Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017

Eurovision Song Contest 2017

Country|  Spain
National selection
Selection process| Objetivo Eurovisión 2017
Selection date(s)| 11 February 2017
Selected entrant| Manel Navarro
Selected song| "Do It for Your Lover"
Selected songwriter(s)|

* Manel Navarro
* Antonio Rayo "Rayito"

Finals performance
Final result| 26th, 5 points
Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Spain was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Do It for Your Lover" written by Manel Navarro and Antonio Rayo "Rayito", and performed by Manel Navarro himself. The Spanish participating broadcaster Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE) organised the national final Objetivo Eurovisión 2017 in order to select its entry for the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. Six artists and songs, one of which was selected through the wildcard round Eurocasting, competed in the televised show where an in-studio jury and a public vote selected "Do It for Your Lover" performed by Manel Navarro as the winner.

As a member of the "Big Five", Spain automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 16, Spain placed twenty-sixth (last) out of the 26 participating countries with 5 points.

## Background

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Main article: Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the 2017 contest, Televisión Española (TVE) util 2006, and Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE) since 2007, had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Spain fifty-six times since TVE's first entry in 1961.[1] They have won the contest on two occasions: in 1968 with the song "La, la, la" performed by Massiel and in 1969 with the song "Vivo cantando" performed by Salomé, the latter having won in a four-way tie with France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. They have also finished second four times, with "En un mundo nuevo" by Karina in 1971, "Eres tú" by Mocedades in 1973, "Su canción" by Betty Missiego in 1979, and "Vuelve conmigo" by Anabel Conde in 1995. In 2016, RTVE placed twenty-second with the song "Say Yay!" performed by Barei.

As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, RTVE organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. RTVE confirmed its intentions to participate at the 2017 contest on 14 September 2016.[2] In 2016, RTVE organised the national final Objetivo Eurovisión featuring a competition among several artists and songs to select both the artist and song that would represent Spain, a procedure which was continued for its 2017 entry.[3]

## Before Eurovision

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### Eurocasting

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Eurocasting was the wildcard round of the national final organised by RTVE that selected its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. The final round of the selection took place as a concert show at the Ciudad de la Imagen in Pozuelo de Alarcón (Madrid), hosted by Irene Mahía and Paloma G. Quirós and broadcast online on RTVE's official website.[4]

#### Competing entries

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A submission period was open from 27 October 2016 until 27 November 2016. At the conclusion of the submission period, 392 entries were received.[5] Professionals at RTVE Digital, the digital branch of the broadcaster, evaluated the entries received and selected thirty entries.[6] The selected entries were revealed via RTVE's official website on 1 December 2016 and among the competing artists was Javi Soleil who represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 as part of D'Nash.[7]

Artist  | Song  | Songwriter(s)

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Alicia Nurho Band  | "Under the Light"  | Alicia García Garcés
Ander and Rossi  | "Ahora soy yo"  | Andersón José Peña, Rosendo Sánchez
Brequette  | "No Enemy"  | Brequette Shana, Bárbara Reyzábal, Rubén Villanueva
Carmel  | "Waiting for a Better End"  | Carmen Senra, Roel García Serrano
Dani J  | "Sin ti"  | Daniel Retamosa Jaenes, David Carmona
Detergente Líquido  | "131 bpm"  | Alberto Rodway Chamorro
E-Twins  | "Chica del vestido rojo"  | David Espinosa García, Víctor Espinosa García
Ektor Pan  | "Perfect Storm"  | Héctor Panedas, Florin Boncutiu
Fruela  | "Live It Up"  | Ander Pérez, Javi Reina, Albert Rousseau, Jeremy Warder, Fruela Fuente
Gio | "Vuelve a mí"  | Sergio Bermejo Romero
Íñigo  | "Hoy es por mí"  | Íñigo Etayo, Tomás Virgós
Iranzo Iranzinix  | "Bye te digo"  | Iranzo Iranzinix
Ivet Vidal  | "Do You Want Me"  | Ivet Vidal, Melissa Erpen, Christian Gulino, Igor Fejzula
Javi Soleil  | "Alas mojadas"  | Javi Soleil, Juan Guevara
Javián  | "No somos héroes"  | Javián, José Abraham, Juanma Leal
Jon Josdi  | "Dónde estabas tú"  | Jon Josdi
LeKlein  | "Ouch!!"  | David Ascanio, Vanesa Cortés, Albert Neve, Abel Ramos
Lem Baquero  | "Hard to Love You"  | Jake Boncuitiu
Milena Brody  | "Momento"  | Milena Brody
Nicky Triphook  | "Daddy's Little Girl"  | Nicolás González Triphook
Nieves Hidalgo | "Esclava"  | Rafael Artesero
Nito  | "Luna"  | Nito Solsona, Chus Santana
Padre Damián  | "Thousand Suns"  | Andreas Öhrn, Sebastian Thoth
Paradise Phantoms  | "Madrifornia"  | Marcos Miranda
Pedro Elipe  | "Del dolor"  | Pedro Elipe
Rebeca Moss  | "Volveré por ti"  | Rebeca Moss, Luis Rodríguez
Romy Low  | "In Love"  | Romy Low, Xasqui Ten
Shannel  | "Bailando"  | David Villas
Stvrkid feat. Silence of the Wolves  | "Sparkling Lights"  | Jose Coll, Angela Carpio, Julio Marqués Emés
Wildback  | "Noches de verano"  | Pol Sancho, Edu Brun, Eudald Reixach

