"" (; "Being with You") is a song with music composed by Augusto Algueró and lyrics written by for the 1961 Spanish musical film '' An Angel Has Arrived'', where it is performed by Marisol. The song was first performed by

Conchita Bautista María Concepción Bautista Fernández (born 27 October 1936), better known as Conchita Bautista (), is a Spanish singer and actress. She in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961 and . Bautista moved from her native Andalusia to Madrid in her teen ...

, at the

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, placing ninth.

Background

Conception

Augusto Algueró composed the music and wrote the lyrics of "" for the 1961 musical film '' An Angel Has Arrived'', to be performed by Marisol.

Eurovision

On 13–14 February 1961, "" performed by

competed in the organized by (TVE) to select its first ever entrant in the

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. The song won the competition so it became the for the

. On 18 March 1961, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the of

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hosted by the (RTF), and broadcast live throughout the continent. Conchita Bautista performed "" first on the night, preceding 's "" performed by

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. This was Spain's first appearance at the contest, and the first occasion on which a song was full performed in Spanish language. Rafael Ferrer conducted the event's orchestra in its performance. At the close of voting, "" had received eight points, placing ninth in a field of sixteen. It was succeeded as Spanish entry at the 1962 contest by "" performed by Victor Balaguer. Conchita Bautista would return to the contest in with "".

Film

On 8 June 1961 the film '' An Angel Has Arrived'' starring Marisol premiered in Spain, in which she sings several songs composed especially for the film, including "".

Releases

"" by Conchita Bautista was released in Spain by Toreador/Iberofon in a vinyl EP along with other three songs: "", "", and "". The soundtrack album of ''An Angel Has Arrived'' with the songs sung by Marisol was released in Spain by Montilla in a vinyl LP including "" as the first track of the B-side. Montilla subsequently released the album in different vinyl LP editions in Colombia, Mexico, Peru, the United States, and Venezuela. "" was also released by Montilla in Spain in a vinyl EP distributed by Zafiro titled along with other three songs from the film: "", "", and "".

Charts

Weekly charts

Legacy

Cover versions

The song was subsequently covered many times and released by different singers: * José Guardiola covered the song in a 1961 EP. * covered the song in a 1961 EP. *

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covered the song in her 1971 album . * covered the song in a 2003 compilation album tribute to Augusto Algueró. * featuring Bebe covered the song in her 2016 album . * covered the song in 2020.

Other performances

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performed the song in ''

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'' aired on

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on 3 January 1965. *

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performed the song in the show , aired on La 1 of on 21 May 2008 to choose by popular vote the best song that Spain has sent to Eurovision. * In the show ' aired on La 1 of to choose by popular vote the best Spanish song ever sung,

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performed "" in the episode dedicated to the 1960s, aired on 22 February 2019. * Gala 1 of the eleventh season of , aired on 19 January 2020 on La 1 of , opened with all its contestants paying tribute to Marisol performing the song in a group medley with "" and "". * Celia Flores performed the song at the 34th Goya Awards ceremony held on 25 January 2020, in tribute to Marisol –her mother–, the 2020

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laureate.

Impersonations

Some performances of "" were recreated in different talent shows: * In the seventh episode of the second season of aired on 12 November 2012 on ,

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impersonated Marisol singing "" replicating the performance she made on 19 October 1962 in VARA's ''Rudi Carrell Show''. * In the fifteenth episode of the sixth season of aired on 26 January 2018 on , Lucía Jiménez impersonated Marisol singing "" replicating the performance she made on 12 October 1968 in TVE's '. * In the opening number of the first episode of the eleventh season of aired on 12 April 2024 on , Merche impersonated Carmen Sevilla singing "" replicating part of the performance she made in ''The Ed Sullivan Show''.

In other media

"" is used as the theme song of a daily morning magazine television show that bears its name that has been broadcast since 29 February 2016 on CMM TV. A version of the song is used in an advertising campaign launched by

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in Spain on 13 January 2025.

References

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