Spain caresses the victory in Eurovision . In the junior version, yes, because the triumph in the senior resists us as a curse. But this afternoon our country can touch the glory again in the most important musical festival on the globe thanks to Melani, a representative who is, at 12 years old, a whole sidereal star.

Melani García Gaspar, well known to Spanish viewers as she won the La Voz Kids 4 (Antena 3) contest in 2018 , performing the aria Nessun Dorma of the opera Turandot with a technical quality and sensitivity that left everyone speechless , is the representative of TVE in the 17th edition of the Eurovision Junior festival , which takes place this Sunday, starting at 4 pm, in Gliwice-Silesia (Poland). Spain returns to participate in this contest after an incomprehensible absence of more than a decade. The Eurofans have long demanded that public television return to the children's version of Eurovision in which we have achieved such good results. Recall that, in 2004, María Isabel won the victory with Before dead than simple ; Sergio and Antonio José , in 2003 and 2005 respectively, each got more than meritorious second place; and Dani , in 2006, also enjoyed a fourth position.

A total of 19 countries participate in this edition of the Eurojunior. And, according to all the bookmakers, Spain is one of the clear favorites to win , along with the host, Poland, North Macedonia, France and the Netherlands. The event takes place from the Gliwice Arena , with capacity for more than 10,000 spectators , in Gliwice, the Polish city of the Metropolitan Union of Upper Silesia where more than three and a half million citizens live. Although many fewer countries participate in the junior than in the adult version of Eurovision, the contest does not stop gaining follow-up every year and will be broadcast by about thirty chains worldwide. The show is assured.

Melani was chosen internally last summer by TVE to represent us on this occasion. And the big day has arrived. The girl, a true delight, was born in La Eliana (Valencia). His vocation for the lyric began at age eight, when he began rehearsing in a local choir and his teacher showed him that he had extraordinary qualities for opera . Since then, as she herself has recognized, her great idol is María Callas . Melani, at the moment self-taught but willing to train butt in the conservatory, dominates the violin and is learning piano. Among his hobbies, rhythmic gymnastics, contemporary dance and ballet stand out. Pure art, come on.

A vocally very complicated subject

Melani represents Spain with the song Mars, a beautiful and vocally very complicated subject with a great environmental background . Mars gives voice to the sea and asks us all responsibility to take care of the environment and, above all, stop using so much plastic that ends up in the deep oceans destroying ecosystems forever unrecoverable. It is a great song that Melani defends with a brutal solvency and that is sure to put the hair on end this afternoon throughout Europe. By the way, the Spanish acts in fifth position.

The song is composed by Pablo Mora (Yellow Lizard), who has also produced it, along with Manu Chalud . She will be accompanied by four choristers on the stage of the Gliwice Arena: Edurne Rodríguez , María Mihali , Yara Díez and Violeta Leal . For its part, the famous Danish artistic director Nicoline Refsing has been chosen by RTVE to take charge of the staging. Refsing was the creative director and producer of the 2014 Eurovision Festival, the year Conchita Wurst took the victory.

Melani and her companions, very consistent with the lyrics and the spirit of Mars, the song they defend, will perform in 100% ecological dresses , made by the designer Alma Aguilar , who has recycled to create the fabric 15 plastic bottles.

The voting system in the junior is different from the original version, although a mixed system is maintained in which 50% of the scores are awarded through a professional jury from each of the participating countries, and the other 50 % corresponds to the preferences of the public that can vote online on the official page of the contest. We have no doubt that this afternoon it will rain the points to Melani and the joy of the Spanish Eurofans , who already plays, will also be heard on Mars.

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