AChloe represents Spain with ‘Como La Lola’ at EuroJunior with a tribute to Lola Flores and reference to Rosalía or Shakira

The Caja Mágica of Madrid will be the scene of the 22nd edition of the festival that Spain hosts for the first time on November 16

Chloe DelaRosa representative of Spain in the 22nd edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contestpresented this Monday the topic with which he will try to get the mini crystal microphone. The ‘singer’, as she defines herself, will perform ‘Like La Lola’, a song with references to the legendary Lola Flores, Rosalía, Taylor Swift, Shakira, Olivia Rodrigo and Karol G.

Luis Ramiro, Alejandro Martínez and David Parejo are the creators of the song, a team that was behind ‘Loviu’ that won silver in Nice (France) in 2023, with Sandra Valero. ‘Como La Lola’ is a happy popwhich tells how Chloe, 9 years old, wants to fulfill her dream of becoming a ‘singer’ and ‘La Lola’. “I super love it. I think you are going to like it a lot and that you are going to sing it a lot.“said Chloe.

In a presentation, which took place at the RTVE headquarters in Torrespaña, the director of Communication and Participation of RTVE, María Eizaguirre, stated that although it is not known “what is going to happen” on November 16 at the Caja Mágica from Madrid, “it’s a powerful song.” “And with a lot of power,” added the ‘cantista’, a mix of singer and artist.

“I want everyone to sing it. It’s not flamenco. It’s a modern song, but I have flamenco inside me.”said the representative of Spain, just before watching the video clip, between tears of emotion. “It blew me away,” he added later.

Likewise, Chloe has praised the dancers who accompany her in the staging of ‘Como La Lola’ and has highlighted that they are “super good” and she has a “super good time with them.”

For her part, the head of the Spanish Delegation at Junior Eurovision, Ana María Bordas, has highlighted that “Chloe has worked a lot on the song” and has pointed out that, among the “quite a few” proposals they had on the table, ” This was the best.” In addition, he highlighted the work that the authors have done to “adapt it to Chloe’s vocal tone.”

“Many arrangements have been made and I think it is a powerful song.“, commented Bordas, while remarking that it is a “modern, pop proposal, with that slightly flamenco edge, but it is not flamenco.” “We are happy with the result,” he indicated.

ON THE FIRST LINE OF FIRE

In his opinion, “it was important this year to have a good song” because the festival is organized by RTVE. “It is important that our representative goes for everything and is on the front line of fire in case it is possible to win again. And that is what we want“he emphasized.

Asked how the preparations are going, the head of the Spanish delegation indicated that “very good”, “very happy”, although also “a little nervous” because they are already in the final stretch. In addition, he added that the members of the European Broadcasting Union Reference Group were “very satisfied” after a meeting last week. “We are a little nervous because it is a big production,” he acknowledged.

Alejandro Martínez, one of the authors of ‘Como La Lola’, has confessed that they have experienced it again “as a great adventure.” “We experienced it as something so beautiful, so universal and so fun, that we said: ‘this is going to work.’. And we are going to present it to you with a lot of energy,” he noted, while saying that seeing Chloe “so excited” makes everyone’s “hair stand on end.”

“Thank you very much for making me this piece of song“, replied the representative of Spain, whose staging is the work of Javier Pageo and the choreography, by Vicky Gómez, who highlighted that Chloe is “a wonderful girl” and “pure art.”

‘Like Taylor, like Karol. I want to be the moto-mommy of my neighborhood. Like Olivia, like the wolf (La Shaki!) But universal like Lola’with this message Chloe will try to win in a contest that is being held in Spain for the first time in its history.