#### Selection

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In the first stage, Internet users had between 2 and 12 December 2016 to vote for their favourite song on RTVE's official website. Votes from 55,264 users were received at the conclusion of the voting, and the top ten entries that qualified for the second stage were announced on 15 December 2016 on the special webcast show Spain Calling, presented by Irene Mahía and Paloma G. Quirós and broadcast on RTVE's official website.[8][9] In the second stage, a seven-member committee evaluated the ten entries and selected three entries for the concert show, which were announced on 20 December 2016 on Spain Calling.[4][10] The committee consisted of Juan Magán (jury chairperson, singer-songwriter and music producer), Sheila Blanco [es] (singer-songwriter and vocal coach), Sebas E. Alonso (journalist and co-director of Jenesaispop), David Feito (singer-songwriter and musician, represented Spain in the 2013 contest as part of El Sueño de Morfeo), Pepe Herrero (composer and conductor), Guille Milkyway [es] (singer-songwriter and producer, creator and frontman of La Casa Azul) and Pascual Osa [es] (composer and conductor).[11]

First stage – 15 December 2016 Artist  | Song  | Percentage  | Place

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Alicia Nurho Band  | "Under the Light"  | 3.25%  | 15
Brequette  | "No Enemy"  | 4.59%  | 3
Dani J  | "Sin ti"  | 3.37%  | 13
E-Twins  | "Chica del vestido rojo"  | 2.86%  | 25
Fruela  | "Live It Up"  | 3.72%  | 6
Íñigo  | "Hoy es por mí"  | 2.91%  | 23
Ivet Vidal  | "Do You Want Me"  | 3.07%  | 20
Javián  | "No somos héroes"  | 4.67%  | 2
LeKlein  | "Ouch!!"  | 4.11%  | 4
Milena Brody  | "Momento"  | 2.89%  | 24
Nieves Hidalgo  | "Esclava"  | 3.66%  | 8
Padre Damián  | "Thousand Suns"  | 2.66%  | 26
Pedro Elipe  | "Del dolor"  | 3.87%  | 5
Romy Low  | "In Love"  | 3.72%  | 7
Stvrkid feat. Silence of the Wolves  | "Sparkling Lights"  | 3.42%  | 12
Ander and Rossi  | "Ahora soy yo"  | 2.98%  | 22
Carmel  | "Waiting for a Better End"  | 3.19%  | 18
Detergente Líquido  | "131 bpm"  | 2.53%  | 28
Ektor Pan  | "Perfect Storm"  | 3.01%  | 21
Gio  | "Vuelve a mí"  | 3.37%  | 14
Iranzo Iranzinix  | "Bye te digo"  | 2.32%  | 30
Javi Soleil  | "Alas mojadas"  | 3.43%  | 11
Jon Josdi  | "Dónde estabas tú"  | 2.41%  | 29
Lem Baquero  | "Hard to Love You"  | 3.10%  | 19
Nicky Triphook  | "Daddy's Little Girl"  | 3.59%  | 9
Nito  | "Luna"  | 4.81%  | 1
Paradise Phantoms  | "Madrifornia"  | 3.20%  | 17
Rebeca Moss  | "Volveré por ti"  | 3.46%  | 10
Shannel  | "Bailando"  | 3.24%  | 16
Wildback  | "Noches de verano"  | 2.62%  | 27
Second stage – 20 December 2016 Artist  | Song  | Jury Votes  | Total  | Place

