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Previewing the second half of Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025

So many kids, so little time… but they’re all so so talented, and representing their countries in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest being held on Saturday 13 December (5pm CET) in Tbilisi. Michael and Io preview the second half of this year’s Contest and there’s a lot to talk about. Michael has a Book Week favourite and Io laments the loss of kid-first songs. But what do you think? Make sure you vote at jesc.tv [https://jesc.tv]! What do Michael and Io want back next time? Which song has Io positively beaming? Which country might need an intervention? GET INVOLVED [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/svg/1f4fa.svg] Watch the show on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNupxFU3GgA] (live from 3am AEST on 14 December) [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/svg/1f3a7.svg] Listen to the songs on your preferred platform [https://jesc.lnk.to/tbilisi2025] [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/svg/1f4f9.svg] Watch the video by following the link [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/svg/1f4f2.svg] Follow JOYEurovision across Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and X at linktr.ee/joy_eurovision [https://linktr.ee/joy_eurovision] [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/svg/1f30f.svg] Not in Australia? Grab this podcast via Spotify Podcasts [https://open.spotify.com/show/0gWH7KIjvYZ5gEKO9bNNsu]. PLAYLIST North Macedonia: Nela Mancheska – Miracle      Watch on YouTube [https://joy.org.au/babblepop/wp-content/uploads/sites/261/2014/01/YouTube-social-icon_red_48px-e1389269131745.png?x11285]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVWXPbts-ng Montenegro: Asja Džogović – I Tužna i Srećna Priča [Both a Sad and a Happy Story]      Watch on YouTube [https://joy.org.au/babblepop/wp-content/uploads/sites/261/2014/01/YouTube-social-icon_red_48px-e1389269131745.png?x11285]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Rr0s42XLQk Italy: Leonardo Giovannangeli – Rockstar      Watch on YouTube [https://joy.org.au/babblepop/wp-content/uploads/sites/261/2014/01/YouTube-social-icon_red_48px-e1389269131745.png?x11285]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-Q1s-OdG7g Portugal: Inês Gonçalves – Para Onde Vai o Amor? [Where Does Love Go?]      Watch on YouTube [https://joy.org.au/babblepop/wp-content/uploads/sites/261/2014/01/YouTube-social-icon_red_48px-e1389269131745.png?x11285]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPA6M23ELoc Spain: Gonzalo Pinillos – Érase Una Vez (Once Upon a Time)      Watch on YouTube [https://joy.org.au/babblepop/wp-content/uploads/sites/261/2014/01/YouTube-social-icon_red_48px-e1389269131745.png?x11285]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v4_95a2mno Georgia: Anita Abgariani – Shine Like a Star      Watch on YouTube [https://joy.org.au/babblepop/wp-content/uploads/sites/261/2014/01/YouTube-social-icon_red_48px-e1389269131745.png?x11285]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGiliGnn_JM Cyprus: Rafaella & Christos – AWAY      Watch on YouTube [https://joy.org.au/babblepop/wp-content/uploads/sites/261/2014/01/YouTube-social-icon_red_48px-e1389269131745.png?x11285]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiME0AyboDY France: Lou Deleuze – Ce Monde [This World]      Watch on YouTube [https://joy.org.au/babblepop/wp-content/uploads/sites/261/2014/01/YouTube-social-icon_red_48px-e1389269131745.png?x11285]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCR8S822vuU Albania: Kroni Pula – Fruta Perime [Fruits and Vegetables]      Watch on YouTube [https://joy.org.au/babblepop/wp-content/uploads/sites/261/2014/01/YouTube-social-icon_red_48px-e1389269131745.png?x11285]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg1RxOl9R6c The post Previewing the second half of Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 [https://joy.org.au/joyeurovision/2025/12/previewing-the-second-half-of-junior-eurovision-song-contest-2025/] appeared first on JOY Eurovision [https://joy.org.au/joyeurovision].

