Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest
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{{Infobox song contest country
| Name = Spain
| Contest = ESC
| Broadcaster = {{lang|es|Radiotelevisión Española|i=no}} (RTVE; 2007–present)
{{Collapsible list
| title = Formerly
| {{lang|es|Televisión Española|i=no}} (TVE; 1961–2006)
}}
| Apps = 63
| First = {{Escyr|1961}}
| Highest = 1st: {{Escyr|1968}}, {{Escyr|1969}}
| Host = {{Escyr|1969}}
| Related = {{ubl|{{lang|es|Benidorm Fest|i=unset}}|{{lang|es|Operación Triunfo}}}}
| Website = [http://www.rtve.es/television/eurovision/ RTVE page]
| Current = 2024
}}
Spain has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest in every edition since {{escyr|1961}}, in total 63 times. The current Spanish participating broadcaster in the contest is {{lang|es|Radiotelevisión Española|i=no}} (RTVE). Spain is one of the "Big Five" countries, along with {{esccnty|France}}, {{esccnty|Germany}}, {{esccnty|Italy}}, 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 {{escyr|1968}} with the song "La La La" performed by Massiel and again in {{escyr|1969}}, when "Vivo cantando" by Salomé was involved in a four-way tie with {{esccnty|France|y=1968}}, the {{esccnty|Netherlands|y=1968}} and the {{esccnty|United Kingdom|y=1968}}. 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 {{escyr|1970}} contest was hosted by the Netherlands. Other good results in the 20th century were four second places with "{{lang|es|En un mundo nuevo|i=no}}" by Karina in {{escyr|1971}}, "{{lang|es|Eres tú|i=no}}" by Mocedades in {{escyr|1973}}, "{{lang|es|Su canción|i=no}}" by Betty Missiego in {{escyr|1979}}, and "{{lang|es|Vuelve conmigo|i=no}}" by Anabel Conde in {{escyr|1995}}, and a third place with "Lady, Lady" by Bravo in {{escyr|1984}}. The country finished last with nul points three times: in {{escyr|1962}}, {{escyr|1965}}, and {{escyr|1983}}, and also finished last in {{escyr|1999}} and {{escyr|2017}}.
Since the start of the 21st century, Spain has reached the top ten seven times, with "{{lang|es|Dile que la quiero|i=no}}" by David Civera ({{escyr|2001}}) finishing sixth, "Europe's Living a Celebration" by Rosa ({{escyr|2002}}) finishing seventh, "{{lang|es|Dime|i=no}}" by Beth ({{escyr|2003}}) finishing eighth, "{{lang|es|Para llenarme de ti|i=no}}" by Ramón ({{escyr|2004}}) finishing tenth, both "{{lang|es|Quédate conmigo|i=no}}" by Pastora Soler ({{escyr|2012}}) and "Dancing in the Rain" by Ruth Lorenzo ({{escyr|2014}}) also finishing tenth, and "SloMo" by Chanel ({{escyr|2022}}) finishing third. Spain has also failed to reach the top twenty in ten of the last eighteen contests, including for six consecutive contests (2015–21). With "Eaea" by Blanca Paloma placing 17th in {{escyr|2023}}, Spain became the first country to finish in all possible positions in the final (1st–26th). Spain is the current participating country with the longest active victory drought, spanning over a total of 55 years (1969–2024).
Participation
{{lang|es|Televisión Española|i=no}} (TVE) was a full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), thus eligible to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. It participated in the contest representing Spain since its {{Escyr|1961||sixth edition}} in 1961. Since 2007, after a restructuring that led to the incorporation of TVE into the current {{lang|es|Radiotelevisión Española|i=no}} (RTVE) corporation, it is the latter who participates representing Spain.
