Spain in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020

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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020
CountryFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)
  • Artist: 9 September 2020
  • Song: 7 October 2020
Selected entrantSoleá
Selected song"Palante"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Bruno Valverde
  • Hajar Sbihi
  • César G. Ross
Finals performance
Final result3rd, 133 points
Spain in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄2019 •2020• 2021►

Spain participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Warsaw, Poland. Spanish broadcaster RTVE was responsible for the country's participation in the contest, and internally selected the Spanish entrant for the contest. [1]

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Background

Prior to the 2020 contest, Spain had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest on five occasions since its debut in the inaugural 2003 contest. Spain won the 2004 contest with the song "Antes muerta que sencilla", performed by María Isabel. [2] In the 2019 contest, Spain was represented by the song "Marte", performed by Melani García. The song placed 3rd in a field of 19 countries with 212 points. [3]

Before Junior Eurovision

Spain's participation in the contest was confirmed by RTVE in July 2020. [4] RTVE announced that Soleá had been internally selected to represent Spain on 9 September 2020. [1] [5] In September 2020, RTVE announced that Bruno Valverde, Hajar Sbihi (ASHA) and César G. Ross had composed the Spanish entry. [6] The entry's title, "Palante", and a preview of the song were released to the public on 29 September 2020. The song was released in full on 7 October 2020. [7]

Artist and song information

Soleá Fernández Moreno
Born (2011-06-19) 19 June 2011 (age 12)
Seville, Andalusia, Spain
Genres Pop, flamenco
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2015–present
Flag of Spain.svg "Palante"
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Soleá
Languages
Spanish
Composer(s)
Bruno Valverde
Lyricist(s)
  • Bruno Valverde
  • Hajar Sbihi
  • César G. Ross
Entry chronology
◄ "Marte" (2019)
"Reír" (2021) ►

Soleá

Soleá Fernández Moreno (born 19 June 2011), better known as Soleá, is a Spanish singer who represented Spain in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020. [5]

Palante

"Palante" (English: Move On) is a song by Spanish singer Soleá, written by Bruno Valverde, Hajar Sbihi (ASHA) and César G. Ross. [7] It represented Spain at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020.

At Junior Eurovision

After the opening ceremony, which took place on 23 November 2020, it was announced that Spain would perform tenth on 29 November 2020, following Russia and preceding Ukraine. [8]

Voting

The same voting system that was introduced in the 2017 edition was used, where the results were determined by 50% online voting and 50% jury voting. [9] Every country had a national jury that consisted of three music industry professionals and two children aged between 10 and 15 who were citizens of the country they represented. The rankings of those jurors were combined to make an overall top ten. [10]

The online voting consisted of two phases. The first phase of the online voting began on 27 November 2020 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances was shown on the contest's website Junioreurovision.tv before the viewers could vote. After this, voters also had the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant's rehearsal. This first round of voting ended on Sunday 29 November at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting took place during the live show and began right after the last performance and was open for 15 minutes. International viewers were able vote for three songs. [11] They were also able to vote for their own country's song. These votes were then turned into points which were determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song received 10% of the votes, it received 10% of the available points.

Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Spanish jury: [13]

  • Emilio Mercader –music producer
  • Jaime Terrón –singer
  • Lola González –choreographer and artistic director
  • Two kids from the music industry
Detailed voting results from Spain [12]
DrawCountryJuror AJuror BJuror CJuror DJuror EAverage RankPoints Awarded
01Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11910111111
02Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 6883874
03Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 21277210
04Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 1010956101
05Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 911112365
06Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 7666992
07Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 57411112
08Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 14181047
09Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 8579483
10Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
11Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 4354238
12Flag of France.svg  France 32310556

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References

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