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Vivo Cantando
"Vivo cantando" (; "I Live Singing") is a song recorded by Spanish singer Salomé. The song was written by María José de Cerato and Aniano Alcalde, and it was produced by Augusto Algueró. It is best known as the at the Eurovision Song Contest 1969. The song was joint winner with the 's " Boom Bang-a-Bang" performed by Lulu, "De troubadour" by Lenny Kuhr representing the , and "Un jour, un enfant" sung for by Frida Boccara. It was Spain's second winning entry in the contest and the last to date. Background The song is a very up-tempo number, sung from the perspective of a woman telling her lover about the positive changes he has had on her, specifically that she now lives her life singing. Salomé recorded the song in six languages: Spanish ( Castilian), Catalan (as "Canto i vull viure"), Basque ("Kantari bizi naiz"), English ("The Feeling of Love"), French ("Alors je chante") and Italian ("Vivo cantando"). Israeli singer Rika Zaraï released a cover of the French versi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salomé - Vivo Cantando
Salome (c. early 1st century CE) was the daughter of Herodias, and nemesis of John the Baptist (Mark 6:17–29 and Matthew 14:3–11). Salome or Salomé may also refer to: People with the mononym * Salome Alexandra (139–67 BCE), Queen of Judea (76–67 BCE) * Salome I (69 BCE–10 CE), Herod the Great's sister * Salome (daughter of Herod the Great) (14 BCE–1st century CE), daughter of Herod the Great * Salome (disciple) (c. early 1st century CE), disciple of Jesus * Salome, the first wife of Saint Joseph#Salome, Joseph, father of Jesus in Eastern Orthodox Church tradition * Salome (Gospel of James), midwife's friend in an apocryphal Nativity gospel who doubted Mary's virginity * Salome of Ujarma (died about 361), daughter of Tiridates III of Armenia and wife of Rev II of Iberia; also known as Salome of Armenia * Salomé (singer) (born 1939), Spanish singer * Salomé (artist) (born 1954), German artist * Salome MC (born 1985), Iranian/Turkish MC People with the given name * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Language
Italian (''italiano'' or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. Together with Sardinian, Italian is the least divergent language from Latin. Spoken by about 85 million people (2022), Italian is an official language in Italy, Switzerland (Ticino and the Grisons), San Marino, and Vatican City. It has an official minority status in western Istria (Croatia and Slovenia). Italian is also spoken by large immigrant and expatriate communities in the Americas and Australia.Ethnologue report for language code:ita (Italy) – Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.), 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Fifteenth edition. Dallas, Tex.: SIL International. Online version Itali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massiel
María de los Ángeles Felisa Santamaría Espinosa (born 2 August 1947), professionally known as Massiel, is a Spanish pop singer. She won the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 with the song "La, la, la", beating the British pop singer Cliff Richard's "Congratulations". She decided to abandon her music career in 1996, but released another album a year later and a further one in 2007, along with two new editions of 1970s albums. Biography Massiel was born in Madrid, Spain. Her Asturian father, Emilio Santamaria Martín, was an artistic manager, so she was around singers and groups from her earliest childhood, and at a young age she decided to become a singer, actress, and songwriter. Her Asturian mother was Concepción Espinosa Peñas (1920-2011). Her first recordings were released in 1966: ''Di que no'', ''No sé porqué'', ''Llueve'', ''No comprendo'', ''Y sabes qué vi'', ''Rufo el pescador'', ''Aleluya'' and ''El era mi amigo''. The song ''Rosas en el mar'', written by her fri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La, La, La
"La, la, la" is a song recorded by Spanish singer Massiel, written by Manuel de la Calva and Ramón Arcusa. It is best known as the Spanish winning entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 in London. It was the first time that Spain won the Contest. Massiel also released the song in English as "He Gives Me Love (La, La, La)". Eurovision The performance of the song was the first of Spain's two Eurovision wins to date. The song was composed by Ramón Arcusa and Manuel de la Calva, otherwise known as the singing duo Dúo Dinámico. This was the first Eurovision Song Contest broadcast in colour, with viewers noting Massiel's backing singers in their short teal coloured dresses (from left/tallest to right/shortest, they were María Jesús Aguirre, María Dolores Arenas, and Mercedes Valimaña Macaria). "La, la, la" beat the favourite, the 's "Congratulations", by just one point. Bill Martin (writer of the UK entry) called the Spanish song "a piece of rubbish". Joan Manuel Serra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
En Un Mundo Nuevo
Spain took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971. The country was represented by Karina with the song "En un mundo nuevo". Karina was selected through the competition ''Pasaporte a Dublín'' ("Passport to Dublin"), and the song she would sing in Dublin was internally chosen once the national final was over. The music was composed by Rafael Trabucchelli and the lyrics written by Tony Luz. Before Eurovision Pasaporte a Dublín The national broadcaster TVE decided in 1970 to produce a TV series in which some of the most popular singers in Spain would compete to represent the country at Eurovision. TVE prepared a shortlist of 20 artists that were important at the time for their popularity, sales or quality; some of them refused to participate because of scheduling conflicts or other reasons, among them Marisol, Juan Pardo, Miguel Ríos and Víctor Manuel. Ten candidates participated at the competition: Cristina, Júnior, Karina, Dova, Jaime Morey, Encarnita Polo, Conchita Már ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karina (Spanish Singer)
María Isabel Llaudes Santiago (born 4 December 1945), better known by her stage name Karina, is a Spanish singer who had her biggest success in the late 1960s until the mid-1970s. She was born in Jaén, Andalusia to Trinidad Santiago and Salvador Llaudes. Career After working in television for some years, she recorded her first album in 1964, which was especially successful in Venezuela. She became known to the Spanish audience in 1965 with a hit version of France Gall's "Poupée de cire, poupée de son". She also recorded a contemporary Spanish r Portuguese?version of the James Bond song Goldfinger. In 1966, she was awarded the Best Yé-yé Singer Prize. One of her films she starred in was "Los Chicos del Preu" (The College Kids) (1967). Her songs, like "Romeo y Julieta", "Las flechas del amor", "El baúl de los recuerdos", and "La fiesta" became hits in Spain. She represented Spain at the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest with the song " En un mundo nuevo", where she placed s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 1971