Selection process
{{See also|National selections for the Eurovision Song Contest}}
Spain has regularly changed the selection process used in order to find the country's entry for the contest, either a national final or internal selection (sometimes a combination of both formats) has been held by the broadcaster at the time. Between 1977 and 1999, Spain's entries were selected internally by TVE. Before that, internal selections and national contests, like Pasaporte a Dublín (Passport to Dublin) in 1971, were alternated.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision-spain.com/xpress/columna.php?numero=39&id=38|title=Preselecciones españolas para Eurovisión, primera parte|last=del Amor Caballero|first=Reyes|date=4 May 2004|website=eurovision-spain.com|language=es}}
From 2000, Spain has used various selection formats with different results. In 2000 and 2001, TVE organised a national final called Eurocanción (Eurosong), where the Spanish representative was selected for the contest.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision-spain.com/iphp/columnas_ver.php?id=38&numero=40|title=Segunda parte de las preselecciones españolas, 1970–2004|last=del Amor Caballero|first=Reyes|date=20 May 2004|website=eurovision-spain.com|language=es|access-date=1 March 2008}} From 2002 to 2004, the reality television talent competition Operación Triunfo (the Spanish version of Star Academy) was used to select the entry, a format that renewed the Spanish audience's interest in the contest{{cite web|url=http://www.formulatv.com/1,20090518,11394,1.html|title=Eurovisión pierde más de 4 millones de espectadores|date=18 May 2009|publisher=FormulaTV.com|language=es}} and brought three top 10 results in a row, until TVE decided not to host any further editions of the series. In 2005, the national final Eurovisión 2005: Elige nuestra canción (Eurovision 2005: Choose Our Song) was organised, where the audience chose their favourite song among a pre-selection made by TVE of unknown artists submitted to them by record labels. The result in the Eurovision final was not good and for 2006, the selection was made internally for the first time since 1999, with a similar result. In 2007, Spain's entry was decided through the Misión Eurovisión 2007 show, with a disappointing result once again.
From 2008 to 2010, the Internet was the key element of the competitions used by RTVE to select the Spanish entry. In 2008, the social networking website MySpace was involved in the national final {{esccnty|Spain|y=2008|t=Salvemos Eurovisión}} (Let's Save Eurovision). A website was created to make it possible for anyone to upload a song and proceed to a televised final if chosen by online voters or an expert jury. The result improved a little, but not much; nevertheless the interest of the Spanish audience was revived again. For 2009, MySpace was still involved in the selection process {{esccnty|Spain|y=2009|t=Eurovisión 2009: El retorno}} (Eurovision 2009: The Return), although some changes were introduced in the format.{{cite web|url=http://www.vertele.com/noticias/detail.php?id=21032|title=TVE comienza este lunes la selección para Eurovisión|date=20 November 2008|website=vertele.com|language=es|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090521123048/http://www.vertele.com/noticias/detail.php?id=21032|archive-date=21 May 2009|df=dmy-all}} The result was the worst in the 2000s (decade): 24th place. In 2010, a similar format, {{esccnty|Spain|y=2010|t=Eurovisión: Destino Oslo}}, selected the Spanish entry, with the best result since 2004 (15th).{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=6963&_t=Spain%3A+TVE+calls+for+entries+for+Oslo|title=Spain: TVE calls for entries for Oslo|last=M. Escudero|first=Victor|date=27 November 2009|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=19 January 2010}}
In 2011, Internet voting was scrapped from the new selection method {{esccnty|Spain|y=2011|t=Destino Eurovisión}}. After a further disappointing result (23rd), for 2012, RTVE decided to approach an established act, Pastora Soler, and organise a national final to select her song.{{cite web|url=http://www.rtve.es/television/20111221/pastora-soler-representara-espana-eurovision-2012-baku/483833.shtml|title=Pastora Soler representará a España en Eurovisión 2012 en Bakú|website=RTVE|language=es|date=21 December 2011|access-date=21 December 2011}} A top ten result was achieved for the first time since 2004. The same procedure was repeated in 2013, with El Sueño de Morfeo as the established act, which turned out one of the most disappointing results (25th out of 26 entries) in the country's Eurovision history; some critics, however, blamed a less-than-stellar performance of an otherwise solid song.{{cite web|url=http://www.europapress.es/ocio/musica/noticia-espana-consiguio-mala-posicion-eurovision-20130520123758.html|title=Las claves de la derrota de España en Eurovisión|date=20 May 2013|publisher=EuropaPress|access-date=12 June 2013}} In 2014, RTVE decided to return to a multi-artist national final procedure, called {{esccnty|Spain|y=2014|t=Mira quién va a Eurovisión}} (Look who's going to Eurovision); five artists were invited to participate by RTVE. A top ten result was achieved for the second time in three years.
