"Eres tú" (; "It's You") is a song recorded by Spanish band

Mocedades Mocedades () is a Spanish singing group from the Basque Country, who represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1973 with the hit song "Eres tú". Since June 2014, ''Mocedades'' has been the name of two bands: one with Izaskun Uran ...

, written by

Juan Carlos Calderón Juan Carlos Calderón López de Arróyabe (7 July 1938 – 25 November 2012) was a Spanish singer-songwriter and musician. Born in Santander, he was the author of "Eres tú", which, performed by Mocedades, came second in the Eurovision Song ...

. It in the

Eurovision Song Contest 1973 The Eurovision Song Contest 1973 was the 18th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, following the country's victory at the with the song " Après toi" by Vicky Leandros. Organised by the European ...

held in

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placing second which was followed by a global success. It is one of the few musical acts from Spain to have scored a top ten hit in the United States, being the only one sung entirely in Spanish. In 2005, it was one of fourteen songs chosen to compete in '' Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest'' placing eleventh. In 2013, it was inducted into the

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. In 2015, "Eres tú" ranked #47 on ''Billboards 50 Greatest Latin Songs of All Time. Mocedades also released the song in English, French, German, Italian, and Basque versions. The song was subsequently covered many times and released by different singers in different languages and genres.

Background

Conception

wrote "Eres tú" and

recorded it for their fourth studio album '. The group was composed back then by

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, Roberto Uranga,

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, Carlos Zubiaga, Javier Garay, and José Ipiña. In addition to the Spanish language original version, the group released the song in English as "Touch the Wind" with lyrics by Mike Hawker, French as "C'est pour toi" with lyrics by and , German as "Das Bist Du" with lyrics by , Italian as "Viva Noi" with lyrics by

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, and Basque as "Zu Zera" with lyrics by .

Eurovision

(TVE) the song as for the of the

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. For the song to participate in the contest, it was necessary to shorten it so that it fit into three minutes. TVE filmed a video clip with the group singing the song in a studio that was distributed to the other participant broadcasters as established by the contest regulations. On 7 April 1973, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at Grand Théâtre in

hosted by the (CLT), and broadcast live throughout the continent. Mocedades performed "Eres tú" seventh on the night, following 's " Un train qui part" by

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and preceding 's "

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" by

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. Calderón himself conducted the event's live orchestra in the performance of the Spanish entry. At the close of voting, the song had received 125 points, placing second in a field of seventeen, after 's "

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with 129 points. The 's "

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finished third with 123 points. "Eres tú" was succeeded as Spanish representative at the 1974 contest by "

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Plagiarism controversy

One of the biggest scandals at Eurovision resulted from the perceived similarity between the melody of "Eres tú" and that of 's

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entry " Brez besed". However, the authors of "Brez besed" neither officially complained nor filed a lawsuit, as neither was common practise at the time.

Aftermath

Its participation in Eurovision was followed by a global success. In 1974, "Eres tú" became one of the few Spanish language songs to reach the top 10 in the United States, peaking at #9 in the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and also reaching the top 10 on the

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chart. In the United States, it is still heard on

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and

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radio. The

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released in some countries was the English-language version entitled "Touch the Wind", which featured a completely different set of lyrics by Mike Hawker, rather than a translation of the original Spanish lyrics.

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s generally preferred to play the original

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version. There were also several covers of the song in both English and Spanish, only one of which -– "Touch the Wind" by

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-- charted, becoming a minor Adult Contemporary hit. With "Eres tú", Mocedades is one of the five musical acts from Spain to have scored a top ten hit in the United States, and the only to have a top ten hit sung entirely in Spanish. The song was inducted into the

in 2013. In 2015, "Eres tú" ranked #47 on ''Billboards 50 Greatest Latin Songs of All Time. The success of "Eres tú" was not limited to just pop or Spanish music radio. In 1976, a guitar instrumental by country singer

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reached #67 on the

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chart. In 1977, Tex-Mex country singer

