Spain competed in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021, held in Paris, France.[1] National broadcaster RTVE selected Levi Díaz as the country's representative.
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 | ||||
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| Country |  Spain | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) |
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| Selected artist(s) | Levi Díaz | |||
| Selected song | "Reír" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | David Roma | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 15th, 77 points | |||
| Spain in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Background
editPrior to the 2021 contest, Spain had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest on six occasions since its debut in the inaugural 2003 contest. Spain won the 2004 contest with the song "Antes muerta que sencilla", performed by María Isabel.[2] In the 2020 contest, Soleá represented Spain with the song "Palante", achieving 3rd place out of 12 countries with 133 points.[3]
Artist and song information
editLevi Díaz
editLevi Díaz | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Levi Díaz |
| Born | 11 August 2008 Cornellà de Llobregat |
| Origin | Spain |
| Genres | Pop |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2019–present |
| Labels | Universal Music Spain |
Levi Díaz (born 11 August 2008)[4] is a Spanish singer from Cornellà de Llobregat.[5] In July 2021, he won the sixth season of La Voz Kids, as part of team Melendi.[6] He also won the first edition of La Voz de Cornellà in February 2019, in the youth category and additionally the audience award for most charismatic contestant.[7]
Reír
edit| Reír | |
|---|---|
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | Levi Díaz |
| Language | |
| Lyricist(s) | David Roma |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 15th |
| Final points | 77 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Palante" (2020) | |
"Reír" (lit. 'Laugh') is a song by Levi Díaz, written by David Roma. The song was revealed on 18 October 2021, along with a lyric video recorded in the streets of Madrid.[8][9]
Díaz said about the song: "Laughing is very important. They call me the forever smiling kid and we want to share a message of joy."[10]
At Junior Eurovision
editAfter the opening ceremony, which took place on 13 December 2021, it was announced that Spain would perform sixteenth on 19 December 2021, following Netherlands and preceding Serbia.[11]
At the end of the contest, Spain received 77 points, placing 15th out of 19 participating countries. This is the lowest result Spain had achieved at the contest to date.
Voting
editThe 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.[12]
The online voting consisted of two phases. The first phase of the online voting began on 17 December 2021 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 17 December 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 three songs.[13] 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.
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Detailed voting results
editThe following members comprised the Spanish jury:[15]
- Miguel Linde
- Sonia Gómez
- Rafa Cano
- Carlos Damas
- Melani García
| Draw | Country | Juror A | Juror B | Juror C | Juror D | Juror E | Average Rank | Points Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Germany
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12 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 16 | |
| 02 |  Georgia
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8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| 03 |  Poland
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6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 04 |  Malta
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10 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 1 |
| 05 |  Italy
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15 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| 06 |  Bulgaria
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14 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 11 | |
| 07 |  Russia
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7 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 08 |  Ireland
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17 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
| 09 |  Armenia
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1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 10 |  Kazakhstan
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3 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 11 |  Albania
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16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 13 | |
| 12 |  Ukraine
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4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 13 |  France
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2 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 7 |
| 14 |  Azerbaijan
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5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| 15 |  Netherlands
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13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | |
| 16 | Spain
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| 17 |  Serbia
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11 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 15 | |
| 18 |  North Macedonia
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9 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 12 | |
| 19 |  Portugal
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18 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 14 |
References
edit- ^ Granger, Anthony (22 July 2021). "🇪🇸 Spain: RTVE Confirms Junior Eurovision 2021 Participation". Eurovoix.
- ^ "Spain - Junior Eurovision Song Contest". Junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Final of Poland 2020". Junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ 𝙲𝙵 𝙻𝙰 𝚅𝙾𝚉 𝙺𝙸𝙳𝚂🎙️ on Instagram: “MUCHÍSIMAS FELICIDADES LEVI!!!@levidiazz_official ❤️TE MERECES ESTO Y MUCHÍSIMO MAS✨eres un gran ejemplo a seguir y nunca dejes de…”
- ^ "Levi Díaz, representante español en Eurovisión Junior 2021". RTVE Comunicación (in Spanish). 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Levi Díaz, del equipo de Melendi, gana La Voz Kids". Antena 3 (in Spanish). Madrid: Atresmedia. 24 July 2021.
- ^ "El Concurso De Canto La Voz De Cornellà Cierra Con Éxito De Público Y Buen Nivel Artístico Su Primera Edición" (in Spanish). 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Levi Díaz cantará "Reír" en Eurovisión Junior 2021". Play Radio. RTVE. 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Spain's Levi Díaz reveals song to make you smile… 🇪🇸". Junior Eurovision. European Broadcasting Union. 18 October 2021. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021.
- ^ Farren, Neil (19 October 2021). "🇪🇸 Spain: Levi Díaz to Perform "Reír" at Junior Eurovision 2021". Eurovoix.
- ^ "Junior Eurovision: Running order revealed… 🇫🇷". Junioreurovision.tv. 13 December 2021. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (15 November 2018). "Junior Eurovision 2018 – How Does The Voting Work?". Eurovoix.
- ^ "You can vote on the winner of Junior Eurovision! 🗳". Junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 13 December 2021. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021.
- ^ a b c "Results of the Final of Paris 2021". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ López, José David (20 December 2021). "Revelado el jurado español de Eurovisión Junior 2021". Escplus.es (in European Spanish). Retrieved 21 December 2021.