Spain in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021

Spain is set to compete in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Paris, France.[1] National broadcaster RTVE selected Levi Díaz as the country's representative.

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Country Spain
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)
  • Artist: 16 September 2021
  • Song: 18 October 2021
Selected entrantLevi Díaz
Selected song"Reír"
Selected songwriter(s)David Roma
Spain in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄2020 • 2021

Background
Main article: Spain in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Prior 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

Levi Díaz
Levi Díaz
Birth nameLevi Díaz
Born (2008-08-11) 11 August 2008
Cornellà de Llobregat
OriginSpain
GenresPop
InstrumentsVocals
LabelsUniversal 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
Reír
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Levi Díaz
Language
Lyricist(s)
David Roma
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

After the opening ceremony, which took place on 13 December 2021, it was announced that Spain will perform sixteenth on 19 December 2021, following Netherlands and preceding Serbia.[11]

Voting

The same voting system that was introduced in the 2017 edition will be used, where the results will be determined by 50% online voting and 50% jury voting.

The online voting consists of two phases. The first phase of the online voting began on 17 December 2021 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances is shown on junioreurovision.tv before the viewers can vote. After this, voters also have the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant's rehearsal. This first round of voting will end on Sunday 19 December at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting will take place during the live show and begin right after the last performance and will be open for 15 minutes. International viewers will be able vote for a maximum of three songs.[12] They will also be able to 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 received 20% of the votes, it received 20% of the available points.

References
  1. Granger, Anthony (22 July 2021). "🇪🇸 Spain: RTVE Confirms Junior Eurovision 2021 Participation". Eurovoix.
  2. "Spain - Junior Eurovision Song Contest". Junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  3. "Final of Poland 2020". Junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  4. 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…”
  5. "Levi Díaz, representante español en Eurovisión Junior 2021". RTVE Comunicación (in Spanish). 16 September 2021.
  6. "Levi Díaz, del equipo de Melendi, gana La Voz Kids". Antena 3 (in Spanish). Madrid: Atresmedia. 24 July 2021.
  7. "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.
  8. "Levi Díaz cantará "Reír" en Eurovisión Junior 2021". Play Radio. RTVE. 18 October 2021.
  9. "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.
  10. Farren, Neil (19 October 2021). "🇪🇸 Spain: Levi Díaz to Perform "Reír" at Junior Eurovision 2021". Eurovoix.
  11. "Junior Eurovision: Running order revealed… 🇫🇷". Junioreurovision.tv. 13 December 2021. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021.
  12. "You can vote on the winner of Junior Eurovision! 🗳". Junioreurovision.tv. EBU. 13 December 2021. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020.
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