Lets take a trip down memory lane...My favourite winners!

After ten years of Junior Eurovision, we have had some amazing winners! But here is my personal top ten, of the winning songs!

Coming in at Number 10 is  Alexey Zhigalkovich who won the 2007 JESC (junior Eurovision song contest) in Rotterdam (Netherlands). Alexey was Belarus's second win, after they won in 2005. The song was called 'S Druz'yami', which translates to 'With rubble'.  Okay, What? That was my reaction to the title translation anyway, it sounds much better in Belarusian. Personally, I didn't take to the song. In fact I rather dislike it. I think Alexeys performance was great and the dancers were amazing but I felt it was either too much, or there was something missing. I still enjoyed watching it though, but as I said before it is not my favourite.

At Number 9 is Kseniya Sitnik who won the2005 JESC in Hasselt (Belguim). Kseniya also represented Belarus. Her song was called 'My Vmeste', which in English means 'We are together'. The song is extremely catchy. I honestly sung it for days after I first heard it! But again, something about the performance was off. I remember first seeing the performance and thinking 'that is she wearing' but, that probably helped her stand out from the crowd! Everything was bouncy and playful, yet still simple and catchy. I much prefer this one to my number 10, but it is not quite as good as the others.

My Number 8 is Candy who won the 2011 JESC in Yerevan (Armenia). Candy represented Georgia with their song 'Candy Music'. Candy's victory was the second celebrated by Georgia as they won the contest once before in 2008. This song is like sugar, so sweet it will rot your brain and give you cavities because you would have sung it too much! I find myself singing this when I got to buy candy or if I ever hear the word 'candy'. Georgia really pull out the most infectious and different entries and always leave a lasting impression. Candy did not fail to disappoint, the choreography was spotless, the costumes were eye catching and the vocals were on point. Personally, I think that Ana's solo at the end really made the song. Her vocals were INSANE. The band as a whole were fantastic, but still I will go on!

At Number 7 is Vladimir Arzumanyan who won the 2010 JESC in Minsk (Belarus). Vladimir represented Armenia with his song 'Mama' and is the only Armenian contestant to win the contest so far. I love this song. Nearly everything worked together. The story book that featured throughout was literally picture perfect. It really gave people who did not understand the lyrics, a clear idea of the songs meaning. I looked up the English lyrics for the song, and it is about Vladimir falling for a girl and asking his mother for advice. Absolute genius! (Credit to the writers on this one!) But the only downside to this, was that it sounded very much like Sirusho's song 'Qele Qele' which was Armenia's entry into the 2008 Eurovision song contest which also did very well. I think this may be one of the reasons this great song is not at the top. But all that said, amazing!

At Number 6 is Ralf Machenbach who won the 2009 JESC in Kyiv (Ukraine). Ralf represented the Netherlands with his song 'Click Clack'. Ralf was the first  (and only so far) contestant to win for The Netherlands, who take the contest very seriously. This song is very catchy! I think that the song won because the majority of the lyrics are words that anyone of any nation can sing because they have no set meaning. The other lyrics are not particularly amazing or creative, but that is made up for by the amazing choreography of the piece. The song is about Ralf's love for tap dancing (hence the 'click clack') and the choreography is primarily made from tap, which is a great change from most of the 'modern' dancing seen in the contest. Ralf's passion really comes out in his performance, bravo!

Now starting the top 5 is The Tolmachevy Sisters who won JESC 2006 in Bucharest (Romania). The Twins represented Russia with their song 'Spring Jazz'. The Tolmachevy sisters are the only Russian contestants to take first place so far, but Russia have placed second many times. I really like this song. This is also so catchy! The simple dancing from the girls, paired with the backing dancers and jazzy song really bring the whole thing to life! I love this song, because it is so different from the cookie cut pop that Eurovision brings! My favourites from most the JESC's are normally the  performances that are different. The girls are very lovable and their vocals are outstanding! Brillant work Russia!

At Number 4 is Dino who won the first every JESC in Copenhagen (Denmark). Dino represented Croatia with his song 'Ti Si Moja Prva Ljubav' which in English translates to 'Your my first love'. Dino is the only Croatian to win the competition and may be this way for a long time because unfortunately Croatia do not enter JESC anymore. The song is beautiful with lyrics that have a meaning. But I think Dino's performance is what Junior Eurovision is about, having fun while doing what you love! Dino's pure passion and drive is what made him stand out! He didn't have a full dance routine, he didn't have crazy backing dancers. It was Dino, his piano and a microphone. Dino will truly go down in JESC history!

Number 3 goes to Anastaysia Petryk who won last year's JESC in Amsterdam (The Netherlands). Anastaysia represented Ukraine with her song 'Nebo' translating to 'The sky' in English. I have given and full and detailed analysis on this song in a previous post (so check it out if you are interested) but this song is just amazing. It is faultless. It is simple, it is unique and it is beautiful. I simply can not agree with anything negative about it because Anastaysia's vocals were on point, strong and solid. Her staging and wardrobe were fabulous and I have listened to the song so many times I know the words by heart in English and Ukrainian. Beautiful.

At Number 2 is Maria Isabel who won JESC in Lillehammer (Norway). Maria Isabel represented Spain with her song 'Antes Muerta Ques Una Sencilla' translating to 'I'd rather be dead than normal' in English. Maria Isabel is the only ever Spanish winner and may well ever be because Spain also do not compete in JESC anymore. I will begin by saying that I do not speak full Spanish and I am not Spanish. But this song makes me want to move to Spain or learn flamenco or something do something Spanish. I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS. The song is what fuelled my JESC addiction when I was little. At around age nine or ten I learnt all of the words in Spanish which took me weeks! I learnt the dance moves and even convinced my parents to buy me a fan. I taught all of my friends and we formed a tribute band and performed in my school's talent show. Its catchy, its simple, its brilliant. You didn't need to know what any of the lyrics meant, you just sang it anyway! I could talk for hours about this song, but it is so close to my heart and that is why it is at my number 2.

At Number 1 is Bzikebi who won the 2008 JESC in Lemesos (Cyprus). Bzikebi represented Georgia with there song 'Bzz'. They were the first victory for Georgia. The reason why this is my number one, is because it really took Europe by surprise. Nobody would have every expected that three small Georgian children could turn the sound 'Bzz' into a three and abit minute song! Its crazy! I should be so wrong, but it is SO right! The costumes were fabulous (shout out to the stylists the boys hat made the performance!) The tune is infectious and could be a literal disease because writing this is making me sing it over and over in my head! If you haven't seen this performance, give it a watch on you tube. You will see the absolute brilliance behind it. It is brilliant. Everything about it is brilliant. I could again, go on and on but I will spare you the boredom.

This is all of my own personal opinions and the list took me ages to decide who went where. All of the winners are so deserving and I could not think of a more amazingly talented group of people to go down in the JESC hall of fame. However, I would love to hear from you! But before you voice your opinion check out all of the winning performances on you tube as they are all worth the watch.


*Quick little update* The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 has not released any more songs yet, not since I posted about Ukraine. So I will voice my opinions of the constants when the songs are officially released! Sorry!