Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969
| Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1969 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Televisión Española (TVE) | |||
| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} Spain | |||
| Selection process | Artist: Internal selection Song: 1° Festival de la Canción Española | |||
| Selection date | Artist: 17 December 1968 Song: 22 February 1969 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Vivo cantando" | |||
| Artist | Salomé | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 1st, 18 points | |||
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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 France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. 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.
Before Eurovision
Artist internal selection
Televisión Española (TVE) internally selected Salomé as its representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 1969. Her appointment was made public on 17 December 1968. Julio Iglesias and Marisol had also been under consideration.[1]
Song national selection
To choose the song Salomé would sing at Eurovision, TVE organised a national selection at the Teatro Balear in Palma de Mallorca on 20–22 February 1969, hosted by Marisa Medina and Joaquín Prat and aired on TVE 1. Ten candidate songs were performed twice, once by another performer and once by her.[2]
Competing entries
| Song | Artist | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Abrázame otra vez" | Don Castor | Alfredo Domenech C. Ramos Prada |
| "Amigos, amigos" | Lorenzo Valverde | Ramón Cinco Juan Manuel Casado |
| "Ángelus" | Elena | María Lourdes Martí Joaquín Bermúdez |
| "Buenos días" | Adriángela | Esperanza Navarro León Borrell |
| "Despertar a tu lado" | Toni Obrador | Miguel Portolés José Luis Navarro |
| "Palabras" | Daniel Velázquez | Maryni Callejo Juan Pardo |
| "Siento dentro de mí" | Gloria | Fernando Piqueras |
| "Una vida nueva" | Ivana | Aniano Alcalde |
| "Vivo cantando" | Ana Kiro | Aniano Alcalde María José de Ceratto |
| "Ya viene el día" | Carlos Antonio | José Ignacio Cárdena |
Semi-finals
| R/O | Artist | R/O | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don Castor | 6 | Salomé | "Abrázame otra vez" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Lorenzo Valverde | 7 | "Amigos, amigos" | Qualified | |
| 3 | Elena | 8 | "Angelus" | Eliminated | |
| 4 | Adriángela | 9 | "Buenos días" | Qualified | |
| 5 | Toni Obrador | 10 | "Despertar a tu lado" | Eliminated |
| R/O | Artist | R/O | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Velázquez | 6 | Salomé | "Palabras" | Qualified |
| 2 | Gloria | 7 | "Siento dentro de mí" | Eliminated | |
| 3 | Ivana | 8 | "Una vida buena" | Qualified | |
| 4 | Ana Kiro | 9 | "Vivo cantando" | Qualified | |
| 5 | Carlos Antonio | 10 | "Ya viene el día" | Eliminated |
In addition to the song selection, a vote was held to award the "other" singers: the gold medal went to Adriángela with 31 votes, the silver to Ivana with 15 votes, and the bronze to Ana Kiro and Gloria, who tied on five votes.[4]
Final
| R/O | Artist | R/O | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorenzo Valverde | 6 | Salomé | "Amigos, amigos" | 8 | 2 |
| 2 | Adriángela | 7 | "Buenos días" | 4 | 4 | |
| 3 | Daniel Velázquez | 8 | "Palabras" | 8 | 2 | |
| 4 | Ivana | 9 | "Una vida nueva" | 3 | 5 | |
| 5 | Ana Kiro | 10 | Salomé | "Vivo cantando" | 47 | 1 |
At Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest 1969 was hosted by TVE on 29 March 1969 at the Teatro Real in Madrid. Salomé performed "Vivo cantando" third in the running order, following Luxembourg and preceding Monaco. She was accompanied by Los Valldemossa –brothers Rafael, Tomeu, and Bernat Estaràs– as backing singers. Augusto Algueró –the event's musical director– conducted the event's orchestra performance of the Spanish entry. The song received 18 points, 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.[6]
The contest was broadcast on TVE 1, TVE 2, and TVE Canarias, with commentary by José Luis Uribarri.[7][8][9] It was also aired on Radio Nacional, Radio Juventud, Radio Popular, and on select Cadena SER radio stations.[10][11][12] Before the event, TVE aired a talk show hosted by Jesús Álvarez introducing the Spanish jury, which continued after the contest commenting on the results.
Voting
TVE assembled a jury panel with ten members, with each member giving one vote to their favourite song. The following members comprised the Spanish jury:[13]
- Álvaro de Laiglesia – writer, humorist, and director of La Codorniz (chairperson)
- Paquita Crespo – student
- Pilar Suárez – student
- Román Alcalá – student
- José Luis García Montero – student
- Andrés Sobrevalls Piró – agricultural worker
- José Ramón Barrera Hevia – metalworker
- Luis Sánchez Arguindey – college director
- Carmen Debén – journalist
- Manuel Gil – actor
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References
- ^ "Salomé, a Eurovisión". Pueblo (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 18 December 1968. pp. 1, 23 – via Biblioteca Virtual de Prensa Histórica.
- ^ "Canción Española para el Eurofestival". Pueblo (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 20 February 1969. p. 23 – via Biblioteca Virtual de Prensa Histórica.
- ^ "Las cinco primeras canciones del Festival de Palma de Mallorca son muy flojas". Pueblo (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 21 February 1969. p. 14 – via Biblioteca Virtual de Prensa Histórica.
- ^ a b "Salomé, ayer, algo apagada". Pueblo (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 22 February 1969. p. 11 – via Biblioteca Virtual de Prensa Histórica.
- ^ ""Vivo cantando" será arreglada". Pueblo (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 24 February 1969. p. 14 – via Biblioteca Virtual de Prensa Histórica.
- ^ "Madrid 1969". Eurovision.tv. 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Programas para hoy" [Programs for today]. El Noticiero Universal (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. 29 March 1969. p. 21. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via Arxiu de Revistes Catalanes Antigues.
- ^ "Programa para hoy" [Today's programme]. El Eco de Canarias (in Spanish). Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. 30 March 1969. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2024 – via University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
- ^ HerGar, Paula (28 March 2018). "Todos los comentaristas de la historia de España en Eurovisión (y una única mujer en solitario)" [All the commentators in the history of Spain in Eurovision (and only a single woman)] (in Spanish). Los 40. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Radiodifusion" [Broadcasting]. Diario de Barcelona (in Spanish). 29 March 1969. p. 24. Retrieved 31 July 2024 – via Historical Archive of the City of Barcelona.
- ^ "Radio y Televisión" [Radio and Television]. Libertad (in Spanish). Valladolid, Spain. 29 March 1969. p. 4. Retrieved 23 June 2024 – via Virtual Library of Historical Press.
- ^ "Programas de Televisión y Radio" [Television and Radio Programmes]. Los Sitios (in Spanish). Girona, Spain. 29 March 1969. p. 3. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via Gerona City Hall.
- ^ "Jurado Español". Pueblo (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 29 March 1969. p. 30 – via Virtual Library of Historical Newspapers.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Madrid 1969". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.