Ana Isabel Conde Sánchez (born 16 June 1975 in

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) better known as Anabel Conde is a Spanish singer. She was chosen by

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to represent Spain in

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, on 13 May in

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(

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). Anabel performed the song "

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", written by Jose María Purón, finishing in second place after the Norwegian entry. She achieved the best position of Spain in Eurovision since

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. Anabel Conde received 119 points. After her big success in Eurovision 1995, Anabel withdrew from the profession because of troubles with Jercar, her record label. However, the town of Fuengirola named a square in her honour. In 2000 she participated in the Spanish national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 in a duet with David Domínguez, performing the song "Ni colores ni fronteras". They finished in fourth place in the national final. In 2005, she returned to Eurovision as a backing singer for the

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n entrant Marian van de Wal. The next year, she tried to enter for Poland in a duet with her sister Cristina, but failed. In 2010, she submitted a song to '' Tu país te necesita'', the Spanish selection process for the

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. The song was called "Sin miedos". She finished in eighth place in the national final.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Conde, Anabel 1975 births Living people People from Fuengirola Singers from Andalusia 21st-century Spanish singers 21st-century Spanish women singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants