Critics on the organization of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest… during the dress rehearsal things went wrong two times.

When Croatia was about to start the performance, the piano and the drums came on stage too late. The same thing happened when the Romanian participant Bubu entered the stage. If this happens tonight, it might mess up the schedule for the show. Besides that it's a well known fact that television viewers don't have the patience to wait, which can be destructive for the viewing figures of an event organized for the very first time.

During the dress rehearsal it appeared that Britney Spears and Pink appear between the songs to wish the participants luck. Just like the message from space in Riga, the wishes have been recorded.