Rehearsals for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 commenced today at the Caja Mágica in Madrid.
The first rehearsals are taking place today for half of the 17 countries competing in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024. Each country has forty minutes to rehearse on the stage in Madrid.
First rehearsals are held behind closed doors with no members of the press in attendance. JuniorEurovision.tv will release short videos and images from the first rehearsals over the course of today. Alongside rehearsals, the participants will continue filming their postcards.
Taking to the stage for their first rehearsals today are:
Italy: Simone Grande – “Pigiama Party”- 🇪🇪 Estonia: Annabelle – “Tänavad”
- Albania: Nikol Çabeli – “Vallëzoj”
- 🇦🇲 Armenia: Leo – “Cosmic Friend”
- Cyprus: Maria Pissarides – “Crystal Waters”
- 🇲🇰 North Macedonia: Ana and Aleksej – “Marathon”
- Georgia: Andria Putkaradze – “To My Mom”
- Spain: Chloe DelaRosa – “Como la Lola”
- Ukraine: Artem Kotenko – “Hear Me Now”
Italy: Simone Grande – “Pigiama Party”
Albania: Nikol Çabeli – “Vallëzoj”
Cyprus: Maria Pissarides – “Crystal Waters”
Georgia: Andria Putkaradze – “To My Mom”
Spain: Chloe DelaRosa – “Como la Lola”
Ukraine: Artem Kotenko – “Hear Me Now”Find out more about each country’s rehearsals and staging below.
Georgia: Andria Putkaradze – “To My Mom”
Georgia opened rehearsals this morning in Madrid. Andria is joined on stage by 10-year-old Gabriel Machabeli. Georgia is using two screens on stage as part of their performance alongside a table and chairs to tell the story of their performance.
Italy: Simone Grande – “Pigiama Party”
Simone Grande was the second artist on stage and has brought a pajama party on stage to Madrid. He is joined on stage by two dancers, a bed and various pillows and cushions. The LED graphics on the screen show a grand house in an array of colours, while a pyro also features in the performance.
Cyprus: Maria Pissarides – “Crystal Waters”
Maria Pissarides brings Cyprus back to Junior Eurovision for the first time in ten years. Four dancers are performing with her; Andriana Polemiti, Adriana Markich, Ciara Economopoulos and Danae Petrou. All of the performers are dressed in white, the images from rehearsals show strong use of lighting and pyros.
You can watch more footage from the rehearsal below:
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Albania: Nikol Çabeli – “Vallëzoj”
After Cyprus, it was the turn of Nikol from Albania to have her first rehearsal. Nikol is performing alone on stage in a pink floral dress, she is wearing arms of petals and holds a flower through the performance. The colour palate appears to be pink, red and purple.
Ukraine: Artem Kotenko – “Hear Me Now”
Ukraine has brought an elevated national final performance of “Hear Me Now” to Madrid. Artem and his backing dancers are all dressed in white and silver. The dancers use illuminated panels as part of the choreography. The Ukraine performance looks to use lighting as a key element of their staging.
🇪🇪 Estonia: Annabelle – “Tänavad”
Annabelle has two dancers on stage with her for her performance in Madrid. She is wearing a pink tracksuit, while her dancers are in black leather. Estonia has opened for a cityscape backdrop for its LED. A short snippet of the performance has been released on social media:
🇦🇲 Armenia: Leo – “Cosmic Friend”
Armenia has recreated its music video on stage in the Spanish capital. The prop which was seen in the music video has made its way to Madrid, with an impressive LED backdrop to bring the video to life. Leo is joined on stage by four dancers for his performance of “Cosmic Friend”.
🇲🇰 North Macedonia: Ana and Aleksej – “Marathon”
Ana and Aleksej’s “Marathon” is brought to life. The two singers are wearing outfits designed by Elena Luka which are black and pink. The North Macedonian performance features a mix of what appears to be a starry sky backdrop and graphics including lyrics from the song.
Spain: Chloe DelaRosa – “Como la Lola”
Spain closed out today’s rehearsals with Chloe DelaRosa taking to the stage in Madrid. The performance is bright and colourful with pink, blue, orange and yellow featuring strongly in the staging. “Como la Lola” also has a square box with an open circle in the middle, while smoke pyro can also be seen in the rehearsal pictures.
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024
The 2024 edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Madrid, following their second-place finish at the 2023 contest. The final will take place at the Caja Mágica on November 16, bringing the contest back to a Saturday for the first time since 2015. The winner, France, declined the hosting responsibility after hosting the 2023 edition in Nice.
The 17 countries and the singers and songs representing them are:
- 🇮🇹 Italy: Simone Grande – “Pigiama Party”
- 🇪🇪 Estonia: Annabelle – “Tänavad”
- 🇦🇱 Albania: Nikol Çabeli – “Vallëzoj”
- 🇦🇲 Armenia: Leo – “Cosmic Friend”
- 🇨🇾 Cyprus: Maria Pissarides – “Crystal Waters”
- 🇫🇷 France: Titouan – “Comme ci, comme ça”
- 🇲🇰 North Macedonia: Ana and Aleksej – “Marathon”
- 🇵🇱 Poland: Dominik Arim – “All Together”
- 🇬🇪 Georgia: Andria Putkaradze – “To My Mom”
- 🇪🇸 Spain: Chloe DelaRosa – “Como la Lola”
- 🇩🇪 Germany: Bjarne – “Save the Best For Us”
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands: Stay Tuned – “Music”
- 🇸🇲 San Marino: Idols SM – “Come noi”
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine: Artem Kotenko – “Hear Me Now”
- 🇵🇹 Portugal: Victoria Nicole – “Esperança”
- 🇮🇪 Ireland – Enya Cox Dempsey – “Le Chéile”
- 🇲🇹 Malta: Ramires Sciberras – “Stilla ċkejkna”
Image Source: EBU/Corinne Cumming
