Melani García


Melani García Gaspar, known professionally as Melani García, is a Spanish singer. She represented Spain at Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 held on 24 November in Gliwice, Poland, being in third position.

Early life

Melani became interested in opera at the age of 8, when she was a member of a local choir in Valencia. She wasn't allowed to be in a local conservatory due to her young age, so she taught herself operatic singing instead.

Career

''La Voz Kids''

In May 2018, roughly a month before her 11th birthday, Melani won the :es:Anexo:Cuarta temporada de La voz Kids|fourth season of La Voz Kids in her country.

Breakthrough

On 29 June 2018, Melani released her first single "Vivo por ella", the Spanish version of Andrea Boccelli's 1997 hit "Vivo per lei". In 2019 she released a second single, a cover version of "’O sole mio". Melani has also been a cast member for the stage show We Love Queen, where she performed the Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé song "Barcelona".

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019

She was announced as the Spanish entrant on 24 July 2019 during the talk show A partir de hoy, hosted by Máximo Huerta and aired on La 1.
Her entry's title, "Marte", and a preview of the song were released to the public on 20 September 2019. The song, written and produced by Pablo Mora alongside Manu Chalud, was released in full on 4 October 2019. She was accompanied on stage by Idurne Rodriguez, Yara Díez, Violeta Leal, and María Mihali. The scenography and backstage were made by Santiago Junegos. At the contest in Gliwice Arena, Poland, she placed 3rd with 212 points.