Wales in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018

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Wales in the
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018
CountryFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Selection processArtist: Chwilio am Seren
Song: Internal selection
Selection dateAuditions:
18–25 September 2018
2 October 2018
Final: 9 October 2018
Competing entry
Song"Perta"
ArtistManw
Songwriters Ywain Gwynedd
Placement
Final result20th (last), 29 points
Participation chronology
2018• 2019►

Wales debuted in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 held in Minsk, Belarus on 25 November 2018. The Welsh broadcaster S4C was responsible for organising their debut entry for the contest. Manw was selected through Chwilio am Seren to represent Wales, winning the televised national final on 9 October at the Venue Cymru in Llandudno. [1] The winning song, "Hi yw y Berta", was chosen internally and written by Ywain Gwynedd. [2]

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Background

Wales announced on 9 May 2018 that they would debut at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 to be held in Minsk, Belarus. Welsh broadcaster S4C is responsible for the country's participation in the contest. [3] A televised national selection process, Chwilio am Seren (English: Search for a Star), was held to select the Welsh entry. [4]

Wales previously took part in the contest as part of the United Kingdom between 2003 and 2005, with ITV being responsible for their participation. S4C had also shown interest in participating in the 2008 contest, but in the end decided against participating. [5]

Before Junior Eurovision

Chwilio am Seren

Chwilio am Seren (Search for a Star) was the national selection process that was used to select the 2018 entrant. Auditions took place at Venue Cymru in Llandudno, Aberystwyth Arts Centre and at Cardiff's Wales Millennium Centre during June 2018 with mentors Connie Fisher, Stifyn Parri and Tara Bethan as the judging panel. The four-part series, produced by Rondo Media for S4C, was aired on Tuesday nights with a repeat broadcast on Saturday afternoons.

The first two shows covered the nationwide auditions. Following a masterclass round at Llandaff's Memorial Hall (part of The Cathedral School), the final twenty singers were whittled down to the top 12 who then performed in public at Quadrant Shopping Centre in Swansea. The jury decided at the end of these performances who would perform during a final round live on television. [6]

Table key
  Participant who was selected to progress to the national final
Top 12 artists – 2 October 2018
DrawArtist [7] Song (performed in Welsh)Mentor
1Lily Mai Duncan"Rise like a Phoenix"Fisher
2Tiah"Symphony"Parri
3Emma Kennedy"Bwgi"Bethan
4Iestyn Gwin Jones"Byw Fel Brenin"Bethan
5Amelia Francis"Calon"Fisher
6Gracie Jayne Fitzgerald"You're My World"Parri
7Manw Lili Robin"Ysbryd Efnisien"Bethan
8Ella Georgia Thomas"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"Fisher
9Manon"What About Us"Parri
10Misha ParryTBC (by Alys Williams)Bethan
11Lauren Price"Hold My Hand"Parri
12Lauren Mia Jones"The Voice Within"Fisher

National final

The national final took place in Llandudno's Venue Cymru on 9 October 2018, hosted by Trystan Ellis-Morris and broadcast live on S4C. The first round saw the six live finalists performing cover songs. Regional juries (Aberystwyth, Llandudno, Carmarthen, Cardiff and London) consisting of two adults and two children awarded stars (points) to their favourite three performers which were announced by a spokesperson. The three mentors, Fisher, Parri and Bethan all gave their opinions on the performances but could not vote. In the second round, the three superfinalists each performed a different arrangement (folk ballad, funky pop, piano ballad) of the official Welsh entry "Hi yw y Berta", written by Ywain Gwynedd. The televote alone selected the winner from the second round, this being Manw. [1]

The national final opened with a performance by the six finalists, performing a Welsh version of the anthem of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017, "Shine Bright". During the televote window, a summary of the various winners of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest was broadcast.

Final – 9 October 2018
DrawArtistSong (original artists)StarsPlaceResult
1Ella Georgia Thomas"Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen)Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg1Superfinalist
2Gracie-Jayne Fitzgerald"Rhywbeth o'i le" (Huw Chiswell)Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg4Eliminated
3Lily Mai Duncan"Adre" (Caryl Parry Jones)Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg3Superfinalist
4Manw Lili Robin"Fy nghariad gwyn" (Ywain Gwynedd)Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg2Superfinalist
5Lauren Mia Jones"Angel" (Elin Fflur)Star empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg6Eliminated
6Misha Parry"O Gymru" (Rhys Jones (m.), Leslie Harris (l.))Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg4Eliminated
Superfinal – 9 October 2018
DrawArtistSong
1Manw Lili Robin"Hi yw y Berta"
2Ella Georgia Tomas"Hi yw y Berta"
3Lily Mai Duncan"Hi yw y Berta"

Ratings

Combined viewing figures by show
ShowDateViewers
(in thousands)		Ref.
Auditions 118 September 201819 [8]
Auditions 225 September 201816 [9]
Top 122 October 201818 [10]
Final9 October 201822 [11]

Artist and song information

Manw

Manw
JESC 2018 partisipants. Manw (Wales).jpg
Background information
Birth nameManw Lili Robin
Born2004 (age 20–21)
Rhosgadfan, Gwynedd, North Wales, United Kingdom
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
Years active2014–present

Manw Lili Robin [12] (born circa 2004) is a Welsh singer from Rhosgadfan in Gwynedd, North Wales. She represented Wales at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Perta". [13]

She performed at the National Eisteddfod of Wales and Urdd National Eisteddfod a number of times, most recently in 2017, [14] [15] and attends Ysgol Glanaethwy in Bangor. In 2014, Manw played the part of Awen in the Welsh version of the animated film, The Secret of Kells (Cyfrinach Llyfr Kells) which was broadcast on S4C on 24 May. [16] In 2015, Manw was a member of the Welsh choir Cor Glanaethwy, who reached the live finals of Britain's Got Talent .

