"Amanecer" (, "") is a song performed by Spanish singer
Edurne. It was chosen by public broadcaster
Televisión Española to
represent Spain in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in
Vienna, where it placed 21st with 15 points.
The song was written by
Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson,
Peter Boström
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and
Thomas G:son. It premiered on 1 March 2015, and it was released as a single on
digital platforms
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on 2 March 2015.
The song was the lead single of Edurne's sixth studio album, ''Adrenalina''.
It was also the official song of the
2015 Vuelta a España
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.
Background and composition
The song, described as "a midtempo with a certain degree of drama and ethnic character", was written by Spanish songwriter
Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson and Swedish songwriters
Peter Boström
Peter Boström (born May 19, 1971) is a Swedish music producer and songwriter. He is also known as Bassflow.
Boström wrote his first song at the age of seven. In 1992, at the age of 21, he started Bassflow Productions, a production company near S ...
and
Thomas G:son. It was presented to
Edurne in October 2014 during the selection of songs for her sixth studio album. In November 2014, Edurne and record label
Sony Music Spain decided to place a bid to
represent Spain in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2015 and presented the song to public broadcaster
TVE
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. On 14 January 2015, TVE announced that they had internally selected Edurne as the Spanish Eurovision entrant in 2015 with "Amanecer".
The single was produced in
Spain and
Sweden
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. The
string section of the
RTVE Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of
Pepe Herrero, recorded the string arrangements for the track.
On 3 March 2015, Edurne, the RTVE Symphony Orchestra and the
RTVE Choir, once again under the direction of Pepe Herrero, recorded the
symphonic
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version of the song at the
Teatro Monumental
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in
Madrid.
Live performances
Edurne performed the song live for the first time on late night talk show ''
Alaska y Segura'', aired on
La 1 on 6 April 2015. On 11 April 2015, Edurne performed the song live on
La 1's variety show ''
La Alfombra Roja Palace''.
On 23 May 2015 Edurne performed the song live during the final of the
Eurovision Song Contest 2015 at the
Wiener Stadthalle in
Vienna,
Austria. She was accompanied on stage by
Italian dancer Giuseppe Di Bella. At the end of the voting, it had received 15 points, placing 21st in a field of 27 songs.
Music video
The official video of the song premiered on 9 March 2015. It was filmed in studio in
Valencia in January 2015, directed by David Arnal and Germán de la Hoz, and features
visual effects by Virtual Art.
Edurne is accompanied in the video by model Saoro Nadal.
Track listing
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Release history
References
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Eurovision songs of Spain
Eurovision songs of 2015
2015 songs
2015 singles
Songs written by Thomas G:son
Songs written by Peter Boström
Sony Music singles
Songs written by Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson