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Spain In The Eurovision Song Contest
Spain has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest in every edition since , in total 64 times. The current Spanish participating broadcaster in the contest is (RTVE). Spain is one of the "Big Five (Eurovision), Big Five" countries, along with , , , and the United Kingdom, that are automatically prequalified for the final, due to their participating broadcasters being the largest financial contributors to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Spain has won the contest twice, first in with the song "La La La (Massiel song), La La La" performed by Massiel and again in , when "Vivo cantando" by Salomé (singer), Salomé was involved in a four-way tie with , the and the . The 1969 contest in Madrid is the only time Spain has hosted the event, since lots were drawn after 1969's four-way tie and the contest was hosted by the Netherlands. Other good results in the 20th century were four second places with "" by Karina (Spanish singer), Karina in , "" by Mocedades in , "" by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Su Canción
"Su canción" (; "") is a song recorded by Peruvian-Spanish singer Betty Missiego, written by Fernando Moreno. It in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979, held in Jerusalem where it placed second. Missiego recorded "Su canción" in four different languages, besides Spanish also French, Italian, and German. Background Conception "Su canción", written by Fernando Moreno, is performed from the point of view of ("a grown-up woman", ostensibly Missiego), who lived a solitary life until she found joy in the world around her through children who asked her to sing a song with them. At the end, she implores everyone to sing along with her, so the song can become "theirs" as well. Betty Missiego, was a 34-year-old Peruvian singer and television presenter who had previous song contest experience representing Peru at the OTI Festival 1972 in Madrid. Eurovision (TVE) the song as for the of the Eurovision Song Contest. Missiego recorded it in four different languages, besides Spanish also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Para Llenarme De Ti
Spain was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Para llenarme de ti", written by Kike Santander, and performed by Ramón. The Spanish participating broadcaster, (TVE), selected its entry through the third series of the reality television music competition '' Operación Triunfo''. Four artists and songs ultimately qualified to compete in the final of the competition's Eurovision selection show where a public televote exclusively selected "Para llenarme de ti" performed by Ramón as the winner, receiving 38.8% of the votes. As a member of the " Big Four", Spain automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing as the opening entry for the show in position 1, Spain placed tenth out of the 24 participating countries with 87 points. Background Prior to the 2004 contest, (TVE) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Spain forty-three times since its first entry in . It has won the contest on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beth (singer)
Elisabeth Rodergas Cols, known professionally as Beth, (; born 23 December 1981 ) is a Catalan singer. Biography Beth was born in Súria. After finishing school, she studied musical theatre in Barcelona and lived for a time in the United Kingdom, as well as participated in humanitarian missions in Africa. In 2002, she entered the musical talent show '' Operación Triunfo''. She finished third, but in a separate vote was selected by the audience to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003. She finished eighth at Eurovision with the song " Dime" (Tell Me), which was a number one hit in Spain; that edition of the contest was the most watched TV program in Spain in 2003. She was referred by British commentator Terry Wogan as Kylie Minogue in dreadlocks, which was played on by many British tabloids. Beth released her first studio album entitled '' Otra realidad'', which included "Dime", on 23 April 2003 with Vale Music. It peaked at number one on the weekly Spanish Albums C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dime (Beth Song)
"Dime" (; "Tell me") is a song recorded by Spanish singer Beth, with music composed by Jesús María Pérez and lyrics written by Amaya Martínez. It at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, placing eighth. Background Conception "Dime" was composed by Jesús María Pérez with lyrics by Amaya Martínez. Eurovision Between 10 and 17 February 2003, (TVE) produced a to select its song and performer for the of the Eurovision Song Contest in which the top three finishers – Ainhoa, Manuel Carrasco, and Beth– from the second season of '' Operación Triunfo'' competed with three songs each. "Dime" won the competition so it became the , and Beth the performer, for Eurovision. The final version of the song was released on 13 April 2003 and was included in Beth's first studio album '' Otra realidad'' released on 23 April 2003. The promotional video of the song was filmed in Barcelona on location in landmarks by architect Antoni Gaudí. On 24 May 2003, the Eurovision Song Conte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosa López
Rosa María López Cortés (born 14 January 1981) is a Spanish singer of various musical genres. She dabbled in music in her teens as the main vocalist for various groups in the province and city of Granada. In the 2000s, she gained fame as an artist by winning the first edition of Operación Triunfo, where she was given the nickname "Rosa de España." After that, she represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, with the song " Europe's Living a Celebration". It was her first musical success and reached number one on the Los 40 radio tally. In 2002, she recorded her debut album, Rosa, which reached number one on the Promusicae chart with record sales. The following year, she achieved the same position for two consecutive weeks with her second album Now and achieved another number one in Los 40 with the song "La esencia de tu voz". In addition, the songs "A solas con mi corazón" and "Don't stop the music, baby" reached sixth and second place, respectively, in physica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Europe's Living A Celebration
