"Vivo cantando" (; "I Live Singing") is a song recorded by

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singer Salomé. The song was written by María José de Cerato and Aniano Alcalde, and it was produced by Augusto Algueró. It is best known as the at the

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. The song was joint winner with the 's " Boom Bang-a-Bang" performed by

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, "

De troubadour "De troubadour" ("The troubadour"), sung in Dutch by Lenny Kuhr representing the , was – together with "Boom Bang-a-Bang", "Un jour, un enfant", and "Vivo cantando" from, respectively, the , , and – one of the four winners of the Eurovision ...

" by Lenny Kuhr representing the , and "

Un jour, un enfant "Un jour, un enfant" (; "A Day, a Child") is one of four winning songs in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969, this one being sung in French by Frida Boccara representing . The other three winners were Salomé representing with "Vivo cantando", Lu ...

" sung for by

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. It was Spain's second winning entry in the contest and the last to date.

Background

The song is a very

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number, sung from the perspective of a woman telling her lover about the positive changes he has had on her, specifically that she now lives her life singing. Salomé recorded the song in six languages: Spanish ( Castilian),

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(as "Canto i vull viure"),

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("Kantari bizi naiz"),

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("The Feeling of Love"), French ("Alors je chante") and

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("Vivo cantando"). Israeli singer

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released a cover of the French version, which spent three weeks at number one in the

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from 16 August to 5 September 1969. In Spain the song reached 1 on the

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Eurovision

Two memorable aspects of the performance at Eurovision were Salomé's costume – a Pertegaz pantsuit covered in long strands of

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resembling beads – and the fact that the singer chose to dance on the spot during certain parts of the song. Dancing was against the Song Contest rules at the time; Salomé was not penalized, however, as the performers from Ireland and the United Kingdom had done the same that year as well. It was succeeded as Spanish entry at the 1970 contest by

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with "

Gwendolyne "Gwendolyne" (), sometimes spelt "Gwendoline", is a song composed and recorded by Spanish singer Julio Iglesias, co-written by Leo Johns. It is best known as the entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1970, held in Amsterdam. The single was also ...

" and at the 1971 contest by Karina with " En un mundo nuevo".

References

External links

Official Eurovision Song Contest site, history by year, 1969.

Detailed info and lyrics, The Diggiloo Thrush, "Vivo cantando".
{{Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits Eurovision songs of 1969 Eurovision songs of Spain Spanish-language songs Eurovision Song Contest winning songs 1969 songs