Sounds Like Teen Spirit

In previous centuries, European nations settled their differences on bloody fields of battle: now there is the Eurovision pop song contest. A subset of this annual obsession of glitter is the lesser-known Junior Eurovision competition for kids aged 10 to 15. Jamie Jay Johnson’s comic, fun and touching popumentary follows a handful of hopeful contestants practicing their own songs – mostly cheesy Europop ditties that are difficult to remove the brain – working on their costumes and routines, and talking about their backgrounds and motivations.