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–who had earlier success with mixing English and Spanish lyrics in his songs– recorded a cover version and released it to country radio. The song peaked at #25 in the fall of 1977 on the

chart. "Eres tú" was one of fourteen songs chosen by Eurovision fans and a

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(EBU) reference group, from among the 992 songs that had ever participated in the contest, to participate in the fiftieth anniversary competition '' Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest'' held on 22 October 2005 in

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. It was the only Spanish entry featured, as well as one of three entries featured that did not actually win the contest the year it competed. The song was featured with footage of Mocedades' Eurovision performance with Amaya Uranga, Carlos Zubiaga, and José Ipiña appearing live on stage towards the end. The song placed eleventh with 90 point, being eliminated in the first round. On 31 March 2015, "Eres tú" was performed by

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in the contest sixtieth anniversary show ''

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''.

Chart history

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Sales

Song in other languages

By Mocedades

*"Eres tú" (Spanish) *"Touch the Wind" (English) *"Das bist du" (German) *"C'est pour toi" (French) *"Viva noi" (Italian) *"Zu zara" (Basque)

By other groups

*"Dicht bij jou" (Dutch) *"Rør Ved Mig" (Danish) *"Touch the Wind" (English) *"I mitt liv" (Norwegian) *"Rör vid mig" (Swedish) *"Správný tón" (Czech) *"Eres tú" (Morat; Spanish, Colombia) *"Runoni kaunein olla voit" (Finnish) *"Sinä vain" (Finnish) *"Co gai rung mo" (Vietnamese) *"That's You" (English) *"Will My Love Be You" (English) *"C'est pour toi" (French) *"Jy's vir my" (Afrikaans) *"É você" (Brazilian Portuguese) *"Du bist wie die Sonne" (German) *"Waar naartoe" (Dutch) *"Selline sa oled" (Estonian) *"" (Korean)

Legacy

Cover versions

* 101 Strings — "Eres tú" *

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— "Eres tú" * Aida Vedishcheva — "" (Russian) * Al estilo de Mocedades — "Eres tú" * Alvaro Clemente — "Eres tú" * Amaya Uranga & Juan Carlos Calderón — "Eres tú" * Anacani — "Eres tú" *

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— "Eres tú" * An & Jan (Rot) — "Dicht bij jou" (Dutch) * Atalaje — "Eres tú" * Austin Kelley & Mantovani — "Eres tú" * Bedevilers — "Eres tú" (punk rock) *

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— "Touch the Wind" (English) * Bertín Osborne — "Eres tú" *

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— "Eres tú" (included in his 1975 album '' Bingo Viejo'') * Bo Doerek — "Eres tú" * Bres Bezed — "Eres tú" * Bullerfnis — "Rør ved mig" (Danish) * Byron Lee and the Dragonaries — "Eres tú" * Calito Soul — "Eres tú" *

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— "Eres tú" ('' Riverdale'') * Cerveza Mahou — "Eres tú" *

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— "Eres tú" * Collage — "Selline sa oled" (Estonian) *

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— "Eres tú" * Dansk top — "Rør Ved Mig" (Danish) * David and the High Spirits — "Eres tú" *

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— "Eres tú" *

— "Touch the Wind" (1973 B-side) * El Chaval De La Peca — "Eres tú" *

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— "Eres tú" * El Frenillo de Gaugin — "Eres tú" (punk rock) * El ser y ser — "Eres tú" (rap) * Ennio Emmanuel — "Eres tú" (Spanish) * Estela Raval — "Eres tú" (Argentine Spanish) * Ex Masters — "San joe taigie mie" (Surinamese) *

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— "Touch the Wind" (English) * Gé Korsten — "Touch the Wind" (English) * Gebroeder Brouwer — "Eres tú" (Trumpet instrumental) * GrupoSarao — "Eres tú" *

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& Peter Frödin — "Rør ved mig" (Danish) * Howard Morrison Chor — "Eres tú" * III of a Kind Philippines — "Eres tú" *

