The Grand Final of the 17th Junior Eurovision Song Contest will take place on November 24th at the Arena Gliwice, Gliwice, Poland. Nineteen nations from across Europe and Australia will take to the stage, bringing viewers together for an evening of performances from talented young performers.
The schedule for rehearsals this afternoon is as follows:
- Wales – Erin Mai – Calon yn Curo (Heart Beating) – 13:00 to 13:30
- Serbia – Darija Vračević – Podigni Glas (Raise Your Voice) – 13:30 to 14:00
- Spain – Melani Garcia – Marte – 14:00 to 14:30
- Netherlands – Matheu – Dans Met Jou – 14:30 to 15:00
- Ukraine – Sophia Ivanko – The Spirit of Music – 15:00 to 15:30
LIVE COVERAGE | Live blog in progress
12:30 CET // Welcome to the live blog from the Arena Gliwice in Poland. Follow live the second rehearsals this afternoon from Wales, Serbia, Spain, the Netherlands and Ukraine.
Wales – Erin Mai – Calon yn Curo (Heart Beating)
13:02 CET // Erin begins the song alone on stage.
13:03 CET // When Erin sings the lyrics “Calon yn Curo”, the lyrics appear on the background in different languages.
13:04 CET // Erin does clog dancing with the dancers during the dance break.
13:11 CET // Erin begins her second run through.
13:13 CET // Erin is standing on a platform on stage, which is covered by her dress.
13:14 CET // Erin reveals clog shoes during the dance break.
13:20 CET // Erin begins her third run through.
13:23 CET // No major changes on this run through.
Serbia – Darija Vračević – Podigni Glas (Raise Your Voice)
13:36 CET // Darija is performing alone on stage.
13:38 CET // A pair of wings appears behind Darija before the last chorus.
13:40 CET // A CGI Earth appears in Darija’s hand at the end of the song.
13:43 CET // The first shot shows the entire stage before zooming in on Darija.
13:46 CET // The words “We Don’t Have a Planet B” appear on the background when the song ends.
13:53 CET // Darija begins her third run through.
14:01 CET // Darija begins her fourth run through.
Spain – Melani Garcia – Marte
14:26 CET // Melani starts the performance with her back to the audience sitting in a plie of plastic.
14:27 CET // Melani is joined on stage by four backing singers.
14:28 CET // The stage is covered in nets with plastic bottles.
14:29 CET // Images of the ocean and aquatic animals appear on the background.
14:35 CET // Melani begins her second run through.
14:37 CET // No major changes on this run through.
14:42 CET // The first shot on Melani is now closer to Melani and does not show the plastic from before.
Netherlands – Matheu – Dans Met Jou
14:52 CET // Matheu’s microphone is not on for the first few seconds of the song.
14:53 CET // Matheu’s choreography is similar to that of Junior Songfestival.
14:54 CET // Matheu has added choruses in English.
15:02 CET // Matheu begins his second run through.
15:05 CET // Matheu engages with the audience during the last chorus.
15:10 CET // Matheu begins his third run through.
15:14 CET // No major changes on this run through.
Ukraine – Sophia Ivanko – The Spirit of Music
15:21 CET // Sophia is performing alone. A spotlight appears on her when she starts singing.
15:23 CET // Lights flash around the stage when Sophia starts the freestyle vocals.
15:27 CET // Sophia begins her second run through.
15:30 CET // Sophia does a reveal of fringe on her outfit for the final chorus.
15:34 CET // We are now being shown France’s postcard, which was filmed in the Palm House in Gliwice.
15:36 CET // Sophia begins her third run through.
15:39 CET // No major changes in this run through.
15:44 CET // Sophia begins her fourth run through.
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The nineteen nations taking part in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 are:
- Albania – Isea Çili – Mikja ime fëmijëri
- Armenia – Karina Ignatyan – Colours Of Your Dream
- Australia – Jordan Anthony – We Will Rise
- Belarus – Liza Misnikova – Pepelny (Ashen)
- France – Carla – Bim Bam Toi
- Georgia – Giorgi Rostiashvili – We Need Love
- Ireland – Anna Kearney – Banshee
- Italy – Marta Viola – La Voce Della Terra
- Kazakhstan – Yerzhan Maxim – Armanyńnan Qalma
- Malta – Eliana Gomez Blanco – We Are More
- Netherlands – Matheu – Dans Met Jou
- North Macedonia – Mila Moskov – Fire
- Poland – Mila Moskov – Fire
- Portugal – Joana Almeida – Vem Comigo (Come With Me)
- Russia – Tatyana Mezhentseva and Denberel Oorzhak – A Time For Us
- Serbia – Darija Vračević – Podigni Glas (Raise Your Voice)
- Spain – Melani Garcia – Marte
- Ukraine – Sophia Ivanko – The Spirit of Music
- Wales – Erin Mai – Calon yn Curo (Heart Beating)
