Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
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Spain participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. Televisión Española
(TVE) chose its entry through a contest called "Eurovisión 2009: El retorno" (Eurovision 2009: The Return), similar to Salvemos Eurovisión
, which selected the 2008 entry. Soraya
was selected on 28 February 2009 to represent Spain at Eurovision with the song "La noche es para mí
".
. Then, an online vote, held from 19 December 2008 to 20 January 2009, chose the 50 songs to go through the next rounds. 30 of these qualified for the shows (three semi-finals and a final) that were broadcast live by TVE from the Casino l'Aliança del Poblenou theatre in Barcelona
. The semi-finals (on 14, 21 and 28 February) and the final (on 28 February) were hosted by popular singer Alaska
and co-hosted by sports reporter Miguel Serrano.
Though similar to TVE's selection for the 2008 contest, Salvemos Eurovisión, various changes to the format have occurred, including the introduction of a split televoting and jury selection for the televised rounds. The jury consisted of five people, one of which was selected by the public. The split between televoting and jury was the same as that which the European Broadcasting Union
(EBU), the organiser of the Eurovision Song Contest, will use in the final of the contest.
The ten categories and the number of songs competing in each are shown below:
Out of the 50 songs selected, the top 5 in each of the 10 categories, the 20 with the most votes qualified directly for the semi-finals. As for the remaining 30 songs, they competed in auditions and the jury chose 10 of them to go through the semi-finals. The 5 qualifying songs within each of the 10 categories are shown below, with the direct qualifiers highlighted:
on 31 January 2009. 30 acts competed for those 10 spots in the semi-finals: the acts that finished in the top five in each of the ten categories in the online voting, but failed to finish, out of those fifty, in the overall top 20 by number of votes. Initially, Sin Tanto and Depresión Post-Parto had the right to participate in the auditions, but they withdrawed from the competition and were replaced by Antonio Moreno Bermúdez and José Antonio Santiago Beltrán respectively. TVE reported the auditions live on their official website.
on 14, 21, and 28 February, leading up to the final on 28 February 2009, the same night as the third semi-final. Each semi-final contained ten songs. From each semi-final, four songs qualified directly for the final, decided by 50% jury voting and 50% televoting, giving a total of 12 qualifiers.
Initially, the final was planned to take place on 7 March 2009 and there was going to be a second chance round before the final. Three song would have qualified directly for the final from each semi-final and the fourth placed songs would qualify for a second chance televote. After the second semi-final, TVE changed the plans: it was decided to move the date of the final and hold the third semi-final and the final jointly, and as a result, the fourth placed songs of the first two semi-finals qualified directly for the final. TVE claimed that the schedule was changed to aid the winning artist in preparing their performance, choreography and preview video for Eurovision, but the Spanish media assumed the decision was taken due to the low ratings the shows were getting.
During the show, Víctor Escudero, one of the five candidates shortlisted in the online vote to become the fifth jury member, was chosen by TVE's own fourth jury members (50%) and televoting (50%). The guest artists were Tequila and Fangoria
, host Alaska
's band. Tequila opened the show performing the 1974 Eurovision
winner "Waterloo", and later they sang their hit "Salta". Fangoria performed their latest single "Más es más".
There were some technical problems with the microphones and Melody had to restart her performance. Once the semi-final was over, the dance company Los Vivancos announced their withdrawal from the competition due to the lack of technical and artistic resources in the production of the show, and because their bid was being promoted as Melody even though it was a joint bid. Melody announced that she would go on in the competition with some other dancers.
and Nena Daconte
were the guest artists. Rosario opened the show with the 1970 Eurovision
Spanish entry "Gwendolyne", and later she performed "No dudaría". Nena Daconte performed the 1965 Eurovision
winner "Poupée de cire, poupée de son
" and closed the show with their hit single "Tenía tanto que darte".
After the criticism received for the production of the first semi-final, TVE enlarged the stage and improved the sound and lighting of the venue.
, although the final was planned to take place on 7 March 2009. Carlos Baute, Chipper and Nancys Rubias were the guest artists in the show, singing the Israeli Eurovision winning entries A-Ba-Ni-Bi
, Hallelujah, and Diva
respectively.