"Europe's Living a Celebration" is a song recorded by Spanish singer Rosa, with music composed by Toni Ten and lyrics written by Xasqui Ten. It in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, placing seventh. Background Conception "Europe's Living a Celebration" was composed by Toni Ten with lyrics by Xasqui Ten. Despite the English-language title, the lyrics are in Spanish, with the exception of one verse of the chorus. Eurovision Between 25 February and 11 March 2002, (TVE) produced a to select its song and performer for the of the Eurovision Song Contest in which the top three finishers –Rosa, David Bisbal, and David Bustamante– from the first season of '' Operación Triunfo'' competed with three songs each. "Europe's Living a Celebration" won the competition so it became the , and Rosa the performer, for Eurovision. On 25 May 2002, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the Saku Suurhall in Tallinn hosted by Eesti Televisioon (ETV), and broadcast live throughout the con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Civera
David Civera Gracia (born in Teruel, Aragón, Spain on 8 January 1979) is a Spanish singer. Biography Civera was born in Teruel, in 1979. His parents are José and Pilar and he has two sisters, Sonia is older than David, and Andrea is the youngest. David studied Computer Studies and Communications but he preferred music and wanted to sing. His father traveled with him from Teruel to Valencia, Spain, Valencia where David received solfège, guitar and piano classes twice a month. He won a national karaoke TV show and participated in other TV programs (''El sur de Jerez'', ''Las estrellas del parque'' etc.). Then, in 1996, he took part in the TV show ''Stars in their eyes, Lluvia de estrellas'', where participants impersonated a fashionable artist. He impersonated Enrique Iglesias with the song "Experiencia religiosa". He failed to win this program. However he was told he had his own style. Shortly afterwards, he made his only appearance on Antena 3 (Spain), Antena 3's ''La par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dile Que La Quiero
"Dile que la quiero" (; "Tell Her that I Love Her") is a song recorded by Spanish singer David Civera, written by Alejandro Abad. It in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001, placing sixth. Background Conception The song was written by Alejandro Abad who had represented Spain at the with " Ella no es ella". Eurovision On 23 February 2001, "Dile que la quiero" performed by an unknown David Civera competed in the organized by (TVE) to select its song and performer for the of the Eurovision Song Contest. The song won the competition so it became the , and Civera the performer, for Eurovision. For the song to participate in the contest, it was necessary to shorten its introduction to fit it into three minutes. TVE filmed a promo video with Civera singing the song on location in Seville that was distributed to the other participant broadcasters. On 12 May 2001, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen hosted by the Danish Broadcasting Corporation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nul Points
The winner of the Eurovision Song Contest is determined by a positional voting system. The most recent version of the system was implemented in the . Each participating country awards two sets of 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 points, based on their ten favourite songs from other countries. One set of picks comes from their professional jury, and the other from televoting in their country. Only the set from televoting is used in the semi-finals. Both sets from jury and televoting are used in the final. Overview Small, demographically-balanced juries assembled by each participating broadcaster and made up of ordinary people had been used to rank the entries and award the points from each country. After the widespread use of telephone voting in , the ranking resorts to juries only in the event of a televoting malfunctions. In , for example, Eircom's telephone polling system malfunctioned. Irish broadcaster RTÉ did not receive the polling results from them in time, and used the back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bravo (Spanish Group)
Bravo was a Spanish musical group formed in 1982. The band rose to fame in Spain when they were chosen to represent their country in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984. Spain had received ''nul points'' in 1983 and few were expecting a great result with Bravo's entry, " Lady, Lady". However, the song finished in third place in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 and had great success in the charts in Spain and Latin America. The band was invited onto many shows in Latin America (including Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Venezuela, and the Dominican Republic) and participated in the Viña del Mar International Song Festival in Chile. The band released two albums before dissolving in 1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en .... Members The band consisted of , Luis Villar, Yoland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady, Lady
The Eurovision Song Contest 1984 was the 29th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 5 May 1984 in the in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (RTL), the contest was held in Luxembourg following the country's victory at the with the song "" by Corinne Hermès. The event was presented by Désirée Nosbusch, who, at 19 years old, remains the youngest person to have hosted the contest . Nineteen countries participated in the contest, with returning after a one-year absence, and and , which had participated in the previous year's event, declining to enter. The winner was with the song "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley", composed by Torgny Söderberg, written by Britt Lindeborg and performed by the group Herreys. This was Sweden's second contest victory, coming ten years after ABBA's win in the . Ireland finished as runner-up, and placed third and fourth, respectively, and and tied for fifth place. Location The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
