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Spain
Spain first appeared in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961. Spain debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961, in Cannes in neighbouring France, and came back to every contest since then, becoming the country to participate the most number of times in a row since their debut without skipping any edition.
Spain won the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in 1968 with the song La, La, La and Massiel. She wasn’t meant to be performer in Eurovision in London that year. The Catalan singer Joan Manuel Serrat was the original artist choice, but a couple of weeks before the contest he confessed his intentions to sing the song in Catalan instead of Spanish, something that was banned by the Franco-regime in Spain. He was quickly replaced and the young female rising star Massiel was rushed to the Royal Albert Hall where she pipped the UK home entry at the post, Cliff Richard’s Congratulations, by only one point.
Spain became the first country to win the Eurovision Song Contest twice in succession in both 1968 and 1969. Spain hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in the capital Madrid in 1969.
Facts
The basics
Featured participant
Spain
Event | Represented by | Song | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cannes 1961 | Conchita Bautista | Estando Contigo | 8 | 9 |
| Luxembourg 1962 | Victor Balaguer | Llámame | 13 | |
| London 1963 | José Guardiola | Algo Prodigioso | 2 | 12 |
| Copenhagen 1964 | Tim, Nelly and Tony | Caracola | 1 | 12 |
| Naples 1965 | Conchita Bautista | Qué Bueno, Qué Bueno | 15 | |
| Luxembourg 1966 | Raphael | Yo Soy Aquél | 9 | 7 |
| Vienna 1967 | Raphael | Hablemos Del Amor | 9 | 6 |
| London 1968 | Massiel | La, La, La... | 29 | 1 |
| Madrid 1969 | Salomé | Vivo Cantando | 18 | 1 |
| Amsterdam 1970 | Julio Iglesias | Gwendolyne | 8 | 4 |
| Dublin 1971 | Karina | En Un Mundo Nuevo | 116 | 2 |
| Edinburgh 1972 | Jaime Morey | Amanece | 83 | 10 |
| Luxembourg 1973 | Mocedades | Eres Tú | 125 | 2 |
| Brighton 1974 | Peret | Canta Y Se Feliz | 10 | 9 |
| Stockholm 1975 | Sergio y Estíbaliz | Tú Volverás | 53 | 10 |
| The Hague 1976 | Braulio | Sobran Las Palabras | 11 | 16 |
| London 1977 | Micky | Enseñame A Cantar | 52 | 9 |
| Paris 1978 | José Vélez | Bailemos Un Vals | 65 | 9 |
| Jerusalem 1979 | Betty Missiego | Su Canción | 116 | 2 |
| The Hague 1980 | Trigo Limpio | Qué Date Esta Noche | 38 | 12 |
| Dublin 1981 | Bacchelli | Y Solo Tú | 38 | 14 |
| Harrogate 1982 | Lucía | Él | 52 | 10 |
| Munich 1983 | Remedios Amaya | ¿quién Maneja Mi Barca? | 19 | |
| Luxembourg 1984 | Bravo | Lady, Lady | 106 | 3 |
| Gothenburg 1985 | Paloma San Basilio | La Fiesta Terminó | 36 | 14 |
| Bergen 1986 | Cadillac | Valentino | 51 | 10 |
| Brussels 1987 | Patricia Kraus | No Estás Solo | 10 | 19 |
| Dublin 1988 | La Década | La Chica Que Yo Quiero (made In Spain) | 58 | 11 |
| Lausanne 1989 | Nina | Nacida Para Amar | 88 | 6 |
| Zagreb 1990 | Azúcar Moreno | Bandido | 96 | 5 |
| Rome 1991 | Sergio Dalma | Bailar Pegados | 119 | 4 |
| Malmö 1992 | Serafin | Todo Esto Es La Música | 37 | 14 |
