In addition to preparing the hosting of Junior Eurovision 2024 in Madrid, RTVE are now in the midst for its search for its representative in this year’s competition.
Submissions open until July 3
Spanish broadcaster RTVE opened the submissions for the search of its representative on May 14, and will be open until the 3rd of July at 23:59CEST. After the closing of the submissions, there will be an in-person casting, with the jury then evaluating the participants, with their representative and entry being internally selected.
Interested participants can submit their interests here, and you can find the rules (in Spanish) right here
Spain’s Junior Eurovision Journey
Spain has taken part in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest a total of 89 times, with their first participation coming in the first edition of the Contest in 2003. In the initial Contest, Spain was represented by Sergio singing “Desde el cielo”, and at the close of voting Spain finished in second place, earning 125 points. Spain would go on to win the next edition of the show with María Isabel’s “Antes Muerte Que Sencilla”, finishing with 171 points.
Spain’s most recent participation was in 2023, when Sandra Valera represented the nation with her song “LOVIU” in Nice. At the close of voting, Spain finished 2nd in a field of 16 participants. Spain earned 201 points – 86 of which came from the online vote. The remaining 116 points were awarded by professional juries across Europe.,
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News Source: RTVE
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