"Amanecer" (, "") is a song performed by Spanish singer

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. It was chosen by public broadcaster

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to represent Spain in the

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, where it placed 21st with 15 points. The song was written by

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, Peter Boström and Thomas G:son. It premiered on 1 March 2015, and it was released as a single on digital platforms 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

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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

and Swedish songwriters Peter Boström and Thomas G:son. It was presented to

in October 2014 during the selection of songs for her sixth studio album. In November 2014, Edurne and record label

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decided to place a bid to represent Spain in the

and presented the song to public broadcaster TVE. 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

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and

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. The string section of the

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, 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

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version of the song at the

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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

at the

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. She was accompanied on stage by

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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

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in January 2015, directed by David Arnal and Germán de la Hoz, and features

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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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