In 2015, for the first time since 2006, both the artist, Edurne, and the song were selected internally by RTVE. On 18 December 2015, RTVE announced that it would organise a national final in order to select the Spanish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. Six acts competed in the national final named Objetivo Eurovisión, and Barei won the selection process. The same format was used in 2017, and Manel Navarro won the selection process; it turned out Spain's first last-place result since 1999.
In 2017, RTVE commissioned a new season of Operación Triunfo, which returned to TVE after thirteen years, and the series served for the fourth time (after 2002, 2003 and 2004) as the platform to select the Spanish entry for the 2018 contest.[http://www.rtve.es/television/20170426/operacion-triunfo-vuelve-1-16-anos-despues-su-estreno-tve/1532100.shtml 'Operación Triunfo' vuelve a La 1, 16 años después de su estreno en TVE]{{cite news|url=http://www.rtve.es/television/20171205/representacion-espana-eurovision-2018-saldra-operacion-triunfo/1642540.shtml|title=La representación de España en Eurovisión 2018 saldrá de 'Operación Triunfo'|date=5 December 2017|website=RTVE|access-date=5 December 2017}} The result was disappointing (23rd out of 26 entries), but the 2018 Eurovision final was the most-watched in Spain since 2008.{{cite web|url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2018/05/15/alfred-amaia-admit-the-final-result-is-shite-as-spain-achieves-highest-eurovision-ratings-since-2008/223278/|title=Alfred & Amaia admit "the final result is shite"…as Spain achieves highest Eurovision ratings since 2008|date=15 May 2018|access-date=15 September 2018|publisher=wiwibloggs.com}} A further season of the talent show chose the Spanish entry for the 2019 contest with another disappointing result (22nd out of 26 entries).{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/168446/spain-tve-confirms-participation-in-eurovision-2019/|title=Spain: TVE confirms participation in Eurovision 2019|date=14 September 2018|access-date=14 September 2018|publisher=esctoday.com}}
For the 2020 contest, RTVE selected the Spanish entry internally, with Blas Cantó and the song "Universo" chosen.{{cite web|work=Sanjay (Sergio) Jiandani|url=http://esctoday.com/176868/spain-tve-confirms-participation-in-eurovision-2020/|title=Spain: TVE confirms participation in Eurovision 2020|access-date=18 September 2019|publisher=esctoday.com|date=18 September 2019}} Following the cancellation of the contest due to the COVID-19 pandemic, RTVE was one of the first four broadcasters (the other were Greece's ERT, Netherlands' AVROTROS and Ukraine's UA:PBC) that confirmed its participation for the 2021 edition with the same artist who would have participated for 2020, in this case Cantó.{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/179436/spain-rtve-confirms-blas-canto-as-eurovision-2021-spanish-act/|title=Spain: RTVE confirms Blas Cantó as Eurovision 2021 Spanish act|website=EscToday|date=March 18, 2020|first=Sanjay (Sergio)|last=Jiandani}} His 2021 entry "Voy a quedarme" went on to finish in 24th place with six points, marking the sixth time in a row that Spain has finished outside of the top twenty.
