The Welsh broadcaster S4C has Tonight confirmed that they will not be taking part in this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

The broadcaster took to Twitter to confirm that they have withdrawn, when responding to Twitter account Eurofans Espana, which you can see below:

Aswell as confirming that they will not be taking part this year, S4C have also confirmed that they will not be broadcasting the show.

Wales have taken part in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in both 2018 and 2019, with the country finishing in 20th place and 18th place respectively. We’ve put the performances below:

Countries that have so far confirmed their participation in this year’s Junior Eurovision include:

The following countries have confirmed their intent to participate:

Belarus

France

Georgia

Germany

Ireland

Italy

Kazakhstan

Netherlands

Poland

Russia

Serbia

Spain

Ukraine

With Wales not taking part, could this mean a UK return to the contest? We will of course notify you on any updates.