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About two weeks is the 14th Junior Eurovision Song Contest again. Meanwhile there is still a lot of news published on the myriad changes this year to the children’s contest. An overview.<\/p>\n

Countries<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Seventeen countries are taking part. Take Cyprus, Israel and Poland<\/strong> for the first time since two, four and twelve years respectively, in turn. Montenegro, San Marino and Slovenia remain at home.<\/p>\n

The candidates and their songs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The full list of participants is finally known, two weeks before the final. The Irish national final, in advance, just yesterday evening was closed at the Irish TG4. The song from Israel, however, is still not released. All participants of this year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Land<\/th>Deelnemer(s)<\/th>Nummer<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Albani\u00eb<\/td>Klesta Qehaja<\/td>Besoj<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Armeni\u00eb<\/td>Anahit & Mary<\/td>Tarber<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Australie<\/td>Alexa Curtis<\/td>We Are<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bulgarije<\/td>Lidia Ganeva<\/td>Magical Day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyprus<\/td>George Michaelides<\/td>Dance Floor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Georgi\u00eb<\/td>Mariam Mamadashvili<\/td>Mzeo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ierland<\/td>Zena Donnelly<\/td>Br\u00edce ar Bhr\u00edce<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Isra\u00ebl<\/td>Shir & Tim<\/td>Follow My Heart<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Itali\u00eb<\/td>Fiamma Boccia<\/td>Cara Mamma (Dear Mom)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(VJR) Macedoni\u00eb<\/td>Martija Stanojkovi\u0107<\/td>Love Will Lead Our Way (Ljubovta ne vodi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malta<\/td>Christina Magrin<\/td>Parachute<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nederland<\/td>Kisses<\/td>Kisses & Dancin'<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oekra\u00efne<\/td>Sofia Rol<\/td>Planet Craves for Love<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Polen<\/td>Olivia Wieczorek<\/td>Nie zapomnij<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rusland<\/td>The Water of Life Project<\/td>Water of Life<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Servi\u00eb<\/td>Dunja Jeli\u010di\u0107<\/td>U La La La<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wit-Rusland<\/td>Alexander Minyonok<\/td>Musyka moih pobed (Music is my only way)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

More information about them can be found on our Candidates pages<\/a>.\u00a0Update: <\/strong>also the song from Israel has become known. Thus all entries are now also free to listen to.<\/p>\n

The presenters<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The EBU was also already known that the JESC 2016 will be presented by a duo, after two years of ladies who only had to get the job done. Valerie Vella and am Camille<\/strong> will the afternoon talk to each other. Both of them are on their island known as presenters, and they have left with the (J) ESF. Valerie has been the commentator for the Junior version for the Maltese tv, and gave in the past two times the points of her country during the voting in the Eurovision song contest. Ben presented this year all the Maltese qualifying round for the ESF.<\/p>\n

The changes<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

This year is marked by radical changes in the rules of procedure and conduct of the contest:<\/p>\n