Spain has become one of the most important countries in Junior Eurovisiona competition that has been taking place since 2003 and in which our representatives have always obtained excellent results. Despite this, RTVE decided to abruptly abandon the festival in 2007 and without many understanding it. It was only in 2019 that our return was announced, news welcomed with great joy, since Spain is one of the founding countries of this singing competition which brings together dozens of singers every year. It should be noted that The first years, between 2003 and 2006, were great results for our representative artists. Amidst the success of Operation TriumphTVE launched a version dedicated to young people entitled Eurojunior in which a group of children had to undergo training, much shorter than that of adults, at the famous academy. From there, the representative of our country who would defend his song in the final would also be chosen with galas.
The first Spanish representative to Junior Eurovision It was Sergio Jesús, who obtained a good second place in the final in Copenhagen. Things were much better in 2004, when María Isabel confidently won the preselection in Lillehammer, Norway. Her Rather dead than simple came as absolute favorite and did not disappoint by winning the victory, the only one so far in our country. The last participation dates back to 2006, the year when the very young Dani Fernández was already taking his first steps on stage before triumphing with Auryn and now alone as one of the greats of Spanish pop and rock. Even though he didn’t win, Yes, he obtained a nice fourth place, leaving the bar high and our country as one of the greats in this competition..
Even though the data was good in the rankings, the audiences of Eurojunior And Junior Eurovision They looked nothing like those of Operation Triumph And Eurovision in their adult versions, therefore RTVE decided to cancel this project.
The news was not well received by Eurofans, who did not understand this decision after not leaving the top 5 in all participations. It’s at that moment The public establishment assured that it was a matter of protecting minors, because they were too exposed in the media and too young.in addition to the fact that their diaries were full of events, affecting their studies.
It must be remembered that also In 2007, RTVE suffered a sharp budget reduction due to the global crisis.so this departure from Eurojunior was a combination of factors that came together. Over time, the contest was almost forgotten, although songs like Rather dead than simple They remain in the memory of millions of Spaniards.
2019, the year of the big return to Junior Eurovision
It was a surprise, because it was not one of the priority topics, but this news was very well received by the community eurofan. RTVE then assured that The changes in the celebration of the holiday, with greater protection of minors and a reduction in the degree of competitiveness, have been decisive. for this decision.
The return from Spain with Melani García, known for her good role in Children’s voicesit was a great joy, since he got a very good third place with the song March. In 2020, with performances recorded due to the pandemic, Solea He repeats third place with his Palanteconfirming that Spain continues to be one of the favorites.
In 2021 Levi doesn’t do very well with Laughfinishing in a respectable 15th place in a very competitive year during the final organized in Paris. 2022 was the return to the top places thanks to that thanks to his song Miss took sixth place of the party.
While waiting for what Chloé Delarosa will be able to do in 2024, The last participation of Spain was with Sandra Valero and her song Loviu. Victory was one step away, but it was obtained at the last moment by Zoé Clauzure, giving the crystal microphone to France. Due to this second place and France’s refusal to organize the festival this year (coinciding with the Olympic Games) Spain is responsible for celebrating the final in Madrid.
