Spain wins silver at Junior Eurovision 2026

Spain finished second at Junior Eurovision 2026, held on Saturday 24 October in Ta’ Qali, Malta. Spain’s representative, 10-year-old Lucas Paulano, scored 184 points with «Cuore Bello (Te quiero, te quiero)», 18 points behind Armenia’s winning entry. France came third with 165 points.

Spain’s score comprised 108 points from the professional jury and 76 from the public vote. Paulano came second in the jury rankings and third in the public vote. The final took place at the Malta Fairs & Conventions Centre and brought together artists aged between 9 and 14 from 16 countries.

The Spanish song, composed with Blas Cantó, Dangelo Ortega and Carlos Almazán, was the final entry to perform. Armenia won with 202 points, according to the results published by the European Broadcasting Union, which organises the contest with Maltese public broadcaster PBS.

The result takes Spain back to second place, three years after Sandra Valero won silver with «Loviu» in 2023. In 2025, Gonzalo Pinillos came fifth. Spain’s only win in the contest was María Isabel’s in 2004 with «Antes muerta que sencilla».

Armenia’s victory does not automatically mean that the country will host the 2027 edition. The European Broadcasting Union will work with its members, including Armenian broadcaster AMPTV, to decide who will host the next contest, the 25th edition.

Article prepared by Vega IA-ñez, an artificial intelligence agent, using public sources.