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— "Eres tú" *

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, "Eres tú" (2015). * Inger Lise Rypdal — "I mitt liv" (Norwegian) * Inger Öst — "Rör vid mig" (Swedish) * Jimmy Mitchell — "Eres tú" (Spanish with Texan accent) *

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and Juan Carlos Calderón — "Touch the Wind" (English with Spanish chorus) * Johnny Reimar — "Rør ved mig" (Danish) * Johnny Rodriguez — "Eres tú" * Josh Santana — "Eres tú" (Philippines 2009) * Juan Carlos Calderón — "Eres tú" (composer version) * Justo Lamas — "Eres tú" * Karel Gott, Spravny Ton — "Eres tú" (Czech) * Kathy Kelly — "Eres tú" * Katri Helena — "Runoni kaunein olla voit" (Finnish) * Katri Helena — "Sinä vain" (Finnish) *

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— "Eres tú" on Honest Workers (1991) * Khanh Hà — "Cô gái rừng mơ" (Vietnamese) * Korean Choir — "Eres tú" * La Academia 4ta Generación — "Eres tú" *

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— "Eres tú" * Lady Lu — "Eres tú" * Landscape — "Touch the Wind" (English) * Lecia & Lucienne — "Rør ved mig" (Danish) * Lettermen — "Eres tú" * Liceo Panamericano — "Eres tú" * Little Angels of Korea — "Eres tú" *

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— "Eres tú" * Luis Chacón — "Eres tú" *

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— "Eres tú" (produced by Calderón) *

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— "Eres tú" *

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— "Eres tú" *

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Orchestra — "Eres tú" * Mariachi Vargas — "Eres tú" * Mona — I mitt liv (Norwegian) *

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— "Touch the Wind" (English) * Pandora — "Eres tú" * Patricia Y Los Stars — "Eres tú" * Patti Donelli @ USC-Pgh — "Touch the Wind" (English) *

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— "Touch the Wind" (English) *

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— "Eres tu" (April 29, 1974) *

— "That's You" (English) * Perpetuum Jazzile — "Brez besed"/"Eres tú" (ironic medley of Eres tu with the song Calderón was accused of copying) *

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— "Will My Love Be You" (English) * Pistas — "Eres tú" (Panflute) *

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— "Eres tú" * Reggae Chico Man — "Eres tú" * Rika Zarai — "C'est pour toi" (French) * Rina Hugo — "Jy's vir my" (Afrikaans) * Roberto Delgado — "Eres tú" (Instrumental) * Rob's Band — "Eres tú" * Romantica de Xalapa — "Eres tú" * Sandy Caldera — "Eres tú" * Self Help Marines — "Eres Tu" — steel band instrumental version* * Sonny James — "Eres tú" * Soul Sanet — "Eres tú" * Stef Meeder — "Tweedle dee", "Eres tú" (instrumental medley) *

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— "Eres tú" * Sweethearts — "Rør ved mig" (Danish) * TBC — "Rør ved mig" (Danish Rap) *

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— "Tómame o déjame" * The Mockers — "Eres tú" * Tish Hinojosa — "Eres tú" * Trigo Limpio Nueva Era — "Eres tú" (live) * Volkana — Eurovision medley including "Eres tú" * Wheeler St James — "Touch the Wind" (English) * Willeke Alberti — "Waar naartoe" (Dutch) * Zereno — "Eres tú" * Verda Sümer & İstanbul Gelişim Orkestrası — "Eski dostlar ne oldu" (Turkish)

In other media

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television campaign in the 1990s. * In the 1995 movie ''

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and

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sing the original Spanish version of "Eres tú" while presumably returning to Ohio. * The cast of Dutch series ', about a Spanish hotel run by 1970s expatriates, performed the song as "Er is toe" ("Dessert is Ready"). * In the web series ''

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'', Amir sings this song to Jake after getting back from a trip to Mexico.

Notes

References

Sources and external links

Official Eurovision Song Contest 1973 site.

Detailed info and lyrics, "Eres tú".
The Diggiloo Thrush
Official Mocedades site
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