| Millstreet 1993 | Eva Santamaria | Hombres | 58 | 11 |
| Dublin 1994 | Alejandro Abad | Ella No Es Ella | 17 | 18 |
| Dublin 1995 | Anabel Conde | Vuelve Conmigo | 119 | 2 |
| Oslo 1996 | Antonio Carbonell | ¡Ay, Qué Deseo! | 17 | 20 |
| Dublin 1997 | Marcos Llunas | Sin Rencor | 96 | 6 |
| Birmingham 1998 | Mikel Herzog | ¿Qué Voy A Hacer Sin Ti? | 21 | 16 |
| Jerusalem 1999 | Lydia | No Quiero Escuchar | 1 | 23 |
| Stockholm 2000 | Serafín Zubiri | Colgado De Un Sueño | 18 | 18 |
| Copenhagen 2001 | David Civera | Dile Que La Quiero | 76 | 6 |
| Tallinn 2002 | Rosa | Europe's Living A Celebration | 81 | 7 |
| Riga 2003 | Beth | Dime | 81 | 8 |
| Istanbul 2004 | Ramón | Para Llenarme De Ti | ||
| Grand Final | 87 | 10 | ||
| Kyiv 2005 | Son de sol | Brujería | ||
| Grand Final | 28 | 21 | ||
| Athens 2006 | Las Ketchup | Bloody Mary | ||
| Grand Final | 18 | 21 | ||
| Helsinki 2007 | NASH | I Love You Mi Vida | ||
| Grand Final | 43 | 20 | ||
| Belgrade 2008 | Rodolfo Chikilicuatre | Baila El Chiki Chiki | ||
| Grand Final | 55 | 16 | ||
| Moscow 2009 | Soraya | La Noche Es Para Mí (The Night Is For Me) | ||
| Grand Final | 23 | 24 | ||
| Oslo 2010 | Daniel Diges | Algo Pequeñito (Something Tiny) | ||
| Grand Final | 68 | 15 | ||
| Düsseldorf 2011 | Lucía Pérez | Que Me Quiten Lo Bailao - They Can't Take The Fun Away From Me | ||
| Grand Final | 50 | 23 | ||
| Baku 2012 | Pastora Soler | Quédate Conmigo (Stay With Me) | ||
| Grand Final | 97 | 10 | ||
| Malmö 2013 | ESDM | Contigo Hasta El Final (With You Until The End) | ||
| Grand Final | 8 | 25 | ||
| Copenhagen 2014 | Ruth Lorenzo | Dancing in the rain | ||
| Grand Final | 74 | 10 | ||
| Vienna 2015 | Edurne | Amanecer | ||
| Grand Final | 15 | 21 | ||
| Stockholm 2016 | Barei | Say Yay! | ||
| Grand Final | 77 | 22 | ||
| Kyiv 2017 | Manel Navarro | Do It For Your Lover | ||
| Grand Final | 5 | 26 | ||
| Lisbon 2018 | Amaia y Alfred | Tu Canción | ||
| Grand Final | 61 | 23 | ||
| Tel Aviv 2019 | ||||
Spain first appeared in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961. Spain debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961, in Cannes in neighbouring France, and came back to every contest since then, becoming the country to participate the most number of times in a row since their debut without skipping any edition.
Spain won the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in 1968 with the song La, La, La and Massiel. She wasn’t meant to be performer in Eurovision in London that year. The Catalan singer Joan Manuel Serrat was the original artist choice, but a couple of weeks before the contest he confessed his intentions to sing the song in Catalan instead of Spanish, something that was banned by the Franco-regime in Spain. He was quickly replaced and the young female rising star Massiel was rushed to the Royal Albert Hall where she pipped the UK home entry at the post, Cliff Richard’s Congratulations, by only one point.
Spain became the first country to win the Eurovision Song Contest twice in succession in both 1968 and 1969. Spain hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in the capital Madrid in 1969.
