"Amanecer" (, "") is a song recorded by Spanish singer

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, with music by

Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson Antonio Juan "Tony" Sánchez-Ohlsson Vega (born 11 January 1974 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) is a Spanish music producer and songwriter. Sánchez-Ohlsson began classical music training at the age of eight. He began his professional career in mu ...

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, and Thomas G:son, and lyrics by Sánchez-Ohlsson. It premiered on 1 March 2015, and it was released as a single on digital platforms on 2 March 2015 as the lead single of her sixth studio album, ''Adrenalina''. It in the

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, placing twenty-first. It was also the official song of the

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Background

Conception

"Amanecer" was composed by Spanish songwriter

and Swedish

and Thomas G:son, with lyrics by Sánchez-Ohlsson. It was described as "a midtempo with a certain degree of drama and ethnic character". It was presented to

in October 2014 during the selection of songs for her sixth studio album ''Adrenalina''.

Selection

In November 2014, Edurne and her record label

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decided to place a bid to

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(RTVE) to in the of the

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. On 14 January 2015, RTVE announced that they had "Amanecer" by Edurne as their entrant.

Recording and release

The single was produced between Spain and Sweden. The

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of the

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, under the direction of Pepe Herrero, recorded the string arrangements for the track. The song premiered on 1 March 2015, and it was released as a single on digital platforms on 2 March 2015. On 3 March 2015, Edurne, the RTVE Symphony Orchestra and Choir, once again under the direction of Pepe Herrero, recorded the

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version of the song at the

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. Edurne performed the song live for the first time on late night talk show ', aired on La 1 of

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on 6 April 2015. On 11 April 2015, she performed the song live on La 1's variety show '.

Music video

The official video of the song premiered on 9 March 2015. It was filmed in studio in

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in January 2015, directed by David Arnal and Germán de la Hoz, and features

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by Virtual Art. Edurne is accompanied in the video by model Saoro Nadal.

Eurovision

On 23 May 2015, the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest was held in the

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hosted by (ORF) and broadcast live throughout the continent. Edurne performed "Amanecer" twenty-first on the night, following 's "

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" by

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and preceding 's "Wars for Nothing" by

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. She was accompanied on stage by Italian dancer Giuseppe Di Bella. At the close of voting, it had received 15 points, placing twenty-first in a field of twenty-seven.

Aftermath

The song was the lead single of Edurne's sixth studio album, ''Adrenalina'' released on 16 June 2015. She performed the song in her concert tour throughout Spain promoting the album between 18 July 2015 and 16 September 2016. "Amanecer" was also the official song of the

held on 22 August–13 September.

Track listing

Release history

Chart performance

Weekly charts

References

External links

* {{authority control Eurovision songs of Spain Eurovision songs of 2015 2015 songs 2015 singles Songs written by Thomas G:son Songs written by Peter Boström Sony Music singles Songs written by Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson