Eva María Delgado Macías (born 18 October 1971 in

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) better known as Eva Santamaría is a Spanish singer, known for representing

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at the

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with her song "

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" (''Men''),Eurovision 1993 information at Eurovision.tv official website
composed by the journalist

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/ref> Before participating in the song festival, Santamaría became well known for participating in the musical television programs ''Gente Joven'', ''El Salero'' and ''Las Coplas''. She also collaborated with other artists on several albums and presented her own radio show on

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. In the months before the Contest in early 1993, Carlos Toro helped Santamaría record her debut album ''A buen puerto'' (''Successful'') in Los Angeles, on which "Hombres" became a hit single. To date, however, this album was her only release. Coming off the album's success,

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selected Santamaría to represent the network and all of Spain at Eurovision 1993 in

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, Ireland, with her hit "Hombres." She beat out other popular singers such as Yossek and Julián Contreras. Her song placed eleventh out of 25 in the Contest. Santamaría did not pursue her pop career after disagreements with her manager, and sporadically appeared on television since then. She has since dedicated her focus on theatre and singing copla.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Santamaria, Eva 1971 births Singers from Andalusia Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Spain Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1993 Living people People from El Puerto de Santa María 21st-century Spanish singers 21st-century Spanish women singers