The basics
Facts
Featured participant
Spain
Event | Represented by | Song | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cannes 1961 | Conchita Bautista | Estando Contigo | 8 | 9 |
| Luxembourg 1962 | Victor Balaguer | Llámame | 13 | |
| London 1963 | José Guardiola | Algo Prodigioso | 2 | 12 |
| Copenhagen 1964 | Tim, Nelly and Tony | Caracola | 1 | 12 |
| Naples 1965 | Conchita Bautista | Qué Bueno, Qué Bueno | 15 | |
| Luxembourg 1966 | Raphael | Yo Soy Aquél | 9 | 7 |
| Vienna 1967 | Raphael | Hablemos Del Amor | 9 | 6 |
| London 1968 | Massiel | La, La, La... | 29 | 1 |
| Madrid 1969 | Salomé | Vivo Cantando | 18 | 1 |
| Amsterdam 1970 | Julio Iglesias | Gwendolyne | 8 | 4 |
| Dublin 1971 | Karina | En Un Mundo Nuevo | 116 | 2 |
| Edinburgh 1972 | Jaime Morey | Amanece | 83 | 10 |
| Luxembourg 1973 | Mocedades | Eres Tú | 125 | 2 |
| Brighton 1974 | Peret | Canta Y Se Feliz | 10 | 9 |
| Stockholm 1975 | Sergio y Estíbaliz | Tú Volverás | 53 | 10 |
| The Hague 1976 | Braulio | Sobran Las Palabras | 11 | 16 |
| London 1977 | Micky | Enseñame A Cantar | 52 | 9 |
| Paris 1978 | José Vélez | Bailemos Un Vals | 65 | 9 |
| Jerusalem 1979 | Betty Missiego | Su Canción | 116 | 2 |
| The Hague 1980 | Trigo Limpio | Qué Date Esta Noche | 38 | 12 |
| Dublin 1981 | Bacchelli | Y Solo Tú | 38 | 14 |
| Harrogate 1982 | Lucía | Él | 52 | 10 |
| Munich 1983 | Remedios Amaya | ¿quién Maneja Mi Barca? | 19 | |
| Luxembourg 1984 | Bravo | Lady, Lady | 106 | 3 |
| Gothenburg 1985 | Paloma San Basilio | La Fiesta Terminó | 36 | 14 |
| Bergen 1986 | Cadillac | Valentino | 51 | 10 |
| Brussels 1987 | Patricia Kraus | No Estás Solo | 10 | 19 |
| Dublin 1988 | La Década | La Chica Que Yo Quiero (made In Spain) | 58 | 11 |
| Lausanne 1989 | Nina | Nacida Para Amar | 88 | 6 |
| Zagreb 1990 | Azúcar Moreno | Bandido | 96 | 5 |
| Rome 1991 | Sergio Dalma | Bailar Pegados | 119 | 4 |
| Malmö 1992 | Serafin | Todo Esto Es La Música | 37 | 14 |
| Millstreet 1993 | Eva Santamaria | Hombres | 58 | 11 |
| Dublin 1994 | Alejandro Abad | Ella No Es Ella | 17 | 18 |
| Dublin 1995 | Anabel Conde | Vuelve Conmigo | 119 | 2 |
| Oslo 1996 | Antonio Carbonell | ¡Ay, Qué Deseo! | 17 | 20 |
| Dublin 1997 | Marcos Llunas | Sin Rencor | 96 | 6 |
| Birmingham 1998 | Mikel Herzog | ¿Qué Voy A Hacer Sin Ti? | 21 | 16 |
| Jerusalem 1999 | Lydia | No Quiero Escuchar | 1 | 23 |
| Stockholm 2000 | Serafín Zubiri | Colgado De Un Sueño | 18 | 18 |
| Copenhagen 2001 | David Civera | Dile Que La Quiero | 76 | 6 |
| Tallinn 2002 | Rosa | Europe's Living A Celebration | 81 | 7 |
| Riga 2003 | Beth | Dime | 81 | 8 |
| Istanbul 2004 | Ramón | Para Llenarme De Ti | ||
| Grand Final | 87 | 10 | ||
| Kyiv 2005 | Son de sol | Brujería | ||
| Grand Final | 28 | 21 | ||
| Athens 2006 | Las Ketchup | Bloody Mary | ||
| Grand Final | 18 | 21 | ||
| Helsinki 2007 | NASH | I Love You Mi Vida | ||
| Grand Final | 43 | 20 | ||
| Belgrade 2008 | Rodolfo Chikilicuatre | Baila El Chiki Chiki | ||
| Grand Final | 55 | 16 | ||
| Moscow 2009 | Soraya | La Noche Es Para Mí (The Night Is For Me) | ||
| Grand Final | 23 | 24 | ||
| Oslo 2010 | Daniel Diges | Algo Pequeñito (Something Tiny) | ||
| Grand Final | 68 | 15 | ||
| Düsseldorf 2011 | Lucía Pérez | Que Me Quiten Lo Bailao - They Can't Take The Fun Away From Me | ||
| Grand Final | 50 | 23 | ||
| Baku 2012 | Pastora Soler | Quédate Conmigo (Stay With Me) | ||
| Grand Final | 97 | 10 | ||
| Malmö 2013 | ESDM | Contigo Hasta El Final (With You Until The End) | ||
| Grand Final | 8 | 25 | ||
| Copenhagen 2014 | Ruth Lorenzo | Dancing in the rain | ||
| Grand Final | 74 | 10 | ||
| Vienna 2015 | Edurne | Amanecer | ||
| Grand Final | 15 | 21 | ||
| Stockholm 2016 | Barei | Say Yay! | ||
| Grand Final | 77 | 22 | ||
| Kyiv 2017 | Manel Navarro | Do It For Your Lover | ||
| Grand Final | 5 | 26 | ||
| Lisbon 2018 | Amaia y Alfred | Tu Canción | ||
| Grand Final | 61 | 23 | ||
| Tel Aviv 2019 | ||||
The basics
Facts
Spain first appeared in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961. Spain debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961, in Cannes in neighbouring France, and came back to every contest since then, becoming the country to participate the most number of times in a row since their debut without skipping any edition.