Previewing the first half of Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025

It’s time to celebrate children’s talent as the Junior Eurovision Song Contest lands for another year. Michael and Io preview the first half of this year’s Contest, being held on Saturday 13 December (5pm CET) in Tbilisi. Who’s getting the party started? What’s medicine got to do with it? Where are the adults in children’s clothing? GET INVOLVED [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/svg/1f4fa.svg] Watch the show on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNupxFU3GgA] (live from 3am AEST on 14 December) [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/svg/1f3a7.svg] Listen to the songs on your preferred platform [https://jesc.lnk.to/tbilisi2025] [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/svg/1f4f9.svg] Watch the video by following the link [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/svg/1f4f2.svg] Follow JOYEurovision across Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and X at linktr.ee/joy_eurovision [https://linktr.ee/joy_eurovision] [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/svg/1f30f.svg] Not in Australia? Grab this podcast via Spotify Podcasts [https://open.spotify.com/show/0gWH7KIjvYZ5gEKO9bNNsu]. PLAYLIST Malta: Eliza Borg – I Believe    Watch on YouTube [https://joy.org.au/babblepop/wp-content/uploads/sites/261/2014/01/YouTube-social-icon_red_48px-e1389269131745.png?x11285]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN0Bq6glQxQ Azerbaijan: Yağmur – Miau Miau [Azeri: Meow Meow]    Watch on YouTube [https://joy.org.au/babblepop/wp-content/uploads/sites/261/2014/01/YouTube-social-icon_red_48px-e1389269131745.png?x11285]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENLjwEkT4hs Croatia: Marino Vrgoč – Snovi [Croatian: Dreams]    Watch on YouTube [https://joy.org.au/babblepop/wp-content/uploads/sites/261/2014/01/YouTube-social-icon_red_48px-e1389269131745.png?x11285]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf-9hWTPnQA San Marino: Martina CRV – Beyond the Stars    Watch on YouTube [https://joy.org.au/babblepop/wp-content/uploads/sites/261/2014/01/YouTube-social-icon_red_48px-e1389269131745.png?x11285]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfUuArfuXkk Armenia: Albert – Brave Heart    Watch on YouTube [https://joy.org.au/babblepop/wp-content/uploads/sites/261/2014/01/YouTube-social-icon_red_48px-e1389269131745.png?x11285]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4Wop4GSbhk Ukraine: Sofia Nersesian – Motanka    Watch on YouTube [https://joy.org.au/babblepop/wp-content/uploads/sites/261/2014/01/YouTube-social-icon_red_48px-e1389269131745.png?x11285]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcISSNWTiiM Ireland: Lottie O’Driscoll Murray – Rúin [Gaelic: Secrets]    Watch on YouTube [https://joy.org.au/babblepop/wp-content/uploads/sites/261/2014/01/YouTube-social-icon_red_48px-e1389269131745.png?x11285]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW-JdmLzCI8&pp=0gcJCSMKAYcqIYzv Netherlands: Meadow – Freeze    Watch on YouTube [https://joy.org.au/babblepop/wp-content/uploads/sites/261/2014/01/YouTube-social-icon_red_48px-e1389269131745.png?x11285]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0JtS8621Ec Poland: Marianna Kłos – Brightest Light    Watch on YouTube [https://joy.org.au/babblepop/wp-content/uploads/sites/261/2014/01/YouTube-social-icon_red_48px-e1389269131745.png?x11285]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WArvwP8gtk8 The post Previewing the first half of Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 [https://joy.org.au/joyeurovision/2025/12/previewing-the-first-half-of-junior-eurovision-song-contest-2025/] appeared first on JOY Eurovision [https://joy.org.au/joyeurovision].

Let’s party: Time to say goodbye to Eurovision 2025

It’s that time, when we say goodbye to Eurovision for another year. Michael and Io traipse into (the old school version of) Euroclub to let their hair down, enjoy a boogie, have a drink and share some goss as Season 2025 comes to a close. Hear from some national finals we never got to, find out what the latest voting dramas are up to, and enjoy Te Deum one last time. What’s in the water in Lithuania? Can Stefan Raab ever step away? And what the hell actually did happen? GET INVOLVED [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/svg/1f4f2.svg] Follow JOYEurovision across Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and X at linktr.ee/joy_eurovision [https://linktr.ee/joy_eurovision] [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/svg/1f30f.svg] Not in Australia? Grab this podcast via Spotify Podcasts [https://open.spotify.com/show/0gWH7KIjvYZ5gEKO9bNNsu]. PLAYLIST Remember Monday – What The Hell Just Happened? (Marcus Wiles Radio Edit) July Jones [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/svg/1f308.svg] – New Religion Lion Ceccah [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/svg/1f308.svg] – Drobė Liepa – Ar Mylėtum? Feuerschwanz ft Dag SDP – Knightclub Abor & Tynna – Baller (nowifi Remix) Evangelia – Vále Klavdia – Asteromáta (Playmen & Valeron Remix) Go-Jo – Milkshake Man (Joylon Petch Radio Edit) The post Let’s party: Time to say goodbye to Eurovision 2025 [https://joy.org.au/joyeurovision/2025/05/lets-party-time-to-say-goodbye-to-eurovision-2025/] appeared first on JOY Eurovision [https://joy.org.au/joyeurovision].

