JESC’15: Press Conferences – Day 1 - Afternoon (Live update)

It’s the afternoon now in Sofia and the press conferences coming up this afternoon are as follows (Time are CET+1):

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Armenia – Mika – Love:

Mika – Pink is the colour of love, it is very positive.
I’m going to spread the love from our lovely stage, who knows we can win
When I am a TV host, I can work better with cameras
My favourite cartoon are the Minions
It’s a bigger honor to represent Armenia at Junior Eurovision
Elvis Presley is my idol
My favourite song from 2014 is “Nisi Sam”
Rock and roll is a new thing in Junior Eurovision, it’s really catchy and colourful
I really love Aram MP3 he is a really talented singer, I’m thankful to him to shoot in my videoclip, I think I will have his success in Eurovision.
The stage is very big, it is a very impressive and for me, I am very excited for the big stage. It’ll be very colourful.
I would be a good contestant for it, I would really like to represent Armenia at Eurovision again.

Belarus – Ruslan Aslanov – Volshebstvo (Magic):

It is so cool, I like this atmosphere, I like Sofia
It is really awesome to stay on this stage, I really have fun on the stage
I’ve been preparing for Junior Eurovision for 2 years, the song for 8 months.
I watch this contest every year, 5 years ago when I was little, small boy, I watched this contest and dream, and now I am on this stage, it is brilliant.
Sofia Tarasova gave me advice
I really like to make videos for my YouTube channel
Bulgaria is my second home
I have real friendship with Mika, we have shared interests and so we discuss the contest, he speaks Russian so this is a very big plus, we have a really big friendship.
When I was little, I walk in my house and was sitting and hear on radio, then she (Grandmother) took me to my first vocal studio.
Every year I watch Eurovision and try to pick the winner, sometime I get it right.
In the future I want to take part in Eurovision
Conchita – I really like her voice, when she first performed I thought she really would be the winner.
If I have for example a magic wand, I would make a world without borders
Bruno Mars is my favourite singer

Malta – Destiny Chukunyere – Not My Soul

My second rehearsal was amazing on stage, today I feel more confident
Yes I went to support our diamond Federica last year in Malta, there was a great vibe it was very exciting
My favourite artist is Arethra Franklin
Federica is my best friend, she’s coming tomorrow as the spokesperson
I feel a bit of pressure, I want to make my country proud
Beyonce, here performances on stage are amazing so I look up to her
My favourite Eurovision entry from Malta is from Amber Bodin with “Warrior”
It’s always good to be positive, because one of the best things I have is my team, they are always there to support me
A cover you can imitate a singer, an original song you take part in the lyrics and music, you are confident because it yours own.

Bulgaria – Garbiela & Ivan – Colour of Hope

It is not easy to sing in a duet but I think we are prepared
When we are recording a song together, it’s great to work with someone like Gabriela, to be successful, I know what it feels to perform as a duet.
It is an honour to represent Bulgaria this year at the contest, “when are you at the home then the walls help you”
We would be very very happy, because this year we are hosts, we will be really happy to host the contest one more year.
It is not easy to sing in a duet but I think we are prepared
It is important to represent Bulgaria and its people and to be remembered
I was inspired because I like to paint and I see how the great the world is and how colourful it could become
Ivan – My talent and confidence help me contests
Ivan – I am inspired mostly by my parents, my emotion and my confidence. I got my confidence through more appearances on stage.
Gabriela – My favourite singer is Jamala (Ukrainian singer), I like her because her music contains very many different styles, I adore her.

Albania – Mishela Rapo – Dambaje

I’m very happy with everything
I was very happy to represent Albania at Junior Eurovision, and now here I am.
Being part of JESC has always been my dream, I have been singing since I was 8
I started music by competing in a talent show
Dambaje is a word created by us so all the children of the world can sing it
It was amazing to know that I would be here
I’d like to be a translator because I know a lot of languages
I’ve made many friends here, one of the best friends is Malta’s singer Destiny she is so nice

That’s all of the artists press conferences done for the day, there is an EBU & BNT press conference from 16:00 CET.

JESC’15: Press Conferences – Day 1 – Afternoon (Live update)