Spain won the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in 1968 with the song La, La, La and Massiel. She wasn’t meant to be performer in Eurovision in London that year. The Catalan singer Joan Manuel Serrat was the original artist choice, but a couple of weeks before the contest he confessed his intentions to sing the song in Catalan instead of Spanish, something that was banned by the Franco-regime in Spain. He was quickly replaced and the young female rising star Massiel was rushed to the Royal Albert Hall where she pipped the UK home entry at the post, Cliff Richard’s Congratulations, by only one point.
Spain became the first country to win the Eurovision Song Contest twice in succession in both 1968 and 1969. Spain hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in the capital Madrid in 1969.
Featured participant
Spain
Event | Represented by | Song | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cannes 1961 | Conchita Bautista | Estando Contigo | 8 | 9 |
| Luxembourg 1962 | Victor Balaguer | Llámame | 13 | |
| London 1963 | José Guardiola | Algo Prodigioso | 2 | 12 |
| Copenhagen 1964 | Tim, Nelly and Tony | Caracola | 1 | 12 |
| Naples 1965 | Conchita Bautista | Qué Bueno, Qué Bueno | 15 | |
| Luxembourg 1966 | Raphael | Yo Soy Aquél | 9 | 7 |
| Vienna 1967 | Raphael | Hablemos Del Amor | 9 | 6 |
| London 1968 | Massiel | La, La, La... | 29 | 1 |
| Madrid 1969 | Salomé | Vivo Cantando | 18 | 1 |
| Amsterdam 1970 | Julio Iglesias | Gwendolyne | 8 | 4 |
| Dublin 1971 | Karina | En Un Mundo Nuevo | 116 | 2 |
| Edinburgh 1972 | Jaime Morey | Amanece | 83 | 10 |
| Luxembourg 1973 | Mocedades | Eres Tú | 125 | 2 |
| Brighton 1974 | Peret | Canta Y Se Feliz | 10 | 9 |
| Stockholm 1975 | Sergio y Estíbaliz | Tú Volverás | 53 | 10 |
| The Hague 1976 | Braulio | Sobran Las Palabras | 11 | 16 |
| London 1977 | Micky | Enseñame A Cantar | 52 | 9 |
| Paris 1978 | José Vélez | Bailemos Un Vals | 65 | 9 |
| Jerusalem 1979 | Betty Missiego | Su Canción | 116 | 2 |
| The Hague 1980 | Trigo Limpio | Qué Date Esta Noche | 38 | 12 |
| Dublin 1981 | Bacchelli | Y Solo Tú | 38 | 14 |
| Harrogate 1982 | Lucía | Él | 52 | 10 |
| Munich 1983 | Remedios Amaya | ¿quién Maneja Mi Barca? | 19 | |
| Luxembourg 1984 | Bravo | Lady, Lady | 106 | 3 |
| Gothenburg 1985 | Paloma San Basilio | La Fiesta Terminó | 36 | 14 |
| Bergen 1986 | Cadillac | Valentino | 51 | 10 |
| Brussels 1987 | Patricia Kraus | No Estás Solo | 10 | 19 |
| Dublin 1988 | La Década | La Chica Que Yo Quiero (made In Spain) | 58 | 11 |
| Lausanne 1989 | Nina | Nacida Para Amar | 88 | 6 |
| Zagreb 1990 | Azúcar Moreno | Bandido | 96 | 5 |
| Rome 1991 | Sergio Dalma | Bailar Pegados | 119 | 4 |
| Malmö 1992 | Serafin | Todo Esto Es La Música | 37 | 14 |
| Millstreet 1993 | Eva Santamaria | Hombres | 58 | 11 |
| Dublin 1994 | Alejandro Abad | Ella No Es Ella | 17 | 18 |
| Dublin 1995 | Anabel Conde | Vuelve Conmigo | 119 | 2 |
| Oslo 1996 | Antonio Carbonell | ¡Ay, Qué Deseo! | 17 | 20 |
| Dublin 1997 | Marcos Llunas | Sin Rencor | 96 | 6 |
| Birmingham 1998 | Mikel Herzog | ¿Qué Voy A Hacer Sin Ti? | 21 | 16 |
| Jerusalem 1999 | Lydia | No Quiero Escuchar | 1 | 23 |
