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Spain In The Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Spain participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "", performed by Miki and written by Adrià Salas. The Spanish broadcaster (TVE) used the tenth series of reality television talent competition as the platform to select the Spanish entry for the 2019 contest in Tel Aviv, Israel. As a member of the " Big Five", Spain automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 26, Spain placed twenty-second out of the 26 participating countries with 54 points. Background Prior to the 2019 contest, Spain had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty-eight times since its first entry in . The nation has won the contest on two occasions: in 1968 with the song "La, la, la" performed by Massiel and in 1969 with the song "" performed by Salomé, the latter having won in a four-way tie with France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Spain has also finished second four times, with Karina in 1971, Mocedades i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operación Triunfo (series 10)
'' Operación Triunfo'' is a Spanish reality television music competition to find new singing talent. The tenth series, also known as ''Operación Triunfo 2018'', began airing on La 1 on 19 September 2018, presented by Roberto Leal. In addition to the ''Galas'' or weekly live shows on La 1, the side show ''El Chat'' aired on La 1 after each weekly ''Gala'', hosted by Noemí Galera and Ricky Merino. The activities of the contestants at "The Academy" or ''La Academia'' were streamed live via YouTube. Famous Oberogo was announced the winner on 19 December 2018. Alba Reche came second. As in the previous season, the series served as the platform to select the Spanish entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. A special live show of ''Operación Triunfo 2018'' was held on 20 January 2019 to select the Spanish entrant and song for Eurovision. Miki Núñez was selected with the song "La venda". Headmaster, judges and presenter It was announced that Roberto Leal would continue as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netherlands In The Eurovision Song Contest 1969
The Netherlands was represented by Lenny Kuhr, with the song " De troubadour", at the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Madrid on 29 March. "De troubadour" was the winner of the Dutch national final for the contest, held on 26 February, and went on to become one of the winners in the four-way tie which ended the 1969 contest. Before Eurovision Nationaal Songfestival 1969 The final was held on 26 February 1969 at the Circustheater in Scheveningen, hosted by Pim Jacobs. Ten songs took part and the winning song was chosen by a national and an international jury. "De troubadour" emerged the narrow winner by a 1-point margin. Former Dutch representative Anneke Grönloh (1964) was among the participants. At Eurovision On the night of the final Kuhr performed 8th in the running order, following the United Kingdom and preceding Sweden. At the close of voting "De troubadour" had received 18 points, making the Netherlands joint winners of the contest along with Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred García
Alfred García Castillo (born 14 March 1997) is a Spanish singer-songwriter. He gained national recognition when he took part in series nine of the reality television talent competition '' Operación Triunfo'', where he finished in fourth place, and also represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal, alongside Amaia Romero, with the song " Tu canción", finishing in twenty-third place. Early life García was born on 14 March 1997 in El Prat de Llobregat, Catalonia. He began formal training in vocals and trombone at the age of seven. García is also a self-taught guitarist, drummer, and keyboardist. He received musical training at the ''Unió Filharmònica del Prat''. García is studying for a degree in audiovisual communication, as well as being in his third year of a higher degree in music and jazz and modern music studies at the ''Taller de Músics'', a music school in Barcelona. Career 2012–2016: Beginnings At the age of fifteen, García ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amaia (singer)
Amaia Romero Arbizu (born 3 January 1999), better known as Amaia, is a Spanish singer-songwriter and pianist. After participating in many talent shows, she gained national recognition after winning series nine of musical television contest '' Operación Triunfo'', later representing Spain alongside fellow competitor Alfred García at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest with " Tu Canción". Romero later signed with Universal Music and released her debut album '' Pero No Pasa Nada'' in 2019. Early life Romero was born on 3 January 1999 in Pamplona, Navarre. Daughter to Ángel Romero and Javiera Arbizu, Amaia belongs to a family of musicians. Her uncle, Joaquín Romero, was the manager of the Orfeón Pamplonés concert choir from 2008 until 2016, as well as the Pablo Sarasate Orchestra for two years. It was her uncle who discovered that, even as a child, Amaia had absolute pitch. On her mother's side, Amaia is the niece of Carmen Arbizu, professor of singing at the Conservatori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tu Canción
"Tu canción" () is a song performed by Spanish singers Amaia Romero and Alfred García, and written by Raúl Gómez and Sylvia Santoro. The performing duo is identified and credited as Amaia y Alfred. The song was released as a digital download on 28 January 2018 through Universal Music Spain. It represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal. It finished in twenty-third place. An English-language version, "Your Song", was released as a digital download on 27 April 2018. The lyrics were adapted into English by Paula Rojo. Eurovision Song Contest On 4 December 2017, the Spanish broadcaster Televisión Española (TVE) confirmed that they would use the successful music reality program '' Operación Triunfo'' to select their act for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. It was later revealed on 20 December that the final five singers of the program's ninth series would perform in "Gala Eurovisión", which would be where the Spanish public would choose b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spain In The Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Spain participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Tu canción", written by Raúl Gómez and Sylvia Santoro. The song was performed by Amaia Romero and Alfred García. The Spanish broadcaster Televisión Española (TVE) used the ninth series of reality television talent competition '' Operación Triunfo'' as the platform to select the Spanish entry for the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal. Amaia and Alfred with "Tu canción" were selected by the vote of the Spanish public from among nine competing entries. As a member of the " Big Five", Spain automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 2, Spain placed twenty-third out of the 26 participating countries with 61 points. Background Prior to the 2018 contest, Spain had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty-seven times since its first entry in . The nation has won the contest on two occasions: in 1968 with the song "La, la, la" performed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spain In The Eurovision Song Contest 1995
