It's the wrong time of year to be judging Eurovision songs (although national final season is already in full swing) but it *is* the right time for looking at this year's Junior Eurovision offerings!!!
This year's JESC is being held in Georgia after they won the title (again) in 2024 and were given first refusal of hosting. A few countries have withdrawn but a few have also re-joined giving us a reasonable show of 18 songs. Although the songs showcase a range of genres and singing styles, the cast list (bar Cyprus) contains solo singers which is disappointing. This may reflect the state of the music scene and the proliferation of solo acts over groups as well as indicating the strictness of personnel and monetary budgets delegations have to spend on the project.
By the time we started this podcast project, the running order had been set so we used this official order to structure our reviews rather than a random pick from a hat.
Episode 1)
1 Malta - Eliza Borg "I Believe"
2 Azerbaijan - Yağmur "Miau miau"
3 Croatia - Marino Vrgoč "Snovi"
4 San Marino - Martina Crv "Beyond the Stars"
