As soon as someone mentions Junior Eurovision among the Spanish millennial generation, their minds do a quick tour until they find the neuron that contains the first chords of Better dead than simpleMaría Isabel’s great success. But Spain went up to four times to the contest. and, now, it could be back on the podium.
The new edition will take place on Saturday, November 16, starting at 6:00 p.m. at the Caja Mágica in Madrid. RTVE who organizes it. Chloe Dela Rosa will represent Spain in the youth music competition.
Sergio Jesús García Gil (Junior Eurovision 2003)
The first year of the contest, 2003, was also the first year of Spain. It was thanks to winning the program Eurojunior that Sergio Jesús García Gil, from Cadiz, was the one who defended us with the topic From the sky, a tearful song in which he remembered his deceased mother. He came in second place.
After that, and before dedicating herself to her studies in nursing and oral hygiene, she formed the group 3+2 together with other colleagues of the RTVE program. Her partners in this adventure were María Jesús López, Blanca Liquete, Irune Aguirre or Diego Domínguez, who had already achieved success with the theme song Chachi Piruli, and who is currently acting in series such as Violetta o Right to dream.
Maria Isabel (Junior Eurovision 2004)
Once again Andalusia was the winner and the second representative of Spain also came from this autonomous community. It goes without saying that the woman from Huelva came in first place. with Better dead than simple with 171 points.
After that boomcame songs like Don’t touch my palms, I know me, starred in films such as Angels Inc. together with Pablo Carbonell o Anabel Alonso, presented the children’s program The Lunnis and took a break for his studies.
He made a strong comeback to music in 2015 with the album. Yo Decido, with whose song Life is just one came in third in the voting for Eurovision Objective in which he won Barei. Likewise, it has been present in programs such as. What a happy time! or, above all, Your face rings a bell.
Next July 5 launches its new single, Your lookand the networks have exploded because, according to them, it imitates the aesthetics of Rosalia. Of course, looking at their comparative trajectories, many users wonder. who is truly imitating whom.
It should be remembered that another of the participants of that edition of Eurojunior was. Blas Cantó, who years later set up the boyband Auryn, with a huge commercial success, and which also gained recognition thanks to TCMS.
Antonio Jóse Sánchez
We move on to the third edition in which Spain participated, the 2005 edition, with another great result. Antonio José, from Córdoba, came in second place in the European festival with his song I bring you flowers.
But he has always been a stakhanovist worker and, until he has achieved success, he has not stopped. He won The Voice in 2015 being in the team of the coach Antonio Orozco, who managed to get the best out of him until Antonio José himself now has a musical career of his own.
Dani Fernández (Junior Eurovision 2006)
The last of the representatives, in 2006, was. Dani Fernández, a native of Castilla-La Mancha, who came in fourth place with the song I give you my voice, a catchy ballad, but it didn’t get the public to follow the track…
… until returned to the music scene years later with the group Auryn, together with Blas Cantó, Álvaro Gango, Carlos Marco and David Lafuente. After the separation of the group, he began his solo career with the album Incendios.
Melani García (Junior Eurovision 2019)
Although only five years have passed since Melani García presented herself at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019, this young Valencian has long since ceased to be that little girl who sang the song ‘Marte’. And she did not do badly at all, she conquered the third place.
In addition to being the representative of Spain in the children’s Eurovision Song Contest, Melani García also participated and won the program ‘La Voz Kids 2018’.
Her passage through Eurovision and ‘La Voz Kids’ allowed her to record several singles until, in 2022, she was nominated for Best Spanish Artist at the Nickelodeo Kids Choice Awards. Currently, in 2024, she has presented her new single: ‘Mi voz’, a pop song with lyrical touches where Melani shows her powerful voice. In addition, she has also made her debut in the world of cinema with the film ‘Los Muértimer’ by Telecinco Cinema and Álex de la Iglesia.
Soleá Fernández (Junior Eurovision 2020)
Soleá was 9 years old when she represented Spain at Junior Eurovision 2020. The Sevillian singer, who belongs to one of the most prominent flamenco families, Los Farruco, was the Spanish representative with the song “Palante”, a song that fuses urban-pop with flamenco touches.
In an edition marked by the coronavirus pandemic, the singer Spanish singer took third place after receiving 133 points, despite the fact that neither she nor the other participants were able to travel to Warsaw to perform their songs live.
Levi Díaz (Junior Eurovision 2021)
The Catalan Levi Díaz was selected by RTVE to represent Spain in the 2021 Junior Eurovision. Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song “Reír”, a song with which he conveyed the festive spirit of the contest. Levi finished in 15th position after receiving 77 points.
Carlos Higes (Junior Eurovision 2022)
The eleven-year-old performed “Señorita” from Yerevan (Armenia), reaching sixth place with 137 points out of sixteen participants. To highlight, the performance of Carlos Higes was the second most voted by the spectators.only two points behind that of the United Kingdom.
Sandra Valero (Junior Eurovision 2023)
Finally, in November 2023, Sandra Valero made history by obtaining the best result for Spain at Junior Eurovision since 2005, reaching second place. The Valencian singer came close to victory with her song “LOVIU”, receiving a total of 201 points. In addition, her performance achieved four top scores and she came second in the public vote and third in the professional jury vote.