For the 2022 contest, it was announced that RTVE would use Benidorm Fest, a revamped version of the Benidorm International Song Festival to select the nation's entry among thirteen candidates.{{Cite web|date=2021-07-22|title=Confirmed: RTVE will select its Eurovision 2022 entry through a festival in Benidorm|url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2021/07/22/rtve-eurovision-2022-benidorm-december/266151/|access-date=2021-07-22|website=wiwibloggs|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2021-12-10|title=¡Estos son los 14 participantes del Benidorm Fest 2022!|url=https://eurovision-spain.com/tve-presenta-a-los-participantes-del-benidorm-fest-2022-hoy-a-las-1000-siguelo-en-directo-y-comentalo-en-eurovision-spain/|access-date=2021-12-11|website=eurovision-spain.com|language=es}}{{cite web|date=23 January 2021|title=Luna Ki se retira del Benidorm Fest|url=https://www.rtve.es/rtve/20220123/xxxxxx/2265640.shtml|website=RTVE|language=es}} The broadcaster signed a contract with the regional government of the Valencian Community to hold the event for four editions.{{cite web|last1=Fuster|first1=Luis|url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2021/11/05/spain-benidorm-fest-signed-for-four-years-it-may-not-include-a-voting-sequence/267031/|title=Spain: Benidorm Fest signed for four years, it may not include a voting sequence|access-date=5 November 2021|date=5 November 2021|work=Wiwibloggs}} The first Benidorm Fest was won by Chanel with "SloMo", which finished in third place at Eurovision with 459 points, thereby achieving Spain's best Eurovision result since 1995.{{Cite web |date=2022-01-30 |title=Spain: Chanel wins Benidorm Fest – To Eurovision 2022 with "SloMo" |url=https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/spain-chanel-wins-benidorm-fest-to-eurovision-2022-with-slomo |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=Eurovisionworld |language=en-gb}}
Spain and the "Big Five"
Since 1999, Spain, along with {{Esccnty|France}}, {{Esccnty|Germany}}, and the {{Esccnty|United Kingdom}}, have automatically qualified for the Eurovision final regardless of their results in previous contests.{{cite book|last=O'Connor|first=John Kennedy|title=The Eurovision Song Contest 50 Years The Official History|publisher=Carlton Books Limited|year=2005|isbn=1-84442-586-X|location=London}} The participating broadcasters from these countries earned this special status by being the four biggest financial contributors to the EBU, and subsequently became known as the "Big Four". {{Esccnty|Italy}} returned to the contest in 2011, resulting in the countries becoming members of a "Big Five".{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/editors-choice/2007/05/14/the-east-v-west-song-contest-86908-19098830/|title=The East V West Song Contest|last=Fulton|first=Rick|date=14 May 2007|newspaper=Daily Record|access-date=24 May 2009}}
Interrupted performances
Only three times in the contest's history has a non-winning entry been allowed to perform again, and in two of these instances, the entries in question were Spanish representatives (the other one being the Italian entry in 1958, "Nel blu dipinto di blu" by Domenico Modugno). The first time this happened to a Spanish representative was in the 1990 contest in Zagreb, when Azúcar Moreno opened the contest with the song "Bandido". The orchestra and the recorded backing track began the song out of sync, which caused the singers to miss their cue. The singers left the stage after a few seconds, and no explanation was given at the time. After a few uneasy moments, the music began correctly and the song was performed in full. Azúcar Moreno and "Bandido" went on to place fifth in the final vote tally, though the juries at the time actually awarded their points after watching the dress rehearsal performances, so the restart did not affect Spain's overall result either positively or negatively.
Twenty years later, at the 2010 contest in Oslo, Spain was drawn to perform second in the running order, and Daniel Diges's performance of "Algo pequeñito" was disturbed by Catalan pitch invader Jimmy Jump. However, Diges performed the song in full, despite the invader's intrusion and subsequent removal from the stage by security personnel, receiving warm applause for continuing from the audience at the Telenor Arena. After Serbia's performance, co-presenter Nadia Hasnaoui announced that, according to the rules, Diges would be given a second chance once all the remaining countries had performed. Nonetheless, the juries ranked the dress-rehearsal performance of "Algo pequeñito" 20th out of 25 with 43 points, whereas the televoting results ranked Spain 12th, with 106 points. The combination of jury and televote results gave Spain a 15th-place finish.
