Spain was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 with the song "Vivo cantando", composed by María José de Ceratto, with lyrics by Aniano Alcalde, and performed by Salomé. The Spanish participating broadcaster Televisión Española (TVE) selected its entry through a national final, after having previously selected the performer internally. The song won the competition in a joint win with the songs from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and France. In addition, TVE was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the Teatro Real in Madrid, after winning the previous edition with the song "La, la, la" by Massiel, becoming the first participating broadcaster to win twice in a row.
Eurovision Song Contest 1969 | ||||
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Country | ![]() | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Artist: Internal selection Song: National final | |||
Selection date(s) | Song: 20–22 February 1969 | |||
Selected entrant | Salomé | |||
Selected song | "Vivo cantando" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 1st (tie), 18 points | |||
Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
editNational final
editTo select its entry, Televisión Española (TVE) organised a national final at the Teatro Balear in Palma de Mallorca on 20–22 February 1969, hosted by Marisa Medina and Joaquín Prat. TVE had already selected Salomé as the singer, but the ten candidate songs were performed twice, once by her and once by another performer.[1][2]
Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place | |
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First singer | Second singer | ||||
1 | Don Castor | Salomé | "Abrázame otra vez" | 0 | 6 |
2 | Lorenzo Valverde | Salomé | "Amigos, amigos" | 8 | 2 |
3 | Elena | Salomé | "Angelus" | 0 | 6 |
4 | Adriángela | Salomé | "Buenos días" | 4 | 4 |
5 | Toni Obrador | Salomé | "Despertar a tu lado" | 0 | 6 |
6 | Daniel Velázquez | Salomé | "Palabras" | 8 | 2 |
7 | Gloria | Salomé | "Siento dentro de mí" | 0 | 6 |
8 | Ivana | Salomé | "Una vida buena" | 3 | 5 |
9 | Ana Kiro | Salomé | "Vivo cantando" | 47 | 1 |
10 | Carlos Antonio | Salomé | "Ya viene el día" | 0 | 6 |
At Eurovision
editSalomé was the third to perform in the running order, following the Luxembourg and preceding Monaco. She received 18 points for her performance, tying for first place with France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. All four countries were declared joint winners. This was the first time that there was a tie in the Eurovision Song Contest and the first time that a country, Spain, won two years in a row.[3]
Voting
editReferences
edit- ^ del Amor Caballero, Reyes (4 May 2004). "Preselecciones españolas para Eurovisión, primera parte". eurovision-spain.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 March 2008.
- ^ "Spain National Final 1969". natfinals.50webs.com.
- ^ "Madrid 1969". Eurovision.tv. 4 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Madrid 1969". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.