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Spain In The Eurovision Song Contest 2001
Spain was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the song "" written by Alejandro Abad and performed by David Civera. The Spanish participating broadcaster, (TVE), organised the national final ''2001'' in order to select its entry for the contest. Twenty artists and songs competed in the televised show where an in-studio jury and a public televote selected "" performed by David Civera as the winner. Songwriter Alejandro Abad represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994. As a member of the "Big Four (Eurovision), Big Four", Spain automatically qualified to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 13, it placed sixth out of the 23 participating countries with 76 points. Background Prior to the 2001 contest, (TVE) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Spain forty times since its first entry in . It has won the contest on two occasions: in with the song "La La La (Massiel song), La, la, la" performed by Mass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Televisión Española
(acronym TVE, branded tve, "Spanish Television") is Spain's national state-owned public television broadcaster and the oldest regular television service in the country. It was also the first regular television service in Equatorial Guinea. TVE began as a standalone company dependent on the Ministry of Information and Tourism. After undergoing several restructurings and reorganizations, since 1 January 2007 it is the television division –while (RNE) is the radio division– of (RTVE), the public corporation which has the overall responsibility for the national broadcasting public services under a parliament-appointed president who, in addition to being answerable to a board of directors, reports to an all-party committee of the national parliament, as provided for in the Public Radio and Television Law of 2006. TVE launched its first channel on 28 October 1956 as the first regular television service in Spain. It was the only one for a decade, until 15 November 1966, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Missiego
Beatriz Teresa Missiego Campos (born 16 January 1938 in Lima, Peru) better known as Betty Missiego () is a Peruvian singer, who has held dual Spanish citizenship since 1972 and lives in Spain. She represented Peru at the OTI Festival 1972 with the song "Recuerdos de un adiós" placing ninth and she represented Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 with " Su canción" placing second. Career In her native Peru, Missiego began her career as a dancer, but she was forced to abandon professional dancing due to an injury. She continued pursuing a career in show business and was a host for a television program that brought her great popularity in her native country. In 1969, she moved to Spain to pursue a singing career, where she received Spanish citizenship in 1972. She currently holds dual citizenship in both Spain and Peru. On 25 November 1972, she represented Peru in the first edition of the OTI Festival, held in the Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos auditorium in Madrid, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yo Quiero Bailar (song)
"Yo quiero bailar" (English: "I Want to Dance") is a song in Spanish by Sonia & Selena. The Spanish duo bid to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the song, (in Spanish) but lost the bid to and his song " Dile que la quiero". "Yo quiero bailar" finished 9th overall in the Spanish national final. The song was selected for the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonia & Selena
Sonia & Selena, also known as Sonia y Selena, is a Spanish Latin pop duo consisting of Sonia Basseda (Madoc) and Selena Leo. They gained success with their album '' Yo quiero bailar'' (2001) (, which featured the title track, " Yo quiero bailar". The duo dissolved in 2002 but reunited in 2011 and then again in 2024. History Sonia "Madoc" Basseda (born on October 23, 1974) and Selena Leo (born on August 23, 1975) formed Sonia & Selena in 2000. They tried out to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 but were not selected. Their debut album '' Yo quiero bailar'' received gold and platinum certification in Spain, Latin America and Europe and sold over 1,000,000 copies. Despite their successes, the group disbanded in the spring of 2002 due to their constant fights. After the disbanding of the group, Selena pursued a solo career making two albums with sales of 100,000 copies. In 2005, she participated in the second season of reality TV show '' The Farm'' but she only st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merche
Mercedes Trujillo Callealta (born 14 June 1974 in Cádiz, Spain), best known as Merche, is a Spanish singer. Early life When she was a child, she acted in school plays and wished to be a singer, and received her first guitar as a gift at age six. She finished school, high school and university, and became a music teacher. At this time she sang in an orchestra named Bahia Azul, and worked as a direction assistant in Astilleros de Cádiz. Rise to stardom In 2001, she participated as Luna in the Spanish national final for the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "No Pidas Mas Amor". She finished in sixth place, but signed with Vale Music and start to record her first album ''Mi Sueño''. From spring 2002 to the end of summer, the single "No Pidas Mas Amor" was a national hit in Spain, with TV appearances supporting the single and album, and was also the title track of the Spanish version of ''Big Brother''. "Como Pude" was released as second single, but sales were not as high as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Locomía
Locomía (also known as Loco Mía) was a Spanish pop group popular in the late 1980s and 1990s. They combined elements of tropical with British music of the new wave and New Romantics. Their first hit was the eponymous song "Locomia". The original members were Xavier Font, Manuel Arjona, Gard Passchier, and Luis Font. In 1982, the latter two were replaced by Juan Antonio Fuentes (later replaced by Santos Blanco) and Carlos Armas, and later Francesc Picas replaced Xavier Font. At one time, there was also a female member, Lurdes Imbar. It was disbanded in 1993 due to internal conflict and legal actions. They often appeared in extravagant outfits that combined Spanish matador pants with frilly jackets done in eighteenth-century style. Fan-twirling was an important part of both their stage performance and their music videos. Both their outfits and their fan-twirling became trademarks of the group and contributed to their popularity. The band was popular among the gay community, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Década Prodigiosa