Spain has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 61 times since making its debut in , where they finished ninth. Since , Spain has been one of the " Big Five" countries, along with , , and the , that are automatically prequalified for the final each year as they are the biggest financial contributors to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Spain has competed in the contest continuously since the country's debut in 1961. The only country with a longer run of uninterrupted Eurovision appearances is the United Kingdom, ever-present since 1959. Spain has won the contest twice, first in with the song " La, la, la" sung by Massiel and again in , when Salomé's " Vivo cantando" was involved in a four-way tie with , the and the . The 1969 contest in Madrid is the only time Spain has hosted the event, since lots were drawn after 1969's four-way tie and the contest was hosted by the Netherlands. Other good results in the 20th century were four second places with Karina in , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anabel Conde
Anabel is a feminine given name. It is the Spanish version of Annabel. Notable people with this given name include: * Anabel Alonso (born 1964), Spanish comedy actress * Anabel Conde (born 1975), Spanish singer * Anabel Gambero (born 1972), former field hockey defender * Anabel Medina Garrigues (born 1982), Spanish tennis player * Anabel Moro (born 1979), Argentine Paralympic swimmer See also * Anabelle * Annabelle (given name) Annabelle is a feminine given name of French origin, a combination of the Latin name Anna, which comes from the Hebrew word for grace, and the French word ''belle'', meaning beauty. The name means favored grace. Notable people with this given ... External links Behind the Name {{given name, nocat Spanish feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spain In The Eurovision Song Contest 1979
Spain has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 61 times since making its debut in , where they finished ninth. Since , Spain has been one of the " Big Five" countries, along with , , and the , that are automatically prequalified for the final each year as they are the biggest financial contributors to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Spain has competed in the contest continuously since the country's debut in 1961. The only country with a longer run of uninterrupted Eurovision appearances is the United Kingdom, ever-present since 1959. Spain has won the contest twice, first in with the song " La, la, la" sung by Massiel and again in , when Salomé's " Vivo cantando" was involved in a four-way tie with , the and the . The 1969 contest in Madrid is the only time Spain has hosted the event, since lots were drawn after 1969's four-way tie and the contest was hosted by the Netherlands. Other good results in the 20th century were four second places with Karina in , ... [...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. In her native Peru, Betty 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. In 1972, she represented Peru in the first Festival OTI de la Canción, held in the Auditorio del Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones in Madrid (Spain) on 25 November, with the song "Recuerdos de un adiós". She represented Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 held in Jerusalem with the song " Su canción". Betty was accompanied by four children (Javi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spain In The Eurovision Song Contest 1973
Spain was represented by vocal group Mocedades at the Eurovision Song Contest 1973, held in Luxembourg. Mocedades were selected internally by Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE), the Spanish broadcaster, to represent the country at the contest in Luxembourg with the song " Eres tú". At Eurovision Mocedades performed 7th in the night of the contest, following Monaco and preceding Switzerland. At the close of voting Mocedades had received 125 points, placing 2nd in a field of 17.Eurovision Song Contest 1973 Voting ''Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest'' In 2005, "Eres tú" was one of fourteen songs chosen by Eurovision fans and an EBU reference group to participate in the ''Congratulations'' anniversary competition. It was the only Spanish entry featured, as well as one of three entries featured that did not actually win the contest the year it competed (the others being Domenico Modugno's " Nel blu, dipinto di blu" and Cliff Richard's " Congratula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mocedades
Mocedades () is a Spanish singing group from the Basque Country, who represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1973 with the hit song "Eres Tú". Since June 2014, ''Mocedades'' has been the name of two bands: one with Izaskun Uranga as its leader and the other with Javier Garay. A third group, El Consorcio, is composed of former Mocedades members who left the group but have continued a career together outside the Mocedades brand. Group formation In 1967, in the Basque city of Bilbao, three young sisters, Amaya, Izaskun and Estibaliz Uranga, formed a vocal trio named ''Las Hermanas Uranga'' (''The Uranga Sisters''). They sang in various locations at Bilbao. During their rehearsals, their brothers and friends joined. Eventually they decided to form a vocal group named ''Voces y guitarras'' ("Voices and Guitars") with folk and spiritual music and The Beatles as their influences. The members of ''Voces y guitarras'' were Amaya Uranga, Izaskun Uranga, Estibaliz Uran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
