Jaume Colboni proposes to celebrate Junior Eurovision 2024 in Barcelona

mayor of barcelona, Jaume ColboneShe proposed celebrating the Junior Eurovision Song Festival 2024 in Barcelona. The European Broadcasting Union (UER), which organizes the popular song competitions, announced on Wednesday that This year, Spain will host the twenty-second edition of this festivalChildren between the ages of 9 and 14 participate in it, without specifying the date or place.

In a message on his X account, Jaume Collboni confirms that “there is no place like Barcelona to celebrate Junior Eurovision 2024!”. He argues this by noting that “Barcelona has proven its ability to organize large-scale music events” and “has the conditions and determination to make this the best edition yet.” “From the Olympic Stadium to the Palau Sant Jordi, our stages have received the best,” affirms the Mayor of Barcelona, ​​who emphasizes that “Junior Eurovision is an event with global expectations”.

Maria Isabel and her fame Rather, it is dead simple

This will be the first time that Spain hosts this competition It won its second edition in 2004with Rather, it is dead simple Maria Isabel. “Twenty years after winning, we are happy to finally bring the competition to Spain, and we are grateful to RTVE for agreeing to host this competition, which gives young European artists the opportunity to showcase their talent,” he noted on Wednesday. Junior Eurovision Supervisor, Martin Østerdahl.

Unlike its bigger brother, Junior Eurovision It does not have to be held every year in the country whose representative won the previous editionAlthough she has priority in doing so if she wishes. Last year, Spain ranked second love you By Sandra Valero, while the winner was the Frenchman heartPlayed by Zoe Klosor. France Télévisions refused to organize the 2024 festival, so UER offered it to RTVE, which they accepted. “Organizing the festival is another step in the efforts made by Spanish public television in recent years to promote Eurovision in Spain and make our music relevant,” said Ana Maria Bordas, head of the Spanish delegation to the competition.