Georgia wins Junior Eurovision 2024 with an anthem dedicated to mothers and Spain reaches sixth position

Although the day began last Saturday afternoon at 6:00 p.m., the atmosphere in the Caja Mágica was already hectic hours before. Hundreds of people ate at the doors of the pavilion while waving the flags of their favorite representatives. An hour before the big gala started, the children ran with their parents to get the best position on the track. Many of them had the flag of their favorite representative painted on their faces. Spain, France, Portugal, San Marino… The entire public shouted the names of their favorite candidates at the stadium doors, although a large group unanimously shouted one name: Chloe! «We really want to finally see her on stage. Although today is not the big day, we are going to encourage her a lot,” said a young woman accompanied by her parents. Not only have Eurofans come to the capital from various places in Spain, many curious people have also come to live the experience of celebrating an event like Eurovision in their city. «It is very exciting to see so many people from so many countries cheering on their representatives. “There is a very beautiful atmosphere, especially for the children,” said a mother who had come accompanied by her three children to live this experience.

The lights went out and people unanimously shouted a countdown. It was a night that left great surprises and revived the nostalgia of the older ones. On a stage surrounded by wildflowers and vegetation on the occasion of the concept of ‘Let’s Bloom’, the motto of Junior Eurovision 2024 that refers to the blossoming of young artists, a large flower appeared. As soon as it opened, the winner of the last edition of the contest, the French Zoe Clauzure, burst onto the stage accompanied minutes later by a woman who made Spain dance 20 years ago to the tune of ‘Better dead than simple’: María Isabel. The winner of Junior Eurovision 2004 returned to the stage of the contest that saw her win singing a song alongside Sandra Valero, Spain’s representative for Junior Eurovision 2023, and other small talents. The lights turned on again and the presenters, Ruth Lorenzo, Marc Clotet and the Junior Eurovision 2019 representative Melani García appeared to welcome this new edition.

The gala left endearing moments such as the song of the winner Andria Putkaradze, the representative of Georgia, who performed ‘To My Mom’, with a song dedicated to his mother and which moved everyone present, even causing tears in some of them and a great appreciation from the majority of delegations. Although they went from tears to euphoria in a matter of seconds with Chloe DelaRosa, who entered the scene with her dancers to bring the entire audience to their feet. “I want to be the ‘motomami’ of my neighborhood,” the Extremadura native sang carefully while waving her arms in reference to the song ‘Motomami’ by Rosalía. A song that also had an exciting staging that viewers could see by seeing how the stage turned into a Tiktok video on television.

Although Chloe was causing a sensation before the gala began, there was one candidate who had conquered the festival’s followers. The representative of France, Titouan, made everyone present sing ‘Comme ci, comme ça’, an ode to tolerance and love, which reminds us that differences are actually “great strengths.” With his jacket decorated with colorful stickers, the 14-year-old represents a country that has won the competition three times. Although this year it was to be celebrated there for its latest victory, the EBU decided to do it in Spain, which took second place in 2023. The staging changed again to host the performance of the representative of Ukraine, the young Artem Kotenko, who conquered those present with his song ‘Hear me now’. With a great voice and a striking staging, the Ukrainian conquered those present with his powerful message about the importance of having a space that provides comfort and protection, a comfort zone, the complete opposite of what the Ukrainian people are experiencing. at the moment. In the lyrics he made a parallel with that idea of ​​feeling at home and the loss of home due to war. Also moving, the representative of Portugal, the young Victoria Nicole, thanks to her song ‘Esperança’. With a great voice and a sober and exciting staging, the young woman, born in Venezuela, conquered those present with the piano and a voice sending a message that she wrote herself: «I need hope for a better day, a better life, for all my dreams. With some verses in Spanish making a small nod to the country that hosts the contest this year.