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The heart of Spain: Love from Sandra Valero

18 November 2023 at 19:01 CET
🇪🇸 Spain - Sandra Valero - Loviu - First Rehearsal - Junior Eurovision 2023 Corinne Cumming / EBU
Sandra Valero is bringing big love to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 stage with her song ‘Loviu,’ representing Spain.

Sandra has a lot of ways to say “I love you” and no doubt Europe will say the same back. At just 12 years old, this young performer from Valencia has had plenty of experience in the limelight. After learning to sing from her grandmother, she’s starred in stage musicals, competed in music contests, and released three of her own songs: Y Digo Eh, Invierno En Mi Ciudad, and Como Maléfica. She’s even performed with her favourite singer, Aitana.

After nationwide auditions, a jury chose this singing, dancing star to represent Spain in Nice.

Loviu was written by a talented team of Spanish composers. It’s a catchy, upbeat song all about expressing love in different languages, which is fitting for a stage full of representatives from across Europe.

As well as singing and dancing, Sandra enjoys cooking crêpes and eating chocolate. So she’ll be right at home in France, the home of the crêpe. But the big question is: sweet or savoury?

Sandra loves watching her pop heroes on YouTube, so that she can learn from them and soak up their super powers. And maybe some of them will watch her back after her Junior Eurovision performance in Nice.

Sandra’s favourite song is the emotional hit Vas A Quedarte by Aitana, and she's always dancing to Aitana’s Berlín dance TikTok — another emotional song, but with a fresh Spanish beat. As a big fan of this pop superstar, Sandra was ecstatic to get tickets to Aitana’s concert for her birthday.

She also has a lot of room in her heart for María Isabel. Her Junior Eurovision 2004 winning song Antes Muerta Que Sencilla is the first tune Sandra learnt to sing. It’s an upbeat pop song with traditional Spanish vibes that celebrates fashion, and was released a couple of years after Sandra was born.

When we ask Sandra which 3 emojis would represent her song best, she says: “A cake, also confetti, and the party emoji, because it’s so much fun to dance to, so it’s like a party.”

You can learn more about Sandra Valero right here.

You can now stream the official #JESC2024 album and watch all 17 songs over on the official #JESC YouTube channel

Make sure to keep up to date with all the latest news and BTS action by following #JESC2024 on InstagramTikTok and Facebook, before Junior Eurovision returns LIVE from the Caja Mágica in Madrid, Spain, on Saturday 16 November.

You can watch the show live on the #JESC YouTube channel and don't forget to vote for your favourites over at JESC.TV when voting opens!