As much as I liked many songs from the Junior Eurovision Song Contest of recent years, there is one rule I must ask the EBU to put in the format: requiring all competing songs to be written by the participants or other performers between the ages of 9 and 14. This rule hasn't been in the format since 2007, and with the 2024 edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest being hosted in Spain later this year, I want the EBU to consider requiring all songwriters to be aged 9 to 14 because, to me, children writing their own songs is more authentic. This rule applies to the Danish Melodi Grand Prix Junior, or as Denmark's broadcaster DR calls it, MGP, which premiered in 2000 and inspired the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. To be frank, I really miss Denmark at Junior Eurovision and they should return and win at least once.

Should the EBU require all songs for Junior Eurovision 2024 and future editions to be written by the participants, this means broadcasters who select their entrants either internally or through national finals have to go along with the proposed format change. Children shouldn't be assigned a specially-made song written by a 30-year-old record producer or other famous musicians. Aspiring singers aged 9 to 14 should be perfectly capable of grabbing a pen, paper, and sheet music.

In conclusion, will the EBU please require all competing songs in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest to be written by the participants for the first time since 2007? The proposed format change means the format of the pan-European children's competition must match the songwriting format for the Danish children's song contest that inaugurated in 2000 and inspired Junior Eurovision. This is a children's song contest, and children writing their own songs is more authentic. With the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 being held in Spain, host broadcaster RTVE should have whoever represents the country later this year November grab a pen, paper, sheet music, or write the lyrics on Google Docs, so the Spanish JESC entrant will be actively involved in songwriting for the first time since 2006.