BELARUS – Ukraine, who won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2012 with Anastasiya Petryk’s Nebo, joins the previously announced Albania, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, France, FYR Macedonia, Georgia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, the Netherlands and Wales for the 2018 contest.
Belarus’ public broadcaster BTRC (Belarusian Television and Radio Company) will host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018, which will take place at the Minsk Arena on Sunday 25 November, the second time the contest has been held at the 15,000 seat stadium in the Belarusian capital.
This year could see the most exciting contest yet with fierce competition for the accolade of previous winners Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Italy, Malta, Russia, The Netherlands and Ukraine plus a host of other strong contenders. Both Kazakhstan and Wales are competing in the contest for the first time.
SOURCE: JUNIOREUROVISION.TV
