first contract. Her lyrics are very anchored in reality, largely autobiographical. In January 2016, she performed “On m’appelle Heidi”, the French version of the film Heidi, a 2015 adaptation, released in France in 2016. She played the role of Solange Duhamel in the musical show “Un été 44” in November 2016. She sang lyrics written by Jean-Jacques Goldman, Charles Aznavour and Maxime Le Forestier. She released her first single Pas grandir in 2015; it was included in her first EP, eponymous, released in 2017.At the end of 2017 and beginning of 2018, she opened for Florent Pagny in his tour, culminating in a concert at the Accor Hotels Arena, in Paris, on March 5 in front of 19,000 people. At the end of 2018, she quit with her initial team and began working with her new manager Élodie Papillon Filleul. In February 2020, she released a new 5-track EP “Reviens pour hiver” 9 of which she is the author, composer and co-director. Along with writing and composing her own songs, she writes for many other artists such as Yannick Noah, Julie Zenatti, Chimène Badi, Jaden Smith, Angelina, etc. Barbara Pravi and Igit have together more than 135 million views on YouTube with their compositions for kids. In 2019 and 2020, she co-wrote the songs “Bim Bam Toi” and “J’imagine”, representing France at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. “J’Imagine”, performed by Valentina, won the 2020 competition. In 2021, she represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam and became 2nd. In march 2021, International Women’s Day, she released a new EP composed of six titles, “Les Prières”. In September 2021, she released a second prayer EP called Prayers – roots. In December 2021, she was the only French artist selected by Apple Music in the “Reprises de Noël 2021” playlist by arranging and singing Charles Aznavour’s “Ave Maria”. Entries Voilà Country🇫🇷 France Year2021 LanguageFrench LyricsBarbara PraviLilli PoeIgit MusicBarbara PraviLilli Poe Backings– Results Semi Points: –Position: –Running order: – Results Finals Points: 499Position: 2Running order: 20 https://youtu.be/Unj9WbeLzRU

Tolmachevy Sisters

© Albin Olsson About Quick Facts MembersAnastasiya TolmachevyMaria Tolmachevy Born14 January 1997 Nationality🇷🇺 Russian National SelectionInternal selection 2014 In Eurovision2014 Copenhagen SongShine (2014) Biography Born on January 14, 1997, in Kursk, Russia, Anastasiya and Maria showed a passion for music from an early age. Their parents nurtured their interest, enrolling them in music schools to hone their talent. Their big break came in 2006 when they won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest at just nine years old. Their winning song, “Vesenniy Jazz” (Spring Jazz), made them instantly popular in their home country and across Europe. In 2007, the Tolmachevy Sisters appeared in the Children’s New Wave competition, where they took the second spot. The following year, they appeared as Snow Maidens in the Russian New Year’s Eve television show “Yolki Plyuschi” and participated in various music festivals, both domestically and internationally. As they grew older, the Tolmachevy Sisters expanded their repertoire and style, moving from childlike songs to more mature pop ballads. This evolution was reflected in their 2014 Eurovision Song Contest entry. They represented Russia with the song “Shine” and finished 7th overall. Despite some political controversy surrounding Russia at the time, the Tolmachevy Sisters received strong support from the audience and viewers, solidifying their reputation as talented and charismatic performers. Since 2016, they teach children in singing at the Studio Sisters Maria Anastasiya. On October 14, 2017, the twins performed as interpreters on the opening day of the 19th World Festival of Youth and Students in Sochi. A year later, they received certificates and medals for their contribution, signed by Russian president Vladimir Putin. On New Years Eve of that year, they presented a new song, “S Toboy”. In 2018, they performed at the Moscow Eurovision Party. They also performed at the Fifa Fan Fest in Rostov-on-Don. On January 15, 2020, the Tolmachevy Sisters gave their very first solo concert, called “Otrazhenie”. On May 18, 2021, they gave a concert celebrating five years of their vocal studio. Later that year, a one hour interview with the sisters appeared online on YouTube. The girls are not only singers but also models and brand ambassadors. Entries Shine Country🇷🇺 Russia Year2014 LanguageEnglish LyricsJohn BallardRalph Charlie al FahelGerard James Borg MusicPhilipp KirkorovDimitris Kontopoulos BackingsRui AndradeAnna NilssonAnna Strandberg AnderssonJenny Tärneberg Results Semi Points: 63Position: 6Running order: 7 Results Finals Points: 89Position: 7Running order: 15 https://youtu.be/BCNN1JAgWqk