Participation overview
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! scope="col" | Artist ! scope="col" | Song ! scope="col" | Language ! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Final ! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Points ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Semi ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Points |
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scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1961}}
| "{{lang|es|Estando contigo|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 9 | style="text-align:center;" | 8 | colspan="2" rowspan="32" {{N/A|No semi-finals}} |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1962}}
| "{{lang|es|Llámame|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center; background-color:#FE8080;" | 13 ◁ | style="text-align:center; background-color:#FE8080;" | 0 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1963}}
| "{{lang|es|Algo prodigioso|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 12 | style="text-align:center;" | 2 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1964}}
| "{{lang|es|Caracola|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 12 | style="text-align:center;" | 1 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1965}}
| Conchita Bautista | "{{lang|es|Qué bueno, qué bueno|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center; background-color:#FE8080;" | 15 ◁ | style="text-align:center; background-color:#FE8080;" | 0 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1966}}
| Raphael | "{{lang|es|Yo soy aquél|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 7 | style="text-align:center;" | 9 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1967}}
| Raphael | "{{lang|es|Hablemos del amor|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 6 | style="text-align:center;" | 9 |
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! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1968}} | Massiel | "La La La" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | style="text-align:center;" | 29 |
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! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1969}} | Salomé | "{{lang|es|Vivo cantando|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | style="text-align:center;" | 18 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1970}}
| "Gwendolyne" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 4 | style="text-align:center;" | 8 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1971}}
| Karina | "{{lang|es|En un mundo nuevo|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 2 | style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 116 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1972}}
| "{{lang|es|Amanece|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 10 | style="text-align:center;" | 83 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1973}}
| {{lang|es|Mocedades|i=unset}} | "{{lang|es|Eres tú|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 2 | style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 125 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1974}}
| Peret | "{{lang|es|Canta y sé feliz|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 9 | style="text-align:center;" | 10 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1975}}
| "{{lang|es|Tú volverás|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 10 | style="text-align:center;" | 53 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1976}}
| Braulio | "{{lang|es|Sobran las palabras|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 16 | style="text-align:center;" | 11 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1977}}
| Micky | "{{lang|es|Enséñame a cantar|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 9 | style="text-align:center;" | 52 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1978}}
| "{{lang|es|Bailemos un vals|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 9 | style="text-align:center;" | 65 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1979}}
| "{{lang|es|Su canción|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 2 | style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 116 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1980}}
| {{lang|es|Trigo Limpio|i=unset}} | "{{lang|es|Quédate esta noche|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 12 | style="text-align:center;" | 38 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1981}}
| "{{lang|es|Y sólo tú|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 14 | style="text-align:center;" | 38 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1982}}
| Lucía | "{{lang|es|Él|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 10 | style="text-align:center;" | 52 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1983}}
| "{{lang|es|Quién maneja mi barca|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center; background-color:#FE8080;" | 19 ◁ | style="text-align:center; background-color:#FE8080;" | 0 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1984}}
| Bravo | "Lady, Lady" | Spanish | style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 3 | style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 106 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1985}}
| "{{lang|es|La fiesta terminó|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 14 | style="text-align:center;" | 36 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1986}}
| Cadillac | "Valentino" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 10 | style="text-align:center;" | 51 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1987}}
