| | Young Star News - 2004 Junior Eurovision Song Contest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | A nine-year-old Spanish girl, María Isabel won the second annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest Saturday with her song "Antes Muerta Que Sencilla" ("I'd Rather Be Dead than Plain"), an ode to good clothes, good times and standing tall in the face of criticism by others. |
 | | Soloists, duos and bands performed original songs in their native language in the contest, a youth-version of the wildly popular Eurovision Song Contest, most famous for launching the international career of the Swedish pop group ABBA in the 1970s. |
 | | This means rehearsing until all of the song and dance elements are fully memorised and ready for the show, preparing the costumes and finally organising the journey to Norway. |
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