OG3NE

© EBU/Thomas Hanses About Quick Facts MembersLisa Roxanne VolAmy Talitha VolShelley Celine Vol Founded2007 Nationality???????? Dutch National SelectionInternal selection 2017 In Eurovision2017 Kyiv SongLights and shadows (2017) Biography The members of OG3NE are sisters. They were all born in the Dutch city of Dordrecht: Lisa on June 21, 1994 and the twins Amy and Shelley on October 18, 1995. They grew up in Fijnaart. Participation in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest marked the start of their musical career in 2007, under the name of Lisa, Amy & Shelley. Their parents initially helped them write songs (their father) and develop choreographies (their mother). With their self-written song “Adem in, adem uit”, Lisa, Amy and Shelley won the Dutch national final for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. During the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Rotterdam they reached an 11th place. After performing at the Junior Song Contest, they got a record deal with EMI Music, followed by a deal with Cloud9. Later they started doing their work in-house. Lisa, Amy and Shelley released several songs such as “100%”, “Fout ventje”, “Boemerdeboem” and “Diep in de nacht”. In 2009 they sang the title song of the movie Kikkerdril. In 2014, the sisters participated in The Voice of Holland as the first threesome ever in this program. They debuted here under the new band name OG3NE. The name OG3NE stands for the following: “O’ = their mother’s blood type, G3ne = the genes that link them together. The sisters won the talent show. They released their debut single “Magic”. It was a number 3 in the Dutch charts and they got a gold record for it. At Symphonica in Rosso 2015/2016 they performed twelve times in the Ziggo Dome. A year later, the sisters performed six times in Rotterdam Ahoy during Toppers in concert. In 2016 they participated in the television program Beste Zangers. Their version of the Emeli Sandé song “Clown” earned them a gold record in March 2017. “We got this”, their first studio album recorded under the name OG3NE, was released in the fall of 2016. It immediately debuted at number 1 on the Dutch Album Top 100 and was awarded a gold record. OG3NE has been committed since the end of 2015 as an ambassador for the deadly muscle and nerve disease ALS. On October 29, 2016, it was announced that OG3NE would represent the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Ukraine. On March 3, 2017 it was announced that they would travel to Kyiv with the song “Lights and shadows”, written by their father Rick Vol and Shelley’s boyfriend Rory de Kievit. The song is a musical tribute to their seriously ill mother, who suffered from a rare form of bone cancer. Later that year she passed away as a result of this illness. The trio reached the final and finished in 11th place. In October 2019, their second album “Straight to you” appeared. At the same time, the sisters won the tv-show Dance Dance Dance. In the same year and in 2020, they had a theatre tour throughout The Netherlands called “Sweet Harmony Tour”. During the first COVID19 lockdown they caught a lot of attention with the song “Kinda wanna”, with a video that was recorded by all the girls seperated via Zoom. When they did the same with “Bohemian Rhapsody”, Queen shared the song on their Instagram. A lot of home isolation versions of songs followed. They also gave several Home Concerts. On October 30 2020, the sisters released a new single, in Dutch, called “Lieve zus”, followed by “Dat ben jij” in March 2021. Meanwhile, they kept on giving online concerts. In October 2021 they finished their “Sweet Harmony” tour. They released a christmas song, “Christmas on my doorstep”, and started a theatre tour with Dutch songs, “Samen uit, samen thuis”. On March 18, 2022, they released their song “Veel te snel”. Entries Lights and Shadows Country???????? The Netherlands Year2017 LanguageEnglish LyricsRick Vol MusicRory de Kievit Backings– Results Semi Points: 200Position: 4Running order: 6 Results Finals Points: 150Position: 11Running order: 6 https://youtu.be/_9XsCqGg8ls