JJ’s a 2025 Eurovision winner baby: Celebrating Austria

Danke Österreich! The Eurovision trophy was lifted by JJ, after getting over the line in a nailbiting 2025 Grand Final. Michael and Io turn the clocks back to celebrate all things Austria at Eurovision, ever since ORF’s first entry in 1957. Experience the ups, the downs, the non-qualifications, the withdrawals and the wins through this special winner’s retrospective. What does Michael need to see return to Eurovision? Why was Conchita so important to Io? What was Austria thinking in the 2000s? GET INVOLVED [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/svg/1f4f2.svg] Follow JOYEurovision across Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and X at linktr.ee/joy_eurovision [https://linktr.ee/joy_eurovision] [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/svg/1f30f.svg] Not in Australia? Grab this podcast via Spotify Podcasts [https://open.spotify.com/show/0gWH7KIjvYZ5gEKO9bNNsu]. PLAYLIST 1957: Bob Martin – Wohin, kleines Pony? [Where to, little pony?] [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/svg/1f3c6.svg] 1966: Udo Jürgens – Merci, Chérie [Thank you, darling] 1977: Schmetterlinge – Boom-boom boomerang 1985: Gary Lux – Kinder Dieser Welt [Children of the world] 1996: George Nussbaumer – Weil’s dr guat got [Because you feel good] 2003: Alf Poier – Weil der Mensch zählt [Because mankind are the ones who are counting] 2005: Global Kryner – Y Así [And so] [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/svg/1f3c6.svg] 2014: Conchita Wurst [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/svg/1f308.svg] – Rise Like A Phoenix 2023: TEYA & SALENA – Who The Hell Is Edgar? 2024: Kaleen – We Will Rave [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/svg/1f3c6.svg] 2025: JJ [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/svg/1f308.svg] – Wasted Love The post JJ’s a 2025 Eurovision winner baby: Celebrating Austria [https://joy.org.au/joyeurovision/2025/05/jjs-a-2025-eurovision-winner-baby-celebrating-austria/] appeared first on JOY Eurovision [https://joy.org.au/joyeurovision].

Previewing the Eurovision 2025 Grand Final

After months of drama, backflips, cartwheels, protests and personnel changes, we’ve arrived at our final destination: The Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. Michael and Io roll up their sleeves to preview the six auto qualifiers and share their thoughts on the 26 songs in the running to claim the (currently unbroken) glass trophy. The Grand Final for 2025 comes to you live on SBS and SBS On Demand [https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/eurovision] on Sunday 18 May at 5am (AEST). Remember: You need to up and watching LIVE to vote and make your voice count. What might Germany and Australia have in common? Which country has had a glow up? What did Michael and Io (and a heap of Aussies) see on the French stage? GET INVOLVED [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/svg/1f4f2.svg] Follow JOYEurovision across Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and X at linktr.ee/joy_eurovision [https://linktr.ee/joy_eurovision] [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/svg/1f5f3.svg]  Vote now [https://app.opinionx.co/418c01e6-263f-4a71-a190-a6d6baf6906d] to tell us who you think should win the 2025 trophy. [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/svg/1f3a7.svg] Save the music to your preferred streaming platform [https://eurovision.lnk.to/ESC25]. [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/svg/1f30f.svg] Not in Australia? Grab this podcast via Spotify Podcasts [https://open.spotify.com/show/0gWH7KIjvYZ5gEKO9bNNsu]. PLAYLIST Spain: Melody – ESA DIVA [THAT DIVA] United Kingdom: Remember Monday – What The Hell Just Happened? Italy: Lucio Corsi – Volevo essere un duro [I wanted to be a tough guy] Germany: Abor & Tynna – Baller [Shoot] Switzerland: Zoë Më – Voyage France: Louane – maman [Mum] The post Previewing the Eurovision 2025 Grand Final [https://joy.org.au/joyeurovision/2025/05/previewing-the-eurovision-2025-grand-final/] appeared first on JOY Eurovision [https://joy.org.au/joyeurovision].