With just over two weeks until Junior Eurovision takes place, more artists finalize promoting the final versions of their entry. Today, Serbia’s Junior Eurovision 2020 representative Petar Aničić has released an English Lyric Video of his entry ‘Heartbeat‘, which you are able to listen to below:
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020
Junior Eurovision 2020 is to be held on November 29 in the Polish capital of Warsaw. The slogan for the show is ‘Move The World’. Following Viki Gabor’s victory on home soil in 2019, this will mark TVP’s second consecutive time hosting.
The following countries (and entries) have been confirmed to be taking part in the contest:
- Belarus: Arina Pehtereva – “Aliens”
- France: Valentina – “J’imagine”
- Georgia: Sandra Gadelia – You Are Not Alone
- Germany: Susan – “Stronger With You”
- Kazakhstan: Karakat Bashanova – “Forever”
- Malta: Chanel Monseigneur – “Chasing Sunsets”
- Netherlands: Unity – “Best Friends”
- Poland: Ala Tracz – “I’ll Be Standing”
- Russia: Sofia Feskova – “My New Day”
- Serbia: Petar Aničić – “Heartbeat”
- Spain: Soleá – “Palante”
- Ukraine: Oleksandr Balabanov – “Vidkryvay”
Serbia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Serbia debuted at Junior Eurovision at the 2006 contest, hosted in Bucharest, having previously participated as Serbia and Montenegro in 2005. Between 2006 and 2010, they used the national selection Izbor za dečju pesmu Evrovizije to select their entrant. They did not participate between 2011 and 2013.
Their best result to date is third place, which they have achieved on two occasions, in 2007 and 2010. The former was achieved by Nevena Božović, who went on to represent Serbia at the main contest in both 2013 and 2019. Having not qualified for the final as part of Moje 3, Nevena returned as a solo artist this singer, reaching 18th in the Grand Final with “Kruna”.
In 2019, Darija Vračević represented Serbia at the contest in Gliwice-Silesia. Her song “Podigni Glas” finished in 10th place, scoring 109 points.
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