Spain in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Country	Spain
National selection
Selection process	Internal selection
Selection date(s)	Artist: 24 July 2019; Song: 4 October 2019;
Selected entrant	Melani García
Selected song	"Marte"
Selected songwriter(s)	Pablo Mora; Manu Chalud;
Finals performance
Final result	3rd, 212 points
Spain in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Spain participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 which took place on 24 November 2019 in Gliwice, Poland. The Spanish broadcaster Televisión Española (TVE) organised an internal selection to select the Spanish entry.

Background

Prior to the 2019 Contest, Spain had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in four consecutive years since its debut in the inaugural 2003 Contest, having won the contest on their second appearance with the song "Antes muerta que sencilla", performed by María Isabel. Spain came second twice, in both 2003 and 2005, and the remaining Spanish entrant finished in fourth position in 2006. The Spanish broadcaster TVE withdrew from the contest in 2007, saying that "the Junior Eurovision promotes stereotypes we do not share".^[1]

On 25 June 2019, TVE announced that they would return to the contest in 2019, after a 13-year absence.^[2]

Artist and song information

Melani García was announced as the Spanish entrant on 24 July 2019 during the talk show A partir de hoy, hosted by Máximo Huerta and aired on La 1.^[3]^[4] Her entry's title, "Marte", and a preview of the song were released to the public on 20 September 2019.^[5] The song was written and produced by Pablo Mora alongside Manu Chalud, with the collaboration of Melani García and it was released in full on 4 October 2019.^[6]

At Junior Eurovision

During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 18 November 2019, Spain was drawn to perform fifth on 24 November 2019, following North Macedonia and preceding Georgia.

Voting

The results of the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be determined by national juries and an online audience vote. Every country will have a national jury that will consist of three music industry professionals and two kids aged between 10 and 15 who are citizens of the country they represent. This jury will be asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The first phase of the online voting will start on 22 November 2019 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances will be shown on junioreurovision.tv before the viewers can vote. After this, voters will also have the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant’s rehearsal. This first round of voting will stop on Sunday, 24 November, at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting will take place during the live show and will start right after the last performance and will be open for 15 minutes. International viewers can vote for a minimum of three countries and a maximum of five. They can also vote for their own country’s song. These votes will then be turned into points which will be determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song receives 20% of the votes, thus it will receive 20% of the available points. The public vote will count for 50% of the final result, while the other 50% will come from the professional juries.

Points awarded to Spain

Jury
12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
Albania Italy	North Macedonia	Portugal Poland France Ireland	Wales Kazakhstan Belarus	Ukraine
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
Serbia Netherlands	Malta			Australia

Spain received 104 points from Online voting.

Points awarded by Spain

12 points	Poland
10 points	Netherlands
8 points	Kazakhstan
7 points	Armenia
6 points	Belarus
5 points	France
4 points	Serbia
3 points	Ireland
2 points	North Macedonia
1 point	Australia

Split voting results

The following five members comprised the Spanish jury:^[7]

María Isabel – Junior Eurovision 2004 winner representing Spain
Pablo Pinilla – Chairperson – composer, songwriter, producer
Natalia Rodríguez – singer, composer, television host
Ginebra – Children from Community of Madrid Orchestra
Jorge – Children from Community of Madrid Orchestra

Split voting results from Spain
Draw	Country	Juror 1	Juror 2	Juror 3	Juror 4	Juror 5	Average Rank	Points
01	Australia	11	13	11	8	10	10	1
02	France	7	8	4	7	5	6	5
03	Russia	10	12	9	14	14	12
04	North Macedonia	8	7	7	10	6	9	2
05	Spain
06	Georgia	13	14	15	15	18	15
07	Belarus	3	4	6	9	8	5	6
08	Malta	12	18	16	18	17	16
09	Wales	14	15	13	11	12	13
10	Kazakhstan	4	3	5	2	2	3	8
11	Poland	2	5	1	1	1	1	12
12	Ireland	15	9	12	4	3	8	3
13	Ukraine	17	17	14	17	15	17
14	Netherlands	1	2	3	3	4	2	10
15	Armenia	6	1	2	6	9	4	7
16	Portugal	18	16	17	16	16	18
17	Italy	9	10	10	13	13	11
18	Albania	16	11	18	12	11	14
19	Serbia	5	6	8	5	7	7	4

References

^ Hondal, Victor (8 August 2007). "Spain withdraws from JESC 2007". ESCToday. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
^ "Spain: Junior Eurovision 2019 Participation Confirmed". Eurovoix. 25 June 2019.
^ "TVE anuncia este miércoles el candidato de España en Eurovisión Junior 2019". rtve.es (in Spanish). RTVE. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
^ Rico, Vicente (24 July 2019). "Melani García representará a España en Eurovisión Junior 2019". eurovision-spain.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2019.
^ "Melani García cantará "Marte" en Eurovisión Junior, un canto de esperanza y defensa del planeta". rtve.es (in Spanish). RTVE. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
^ ""Marte", el himno de Melani en defensa de los océanos". rtve.es (in Spanish). RTVE. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
^ "María Isabel, Natalia Rodríguez y Pablo Pinilla formarán el jurado español en Eurovisión Junior". RTVE.es. RTVE. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 15 December. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help); Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[1] Hondal, Victor (8 August 2007). "Spain withdraws from JESC 2007". ESCToday. Retrieved 10 June 2009.

[2019_Return-2] "Spain: Junior Eurovision 2019 Participation Confirmed". Eurovoix. 25 June 2019.

[3] "TVE anuncia este miércoles el candidato de España en Eurovisión Junior 2019". rtve.es (in Spanish). RTVE. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.

[4] Rico, Vicente (24 July 2019). "Melani García representará a España en Eurovisión Junior 2019". eurovision-spain.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2019.

[Marte-5] "Melani García cantará "Marte" en Eurovisión Junior, un canto de esperanza y defensa del planeta". rtve.es (in Spanish). RTVE. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.

[MarteFull-6] ""Marte", el himno de Melani en defensa de los océanos". rtve.es (in Spanish). RTVE. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.

[judges-7] "María Isabel, Natalia Rodríguez y Pablo Pinilla formarán el jurado español en Eurovisión Junior". RTVE.es. RTVE. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 15 December. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help); Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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