Spain was represented at the
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Palante", written by Bruno Valverde, Hajar Sbihi, and César G. Ross, and performed by Soleá. The Spanish participating broadcaster,
Radiotelevisión Española
The Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española (; ), known as Radiotelevisión Española (''Spanish Radio and Television'', RTVE), is the Spanish national public Broadcasting, television and radio broadcaster. It is a state-owned enterprise f ...
(RTVE), internally selected its entry for the contest.
Background
Prior to the 2020 contest, (TVE) until 2006, and (RTVE) in 2019, had participated in the
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest, often known simply as Junior Eurovision, is an international children's Music competition, song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 2003. Each part ...
representing Spain five times since TVE's debut in the . They won in with the song "", performed by
María Isabel
María Isabel López Rodríguez (born 4 January 1995), known professionally as María Isabel, is a Spanish singer. She rose to prominence after she won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 for with the song " Antes muerta que sencilla".
...
. In , Spain was represented by the song "Marte", performed by
Melani García
Melani García Gaspar (born 10 June 2007) is a Spanish singer. She won ''La Voz Kids (Spanish TV series), La Voz Kids'' in 2018 and represented Spain in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019, Spain at Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 held ...
placing 3rd in a field of 19 entries with 212 points.
Before Junior Eurovision
RTVE confirmed its participation in the
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in July 2020. RTVE announced that Soleá had been internally selected to represent Spain on 9 September 2020.
In September 2020, RTVE announced that Bruno Valverde, Hajar Sbihi (ASHA) and César G. Ross had composed the Spanish entry.
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.
Artist and song information
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.
Palante
"Palante" () is a song by Spanish singer Soleá, written by Bruno Valverde, Hajar Sbihi (ASHA) and César G. Ross.
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.
Voting
Detailed voting results
The following members comprised the Spanish jury:
* Emilio Mercadermusic producer
* Jaime Terrónsinger
* Lola Gonzálezchoreographer and artistic director
* Two kids from the music industry
References
{{Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020
2020, Junior
Countries in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020
Junior Eurovision