Ten songs competed in the third semi-final. Santa Fe, Mirela, Isi and Julia Bermejo qualified for the final.
The Final was held right after the third semi-final. Twelve songs competed. Melody and Soraya got the same total amount of points, but as Soraya got the most televotes, she was declared the winner. Santa Fe
finished 3rd and Mirela
finished fourth. They were the top quarter of the vote.
and Un Pingüino en mi Ascensor
as well as acts that had already participated in past Spanish pre-selections, like Coral (2008), Rebeca (2007), Bizarre (2008), Innata (2008) or Arkaitz (2008). Past participants who did qualify once again for the televised rounds are Santa Fe (2007), Mirela (2007), Yulia (2005) and Dulce (2000). Anabel Conde
, who finished second in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995
representing Spain, joined Roel's bid and provided the backing vocals for him in the second semi-final.
Dima Oleschenko and Russia
n Alexey Postolovski). A new Eurovision version of the song La noche es para mí
was revealed at the contest. It would finish 23rd equal with Lithuania, scoring 23 points.
Radio presenter Joaquín Guzmán commentated the event for TVE for the first time. TV journalist Iñaki del Moral was the Spanish spokesperson. José Luis Uribarri, historical commentator of the event, was the head of the jury.
Due to its commitments to broadcast the Madrid Open tennis tournament
, Spain's
public broadcaster Televisión Española
(TVE) broadcast the 2009 Contest second semi-final on a tape delay
on its second channel TVE2 approximately 66 minutes after the show began in Moscow, and used a backup jury rather than televoting to decide its votes. Due to this rule violation, it was announced that Spain would eventually face sanctions, although these sanctions would not affect its participation in Moscow. Due to another conflict of interest, Spain had already switched to broadcast the second semi-final rather than the first, which also led to criticisms from the delegations of Andorra and Portugal, which stated that they would have experienced an advantage from a Spanish vote due to their similar cultures.
The day after the semifinal, El Mundo
speculated that this delay may have been done on purpose in order to prevent Spain from winning and hosting the contest, speculating that RTVE
may not actually want to host the contest if Spain were to win. A statement in ABC had cited technical difficulties for the delay.
won her chance to represent Spain in the OGAE Second Chance Contest 2009 With 880 votes, beating Melody
who finished second, Isi finishing third, and Santa Fe
finishing fourth. Mirela represented Spain in the 2009 OGAE
with Nada Es Comparable A Ti, finishing in third place behind Denmark and Sweden.
Televisión Española
Televisión Española is the national state-owned public-service television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities were previously financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government, but since it's been supported by subsidies only.TVE belongs to the RTVE...
(TVE) chose its entry through a contest called "Eurovisión 2009: El retorno" (Eurovision 2009: The Return), similar to Salvemos Eurovisión
Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Spain participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with an entry selected through a MySpace project called Salvemos Eurovisión . The Spanish Final was held at TVE's Estudios Buñuel in Madrid on March 8 , hosted by the popular Italian actress and singer Raffaella Carrà...
, which selected the 2008 entry. Soraya
Soraya Arnelas
Soraya Arnelas Rubiales , better known by her stage name Soraya, is a popular Spanish singer...
was selected on 28 February 2009 to represent Spain at Eurovision with the song "La noche es para mí
La noche es para mí
"La noche es para mí" is a song by Spanish singer Soraya and was the Spanish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, held in Moscow, Russia. It was released on 12 January 2009 in Spain as the second single from Soraya's fourth studio album Sin Miedo...
".
Eurovisión 2009: El retorno
From 24 November to 17 December 2008, songs could be submitted to TVE through MySpaceMySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
. Then, an online vote, held from 19 December 2008 to 20 January 2009, chose the 50 songs to go through the next rounds. 30 of these qualified for the shows (three semi-finals and a final) that were broadcast live by TVE from the Casino l'Aliança del Poblenou theatre in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
. The semi-finals (on 14, 21 and 28 February) and the final (on 28 February) were hosted by popular singer Alaska
Alaska (singer)
Alaska is a Spanish - Mexican singer, dj, and TV personality famous in Spain and Latin America. She was of the main characters in the so called Movida the cultural movement following the Franco dictatorship in Spain...
and co-hosted by sports reporter Miguel Serrano.