Nevena Božović

© EBU/Thomas Hanses About Quick Facts NameNevena Božović Born15 June 1994 Nationality🇷🇸 Serbian National SelectionBeovizija 2019Beovizija 2013 In Eurovision2019 Tel Aviv2013 Malmö SongKruna (2019)Ljubav je svuda (2013) Biography Nevena Božović is a Serbian pop singer, born in Kosovská Mitrovica. She studied music at the University of Arts in Belgrade. She participated in the Junior Eurovision with “Piši mi”, in 2007. After a small break from music, she made her come back in 2009. In 2013 she participated in the talent show Prvi Glas Srbija (the Serbian version of The Voice) and became second. She teamed up with the other two top-3 singers of the contest, Mirna Radulović and Sara Jovanović, to form the all girl group Moje 3. They won the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Ljubav je svuda” and thus represented Serbia in the international contest. Shortly after Eurovision, Nevena presented a new solo single, “Pogleda me”, followed by “Znam da nočas gubim te”. In 2014, Nevena participated in the contest Proleče u Beogradu. On May 7, 2015, Nevena promoted a spot for a single called “Trebam teme”.The song was autobiographical, as Nevena stated. “That’s it, this is me”. On May 26, 2015, Nevena opened for the concert of the French singer Indila, which was held at the Stark Arena in Belgrade. She opened the so-called New Divas Festival. Nevena continued her collaboration with Aleksandra Milutinovic, who did the lyrics for the song “Bal” and thus, on December 24, 2015, releases a song called “Čujem da dolaziš u grad”. In 2017, she competed in the famous Slavianski Bazaar festival in Vitepsk, Belarus. Nevena finished in third place. In the same year, Nevena, unveiled her new single, “Jasno mi je” The song became a big hit in Serbia and the rest of the region. She also published an English version called “Dangerous Drug”, which also received positive reviews. Several other successful singles followed. In 2019, Nevena got the opportunity to represent Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest for a second time, now solo with the song “Kruna”. She reached the final there and ended up in 18th place. In the same year, she was voted best female singer in Serbia by Nahi Radio. In october, she released the song “Sanjam”, which was written and composed by Nevena herself, just like “Kruna”. Also in 2019, she opened for famous Balkan star Zdravko Čolić. In 2020, Nevena released a new song, “Nestajem s vetrom”. The follow up, “Jutro na Prvo”, won an award in the category Best Collaboration. In 2021, she released the songs “Ljubi” and “Ne čuješ me”. After that, she took time for her pregnancy and the birth of her daughter Anika. Entries Kruna Country🇷🇸 Serbia Year2019 LanguageSerbianEnglish LyricsNevena Božović MusicNevena BožovićDarko Dimitrov BackingsIvana VladovićOlga Popović-VulovićDušan AlagićMladen Lukić Results Semi Points: 156Position: 7Running order: 9 Results Finals Points: 89Position: 18Running order: 23 https://youtu.be/X0mdaeAyPvA Ljubav je svuda (Moje 3) Country🇷🇸 Serbia Year2013 LanguageSerbian LyricsMarina Tucaković MusicSaša Milošević Mare BackingsKsenija MiloševićDunja VujadinovićJelena Mitić Results Semi Points: 46Position: 11Running order: 16 Results Finals Points: –Position: –Running order: – https://youtu.be/DbAAFijZIxE

Zena

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts NameZinaida Kupriyanovich Born17 February 2002 Nationality???????? Belarusian National SelectionNationalny Otbor 2019 In Eurovision2019 Tel Aviv SongLike it (2019) Biography Zena is a Belarusian singer, actress, and television presenter. She was born in Minsk. When she was only six years old, she joined the ensemble “Zaranak” of the National Center for Musical Arts. After four years, she left Zaranak and joined the Children’s Music School in Minsk. Since 2013, she has been an artist at the Super Puper Production Center. Also in 2013, she entered the finals of the Detskaya Novaya volna contest. After a successful performance, Russian producer Igor Krutoy invited Zina to several of his projects. Already in December 2013, Zina performed with the group 5sta Family. Zina became a member of the Novaya Volna choir led by Igor Krutoy. In 2014, she won the 1st prize at the Slavic Bazaar children’s contest and she won the radio contest Young Talents of Belarus. Her debut single “Navstrechu vetru” was released in the same year. In 2015, she took part in the national selection of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. In 2016, Alyona Lanskaya and Anastasia Tihanovich invited Zina to their tour. A year later she participated in the final of the national selection of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest for a second time. She voiced the main character of The Walt Disney’s animated film “Moana”, and also performed in the musical show “The Magic World of Disney”, in the Moscow concert hall. In December 2016, she won the “Vocal Pop” nomination of the radio contest “Young Talents of Belarus”. A month later, she released her debut album “Cosmos”. A year later, she participated in the musical reality show Novaya Fabrika zvozd on MUZ TV channel. In 2018, the full-length computer animated film “Ralph Against the Internet” was released, in which Zina Kupriyanovich voiced Moana. She was one of the hosts of the International Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018. In 2019, she represented Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Like it”, reached the final and became 19th there. In 2021, it was time for Zina to release her first album, by the title “Na grani”. It contained the singles “Na grani”, “Slightly” and “Karavenna”. Also in 2021, Zina voiced the role of Emily in the animation movie “Sunny bunnies: the cinema express”. Entries Like It Country???????? Belarus Year2019 LanguageEnglish LyricsYulia Kireyeva MusicYulia KireyevaViktor Drobysh BackingsRadmira MantulinySofiya MantulinyOlga DorozheyAli GudievMike Isaev Results Semi Points: 122Position: 10Running order: 8 Results Finals Points: 31Position: 24Running order: 19 https://youtu.be/C1Y9LBusHzA