María Isabel and Abraham Mateo return to Junior Eurovision 2024: all artists confirmed for the final

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This Saturday will be lived the grand final of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024held at the Madrid Magic Box. Under the motto “Let's bloom!”the show promises a total commitment to strong and modern children's content that makes young artists vibrate. Under the executive production of Ana María Bordasand the supervision of the European Broadcasting Union and RTVEthe event is a display of technological innovation, lighting and visuals that will move and empower all of Europe.

Guests and returns to the Eurojunior festival

The event, as confirmed Spanish Radio Televisionwill have two performances by guest artists. First of all, the opening numberwith Mario Ruiz as director, he will have three festival stars on stage: Maria Isabel, winner in 2004 with Before Dead Than Simple; Zoe Clauzurelast year's French winner; and Sandra Valero, Spanish runner-up in Nice with Loviu and host of the event. Throughout the gala, this year's 17 participants will join together, among whom is the Spanish representative Chloe DeLaRosato celebrate music and unity between delegations. It will be at this moment when the mythical flag parade.

Thus, María Isabel will return to the place where she was born 20 years after her victory. Many were looking forward to the artist's confirmation as a guest on this important date. Last Tuesday he announced through networks that he was traveling to Madrid for work reasons, which dispelled some doubts about his presence in Junior Eurovision 2024. We can't wait to see their performance live this Saturday!

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On the other hand, The interval after the candidatures will go hand in hand with the Cádiz singer and composer Abraham Mateo. After starting his career as a child, and with an artistic career spanning 14 years, he will be responsible for enlivening the audience's wait before the scores with the theme Manic. His show promises to make the entire audience dance on the festival's visit to Spain since 2005.

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What to expect at the Junior Eurovision 2024 gala?

The opening of Junior Eurovision 2024 will present a performance that symbolizes the flowering of a garden; a visual and creative journey that reflects the evolution of the festival in its 20 years of history. The team focuses on the transformative power of youth, with nature as the protagonist. Through innovations in image generation, the introductory video takes us on a tour of Europe, where children from participating countries come to life in a vibrant choreography of Borja Ruedaaccompanied by the music of Federico Jusid. Each dancer represents a nation, underscoring the cultural diversity of the event.

The stage design blends natural elementssuch as flowers and plants, with a modern and simple style, while a vertical LED displayemulating the shape of a mobile phone, highlights the connection of young people with the digital world. Additionally, the “postcards” prior to each performance integrate the metaverse and virtual reality in a way that encourages a responsible use of technologies. The videos allow artists to make personal interpretations of the motto Let's Bloomreflecting the great cultural diversity.

Ruth Lorenzo, Marc Clotet and Melani Garcíathe gala presentersensure a night full of emotions and surprises, accompanied by Tony Aguilar and Julia Varela as commentators, who will support the Spanish representative, Chloe Dela Rosawith its theme Like Lola. This Saturday we will find out which song is declared the winner of the festival.

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