| "{{lang|es|No estás solo|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 19 | style="text-align:center;" | 10 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1988}}
| {{lang|es|La Década|i=unset}} | "La chica que yo quiero (Made in Spain)" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 11 | style="text-align:center;" | 58 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1989}}
| Nina | "{{lang|es|Nacida para amar|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 6 | style="text-align:center;" | 88 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1990}}
| {{lang|es|Azúcar Moreno|i=unset}} | "{{lang|es|Bandido|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 5 | style="text-align:center;" | 96 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1991}}
| "{{lang|es|Bailar pegados|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 4 | style="text-align:center;" | 119 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1992}}
| Serafín | "{{lang|es|Todo esto es la música|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 14 | style="text-align:center;" | 37 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1993}}
| "{{lang|es|Hombres|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 11 | style="text-align:center;" | 58 | colspan="2" {{N/A|{{lang|sl|Kvalifikacija za Millstreet}}}} |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1994}}
| "{{lang|es|Ella no es ella|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 18 | style="text-align:center;" | 17 | rowspan="2" colspan="2" {{N/A|No semi-finals}} |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1995}}
| "{{lang|es|Vuelve conmigo|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 2 | style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 119 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1996}}
| "{{lang|es|Ay, qué deseo|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 20 | style="text-align:center;" | 17 | style="text-align:center;" | 14 | style="text-align:center;" | 43 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1997}}
| "{{lang|es|Sin rencor|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 6 | style="text-align:center;" | 96 | colspan="2" rowspan="7" {{N/A|No semi-finals}} |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1998}}
| "{{lang|es|¿Qué voy a hacer sin ti?|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 16 | style="text-align:center;" | 21 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1999}}
| Lydia | "{{lang|es|No quiero escuchar|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center; background-color:#FE8080;" | 23 ◁ | style="text-align:center; background-color:#FE8080;" | 1 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2000}}
| Serafín Zubiri | "{{lang|es|Colgado de un sueño|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 18 | style="text-align:center;" | 18 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2001}}
| "{{lang|es|Dile que la quiero|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 6 | style="text-align:center;" | 76 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2002}}
| Rosa | "Europe's Living a Celebration" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 7 | style="text-align:center;" | 81 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2003}}
| Beth | "{{lang|es|Dime|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 8 | style="text-align:center;" | 81 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2004}}
| Ramón | "{{lang|es|Para llenarme de ti|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 10 | style="text-align:center;" | 87 | colspan="2" rowspan="7" {{N/A|Member of the "Big Four"}} |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2005}}
| {{lang|es|Son de Sol|i=unset}} | "{{lang|es|Brujería|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 21 | style="text-align:center;" | 28 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2006}}
| {{lang|es|Las Ketchup|i=unset}} | "Bloody Mary" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 21 | style="text-align:center;" | 18 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2007}}
| D'Nash | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 20 | style="text-align:center;" | 43 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2008}}
| "{{lang|es|Baila el Chiki Chiki|i=unset}}" | Spanish, English | style="text-align:center;" | 16 | style="text-align:center;" | 55 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2009}}
| "{{lang|es|La noche es para mí|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 24 | style="text-align:center;" | 23 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2010}}
| "{{lang|es|Algo pequeñito|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 15 | style="text-align:center;" | 68 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2011}}
| "{{lang|es|Que me quiten lo bailao|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 23 | style="text-align:center;" | 50 | colspan="2" rowspan="15" {{N/A|Member of the "Big Five"}} |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2012}}
| "{{lang|es|Quédate conmigo|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 10 | style="text-align:center;" | 97 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2013}}
| ESDM | "{{lang|es|Contigo hasta el final|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 25 | style="text-align:center;" | 8 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2014}}
| English, Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 10 | style="text-align:center;" | 74 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2015}}
| Edurne | "{{lang|es|Amanecer|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 21 | style="text-align:center;" | 15 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2016}}
