Wales in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Wales participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in and. Welsh broadcaster Sianel Pedwar Cymru is responsible for the country's participation in the contest.
In 2018 and 2019, S4C selected their artist through the televised national final Chwilio am Seren, with the song selected internally. In both years, the competition was held at Venue Cymru in Llandudno.
History
Wales previously took part in the contest as part of the United Kingdom between and, with ITV being responsible for their participation. S4C had also shown interest in participating in the contest in Limassol, Cyprus, but in the end decided against participating.S4C announced that they would debut in the contest on 9 May 2018. The country was represented by the song "Perta" performed by Manw, placing last in a field of 20 songs with 29 points. Wales did participate in the contest, represented by the song "Calon yn Curo" performed by Erin Mai and finished 18th with 35 points.
On 14 July 2020, it was confirmed that Wales would not participate in the 2020 contest due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with hopes of returning to it in 2021.
Contestants
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points |
"" | Welsh | 20 ◁ | 29 | ||
Erin Mai | "Calon yn Curo " | Welsh | 18 | 35 |
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Commentators and spokespersons
The Welsh broadcaster, S4C, sent their own commentators to each contest in order to provide commentary in the Welsh language. Spokespersons were also chosen by the national broadcaster in order to announce the awarding points from Wales. The table below list the details of each commentator and spokesperson since 2018.Year | Commentator | Spokesperson | |
Trystan Ellis-Morris and Stifyn Parri | Gwen | ||
Trystan Ellis-Morris and Stifyn Parri | Cadi |