Spain: It's Sandra Valero for Junior Eurovision 2023!

• Sandra Valero will be Spain's hopeful for Junior Eurovision 2023 in Nice, France next November. 

  Just over a month ago RTVE opened ran an online casting in search of the next Spanish horpful for Junior Eurovision. A total of 114 submission reached RTVE, 19 more than last year. 

  From the 114 applications, a total of 14 children were shorlisted to participate in the second and final phase of the selection process during which they auditioned before a jury. 

  Sandra Valero has been chosen unanimously by the jury made up by: Ana María Bordas, César Vallejo, Miriam García Corrales, Pablo Cebrián, Tony Sanchez-Ohlsson, Rayden and María Eizaguirre.

   

  A few words for Sandra

  Sandra Valero (20/08/2011) is a singer, actress and model from Benetússer, Valencia, who comes from a family closely linked to music; from his great-grandfathers and grandmother to his uncle and father, the latter musicians and composers.

  He has published several of her own songs and has also participated in other talents on television such as 'Idol Kids' and 'La Voz Kids'. He currently plays the role of Mowgli from 'The Jungle Book' in a local theatre company. Sandra declares herself an unconditional fan of the singer Aitana.

   

  Spain in Junior Eurovision

  Spain has a total of five participations in the youth competition and has achieved remarkable results in its short history. The country counts a victory thanks to  "Antes muerta que sencilla" (Before dead than simple) by María Isabel (2004) , two second places ( Sergio, in 2003  and  Antonio José, in 2005 ) and a fourth position ( Dani Fernández, in 2006 ).

  Spain returned to the competition in the 2019 edition after 13 years of absence  and did it with an impressive. The young talented act starred in a memorable performance with "Marte" (Mars)  on the  stage of Gliwice-Silesia and achieved to finish in 3rd place. In 2020 the nation was represented by Soleá who performed the song 'Palante' which finished thrid on the overall scoreboard with 133 points. 

  In 2021 Levi Diaz was selected to fly the flag in Paris with his song 'Reir' which eventually finished in the 15th place with 77 points which marked the first non top-5 placing for Spain in his JESC history. 

  Last year Carlos Higes represented the country with his song “Señorita” achieving the 6th palce with 137 points.

   

  News Source/Image: RTVE

   

   

AUTHORS

Angelos D.
Loyal follower of the Eurovision Song Contest since 1987, I've made the competition one of the stories of my life. After attending as accredited press the event for 13 consecutive years along with the 2017-2024 JESC editions, I also enjoy the last three years sharing more Eurovision music through the Eurofans radio's project.