| Barei | "Say Yay!" | English | style="text-align:center;" | 22 | style="text-align:center;" | 77 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2017}}
| Spanish, English | style="text-align:center; background-color:#FE8080;" | 26 ◁ | style="text-align:center; background-color:#FE8080;" | 5 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2018}}
| "{{lang|es|Tu canción|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 23 | style="text-align:center;" | 61 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2019}}
| Miki | "{{lang|es|La venda|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 22 | style="text-align:center;" | 54 |
style="background-color:#A4EAA9;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2020}} | "{{lang|es|Universo|i=unset}}" | Spanish | colspan="2" {{N/A|Contest cancelled}}{{Efn|The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.}} X |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2021}}
| Blas Cantó | "{{lang|es|Voy a quedarme|i=unset}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 24 | style="text-align:center;" | 6 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2022}}
| Chanel | "SloMo" | Spanish, English | style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 3 | style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 459 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2023}}
| "Eaea" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 17 | style="text-align:center;" | 100 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2024}}
| "{{lang|es|Zorra|i=no}}" | Spanish | style="text-align:center;" | 22 | style="text-align:center;" | 30 |
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! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2025}} | Melody | "{{lang|es|Esa diva|i=no}}" | Spanish | colspan="2" {{TBA|Upcoming †}} |
=''Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest''=
{{further-text|Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest}}
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scope="col" rowspan="2" | Artist
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Song ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Language ! scope="colgroup" colspan="4" | At Congratulations ! scope="colgroup" colspan="3" | At Eurovision |
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scope="col" | Final
! scope="col" | Points ! scope="col" | Semi ! scope="col" | Points ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Place ! scope="col" | Points |
{{lang|es|Mocedades|i=unset}}
| "{{lang|es|Eres tú|i=unset}}" | Spanish | colspan="2" {{N/A|Failed to qualify}} | style="text-align:center;" | 11 | style="text-align:center;" | 90 | style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1973}} | style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 2 | style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 125 |
Hostings
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Year
! Location ! Venue ! Presenter |
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scope="row"|{{Escyr|1969}}
| Madrid |
Awards
=Marcel Bezençon Awards=
{{further|Marcel Bezençon Awards}}
class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size: 95%" |
Year
!Category !Performer !Song !style="width:45px;"|Final !style="width:45px;"|Points !Host city !{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
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scope="row"|{{escyr|2003}}
|Fan Award |Beth |"Dime" |style="text-align:center;"|8 |style="text-align:center;"|81 |{{flagicon|Latvia}} Riga |
=Barbara Dex Award=
{{further|Barbara Dex Award}}
class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%;"
!Year !Performer !Host city !{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1999}}
|{{flagicon|Israel}} Jerusalem |{{center|{{cite web|url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2015/07/09/poll-worst-dressed-barbara-dex-award-winner/|title=Poll: Who was the worst dressed Barbara Dex Award winner?|publisher=Wiwibloggs|date=9 July 2015|access-date=8 December 2019|first=William Lee|last=Adams}}}} |
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Related involvement
=Conductors=
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!Year !Conductor{{Efn|All conductors are of Spanish nationality unless otherwise noted.}} !Notes !{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1961}}
|Rafael Ferrer | |rowspan="9"|{{cite book |last1=Roxburgh |first1=Gordon |title=Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest |date=2012 |publisher=Telos Publishing |location=Prestatyn |isbn=978-1-84583-065-6 |pages=93–101 |volume=One: The 1950s and 1960s}} |
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scope="row"|{{Escyr|1962}}
|{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} Jean Roderes |{{Efn|Host conductor}} |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1963}}
|rowspan="2"|Rafael Ibarbia |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1964}}
| |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1965}}
|Adolfo Ventas | |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1966}}
|Rafael Ibarbia | |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1967}}
| |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1968}}
|Rafael Ibarbia | |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1969}}
|rowspan="2"|Augusto Algueró |{{Efn|Host conductor; also conducted the Luxembourgish entry}} |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1970}}
| |rowspan="10"|{{cite book |last1=Roxburgh |first1=Gordon |title=Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest |date=2014 |publisher=Telos Publishing |location=Prestatyn |isbn=978-1-84583-093-9 |pages=142–168 |volume=Two: The 1970s}} |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1971}}
