The fourth artist in our Who Is series for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 is Gonzalo Pinillos from Spain.
Gonzalo is 14 years old and comes from Madrid. He started performing in musical theatre productions in 2020. He has participated in various theatre productions in Madrid, including School of Rock, where he played Lawrence, The Chorus, where he played the lead role of Pierre Morhange, and Intérprete.
Outside of performing, Gonzalo is interested in various sports, such as basketball, swimming, surfing, and skiing. He started playing chess in 2017 and has since reached the finals of the Madrid regional chess championship. He has also received two school awards for his creative writing.
Gonzalo was selected to represent Spain at Junior Eurovision 2025 after an audition process. A total of 270 singers applied to the selection.
The song that Gonzalo will perform in Tbilisi is called “Érase una vez (Once Upon a Time)”. It was written and composed by Luis Ramiro, Alejandro Martínez, David Parejo, who wrote the last two Spanish Junior Eurovision entries.
Gonzalo will perform in slot 14 in the final of Junior Eurovision 2025.
Image source: RTVE
Spain first took part in the contest in 2003 and participated every year between then and 2006. In 2004, María Isabel brought Spain their only victory so far with “Antes muerta que sencilla”. After an absence of 13 years, Spain returned to the contest in 2019 with “Marte” by Melani García. Spain had always finished in the top 5 until the 2021 contest, when Levi Díaz finished in 15th place. The 2024 contest was hosted in Madrid, the first Eurovision contest to take place in Spain since Eurovision 1969.
