working for the Eurovision in an official capacity for ten years now, he’s also got a fair bit of free time at the minute – as he was taken off a then-floundering Junior Eurovision back in 2012.

This second announcement was not entirely warmly received. When he posted his intentions on Facebook (presumably after getting the EBU’s written permission in order to talk about his bid publicly) one member of the Eurovision team, Kath Lockett – the Head Of Press for Junior Eurovision – asked a few rather pointed (and since deleted) questions of Sietse.

Specifically she asked him if he had any intention of paying the team of volunteers who write for the eurovision.tv site that he draws a €321,955 fee to run. She also asked if the videoThe beautiful daughter of Kamal Haasan and Sarika, Akshara Haasan has quite a responsibility resting on her shoulders. With an envious debut in R Balki’s Shamitabh; she shares screen space with Amitabh Bachchan and Dhanush. Managing the massive egos of the two in the film is no mean task, something that Akshara does with effortless ease. Balki says, “I think Akshara will be one of the major performers in the year to come. She is very natural and has a fresh approach to acting. She’s beautiful and is gifted with all the qualities of an actor. Her instinctive and spontaneous performance will win her many hearts.”

All Rounder – Athiya Shetty

Suniel Shetty’s daughter, Athiya Shetty was kept away from the media glare for a long time after the announcement