|{{flagicon|Argentina}} Waldo de los Rios |{{Efn|Only South American conductor in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest.}} |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1972}}
|Augusto Algueró | |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1973}}
| |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1974}}
|Rafael Ibarbia |{{Efn|Originally intended to be conducted by Juan Carlos Calderón; he fell ill prior to the contest and was replaced by Ibarbia.}} |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1975}}
|Juan Carlos Calderón | |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1976}}
|Joan Barcons | |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1977}}
|Rafael Ibarbia | |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1978}}
|{{ill|Ramón Arcusa|es}} | |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1979}}
|José Luis Navarro | |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1980}}
|Javier Iturraide | |rowspan="10"|{{cite book |last1=Roxburgh |first1=Gordon |title=Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest |date=2016 |publisher=Telos Publishing |location=Prestatyn |isbn=978-1-84583-118-9 |volume=Three: The 1980s}} |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1981}}
|Joan Barcons | |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1982}}
|Miguel Ángel Varona | |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1983}}
|José Miguel Évora | |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1984}}
|Eddy Guerin | |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1985}}
|Juan Carlos Calderón | |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1986}}
|rowspan="2"|Eduardo Leiva | |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1987}}
| |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1988}}
|Javier de Juan | |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1989}}
|Juan Carlos Calderón | |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1990}}
|rowspan="2"|Eduardo Leiva | | |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1991}}
| | |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1992}}
|Javier Losada | | |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1993}}
|Eduardo Leiva | | |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1994}}
|Josep Llobell | | |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1995}}
|rowspan="2"|Eduardo Leiva | | |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1996}}
| | |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1997}}
| | |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1998}}
|Alberto Estébanez | | |
=Heads of delegation=
Each participating broadcaster in the Eurovision Song Contest assigns a head of delegation as the EBU's contact person and the leader of their delegation at the event. The delegation, whose size can greatly vary, includes a head of press, the performers, songwriters, composers, and backing vocalists, among others.{{cite news|url=https://eurovision.tv/about/organisers/heads-of-delegation/|title=Heads of Delegation|publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU)|access-date=27 May 2019|archive-date=26 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526062756/https://eurovision.tv/about/organisers/heads-of-delegation/|url-status=live}}
=Commentators and spokespersons=
=Stage directors and costume designers=
Photo gallery
File:Eurovision Song Contest 1965 - Conchita Bautista.jpg|Conchita Bautista in Naples ({{Escyr|1965}})
File:Julio Iglesias (Spanje), Bestanddeelnr 923-3697.jpg|Julio Iglesias in Amsterdam ({{Escyr|1970}})
File:Eurovision Song Contest 1980 postcards - Trigo Limpio 03.png|Trigo Limpio in The Hague ({{Escyr|1980}})
File:Flickr - proteusbcn - Eurovision Song Contes 2004 - Istambul (34).jpg|Ramón in Istanbul ({{Escyr|2004}})
File:ESC 2007 Spain - D'Nash - I love you mi vida.jpg|D'Nash in Helsinki ({{Escyr|2007}})
File:David Fernández Ortiz - Rodolfo Chikilicuatre - ESC 2008.jpg|Rodolfo Chikilicuatre in Belgrade ({{Escyr|2008}})
File:Flickr - aktivioslo - Eurovision - Dem fem store - First rehearsal (1).jpg|Daniel Diges in Oslo ({{Escyr|2010}})
File:ESC2013 - Spain 04 (crop).jpg|El Sueño de Morfeo in Malmö ({{Escyr|2013}})
File:ESC2014 - Spain 04.jpg|Ruth Lorenzo in Copenhagen ({{Escyr|2014}})
File:20150520 ESC 2015 Edurne 2318.jpg|Edurne in Vienna ({{Escyr|2015}})
File:ESC2016 - Spain 09.jpg|Barei in Stockholm ({{Escyr|2016}})
File:Manel Navarro (Spain). Photo 351.jpg|Manel Navarro in Kyiv ({{Escyr|2017}})
File:Amaia & Alfred (Spain 2018).jpg|Amaia and Alfred in Lisbon ({{Escyr|2018}})
File:Miki-ensayo3.jpg|Miki in Tel Aviv ({{Escyr|2019}})
File:Eurovision 2023 - Jury Semi-final 2 - Spain - Blanca Paloma (05).jpg|Blanca Paloma in Liverpool ({{Escyr|2023}})
File:Nebulossa Eurovisionen Song Contest 2024 Final dress rehearsal 02.jpg|Nebulossa in Malmö ({{Escyr|2024}})
Notes
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See also
- Spain in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – Junior version of the Eurovision Song Contest.
- Spain in the Eurovision Dance Contest – Dance version of the Eurovision Song Contest.
- Spain in the Eurovision Young Dancers – A competition organised by the EBU for younger dancers aged between sixteen and twenty-one.
- Spain in the Eurovision Young Musicians – A competition organised by the EBU for musicians aged eighteen years and younger.
- Spain in the OTI Festival – A competition organised by {{lang|es|Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana|i=no}} (OTI) between 1972 and 2000.
References
{{reflist}}
{{Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits}}
{{Music of Spain}}