No estás solo
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"No estás solo" was the Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Eurovision Song Contest 1987
The Eurovision Song Contest 1987 was the 32nd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1987 in Brussels, Belgium after Sandra Kim's win the previous year. The presenter was Viktor Lazlo. Johnny Logan was the winner for Ireland with the song "Hold Me Now"...

, performed in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...

 by Patricia Kraus
Patricia Kraus
Patricia Kraus is a Spanish singer, best known for her participation in the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest.Kraus, daughter of Spanish tenor Alfredo Kraus, was born in Milan, where her father was based at the time...

, the daughter of Spanish tenor
Tenor
The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...

 Alfredo Kraus
Alfredo Kraus
Alfredo Kraus Trujillo was a distinguished Spanish tenor of partly Austrian descent, particularly known for the artistry he brought to opera's bel canto roles...

.

The song is a romantic and soothing ballad in which Kraus sings to her loved one: "Listen to me, you're not alone/Listen to me, you are loved". Kraus also recorded an English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 version of the song, entitled "With Love".

The song was performed eighth on the night, following Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

's Nevada
Nevada (band)
Nevada was a Portuguese duo in the eighties.Jorge Mendes and Alfredo Azinheira represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 with the song Neste barco à vela and they finished 18th....

 with "Neste barco à vela
Neste Barco À Vela
"Neste barco à vela" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987, performed in Portuguese by Nevada.The song is in praise of Portugal itself...

" and preceding Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

's Seyyal Taner & Locomotif
Seyyal Taner & Locomotif
Lokomotif is a Turkish band that represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 with the song "Şarkım Sevgi Üstüne" . They failed to score any points and finished last....

 with "Şarkım Sevgi Üstüne
Sarkim Sevgi Üstüne
"Şarkım Sevgi Üstüne" was the Turkish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1987, held in Brussels, Belgium. The song was sung by Seyyal Taner & Lokomotif in Turkish....

". At the close of voting, it ad received 10 points, placing 19th in a field of 22.

It was succeeded as Spanish representative
Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest
Spain debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961, finishing 9th. Since 1999, Spain is one of the "Big Five" and therefore automatically allowed to participate in the final because they are the five biggest financial contributors to the European Broadcasting Union.Spain has won the contest...

 at the 1988 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1988
The Eurovision Song Contest 1988 was the 33rd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 30 April 1988 in Dublin. The presenters were Pat Kenny and Michelle Rocca...

 by La Década Prodigiosa
La Década Prodigiosa
La Década Prodigiosa , also known as La Década, is a Spanish music group formed in the mid-eighties that participated in the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest....

 with "La chica que yo quiero (Made in Spain)
La chica que yo quiero (Made in Spain)
"La chica que yo quiero " was the Spanish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, performed in Spanish by La Década Prodigiosa....

".

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