Wales in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019

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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019
CountryFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
National selection
Selection processArtist: Chwilio am Seren
Song: Internal selection
Selection date(s)Auditions:
3–17 September 2019
Final:
 24 September 2019
Selected entrantErin Mai
Selected song"Calon yn Curo"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result18th, 35 points
Wales in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄2018 •2019

Wales participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 held in Gliwice, Poland on 24 November 2019. The Welsh broadcaster S4C was responsible for organising their second entry for the contest. Erin was selected through Chwilio am Seren to represent Wales, winning the televised national final on 24 September at the Venue Cymru in Llandudno. [1] The winning song, "Calon yn Curo", was chosen internally by S4C and composed by Eurovision Song Contest 2010 performers, Sylvia Strand and producer Jonathan Gregory, with the lyrics written by rapper and composer Ed Holden. [2]

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Background

Wales announced on 9 May 2018 that they would debut at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 held in Minsk, Belarus. Welsh broadcaster S4C was 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 entrant. [4] Manw won the national final, held at the Venue Cymru in Llandudno, on 9 October to represent Wales with the internally selected song "Perta", written by Ywain Gwynedd. [5] Wales came last in their debut year at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Manw and her song "Perta" received no jury points and only 29 points from the online voting.

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. [6]

Before Junior Eurovision

Chwilio am Seren

Chwilio am Seren (Search for a Star) was the national selection process used to select the 2019 entrant. Auditions took take place during April and May 2019 with mentors Connie Fisher, Lloyd Macey 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 of the first three episodes on Sunday afternoons. The series began on 3 September 2019, seeing three weeks of auditions, before the live grand final on 24 September 2019, held in Llandudno.

The first two shows covered the nationwide auditions. Following a masterclass round at S4C's headquarters in Carmarthen (on the campus of the University of Wales Trinity Saint Davids), the final twenty singers were wittled 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.

Table key
  Participant who was selected to progress to the national final
Top 12 artists – 17 September 2019
DrawArtist [7] Song (performed in Welsh)Mentor
1Cerys TJ"Brwyndro"Fisher
2Mared"Bendigeidfran"Bethan
3Sophie"Dwi'n dy garu di"Macey
4Carys"Adre"Fisher
5Henry"Harbwr Diogel"Macey
6Mackenzie"Gweld y byd mewn lliw"Bethan
7Osian"Sedd Flaen"Macey
8Rhiannon"Dim Ond"Bethan
9Cerys"Cofio Ni"Fisher
10Erin"Dim Gair"Bethan
11Maya"Treiddia'r Mur"Fisher
12Y Minis"Ti a Fi"Macey

National final

Erin with the song "Calon yn Curo" was the winner of Chwilio am Seren and represented Wales in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019. Erin Mai 2019.jpg
Erin with the song "Calon yn Curo" was the winner of Chwilio am Seren and represented Wales in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019.

The national final took place in Llandudno's Venue Cymru on 24 September 2019, [8] 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. Each performer automatically received one star from each jury. The three mentors, Fisher, Macey 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 of the official Welsh entry "Calon yn Curo". Public televoting selected the winner from the second round, this being Erin. [1]

The national final opened with the six finalists performing a Welsh version of the anthem of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014, "Together". During the televote window, a recap of the past edition of Chwilio am Seren was broadcast.

Final – 24 September 2019
DrawArtistSong (original artists)StarsPlaceResult
1Sophie"Cae o Yd" (Martin Beatty)Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg5Eliminated
2Mackenzie & Rhiannon"Nythod Cacwn" (Super Furry Animals)Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg3Superfinalist
3Carys"Croeswn y Dyfroedd Geirwon" (Paul Simon, Iestyn Llwyd)Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg4Eliminated
4Y Minis"Hedfan Uwch Na'r Sêr" (Little Mix)Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg5Eliminated
5Cerys"Meddwl Amdanat Ti" (Bronwen Lewis)Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg1Superfinalist
6Erin"Nos Da Susanna" (CHROMA)Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg1Superfinalist
Superfinal – 24 September 2019
DrawArtistSong
1Mackenzie & Rhiannon"Calon yn Curo"
2Cerys"Calon yn Curo"
3Erin"Calon yn Curo"

Ratings

Combined viewing figures by show
ShowDateViewers
(in thousands)		Ref.
Auditions 13 September 2019N/A (<18) [9]
Auditions 210 September 2019N/A (<14) [9]
Top 1217 September 2019N/A (<16) [9]
Final24 September 2019N/A (<18) [9]

At Junior Eurovision

During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 18 November 2019, Wales was drawn to perform ninth on 24 November 2019, following Malta and preceding Kazakhstan. [10]

On 23 November, S4C broadcast a 30-minute documentary Erin yn Ewrop (Erin in Europe), which followed Erin's journey to the contest. [11] [12] 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. [13] It was the 12th most watched show that week on S4C with 24,000 viewers. [14]

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 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. [15]

The online voting consisted of two phases. The first phase of the online voting began on 22 November 2019 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 24 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. [16] 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

Detailed voting results from Wales [17]
DrawCountryJuror AJuror BJuror CJuror DJuror EAverage RankPoints Awarded
01Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 17137181314
02Flag of France.svg  France 112132210
03Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 18415101612
04Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 711122992
05Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 16557347
06Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 4864438
07Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 111485811
08Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 127496101
09Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
10Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 212111112
11Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1418311056
12Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 329131265
13Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 15913151516
14Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 91717141115
15Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 81610121413
16Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 131016171717
17Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 63148783
18Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 101518161818
19Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 56116574

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