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Junior Eurovision Gallery : Dress Rehearsal Written by on December 2, 2011

Want to get the flavour and excitement of Junior Eurovision 2011 in preparation to watching it on the screens for yourselves on Saturday night?  We have it here!

The 2011 event is one of the most colourful and enjoyable we have experienced in a long time ( judging from the local response and flag waving, we weren’t alone) and ESC Insight have the distinct pleasure to come straight from the dress rehearsal to bring you the latest images from on the ground in Yerevan.

So the show begins!  We kick off the proceedings with a colourful display featuring some more recognisable cultural aspects of Armenia, such as Riverdance?

The opening act of Junior Eurovision 2011

Then we are introduced to all the countries and their participants, including the likes of Russia…

Russia make the first entrance to the JESC stage

And Lithuania, complete with their own flag wigs

Lithuania looking very happy to be at JESC 2011

Thankfully, and not too far into the broadcast, we begin with a very polished performance from Russias’ Katya singing Romeo and Juliet

JESC 2011 - Russia - Katya - Romeo and Juliet

Second on stage is Latvias’ Amanda, and she stuns with a perfect rendition of the beautiful ballad Moondog

JESC 2011 - Latvia - Amanda - Moondog

Next we find the precocious Lerika from Moldova singing No-No, who doesn’t look too disappointed with her golden scooter prop

JESC 2011 - Moldova - Lerika - No No

Strap yourself in, because after that comes the local Dalita who tells everyone Welcome to Armenia

JESC 2011 - Armenia - Dalita - Welcome to Armenia

Bulgarian Ivan unveils his superpowers with his vocals on Superhero

JESC 2011 - Bulgaria - Ivan - Superhero

Paulina from Lithuania wins over her hearts with her charm and graceful stage presence on Clouds

JESC 2011 - Lithuania - Paulina - Clouds

Ukraines’ Kristall stretches the boundries of saying hello from Armenia with her tune Europe

JESC 2011 - Ukraine - Kristall - Europe

Dorijn from Macedonia doesn’t look too disappointed with his performance, winning over the girl with his rendition Till The End of Time

JESC 2011 - Macedonia - Dorijn - Till the End of Time

Judging by the staging, scaffolding is the place to be as a Teenager, with Rachel from The Netherlands

JESC 2011 - The Netherlands - Rachel - Teenager

Lidiya from Belarus is not just sounding angelic, she is a Angel of Goodness

JESC 2011 - Belarus - Lidiya - Angels of Goodness

Erik from Sweden has no plans on Falling from the top of the leaderboard with his best rehearsal of the energetic dancefloor tune

JESC 2011 - Sweden - Erik - Falling

Georgias’ Candy are sounding sweet as they perform Candy Music

JESC 2011 - Georgia - Candy - Candy Music

Who wouldn’t want One More Kiss from the adorable Femke of Belgium?

JESC 2011 - Belgium - Femke - One More Kiss

After wrapping up the songs, we wrap up the voting with some special guests, including Sirusho performing her hit Qele Qele

Sirusho (2008 Armenian Eurovision contestant)

Last years Junior Eurovision 2010 winner from Armenia, Vladimir, reprising Mama…

Vladimir (JESC 2010 winner, Armenia)

And Junior Eurovisions’ potential Barbara Dex winner, Molly Sanden.

Molly Sanden (2006 JESC winner from Sweden)

About The Author: Sharleen Wright

Sharleen Wright is the co-founder of ESC Insight and a freelance journalist and researcher. She has previously worked for numerous community radio stations in Sydney Australia, and contributed to the wider world of comedy holding production and promotions roles at both the Edinburgh Fringe and Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Her written words have appeared online, as well as The List magazine, and numerous fanzines on the topics of television and specifically, Eurovision . She is currently based in Australia and undertaking research on food and event tourism. You can follow Sharleen on Twitter (@sharly77) and Facebook (facebook.com/sharleenwright).

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