The Netherlands: Luna released her Junior Songfestival entry “La Festa”

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It’s Wednesday and that means that the Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS will release another song that’s in the running to represent The Netherlands at Junior Eurovision 2022 in Yerevan, Armenia. You can expect a new entry that will compete at the Dutch national final Junior Songfestival on Wednesday at 16:00 CEST. Let’s listen to the following act that just released her song. This is Luna and her JESC2022 entry “La Festa.”

About Luna

Luna Sabella is a 12-year-old girl from Belfeld in the south-east part from The Netherlands. Her father is half Italian, half dutch, so Luna also has some Italian blood running through her veins. She decided to participate in the Dutch National Final for Junior Eurovision because she really loves to sing and dance, that’s why she also part of the talent class of the Babette Labeij Musical Academy. She also participated in the 11th season of The Voice Kids. However, due recent controversy around the The Voice of Holland, her season hasn’t aired yet on the Dutch television.

Her Junior Songfestival entry ”La Festa” is written and composed by Robert Dorn. He was also responsible for Julia van Bergen’ song “Around” & Unity’s “Best Friend.” La Festa means the party in Italian and the song itself also has some Italian words in it. Luna loves the fact that it’s a realy party song and can’t wait to record the music video for her song.

The Netherlands at Junior Eurovision

The Netherlands is the only country that have participated in every Junior Eurovision Song Contest since it started in 2003. They won the contest back in 2009 when Ralf Mackenbach showcased his tapdancing skill on the stage in Kyiv with his song ”Click Clack”. 

Some former JESC entrants even performed at the Eurovision stage when they became older: 2007 participants Lisa, Amy & Shelley performed as O’G3NE in 2017 on the Eurovision stage. Just recently in 2021, Stefania participated at the Eurovision Song Contest for Greece with her song “Last Dance,” while back in 2016 she represented The Netherlands as part of the girlgroup Kisses at the Junior Song Contest.

Last year, The Netherlands was represented by Ayana and her song “Mata Sugu Aō Ne,” what means When I See You Again in Japanese. Sadly, she finished 19th in Paris with 43 points, giving The Netherlands their worst result at the contest yet.

Junior Songfestival

The Junior Songfestival has been used as their national selection since the start of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, except for 2016, when Kisses was selected internally to represent the country in Valletta. Since that year, the format changed a bit, with the auditors not to have to submit an original song for the contest.

This season 4 acts will compete at Junior Songfestival. This year there is one solo act, a girlband, a boyband and a mixed group in the running to win the Dutch national final. The acts are:

• Luna –  ”La festa / The party”
• Infinity (Eva, Kayleigh, Larissa, Lemay) – “Never Ever”
• HIGH5 (Danny, Kaey, Luuk, Thijs, Thomas) – “Because I Know”
• Mixed Up (Joep, Lois Noor, Sam) – “It Doesn’t Matter”

The 4 acts will compete in Live Final at the RTM stage in Ahoy Rotterdam on the 24th of September. The winner will represent The Netherlands at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex, in Yerevan, Armenia, on Sunday 11 December.

What do #YOU think of Luna’s song “La Festa”? Make sure #YOU tell us on social media @ESCUnited, on our discord, or on our forum page!