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Juror 1  | Juror 2  | Juror 3  | Juror 4  | Juror 5  | Juror 6  | Juror 7
Brequette  | "No Enemy"  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 2  |  |  |  | 6  | 4
Fruela | "Live It Up" | 3 | 2  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 8 | 2
Javián | "No somos héroes" |  |  | 3 | 1  |  |  | 3 | 7 | 3
LeKlein | "Ouch!!" | 1  | 3 |  |  | 2  | 3 |  | 9 | 1
Nieves Hidalgo  | "Esclava"  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 2  | 6
Pedro Elipe  | "Del dolor"  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  | 2  | 6
Romy Low  | "In Love"  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 1  | 8
Nicky Triphook  | "Daddy's Little Girl"  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 2  | 1  | 6  | 4
Nito  | "Luna"  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  | 10
Rebeca Moss  | "Volveré por ti"  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 1  | 8

#### Concert show

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The concert show took place on 12 January 2017. The three entries that qualified from the second stage competed and "Ouch!!" performed by LeKlein was selected for the national final exclusively through a public vote via RTVE's official website and Eurovision app.[12][13] In addition to the performances of the competing entries, guest performers included David Rees and former Eurovision contestant Azúcar Moreno which represented Spain in 1990.[14]

Concert show – 12 January 2017  Draw  | Artist  | Song  | Percentage  | Place

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1  | Javián  | "No somos héroes"  | 21.7%  | 2
2  | Fruela  | "Live It Up"  | 15.0%  | 3
3  | LeKlein  | "Ouch!!"  | 63.3%  | 1

### Objetivo Eurovisión 2017

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Objetivo Eurovisión 2017 was the national final organised by RTVE that took place on 11 February 2017 at the VAV studios in Leganés (Madrid), hosted by Jaime Cantizano.[15][16] The show was broadcast on La 1 as well as online via RTVE's official website rtve.es.[17] Six artists and songs competed with the winner being decided upon through a combination of public televoting and an in-studio expert jury.[3] The national final was watched by 1.449 million viewers in Spain with a market share of 8.9%.[18]

The three members of the in-studio jury that evaluated the entries during the final were:[19]

* Xavi Martínez [es] – Radio program director and presenter at Los 40
* Javier Cárdenas – Radio program director and presenter at Europa FM, television program director and host at La 1
* Virginia Díaz [es] – Radio program director and presenter at Radio 3, television program director and presenter at La 2

#### Competing entries

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The six competing acts were announced on 12 January 2017 during the concert show of Eurocasting.[20] One of the artists, LeKlein, was selected through Eurocasting, while the remaining five artists were professional and established acts invited by RTVE for the national final.[21][22]

Artist  | Song  | Songwriter(s)

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LeKlein  | "Ouch!!"  | David Ascanio, Vanesa Cortés, Albert Neve, Abel Ramos
Maika  | "Momento crítico"  | Rafael Artesero, José Juan Santana
Manel Navarro | "Do It for Your Lover"  | Manel Navarro, Antonio Rayo "Rayito"
Mario Jefferson  | "Spin My Head"  | Chris Wahle
Mirela | "Contigo"  | Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson, Isaac Luke, Ander Pérez
Paula Rojo | "Lo que nunca fue"  | Paula Rojo, Álvaro Bárcena

#### Final

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The televised final took place on 11 February 2017. The running order for the six participating entries was announced on 2 February 2017.[23] In addition to the performances of the competing entries, guest performers included Roko, Edu Soto and former Eurovision contestants Karina, David Civera, and Barei which represented Spain in 1971, 2001, and 2016, respectively.[24] The winner, "Do It for Your Lover" performed by Manel Navarro, was selected through the combination of the votes of an in-studio jury (50%) and a public vote via telephone, SMS and RTVE's official Eurovision app (50%).[25] Since Manel Navarro and Mirela were tied at 58 points, a jury tie-break was held which declared Navarro as the winner: Xavi Martínez and Virginia Díaz voted for Manel Navarro, while Javier Cárdenas voted for Mirela.[26][27]

