12 days to go till the second edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Lillehammer. Esctoday.com collected the latest news for you…

* On stage of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, Belarussian representative Egor Volchek will be accompanied by 4 little ballerinas of the Belarussian Choreography College. The girls have been selected by a casting and are currently rehearsing their act.

* The songs of the Greek Junior final are now available on a compilation album. On Sunday 14th November at 13:00 CET, Greek broadcaster ERT will preview the video clips of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

* Anabel, Carolina, Sara and Alba will be backing singers for María Isabel, the Spanish representative. All of them competed in the Spanish national junior selections Eurojunior Festival 2004.

* Today the official album of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 has been released. Click here to order the album online.

* More news from Spain: María Isabel has released her first album, entitled No me toques las palmas que me conozco. The album has been produced by Carlos Quintero and Mar de Pablos and includes her Junior entry Antes muerta que sencilla.