Junior Eurovision 2023: Before Show - My Top 16 Songs

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Anyway, this was an unbelievably hard selection of songs to rank because I think almost all of them are at almost exactly the same level quality-wise (solid). Everything apart from my Top 5 and my Bottom 2 might as well be tied, and my Top 3 are all so close that I had a VERY hard time deciding on a winner. As a whole, this contest is so wide open that it's near impossible to say who'll win, but my prediction is that this is such a ballad-heavy year that most of the ballads will cancel each other out and clear the way for one of the more upbeat songs (particularly Netherlands, Spain, Armenia, or France) to win. As of right now, I think Spain in particular has pretty good chances.
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SONGS:
Albania: Viola Gjyzeli – Bota Ime
Armenia: Yan Girls – Do it My Way
Estonia: ARHANNA – Hoiame Kokku
France: Zoé Clauzure – Cœur
Georgia: Anastasia & Ranina – Over the Sky
Germany: FIA – Ohne Worte
Ireland: Jessica McKean – Aisling
Italy: Melissa & Ranya – Un Mondo Giusto
Malta: Yulan – Stronger
Netherlands: Sep & Jasmijn – Holding On to You
North Macedonia: Tamara Grujeska – Kaži Mi, Kaži Mi Koj
Poland: Maja Krzyżewska – I Just Need a Friend
Portugal: Júlia Machado – Where I Belong
Spain: Sandra Valero – Loviu
Ukraine: Anastasia Dymyd – Kvitka
United Kingdom: STAND UNIQU3 – Back to Life

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