Final – 11 February 2017  Draw  | Artist  | Song  | Jury  | Televote  | Total  | Place

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Phone  | SMS  | App  | Total  | Points
1  | Manel Navarro | "Do It for Your Lover"  | 34  | 890  | 1,095  | 124  | 2,109  | 24  | 58  | 1
2  | LeKlein  | "Ouch!!"  | 22  | 1,471  | 1,105  | 136  | 2,712  | 30  | 52  | 3
3  | Paula Rojo | "Lo que nunca fue"  | 21  | 653  | 262  | 20  | 935  | 18  | 39  | 6
4  | Mario Jefferson  | "Spin My Head"  | 25  | 291  | 240  | 4  | 535  | 15  | 40  | 5
5  | Maika  | "Momento crítico"  | 20  | 932  | 844  | 41  | 1,817  | 21  | 41  | 4
6  | Mirela | "Contigo"  | 22  | 2,523  | 1,731  | 225  | 4,479  | 36  | 58  | 2
Detailed Jury Votes Draw  | Song  | X. Martínez | J. Cárdenas | V. Díaz | Total

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1  | "Do It for Your Lover"  | 12 | 10  | 12 | 34
2  | "Ouch!!"  | 7  | 7  | 8  | 22
3  | "Lo que nunca fue"  | 8  | 6  | 7  | 21
4  | "Spin My Head"  | 10  | 5  | 10  | 25
5  | "Momento crítico"  | 6  | 8  | 6  | 20
6  | "Contigo"  | 5  | 12 | 5  | 22

#### Controversy

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During the tie-break voting round of Objetivo Eurovisión 2017, when the jury selected Manel Navarro over the public vote's favourite Mirela, and before his reprise performance, loud boos and accusations of rigging could be heard, which resulted in uneasy moments: Manel Navarro responded with a bras d'honneur as he was being booed while on stage.[28] He would apologise for the gesture two days later during a RTVE press conference.[29] The selection of Xavi Martínez as a jury member, who voted for Navarro during the tie-break voting round, was later challenged over potential conflict of interest since he had promoted Navarro and his song on his radio program on Los 40.[30] In February 2017, members of the Spanish Parliament José Miguel Camacho and Ricardo Sixto placed motions to request RTVE for clarification on the details of the selection process for Eurovision and on the possibility of nullifying the results of the national final.[31][32] On 22 February 2017, TVE's Head of Entertainment and organiser of the national final Toñi Prieto was summoned to appear before RTVE's Audit Committee to clarify allegations of mishandling.[33]

RTVE issued a statement on 26 February 2017, stating that the selection process had been conducted following the regulations set by the European Broadcasting Union and that all candidates had accepted the rules at every stage of the process. The statement also defended the criteria of the jury members, stating that, as music radio hosts from the three main media groups in the country, it is "evident" that they "usually have contact with artists, singers and music producers for professional reasons".[34]

### Preparation

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The official video of the song, directed by Mauri D. Galiano, was filmed in February 2017 on the north coast of Tenerife, Canary Islands.[35] The video premiered on 9 March 2017, which served as the official preview video for the Spanish entry.[36]

### Promotion

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Manel Navarro made appearances across Europe to specifically promote "Do It for Your Lover" as the Spanish Eurovision entry. On 18 February and 5 March, Manel Navarro performed "Do It for Your Lover" during the third semi-final of the Ukrainian Eurovision national final and the final of the Romanian Eurovision national final, respectively.[37][38] On 2 April, he performed during the London Eurovision Party, which was held at the Café de Paris venue in London, United Kingdom and hosted by Nicki French and Paddy O'Connell.[39] Between 3 and 6 April, Navarro took part in promotional activities in Tel Aviv, Israel and performed during the Israel Calling event held at the Ha'teatron venue.[38] On 8 April, he performed during the Eurovision in Concert event which was held at the Melkweg venue in Amsterdam, Netherlands and hosted by Cornald Maas and Selma Björnsdóttir.[40] Navarro also took part in promotional activities in Portugal on 26 and 27 April where he appeared during the RTP1 talk show 5 Para A Meia-Noite.[41][42]

In addition to his international appearances, he performed the song on the talk show ¡Qué tiempo tan feliz! on Telecinco on 25 February.[43] On 15 April, Navarro performed during the Eurovision Spain Pre-Party, which was held at the Sala La Riviera venue in Madrid.[44] On 25 April, a farewell party was held for Navarro before he travelled to Kyiv for the contest, which took place at the Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid, hosted by Ambassador Anatoly Scherba.[45]

## At Eurovision

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Manel Navarro during a press meet and greet

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. As a member of the "Big Five", Spain automatically qualified to compete in the final on 13 May 2017.[46] In addition to their participation in the final, Spain is also required to broadcast and vote in one of the two semi-finals. During the semi-final allocation draw on 31 January 2017, Spain was assigned to broadcast and vote in the first semi-final on 9 May 2017.

