How Do You Solve A Problem Like The San Marino Televote?
How was San Marino's televote calculated for the 2016 Song Contest? Why was the EBU solution unfair? Ellie Chalkley and Ben Robertson investigate.
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Junior Eurovision’s Tale Of What Not To Do In May
No matter what happens, there will always be moments in any show that work wonderfully, and moments of 'let's not do that again.' Ewan Spence looks back to Malta's second hosting of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest to see the lessons that should be learned for Junior next November and for Eurovision in May.
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Junior Eurovision Voting Insight: Learning From A New Voting System
With a brand new voting system on show at Junior Eurovision, Ben Robertson analyses what happened in the results and how these results could teach us about how the bigger Eurovision Song Contest voting needs to change.
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Junior’s Expert Jury: Nudging Us Towards Young Singers
This year's Junior Eurovision is now 100% jury, with an expert panel, and a plethora of songs the kids haven't even pretended to write. Ben Robertson believes we're moving down a slippery slope towards a making this purely a singing contest.
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15-Year-Olds Not Welcome On The Eurovision Stage
This year at Junior Eurovision the age limit has been shifted down one step. It used to be from 10 to 15, and now is from 9 to 14. However the Eurovision Song Contest still needs artists to be at least 16. Ben Robertson investigates why 15-year-olds are no longer suitable for the Eurovision stage.
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