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, placing eighth.

Background

Conception

"Dime" was composed by Jesús María Pérez with lyrics by Amaya Martínez.

Eurovision

Between 10 and 17 February 2003, (TVE) produced a to select its song and performer for the of the

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in which the top three finishers – Ainhoa, Manuel Carrasco, and Beth– from the second season of '' Operación Triunfo'' competed with three songs each. "Dime" won the competition so it became the , and Beth the performer, for Eurovision. The final version of the song was released on 13 April 2003 and was included in Beth's first studio album '' Otra realidad'' released on 23 April 2003. The promotional video of the song was filmed in

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on location in landmarks by architect

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. On 24 May 2003, the Eurovision Song Contest was held in the

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hosted by

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(LTV) and broadcast live throughout the continent. Beth performed "Dime" twelfth on the evening, following 's "

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" by

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, and preceding 's " Milim La'ahava" by

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. At the close of voting, the song had received 81 points, placing eighth in a field of twenty-six. It was succeeded as Spanish entry at the by "

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" by Ramón. During the Eurovision competition, "Dime" won the Fan Award at the Marcel Bezençon Awards.

Aftermath

Despite the success that "Dime" had, Beth soon removed it from her repertoire since she did not like it and did not sing it again for twenty years. It was not until 25 March 2023 at the ''BCN Eurovisión Party'' held at the Sant Jordi Club in Barcelona, that she sang it again in public for its 20th anniversary. On 9 May 2023,

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released a documentary feature titled ''Dime. Historia de una canción'' recounting the story of the song and all the preparations for this performance.

Charts

Legacy

Finnish singer Eini released a Finnish-language version of the song titled "". Russian singer Varvara released a Russian-language version of the song titled "Veter i zvezda".

Impersonations

* In the sixteenth episode of the sixth season of '' Tu cara me suena'' aired on 2 February 2018 on Antena 3, singer

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impersonated Beth singing "Dime" replicating her performance at Eurovision.

References

External links

* {{authority control Eurovision songs of Spain Eurovision songs of 2003 2003 songs