Though similar to TVE's selection for the 2008 contest, Salvemos Eurovisión, various changes to the format have occurred, including the introduction of a split televoting and jury selection for the televised rounds. The jury consisted of five people, one of which was selected by the public. The split between televoting and jury was the same as that which the European Broadcasting Union
European Broadcasting Union
The European Broadcasting Union is a confederation of 74 broadcasting organisations from 56 countries, and 49 associate broadcasters from a further 25...
(EBU), the organiser of the Eurovision Song Contest, will use in the final of the contest.
Online selection
978 entries were uploaded to MySpace to participate in the selection process. Only 455 were accepted by TVE because the rest of them did not qualify according to the rules. Unlike the previous year, the entries were allocated to 10 categories, with the five acts with most votes in each category proceeding to the next rounds. Another change in the online vote from last year was that instead of voting on the MySpace page, voters were only able to vote on the TVE website in order to cut down on fake voting. Every user was able to cast 20 votes each day, five per candidate.The ten categories and the number of songs competing in each are shown below:
- PopPop musicPop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
/RockRock musicRock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
- 188 - Ballad - 37
- MetalHeavy metal musicHeavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
- 12 - ElectronicElectronic dance musicElectronic dance music is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting, or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment...
- 63 - LatinLatin popLatin pop generally refers to pop music that has what may be perceived a Latin American influence...
- 29 - Hip HopHip hop musicHip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
- 9 - Indie - 18
- FlamencoFlamencoFlamenco is a genre of music and dance which has its foundation in Andalusian music and dance and in whose evolution Andalusian Gypsies played an important part....
- 10 - R&BRhythm and bluesRhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
- 19 - Other - 45
Out of the 50 songs selected, the top 5 in each of the 10 categories, the 20 with the most votes qualified directly for the semi-finals. As for the remaining 30 songs, they competed in auditions and the jury chose 10 of them to go through the semi-finals. The 5 qualifying songs within each of the 10 categories are shown below, with the direct qualifiers highlighted:
| Artist | Song | Translation | Category | Votes | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soraya Soraya Arnelas Soraya Arnelas Rubiales , better known by her stage name Soraya, is a popular Spanish singer... |
"La noche es para mí" | The night is for me | Pop/Rock | 202,198 | 2 |
| Noelia Cano | "Cruza los dedos" | Cross your fingers | Pop/Rock | 103,361 | 5 |
| El Secreto de Álex | "Por esta vez" | For this time | Pop/Rock | 102,534 | 6 |
| Roel | "Y ahora dices" | And now you say | Pop/Rock | 99,534 | 7 |
| Normativa Vigente | "Alejandría - the new generation" | Alexandria - the new generation | Pop/Rock | 88,217 | 8 |
| Julia Bermejo | "Ya no estás" | You're not here anymore | Ballad | 82,406 | 9 |
| Vicente Casal | "Tú me complementas" | You complement me | Ballad | 79,444 | 10 |
| Virginia | "True love" | - | Ballad | 70,836 | 11 |
| Rafa Sáez | "Si tú decides volver" | Should you decide to come back | Ballad | 45,754 | 21 |
| La Red de San Luis | "Gracias, Madre Tierra" | Thank you, Mother Earth | Ballad | 32,477 | 35 |
| Leather Boys | "We’re livin’ in a bar" | - | Metal | 32,181 | 36 |
| Remembrances | "Espejismo" | Illusion | Metal | 31,407 | 37 |
| No Life After Love | "Time" | - | Metal | 30,032 | 38 |
| Bloodsuckers | "The anthem of vampires" | - | Metal | 26,868 | 39 |
| Midnight | "Bloody brutality" | - | Metal | 24,774 | 40 |
