"Su canción" (; "") is a song recorded by Peruvian-Spanish singer
Betty Missiego
Beatriz Teresa Missiego Campos (born 16 January 1938 in Lima, Peru) better known as Betty Missiego () is a Peruvian singer, who has held dual Spanish citizenship since 1972 and lives in Spain. She represented Peru at the OTI Festival 1972 with ...
, written by Fernando Moreno. It in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1979
The Eurovision Song Contest 1979 was the 24th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Jerusalem, Israel, following the country's victory at the with the song "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" by Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta. Organised by the Euro ...
, held in
Jerusalem
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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
Beatriz Teresa Missiego Campos (born 16 January 1938 in Lima, Peru) better known as Betty Missiego () is a Peruvian singer, who has held dual Spanish citizenship since 1972 and lives in Spain. She represented Peru at the OTI Festival 1972 with ...
, was a 34-year-old Peruvian singer and television presenter who had previous song contest experience representing
Peru
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at the
OTI Festival 1972 in Madrid.
Eurovision
(TVE) the song as for the of the
Eurovision Song Contest
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.
Missiego recorded it in four different languages, besides Spanish also French –as "Dès qu'un enfant chante"–, Italian –as "Vola l'amore"–, and German –as "Der mann im mond"–.
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On 31 March 1979, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the
International Convention Center in
Jerusalem
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hosted by the
Israeli Broadcasting Authority
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History
The Israel Broadcasting Authority was an outgrowth of the radio station ''Kol Yisr ...
(IBA), and broadcast live throughout the continent. Missiego performed "Su canción" nineteenth that evening closing the competition, after 's "
Heute in Jerusalem" by
Christina Simon
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Career 1970s
In the 1970s, Wolf released music under her birth name as well as un ...
. Unique that year was her use of four children –Javier Glaria, Alexis Carmona, Beatriz Carmona, and Rosalía Rodríguez– as backup singers of sorts, joining her in "her song".
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!-- Info page which does not contain song lyrics should be able to pass as a sound source --> At the end of the song, they unfurl small banners, with "thanks" inscribed on each in English, Spanish, Hebrew and French, respectively. José Luis Navarro conducted the event's live orchestra in the performance of the Spanish entry.
At the end of that evening, "Su canción" placed second with 116 points.
Spain was given 12 points (the maximum score allotted to one country by another) by , , and . As Spain was the last country to perform, it was also the last to vote. Before its points were awarded to the other countries, it had led the scoreboard by one point. When Spain itself awarded and its song "
Hallelujah
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" 10 points, it lost its first place and granted the host country the win.
Aftermath
"Su canción", ending in second place, was the best showing for a Eurovision entry Spain had seen since , in which the country also placed second.
It would be the best placing for Spain in the Contest until , when they would place second again.
The second place and 116 points is the same placing as Spain had in with the song "
En un mundo nuevo
"En un mundo nuevo" (; English: "In a New World") is a song recorded by Spanish singer Karina with music composed by and lyrics written by . It in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 held in Dublin, placing second.
Karina recorded the song in Sp ...
", which also took second place with 116 points.
As a result of the high placing, it is remembered as one of the more notable moments for Spain in the Contest, so much so that both Missiego and songwriter Moreno have been involved in events with
OGAE
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, the official Eurovision fan club.
In 2006, Missiego was a guest of honor at a Spanish OGAE meeting, alongside
Massiel
María de los Ángeles Felisa Santamaría Espinosa (born 2 August 1947), known professionally as Massiel (), is a Spanish pop and protest singer. She won the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 with the song " La, la, la", being the first performer ...
, winner of the Contest for Spain in , and
Conchita Bautista, who sang the first Spanish entry at Eurovision in .
"Su canción" was succeeded as the Spanish entry at the 1980 contest by
Trigo Limpio with "
Quédate esta noche".
References
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Eurovision songs of 1979
Eurovision songs of Spain
1979 songs
Songs in Spanish
Mercury Records singles
1979 singles