In Spain, the semi-finals were broadcast on La 2 and the final was broadcast on La 1 with commentary by José María Íñigo and Julia Varela.[47] RTVE appointed Nieves Álvarez as its spokesperson to announce during the final the top 12-point score awarded by the Spanish jury.[48]

### Final

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Manel Navarro during a rehearsal before the final

Manel Navarro took part in technical rehearsals on 5 and 7 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 8, 12 and 13 May. This included the semi-final jury show on 8 May where an extended clip of the Spanish performance was filmed for broadcast during the live show on 9 May and the jury final on 12 May where the professional juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries. After technical rehearsals were held on 7 May, the "Big Five" countries and host country Ukraine held a press conference. As part of this press conference, the artists took part in a draw to determine which half of the grand final they would subsequently participate in. Spain was drawn to compete in the second half.[49] Following the conclusion of the second semi-final, the shows' producers decided upon the running order of the final. The running order for the semi-finals and final was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Spain was subsequently placed to perform in position 16, following the entry from Greece and before the entry from Norway.[50]

The Spanish performance featured Manel Navarro on stage wearing a Hawaiian shirt, joined by two backing vocalists, two guitarists and a drummer dressed in surfer outfits. The background LED screens displayed a red and white recreational vehicle, surf boards, palm trees, and yellow and red beach umbrellas.[51][52] The stage director for the performance was Hans Pannecoucke.[53] The two backing vocalists that joined Manel Navarro were Álex González and Alejandro de los Santos, while the musicians were Edgar Regincos, Marc Montserrat and Pol Niubó.[54] Spain placed twenty-sixth (last) in the final, scoring 5 points, 5 points from the televoting and 0 points from the juries.[55] RTVE indirectly blamed Navarro's voice crack during the performance as the reason for the nation's last place, which was criticized by Spanish media.[56]

### Voting

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Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each participating broadcaster assembles a five-member jury panel consisting of music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results were released shortly after the grand final.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Spain and awarded by Spain in the first semi-final and grand final of the contest, and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the two shows:

#### Points awarded to Spain

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In the final, Spain received five points in the televote from Portugal; they received no points from the jury.[57]

#### Points awarded by Spain

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Points awarded by Spain (Semi-final 1)[58] | Score  | Televote  | Jury

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12 points  |  Portugal |  Portugal
10 points  |  Moldova |  Czech Republic
8 points  |  Belgium |  Australia
7 points  |  Iceland |  Moldova
6 points  |  Sweden |  Greece
5 points  |  Finland |  Azerbaijan
4 points  |  Armenia |  Slovenia
3 points  |  Poland |  Sweden
2 points  |  Latvia |  Belgium
1 point  |  Montenegro |  Iceland
Points awarded by Spain (Final)[57] | Score  | Televote  | Jury

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12 points  |  Portugal |  Portugal
10 points  |  Bulgaria |  Italy
8 points  |  Italy |  Australia
7 points  |  Romania |  Moldova
6 points  |  Moldova |  Bulgaria
5 points  |  Sweden |  Sweden
4 points  |  Belgium |  Belgium
3 points  |  France |  Austria
2 points  |  Netherlands |  Greece
1 point  |  United Kingdom |  Netherlands

#### Detailed voting results

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The following members comprised the Spanish jury:[59]

* David Civera (jury chairperson) - singer, represented Spain in the 2001 contest
* Paula Fernández Vázquez (Paula Rojo) - singer
* Rubén Villanueva - composer, producer
* Antonio Hueso [es] - radio DJ
* Natalia Rodríguez Gallego (Natalia) - singer

Detailed voting results from Spain (Semi-final 1)[58] Draw  | Country  | Jury  | Televote

