Spain in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
The participation of Spain in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest first began at the inaugural Junior Eurovision Song Contest in which took place in Copenhagen, Denmark. Televisión Española, a division of Radiotelevisión Española and member of the European Broadcasting Union, were responsible for the selection process of their participation. Spain used a national selection format, broadcasting a show entitled Eurojunior, for their participation at the contests. The first representative to participate for the nation at the 2003 contest was Sergio with the song "Desde el cielo", which finished in second place out of sixteen participating entries, achieving a score of 125 points. Spain did not participate from 2007 to 2018, but returned to the contest in.
History
Spain is one of the sixteen countries to have made their debut at the inaugural Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003, which took place on 15 November 2003 at the Forum in Copenhagen, Denmark. Child-singer, Sergio, was the first participant to represent Spain with the song "Desde el cielo", which finished in second place out of sixteen participating entries, achieving a score of one hundred and thirty-seven points. Spain is one of the most successful countries in the contest - the country has won the contest once, 2004, represented by María Isabel with "Antes muerta que sencilla", as well as coming second twice, in both 2003 and, and finishing in third place in at its return to the contest. The remaining Spanish entrant finished in fourth position in, thus making Spain the only country to participate in the contest never finishing outside the top 5. Spanish broadcaster Televisión Española did not return in, stating "the Junior Eurovision promotes stereotypes we do not share".In 2012, website esckaz.com asked Spanish broadcaster TVE about their participation in future editions. TVE was not able to give an affirmative or negative response on their participation. Since 2013, there were several attempts to manage the return of Spain to the contest. During the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, the head of the Spanish delegation, Federico Llano said that TVE was not planning to participate in the 2014 Contest. In 2014, it was stated that European Broadcasting Union TV Committee would discuss the possibility of allowing commercial television channels to participate, in order to negotiate with Spanish private broadcasters to manage the return of Spain to the contest. These attempts did not come to fruition. In 2015, several media outlets reported that TVE was working on returning to the contest, but, these claims were not confirmed by the broadcaster.
On 13 May 2016, EBU Executive Supervisor Jon Ola Sand announced at a press conference that the EBU were in contact with broadcasters from several countries including Spain, so that they would participate in the contest. On 28 September 2016, however, Spain was not listed as one of the seventeen participating countries in the contest. RTVE returned to the contest in after a 13-year absence.
Participation
| Year | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points |
| Sergio | "Desde el cielo" | Spanish | 2 | 125 | |
| María Isabel | "Antes muerta que sencilla" | Spanish | 1 | 171 | |
| Antonio José | "Te traigo flores" | Spanish | 2 | 146 | |
| Dani Fernández | "Te doy mi voz" | Spanish | 4 | 90 | |
| Melani García | "Marte" | Spanish | 3 | 212 |