Melani García (born 10 June 2007) is a Spanish singer. She won ''

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'' in 2018 and represented

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held on 24 November in

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, Poland with the song "Marte", placing third.

Career

''La Voz Kids''

In May 2018, Melani won the fourth season of ''

'' in her country.

Breakthrough

On 29 June 2018, Melani released her first single "Vivo por ella", the Spanish version of Andrea Boccelli's 1997 hit "

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". In 2019 she released a second single, a cover version of "

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". Melani has also been a cast member for the stage show ''We Love Queen'', where she performed the

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song "

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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019

She was announced as the Spanish entrant on 24 July 2019 during the talk show ''A partir de hoy'', hosted by

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and aired on La 1. Her entry's title, "Marte", and a preview of the song were released to the public on 20 September 2019. The song, written and produced by Pablo Mora alongside Manu Chalud, was released in full on 4 October 2019. She was accompanied on stage by Idurne Rodriguez, Yara Díez, Violeta Leal, and María Mihali. The scenography of the stage was made by Santiago Junegos. At the contest in

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, Poland, she placed 3rd with 212 points. She later released "Adios" and "Grita Conmigo" in 2020. Melani collaborated with American actress and singer, Aubrey Miller, for "Singing Alone" in 2021.

Baqytty Bala

Garcia represented Spain in Kazakh children’s music festival, Baqytty Bala. The televised festival, created by

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, featured Kazakh children as well as international representatives, and the winner would earn the right to represent Kazakhstan at the

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. Garcia progressed to the third and final round, where she placed 2nd after David Charlin.

Discography

Guest appearances

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Melani 2007 births Living people Child pop musicians Opera crossover singers Spanish child singers Spanish sopranos Spanish-language singers Spanish people of Argentine descent Singers from the Valencian Community People from Camp de Túria Junior Eurovision Song Contest entrants The Voice Kids contestants 21st-century Spanish singers 21st-century Spanish women singers