Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 - Complete Coverage, Interviews and Photos

Dear Fans of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013. Please find below a summary of all the interviews and photos we took here in Kiev and Palace of the Ukraine since we are here. Enjoy the pictures and the smiley young artists in their element during the interviews. At this point I would like to thank the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) representatives and colleagues from NTU on location in the venue for their kind cooperation and the set up of this event and made us media guys very welcome.

You can watch the Grand Final live Saturday, 30 November 2013 at 1900 hours CET on www.junioreurovision.tv. And after the contest the you can watch it from the Archive on that website.

The Result after the final voting from Russia - Malta won JESC2013!

Photos:
Find here the link to the photos taken during the interviews, the Welcome Reception, City Tour of Kiev and the backstage tour. (Volume 1 of 2)
Here is volume two with some photos of the Dress Rehearsals, The Winners' Press Conference and the Aftershow Party. (Volume 2 of 2)

Eurovision Radio International's Special Broadcast:
The Radio Show of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with a look back at the winners of the contest and some highlights plus this year's entries. Catch up with a special broadcast of the show Eurovision Radio International here as broadcast on 27 November 2013 from Kiev.

Interviews:

The Winner's Interview - Gaia Gauchi from even more sunnier Malta :)

Eurovision Song Contest Winner 2013 - Emmelie de Forest

Armenia - Monica - Choco Fabric

Azerbaijan - Rustam - Me and my guitar

Belarus - Ilya - Poy so mnoy

Georgia - The Smile Shop - Give me your smile

Macedonia - Barbara - Ohrid i muzika

Malta - Gaia Gauchi - The Start

Moldova - Rafael - Cum sa fin

Netherlands -Mylene and Rosanne - Double me

Russia - Dayana - Mechtay

San Marino - Michele - O-o-O Sole intorno a me

Sweden - Elias - Det aer dit vi ska

Ukraine -Sofia - We are one

Russia's representative in 2009 and 2011 - Katya Ryabova

EBU Executive Supervisor of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 - Vladislav Yakovlev

Co-Host of the Show - Timur Miroshnychenko

Co-Host of the Show - Zlata Ognevitch

Camera Director of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 - Marek Miil

Kath Lockett - Head of Press of the European Broadcasting Union and Luke Fisher, Communication Coordinator

Executive Producer of the the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 from NTU (National Television Ukraine)  - Mr. Roman Keryk

Deputy Director of National Television Ukraine (NTU) - Ms. Victoria Romanova

Gianluca Bezzina in interview and more

The Winner's Press Conference
Gianluca still cannot believe it

Interview with Gianluca Bezzina (Malta 2013) and more: On Saturday, 02 February 2013 Malta selected their entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with a young medical doctor by the name of Gianluca Bezzina who will be the Ambassador of Malta in Malmoe waving the Maltese Flag and singing the song "Tomorrow" which won Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2013 followed by Kevin Borg's "Needing you" as runner up. The full result can be viewed on the site of our colleagues of escflashmalta.com

Radio International airs this week an interview with Gianluca after he won the national final but also an interview that was done before the contest together with his sister Dorothy Bezzina who also had a song in the competition called "Starting from the End". During the aftershow party JP also spoke to the composers of "Tomorrow" Boris Cezek & Dean Muscat and last year's winner of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest - Kurt Calleya who qualified Malta for the Grand Final in Baku with the song "This is the night". The interview with Boris and Dean - the composers - will be aired next week during Radio International.

• The Results of the Radio International Online Voting can be found - here
• Photos of the Malta Experience can be viewed here in Album 1 and Album 2
• See the interview with Kurt Calleja - here
• The interview with Gianluca and Dorothy Bezzina is available here
• Watch the Winner's Press Conference - here
• Watch the interview with the composers (Boris Cezek & Dean Muscat) of "Tomorrow" - here