Víctor Balaguer (; 24 March 1921 – 17 April 1984) was a Spanish singer of the 1950s and 1960s. Balaguer was known as a versatile singer who moved between popular music and

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, singing in both Spanish and Catalan. He in the

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. Balaguer was born and died in

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. On 13–14 February 1961, he took part in the for the

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, but lost out by one point to

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. On 5–6 February 1962, he entered two songs in the for the

, where " Llámame" was chosen as the Spanish entry. On 18 March, in

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, "Llámame" was one of four songs (along with the entries from , , and the ) to finish in joint last place after failing to score any points from the juries. Following his Eurovision appearance, Balaguer returned to performing mainly in his native Catalan. He died of

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in Barcelona on 17 April 1984, aged 63.El País obituary 18–4–84
(Spanish)

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