Iceland says ‘nei’ to Junior Eurovision

Italy's representative, Vincenzo Cantiello, won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest …

Italy's representative, Vincenzo Cantiello, won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest last year. Photo: EBU (Elena Volotova & Maria Mifsud)

Iceland is still not interested in taking part in the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, according to national broadcaster RÚV.

The Eurovision news website ESC+Plus has announced that RÚV will not be making its début at the 2015 Contest to be held in Sofia, Bulgaria on 21 November.

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest is a song competition similar to the traditional Eurovision Song Contest for ten to fifteen-year-olds. Iceland has never taken part.

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