La Década Prodigiosa (; "The Prodigious Decade"), also known as just La Década, is a Spanish music group formed in the mid-eighties that participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988. La Década Prodigiosa came up in 1985 as a project directed by Javier de Juan (drums), Manel Santisteban (piano) and Manuel Aguilar (bass) to produce an album of medleys of popular Spanish songs from the sixties. Several session singers collaborated in this first album, ''Los Años 60, Vol. I''. Due to the success of the album, a band of eight members was formed in 1986 for the second album (''Los Años 60, Vol. II''): Manolo Rodríguez, Cecilia Blanco, Ana Nery, Carmelo Martínez and Jose Subiza joined the three creators. The band toured Spain with their own show. In 1988, La Década was internally chosen by broadcaster Televisión Española to represent Spain at the 33rd Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin with one of their first original songs, " La chica que yo quiero (Made in Spain)". As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Luis Uribarri
José Luis Uribarri Grenouillou (9 August 1936 – 23 July 2012) was a Spanish television presenter and director for TVE. He was the Spanish commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest on 18 occasions between 1969 and 2010. He was widely known as ''La voz de Eurovisión'' (''The Voice of Eurovision'') in Spain. Biography Early career Uribarri was born in Ávila. After finishing school at Marist school in Palencia, he went on to study law but left in 1956 to work as a radio speaker for Radio Juventud, and then for Radio Intercontinental. He debuted in (TVE) in 1958 when he participated in the contest for new talents ''Caras nuevas'', hosted by Blanca Álvarez. He was hired by TVE and established himself as one of the most popular presenters in Spain. He won a Premios Ondas in 1966. One of hist most successful shows was the musical programme ''Aplauso'', which he directed and hosted between 1978 and 1983. Eurovision Song Contest In 1968, Spain won the Eurovision Song Contest for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TVE Internacional
TVE Internacional is a Spanish satellite free-to-air and pay television channel owned and operated by Televisión Española (TVE), the television division of state-owned public broadcaster Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE). It is the corporation's international television service, and is known for broadcasting mainstream, generalist and cultural programming, including ''Telediario'' news bulletins, primetime drama and entertainment from both TVE's La 1, La 2, Clan and 24 Horas. It was launched on 1 December 1989. It broadcasts to Latin America, Western Sahara, Equatorial Guinea, Americas and the Philippines, in which the vast majority of Spanish-speaking people are located. Several news bulletins are provided during the day, covering a mixed Spanish and International agenda. ''Telediario'' is a bulletin produced for and also broadcast in Spain, simulcast on the international station. However, editions of ''Telediario Internacional'' are also produced specially for the cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La 1 (Spanish TV Channel)
(, ''The One'') is a Spanish free-to-air television channel owned and operated by (TVE), the television division of state-owned public broadcaster (RTVE). It is the corporation's flagship television channel and is known for broadcasting mainstream and generalist programming, including news bulletins, prime time drama, cinema and entertainment, and major breaking news, sports and special events. History It was launched on 28 October 1956 as the first regular television service in Spain. It was the only one until 15 November 1966, when TVE launched a second channel. As TVE held a monopoly on television broadcasting in the country, they were the only television channels until the first regional public television station was launched on 16 February 1983, when started broadcasting in the Basque Country. Commercial television was launched on 25 January 1990, when started broadcasting nationwide. The channel was initially simply referred to as "" until the launch of its secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits, second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its wikt:monocentric, monocentric Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area is the List of metropolitan areas in Europe by population, second-largest in the EU.United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairWorld Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the Manzanares (river), River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula at about above mean sea level. The capital city of both Spain and the surrounding Community of Madrid, autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Broadcasting Union
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU; , UER) is an alliance of Public broadcasting, public service media organisations in countries within the European Broadcasting Area (EBA) or who are member states of the Council of Europe, members of the Council of Europe. , it is made up of 123 member organisations from 56 countries, and 31 associate members from a further 20 countries. It was established in 1950, and has its administrative headquarters in Geneva. The EBU owns and operates the Eurovision (network), Eurovision and Euroradio telecommunications networks on which major television and radio broadcasts are distributed live to its members. It also operates the daily Eurovision news exchange in which members share breaking news footage. In 2017, the EBU launched the Eurovision Social Newswire, an eyewitness and video verification service. Led by Head of Social Newsgathering, Derek Bowler, the service provides members of the EBU with verified and cleared-for-use newsworthy eyewitn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