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D. Civera | P. Rojo | R. Villanueva | A. Hueso | Natalia | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Points
01  |  Sweden | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6
02  |  Georgia | 8 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 11 |  | 18 |
03  |  Australia | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
04  |  Albania | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 16 |  | 16 |
05  |  Belgium | 15 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 8
06  |  Montenegro | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |  | 10 | 1
07  |  Finland | 14 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 |  | 6 | 5
08  |  Azerbaijan | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
09  |  Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 12
10  |  Greece | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
11  |  Poland | 11 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 12 |  | 8 | 3
12  |  Moldova | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 10
13  |  Iceland | 10 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 7
14  |  Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 14 |
15  |  Cyprus | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 |  | 12 |
16  |  Armenia | 9 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 13 |  | 7 | 4
17  |  Slovenia | 5 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
18  |  Latvia | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |  | 9 | 2
Detailed voting results from Spain (Final)[57] Draw  | Country  | Jury  | Televote

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D. Civera | P. Rojo | R. Villanueva | A. Hueso | Natalia | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Points
01  |  Israel | 20 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 22 |  | 14 |
02  |  Poland | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 21 |  | 18 |
03  |  Belarus | 23 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 19 |  | 20 |
04  |  Austria | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 22 |
05  |  Armenia | 13 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 17 |  | 15 |
06  |  Netherlands | 10 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 2
07  |  Moldova | 2 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6
08  |  Hungary | 25 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 25 | 24 |  | 17 |
09  |  Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 8
10  |  Denmark | 11 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 |  | 24 |
11  |  Portugal | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 12
12  |  Azerbaijan | 12 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 |  | 25 |
13  |  Croatia | 9 | 18 | 12 | 23 | 17 | 15 |  | 11 |
14  |  Australia | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 23 |
15  |  Greece | 5 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 21 |
16  |  Spain |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
17  |  Norway | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 25 |  | 19 |
18  |  United Kingdom | 14 | 9 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 14 |  | 10 | 1
19  |  Cyprus | 17 | 20 | 25 | 16 | 20 | 20 |  | 16 |
20  |  Romania | 24 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 16 | 16 |  | 4 | 7
21  |  Germany | 18 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 18 |  | 12 |
22  |  Ukraine | 21 | 23 | 15 | 24 | 23 | 23 |  | 13 |
23  |  Belgium | 15 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4
24  |  Sweden | 4 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5
25  |  Bulgaria | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 10
26  |  France | 16 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 11 |  | 8 | 3

## Notes and references

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### Notes

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### References

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1. ^ "Spain Country Profile". EBU. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
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## External links

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* Official RTVE Eurovision site

* v
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* Benidorm Fest
* Operación Triunfo

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* ~~2020~~
* 2021
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* 2023
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Artists|

* Alejandro Abad
* Alfred
* Amaia
* Remedios Amaya
* Soraya Arnelas
* Azúcar Moreno
* Bacchelli
* Victor Balaguer
* Barei
* Conchita Bautista
* Beth
* Blanca Paloma
* Braulio
* Bravo
* Cadillac
* Blas Cantó
* Antonio Carbonell
* Chanel
* Rodolfo Chikilicuatre
* David Civera
* Anabel Conde
* D'Nash
* Sergio Dalma
* La Década
* Daniel Diges
* Edurne
* ESDM
* José Guardiola
* Mikel Herzog
* Julio Iglesias
* Karina
* Las Ketchup
* Patricia Kraus
* Marcos Llunas
* Ruth Lorenzo
* Lucía
* Lydia
* Massiel
* Micky
* Miki
* Betty Missiego
* Mocedades
* Jaime Morey
* Manel Navarro
* Nebulossa
* Nina
* Peret
* Lucía Pérez
* Ramón
* Raphael
* Rosa
* Salomé
* Paloma San Basilio
* Eva Santamaría
* Sergio and Estíbaliz
* Pastora Soler
* Son de Sol
* Tim, Nelly and Tony
* Trigo Limpio
* José Vélez
* Serafín Zubiri