| Stockholm 2000 | Serafín Zubiri | Colgado De Un Sueño | 18 | 18 |
| Copenhagen 2001 | David Civera | Dile Que La Quiero | 76 | 6 |
| Tallinn 2002 | Rosa | Europe's Living A Celebration | 81 | 7 |
| Riga 2003 | Beth | Dime | 81 | 8 |
| Istanbul 2004 | Ramón | Para Llenarme De Ti | ||
| Grand Final | 87 | 10 | ||
| Kyiv 2005 | Son de sol | Brujería | ||
| Grand Final | 28 | 21 | ||
| Athens 2006 | Las Ketchup | Bloody Mary | ||
| Grand Final | 18 | 21 | ||
| Helsinki 2007 | NASH | I Love You Mi Vida | ||
| Grand Final | 43 | 20 | ||
| Belgrade 2008 | Rodolfo Chikilicuatre | Baila El Chiki Chiki | ||
| Grand Final | 55 | 16 | ||
| Moscow 2009 | Soraya | La Noche Es Para Mí (The Night Is For Me) | ||
| Grand Final | 23 | 24 | ||
| Oslo 2010 | Daniel Diges | Algo Pequeñito (Something Tiny) | ||
| Grand Final | 68 | 15 | ||
| Düsseldorf 2011 | Lucía Pérez | Que Me Quiten Lo Bailao - They Can't Take The Fun Away From Me | ||
| Grand Final | 50 | 23 | ||
| Baku 2012 | Pastora Soler | Quédate Conmigo (Stay With Me) | ||
| Grand Final | 97 | 10 | ||
| Malmö 2013 | ESDM | Contigo Hasta El Final (With You Until The End) | ||
| Grand Final | 8 | 25 | ||
| Copenhagen 2014 | Ruth Lorenzo | Dancing in the rain | ||
| Grand Final | 74 | 10 | ||
| Vienna 2015 | Edurne | Amanecer | ||
| Grand Final | 15 | 21 | ||
| Stockholm 2016 | Barei | Say Yay! | ||
| Grand Final | 77 | 22 | ||
| Kyiv 2017 | Manel Navarro | Do It For Your Lover | ||
| Grand Final | 5 | 26 | ||
| Lisbon 2018 | Amaia y Alfred | Tu Canción | ||
| Grand Final | 61 | 23 | ||
| Tel Aviv 2019 | ||||
Latest news about Spain
Spain chooses its top 10 national finalists and songs for 2019
First the Spanish audience chose their top three: María's Muérdeme, Noelia with Hoy vuelvo a reír otra vez and La clave by Natalia. Now, RTVE has added seven more finalists: Sabela with Hoy soñaré, Miki's La venda, Natalia y Miki singing Nadie se salva, Famous' No puedo más, Julia with Qué quieres que haga, Carlos Right performing Se te nota and Marilia with Todo bien. All ten finalists will soon battle for a ticket to Tel Aviv!
Spain will go to Eurovision 2019 with one of these seventeen songs
Yesterday, singer Famous (second from right) won Operación Triunfo. However, winning the popular reality talent tv show does not guarantee a ticket to Tel Aviv. Spanish broadcaster RTVE has published seventeen song previews by various OT candidates, from which you can vote for your top three. The three most popular songs, plus seven chosen by an expert jury will make the final ten. These will be performed in a live show next January.
Operación Triunfo underway to pick Spanish act for Eurovision 2019
Operación Triunfo will deliver Spain's 2019 Eurovision Song Contest participant for the second year in a row. The selection method is slightly different this year; from a total of seventeen songs, seven will be selected internally by broadcaster RTVE and three will be shortlisted via online voting, starting on the 20th of December. These ten songs will be performed in January, the winner will go on to represent Spain in Tel Aviv.
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