José Luis Uribarri
José Luis Uribarri Grenouillou (9 August 1936 – 23 July 2012) was a Spanish television presenter and director for TVE. He was the Spanish commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest on 18 occasions between 1969 and 2010. He was widely known as ''La voz de Eurovisión'' (''The Voice of Eurovision'') in Spain. Biography Early career Uribarri was born in Ávila. After finishing school at Marist school in Palencia, he went on to study law but left in 1956 to work as a radio speaker for Radio Juventud, and then for Radio Intercontinental. He debuted in (TVE) in 1958 when he participated in the contest for new talents ''Caras nuevas'', hosted by Blanca Álvarez. He was hired by TVE and established himself as one of the most popular presenters in Spain. He won a Premios Ondas in 1966. One of hist most successful shows was the musical programme ''Aplauso'', which he directed and hosted between 1978 and 1983. Eurovision Song Contest In 1968, Spain won the Eurovision Song Contest for ...
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