Songs|

* "Algo pequeñito"
* "Algo prodigioso"
* "Amanece"
* "Amanecer"
* "¡Ay, qué deseo!"
* "Baila el Chiki Chiki"
* "Bailar pegados"
* "Bailemos un vals"
* "Bandido"
* "Bloody Mary"
* "Brujería"
* "Canta y sé feliz"
* "Caracola"
* "La chica que yo quiero (Made in Spain)"
* "Colgado de un sueño"
* "Contigo hasta el final"
* "Dancing in the Rain"
* "Dile que la quiero"
* "Dime"
* "Do It for Your Lover"
* "Eaea"
* "Él"
* "Ella no es ella"
* "En un mundo nuevo"
* "Enséñame a cantar"
* "Eres tú"
* "Estando contigo"
* "Europe's Living a Celebration"
* "La fiesta terminó"
* "Gwendolyne"
* "Hablemos del amor"
* "Hombres"
* "I Love You Mi Vida"
* "La La La"
* "Lady, Lady"
* "Llámame"
* "Nacida para amar"
* "No estás solo"
* "No quiero escuchar"
* "La noche es para mí"
* "Para llenarme de ti"
* "¡Qué bueno, qué bueno!"
* "Que me quiten lo bailao"
* "¿Qué voy a hacer sin ti?"
* "Quédate conmigo"
* "Quédate esta noche"
* "¿Quién maneja mi barca?"
* "Say Yay!"
* "Sin rencor"
* "SloMo"
* "Sobran las palabras"
* "Su canción"
* "Todo esto es la música"
* "Tu canción"
* "Tú volverás"
* ~~"Universo"~~
* "Valentino"
* "La venda"
* "Vivo cantando"
* "Voy a quedarme"
* "Vuelve conmigo"
* "Y sólo tú"
* "Yo soy aquél"
* "Zorra"

* Note: Entries scored out signify where Spain did not compete

* v
* t
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Countries|

| Final|

* Armenia
* Australia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Denmark
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Israel
* Italy
* Moldova
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Spain
* Sweden
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom

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Semi-finals|

* Albania
* Czech Republic
* Estonia
* Finland
* Georgia
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Montenegro
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovenia
* Switzerland

Withdrawn|

* Russia

Artists|

| Final|

* Alma
* Anja
* Artsvik
* Robin Bengtsson
* Blanche
* Demy
* Dihaj
* Francesco Gabbani
* Jacques Houdek
* Hovig
* Ilinca feat. Alex Florea
* Imri
* Isaiah
* Lucie Jones
* Jowst
* Kristian Kostov
* Levina
* Kasia Moś
* Manel Navarro
* Naviband
* OG3NE
* O.Torvald
* Joci Pápai
* Salvador Sobral
* SunStroke Project
* Nathan Trent

|

Semi-finals|

* Martina Bárta
* Tijana Bogićević
* Jana Burčeska
* Claudia Faniello
* Fusedmarc
* Tamara Gachechiladze
* Slavko Kalezić
* Lindita
* Valentina Monetta and Jimmie Wilson
* Brendan Murray
* Omar Naber
* Norma John
* Svala
* Timebelle
* Koit Toome and Laura
* Triana Park

Withdrawn|

* Julia Samoylova

Songs|

| Final|

* "Amar pelos dois"
* "Beautiful Mess"
* "City Lights"
* "Do It for Your Lover"
* "Don't Come Easy"
* "Flashlight"
* "Fly with Me"
* "Grab the Moment"
* "Gravity"
* "Hey Mamma"
* "I Can't Go On"
* "I Feel Alive"
* "Lights and Shadows"
* "My Friend"
* "Never Give Up on You"
* "Occidentali's Karma"
* "Origo"
* "Perfect Life"
* "Requiem"
* "Running on Air"
* "Skeletons"
* "Story of My Life"
* "This Is Love"
* "Time"
* "Where I Am"
* "Yodel It!"

|

Semi-finals|

* "Apollo"
* "Blackbird"
* "Breathlessly"
* "Dance Alone"
* "Dying to Try"
* "In Too Deep"
* "Keep the Faith"
* "Line"
* "My Turn"
* "On My Way"
* "Paper"
* "Rain of Revolution"
* "Space"
* "Spirit of the Night"
* "Verona"
* "World"

Withdrawn|

* "Flame Is Burning"

*[X. Martínez]: Xavi Martínez
*[J. Cárdenas]: Javier Cárdenas
*[V. Díaz]: Virginia Díaz
*[D. Civera]: David Civera
*[P. Rojo]: Paula Rojo
*[R. Villanueva]: Rubén Villanueva
*[A. Hueso]: Antonio Hueso
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