On 23 November, S4C broadcast a 30-minute documentary Manw yn Minsk, which followed her journey to the contest. [17]

Perta

Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg "Perta"
Manw at JESC 2018.jpg
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Manw Lili Robin
As
Manw
Language
Composer(s)
Ywain Gwynedd, Ifan Siôn Davies, Richard James Hooson Roberts [18]
Lyricist(s)
Ywain Gwynedd
Finals performance
Final result
20th
Final points
29
Entry chronology
"Calon yn Curo" (2019) ►

"Perta" (originally called "Hi yw y Berta", later "Berta") is a song performed by Welsh singer Manw. It represented Wales at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The song underwent a revamp ahead of the contest in Minsk, [19] with the official music video released on 16 October. [20] Ywain Gwynedd stated in an interview that the lyrics were written with a focus on sounding nice to non-Welsh speakers, with a repetitive chorus that was easy for viewers to sing along to. The song finished in 20th place with 29 points. [21]

At Junior Eurovision

During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 19 November 2018, Wales was drawn to perform eighteenth on 25 November 2018, following Armenia and preceding Malta.

The final was broadcast live in Wales on S4C, with commentary provided by Trystan Ellis-Morris in Welsh. English commentary by Stifyn Parri was available via the red button. [22] [23] It was the joint 14th most watched show that week on S4C with 23,000 viewers. [24]

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. Every participating broadcaster assembled 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. [25]

The online voting consisted of two phases. The first phase of the online voting began on 23 November 2018 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 25 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 a minimum of three and a maximum of five songs. [26] 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. In the contest, Wales received no points from the professional juries; they received 29 points from the online vote. [27]

Points awarded by Wales [27]
ScoreCountry
12 pointsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
10 pointsFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
8 pointsFlag of Malta.svg  Malta
7 pointsFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
6 pointsFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
5 pointsFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
4 pointsFlag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia
3 pointsFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
2 pointsFlag of Albania.svg  Albania
1 pointFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands

Detailed voting results

Detailed voting results from Wales [27]
DrawCountryJuror AJuror BJuror CJuror DJuror ERankPoints
01Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 637101565
02Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 10171451613
03Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 18919171717
04Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 713513892
05Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 21211547
06Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 8129611101
07Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 96128783
08Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 171416191016
09Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 121617161415
10Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 141110151314
11Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1681391212
12Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 12413112
13Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 35321210
14Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 111918141918
15Flag of France.svg  France 151587911
16Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 1310612474
17Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 191815181819
18Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
19Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 4414238
20Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 57113656

References

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  2. ↑ "Manw is the winner of Chwilio am Seren Junior Eurovision". S4C Press. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Chwilio am Seren". junioreurovision.cymru. S4C. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Granger, Anthony (9 May 2018). "Wales: Debuts in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest". Eurovoix. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  5. ↑ Kuipers, Michael (20 April 2008). "Junior Eurovision 2008: United Kingdom to return to JESC?". ESCToday. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  6. ↑ "Eurovision Junior PAYS DE GALLES JUNIOR 2018: Les 6 Finalistes de Chwilio Am Seren". Eurovision-fr.net. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Wales: Chwilio am Seren Finalists Revealed". Eurovoix. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
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  9. ↑ "Viewing Figures - Week Ending - 2018-09-30". www.s4c.cymru.
  10. ↑ "Viewing Figures - Week Ending - 2018-10-07". www.s4c.cymru.
  11. ↑ "Viewing Figures - Week Ending - 2018-10-14". www.s4c.cymru.
  12. ↑ "Eurovision Junior PAYS DE GALLES JUNIOR 2018: Manw à Minsk". Eurovision-fr.net. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  13. ↑ "Junior Eurovision: Manw i gynrychioli Cymru". BBC. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  14. ↑ "Monolog i rai 12–16 oed (117) / Monologue 12–16 yrs (117)". BBC. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  15. ↑ "Results – 7 August – National Eisteddfod". eisteddfod.wales. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  16. ↑ "An Irish adventure sparks a new Welsh film – S4C Caban". s4c.cymru. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
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  18. ↑ "Manw - Wales - Minsk 2018 - Junior Eurovision Song Contest — France 2021". Junioreurovision.tv. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  19. ↑ "Wales: "Hi yw y Berta" to Undergo Revamp". Eurovoix. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  20. ↑ "Wales: "Berta" Official Music Video Released". Eurovoix. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  21. ↑ Bissett, Daniel (17 November 2018). "Perta - the story behind the Junior Eurovison song". North Wales Live. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  22. ↑ Herbert, Emily (22 November 2018). "Wales: Trystan Ellis-Morris to Commentate on Junior Eurovision 2018". Eurovoix. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  23. ↑ "Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  24. ↑ "Viewing Figures - Week Ending 2018-11-25". www.s4c.cymru. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  25. ↑ Granger, Anthony (15 November 2018). "Junior Eurovision 2018 – How Does The Voting Work?". Eurovoix.
  26. ↑ "Junior Eurovision fans: Cast your vote online!". Junioreurovision.tv. 23 November 2018. Archived from the original on 26 November 2018.
  27. 1 2 3 "Results of the Final of Minsk 2018". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
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