Spain in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 explained

Contest:Junior
Year:2021
Country:Spain
Preselection:Internal selection
Entrant:Levi Díaz
Song:Spanish; Castilian: Reír|i=unset
Final Result:15th, 77 points
Prev:2020

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.

Background

See 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 contest. Spain won the contest with the song "Antes muerta que sencilla", performed by María Isabel.[2] In the, 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
Background:solo_singer
Birth Name:Levi Díaz
Birth Place:Cornellà de Llobregat
Birth Date:11 August 2008
Origin:Spain
Genre:Pop
Instruments:Vocals
Years Active:2019present
Label:Universal Music Spain

See main article: Levi Díaz. 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 Spanish; Castilian: [[La Voz Kids (Spanish TV series)|La Voz Kids]], as part of team Melendi.[6] He also won the first edition of Spanish; Castilian: La Voz de Cornellà in February 2019, in the youth category and additionally the audience award for most charismatic contestant.[7]

Reír
Junior:yes
Song: Reír
Year:2021
Country:Spain
Artist:Levi Díaz
Genre:Pop
Language:Spanish
Lyricist:David Roma
Place:15th
Points:77
Prev:Palante
Prev Link:Spain in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020#Palante

"Spanish; Castilian: Reír|i=unset" 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 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

Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Spanish jury:[13]

+
DrawCountryJuror AJuror BJuror CJuror DJuror EAverage RankPoints Awarded
0112181791416
0288128692
036542438
04104101316101
0515656374
0614101611911
07711133883
0817178171717
09122122210
1031274556
1116161415713
1241111112
1329351047
1453671165
15131315141518
16
17111418101215
189159161312
1918711181814

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Spain: RTVE Confirms Junior Eurovision 2021 Participation. Granger. Anthony. 2021-07-22. Eurovoix.
  2. Web site: Spain - Junior Eurovision Song Contest. 2021-09-06. Junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union.
  3. Web site: Final of Poland 2020. 2021-09-06. Junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union.
  4. https://www.instagram.com/p/CScnX1HAA85/ ️ on Instagram: “MUCHÍSIMAS FELICIDADES LEVI!!!@levidiazz_official ❤️TE MERECES ESTO Y MUCHÍSIMO MAS✨eres un gran ejemplo a seguir y nunca dejes de…”
  5. Web site: Levi Díaz, representante español en Eurovisión Junior 2021. es. 2021-09-16. RTVE Comunicación.
  6. Web site: Levi Díaz, del equipo de Melendi, gana La Voz Kids. es. 2021-07-24. Madrid. Antena 3. Atresmedia.
  7. Web site: El Concurso De Canto La Voz De Cornellà Cierra Con Éxito De Público Y Buen Nivel Artístico Su Primera Edición. es. 2019-02-26.
  8. Web site: Levi Díaz cantará "Reír" en Eurovisión Junior 2021. 2021-10-18. Play Radio. RTVE.
  9. Web site: Spain's Levi Díaz reveals song to make you smile… . 2021-10-18. Junior Eurovision. European Broadcasting Union. https://web.archive.org/web/20211018122033/https://junioreurovision.tv/story/levi-diaz-debuts-re%C3%ADr. 2021-10-18. live.
  10. Web site: Spain: Levi Díaz to Perform “Reír” at Junior Eurovision 2021. Farren. Neil. 2021-10-19. Eurovoix.
  11. Web site: Junior Eurovision: Running order revealed… . 2021-12-13. Junioreurovision.tv. https://web.archive.org/web/20211213150918/https://junioreurovision.tv/story/jesc-running-order-revealed. 2021-12-13. live.
  12. Web site: Results of the Final of Paris 2021. European Broadcasting Union. 19 December 2021.
  13. Web site: López. José David. Revelado el jurado español de Eurovisión Junior 2021. Escplus.es. es-ES. 21 December 2021. 20 December 2021.