The Eurovision Song Contest 1971 was the 16th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Dublin, Ireland, following the country's victory at the with the song "All Kinds of Everything" by Dana. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (RTÉ), the contest was held at the Gaiety Theatre on 3 April 1971, and was hosted by Irish television presenter Bernadette Ní Ghallchóir. Eighteen countries participated in the contest, equalling the record of the 1965 and 1966 editions. Austria returned after their two-year absence, while Finland, Norway, Portugal and Sweden all returned after having boycotted the competition the previous year. On the other hand, Malta competed for the first time. The winner was Monaco with the song "Un banc, un arbre, une rue", performed by Séverine, written by Yves Dessca, and composed by Jean-Pierre Bourtayre. This was Monaco's first and only victory in the contest. The song was performed by a French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwendolyne
"Gwendolyne" (), sometimes spelt "Gwendoline", is a song composed and recorded by Spanish singer Julio Iglesias, co-written by Leo Johns. It is best known as the entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1970, held in Amsterdam. The single was also one of the final records to be issued in the by then obsolete 78 RPM format, only being released in that format in Columbia. Background The song is a ballad, with both music and lyrics co-written by Iglesias himself, written about his first girlfriend, the titular Gwendolyne, a French girl whom he met at the age of 20 while still a law student and a goalkeeper for Spanish football team Real Madrid Castilla. In 1963, Iglesias was involved in a near-fatal car accident, which ended his football career, left him in rehabilitation for considerable time and indirectly led him to start learning the guitar, as a means of physical therapy. Iglesias began composing his own music; in 1968 he entered and won the Benidorm International Song Festiva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio Iglesias
Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva (; born 23 September 1943) is a Spanish singer, songwriter and former professional footballer. Iglesias is recognized as the most commercially successful Spanish singer in the world and one of the top record sellers in music history, having sold more than 100 million records worldwide in 14 languages. It is estimated that during his career he has performed in more than 5000 concerts, for over 60 million people in five continents. In April 2013, Iglesias was inducted into the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 1983, Iglesias was celebrated as having recorded songs in the most languages in the world, and in 2013 for being the artist in Latin music with the most records sold in history. In April 2013 in Beijing, he was honoured as the most popular international artist in China. In Brazil, France, Italy and elsewhere, Iglesias is the most successful foreign record seller, while in his home country, Spain, he has sold the most records in history, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 1970
The Eurovision Song Contest 1970 was the 15th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest and took place in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), the contest was held at the RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre, RAI Congrescentrum on 21 March 1970, and was hosted by Dutch television presenter Willy Dobbe. Due to there being four winners in the , a question was raised as to which nation would host the 1970 contest. With having hosted in 1969 and the in , only and the were in consideration. A draw of ballots between these two countries resulted in the Netherlands being chosen as the host country. Twelve countries participated in the contest this year. This was the lowest number of participants since the edition. The reason was that , , , and all boycotted the 1970 edition, officially because they felt that the contest marginalised smaller countries and was no longer good television en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porcelain
Porcelain () is a ceramic material made by heating substances, generally including materials such as kaolinite, in a kiln to temperatures between . The strength and translucence of porcelain, relative to other types of pottery, arises mainly from vitrification and formation of the mineral mullite within the body at these high temperatures. Though definitions vary, porcelain can be divided into three main categories: hard-paste, soft-paste, and bone china. The category that an object belongs to depends on the composition of the paste used to make the body of the porcelain object and the firing conditions. Porcelain slowly evolved in China and was finally achieved (depending on the definition used) at some point about 2,000 to 1,200 years ago; it slowly spread to other East Asian countries, then to Europe, and eventually to the rest of the world. Its manufacturing process is more demanding than that for earthenware and stoneware, the two other main types of pottery, and it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Pertegaz
Manuel Pertegaz Ibáñez (18 May 1918 - 30 August 2014) known as Manuel Pertegaz or simply as Pertegaz was a Spanish fashion designer. He was so highly regarded that he was asked to succeed Christian Dior in 1957 as head designer at Dior, but chose to remain in Spain, where by the 1960s he was considered its leading couturier. Early life Manuel Pertegaz Ibáñez kept his date of birth relatively secret, although obituaries place the year as 1917. He was born in Olba, in Aragon, but relocated to Barcelona with his family a few years afterwards. Aged 13, the young Pertegaz started working for a tailor's in Barcelona, and soon afterwards joined the Angulo team of tailors. When Angulo launched a line of women's clothing, Pertegaz discovered that womenswear was where his talents lay. Career Pertegaz opened his first establishment at the age of 25, during the Second World War. Among his first clients were General Franco's wife Carmen and their daughter. In 1953 he debuted his coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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