| Elektronikboy | "Mon petit oiseau" | My little bird | Electronic | 57,428 | 17 |
| Atalis | "Retrato frontal" | Frontal portrait | Electronic | 49,408 | 19 |
| Solydo | "Tú" | You | Electronic | 46,363 | 20 |
| Oskee | "No quiero despertar" | I don't want to wake up | Electronic | 45,051 | 22 |
| Izan | "Prisionero de tu corazón" | Prisoner of your heart | Electronic | 44,890 | 23 |
| Melody Melody (singer) Melodía Ruiz Gutiérrez , better known in the Spanish music world as Melody, is a pop singer. Some close relatives used to belong to a music group named Los Quillos. She has sold a combined 10 million copies of her albums worldwide.- Career :She released her first album, Melody in 2000... y Los Vivancos |
"Amante de la luna" | Lover of the moon | Latin | 208,481 | 1 |
| Santa Fe Santa Fe (group) Santa Fé is a Cuban musical trio.Santa Fé is a Spanish/English music group. Their sound ranges from modern Latin to Hip-Hop, with some influences from European Electro. In 2005, they broke out with their hit single "Esto Es Pa Ti", which was featured in the British-film Goal! 2: Living the Dream... |
"Samba House" | - | Latin | 130,278 | 3 |
| Jorge González | "Si yo vengo a enamorarte" | But I'm here to make you fall in love | Latin | 60,511 | 14 |
| Salva Ortega | "Lujuria" | Lust | Latin | 38,234 | 27 |
| Dulce | "Bésame" | Kiss me | Latin | 36,264 | 28 |
| Ron | "Siente" | Feel | Hip Hop | 7,207 | 46 |
| Jammy & Shark | "Presentí tu amor" | I had the feeling of your love | Hip Hop | 5,310 | 47 |
| Patrix y Los Raperos | "La fuerza de la unión" | The strength of unity | Hip Hop | 2,250 | 48 |
| Depresión Post-Parto | "Un día sin fuste" | A day without importance | Hip Hop | 1,226 | 49 |
| Adrián | "Se puede olvidar" | Forgetting is possible | Hip Hop | 108 | 50 |
| La La Love You | "Dame un beso" | Give me a kiss | Indie | 104,663 | 4 |
| Biquini | "Una chica normal" | A normal girl | Indie | 62,662 | 12 |
| Yulia Valentayn | "Uh la la" | - | Indie | 61,395 | 13 |
| Calipop | "Burbuja" | Bubble | Indie | 60,409 | 15 |
| Diqesi | "Subiré" | I'll go up | Indie | 59,059 | 16 |
| Rafael Sánchez | "Si tú me quieres" | If you love me | Flamenco | 12,486 | 41 |
| Iko de la Llilla | "Trono sin reino" | A throne without a kingdom | Flamenco | 8,407 | 42 |
| Fran Arenas | "La echo de menos" | I miss her | Flamenco | 8,004 | 43 |
| Mari Callas | "Otra vez" | Once more | Flamenco | 7,670 | 44 |
| Sin Tanto | "Gitana – “Ya layla”" | Gipsy - Ya layla | Flamenco | 7,268 | 45 |
| Mirela Mirela Mirela Cabero is a Spanish singer. Mirela has participated in various musical contests since she was a child... |
"Nada es comparable a ti" | Nothing can compare to you | R&B | 51,542 | 18 |
| Jaime Rojo | "Unión" | Unity | R&B | 39,419 | 26 |
| Vilas Mata | "Dance with me" | - | R&B | 35,539 | 29 |
| Omi Di | "Touch my heaven" | - | R&B | 33,815 | 32 |
| Ángeles Vela | "Vístete de primavera" | Dress yourself like the spring | R&B | 33,562 | 33 |
| Carlos Ferrer EAI | "El patito" | The little duck | Other | 40,095 | 24 |
| Gran Baobab | "Despedida de soltero" | Bachelor party | Other | 39,697 | 25 |
| Isi | "Ahora no" | Not now | Other | 35,525 | 30 |
| Beatriz | "¿Dónde te metes?" | Where are you hiding? | Other | 34,470 | 31 |
| David Caballero | "Tango-visión" | Tango-vision | Other | 33,236 | 34 |
Auditions
Auditions before TVE's jury to choose the 10 last qualifiers to the semi-finals were held at the Casino l'Aliança del Poblenou in BarcelonaBarcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
on 31 January 2009. 30 acts competed for those 10 spots in the semi-finals: the acts that finished in the top five in each of the ten categories in the online voting, but failed to finish, out of those fifty, in the overall top 20 by number of votes. Initially, Sin Tanto and Depresión Post-Parto had the right to participate in the auditions, but they withdrawed from the competition and were replaced by Antonio Moreno Bermúdez and José Antonio Santiago Beltrán respectively. TVE reported the auditions live on their official website.
| Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Rafa Sáez | "Si tú decides volver" | Out |
| La Red de San Luis | "Gracias, Madre Tierra" | Qualified |
| Leather Boys | "We’re livin’ in a bar" | Qualified |
| Remembrances | "Espejismo" | Qualified |
| No Life After Love | "Time" | Out |
| Bloodsuckers | "The anthem of vampires" | Out |
| Midnight | "Bloody brutality" | Out |
| Oskee | "No quiero despertar" | Out |
| Izan | "Prisionero de tu corazón" | Out |
| Salva Ortega | "Lujuria" | Qualified |
| Dulce | "Bésame" | Qualified |
| Ron | "Siente" | Out |
| Jammy & Shark | "Presentí tu amor" | Out |
| Patrix y Los Raperos | "La fuerza de la unión" | Out |
| Adrián | "Se puede olvidar" | Out |
| José Antonio Santiago Beltrán | "Yo sólo" | Out |
| Rafael Sánchez | "Si tú me quieres" | Out |
| Iko de la Llilla | "Trono sin reino" | Out |
| Fran Arenas | "La echo de menos" | Out |
| Mari Callas | "Otra vez" | Out |
| Antonio Moreno Bermúdez | "La presumida" | Out |
| Jaime Rojo | "Unión" | Out |
| Vilas Mata | "Dance with me" | Out |
| Omi Di | "Touch my heaven" | Out |
| Ángeles Vela | "Vístete de primavera" | Qualified |
| Carlos Ferrer EAI | "El patito" | Qualified |
| Gran Baobab | "Despedida de soltero" | Qualified |
| Isi | "Ahora no" | Qualified |
| Beatriz | "¿Dónde te metes?" | Qualified |
| David Caballero | "Tango-visión" | Out |
Live shows
The three semi-finals were held at the Casino l'Aliança del Poblenou theatre in BarcelonaBarcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
on 14, 21, and 28 February, leading up to the final on 28 February 2009, the same night as the third semi-final. Each semi-final contained ten songs. From each semi-final, four songs qualified directly for the final, decided by 50% jury voting and 50% televoting, giving a total of 12 qualifiers.
Initially, the final was planned to take place on 7 March 2009 and there was going to be a second chance round before the final. Three song would have qualified directly for the final from each semi-final and the fourth placed songs would qualify for a second chance televote. After the second semi-final, TVE changed the plans: it was decided to move the date of the final and hold the third semi-final and the final jointly, and as a result, the fourth placed songs of the first two semi-finals qualified directly for the final. TVE claimed that the schedule was changed to aid the winning artist in preparing their performance, choreography and preview video for Eurovision, but the Spanish media assumed the decision was taken due to the low ratings the shows were getting.
Semi-final 1
Ten songs competed in the first semi-final on 14 February 2009. Melody y Los Vivancos, La La Love You and Noelia Cano qualified directly for the final. There was a tie for fourth place between La Red de San Luis and Gran Baobab, but as Gran Baobab got more votes from televoting, they qualified for the second chance round (when the second chance round was scrapped after the second semi-final, they qualified directly for the final).During the show, Víctor Escudero, one of the five candidates shortlisted in the online vote to become the fifth jury member, was chosen by TVE's own fourth jury members (50%) and televoting (50%). The guest artists were Tequila and Fangoria
Fangoria (band)
Fangoria is an electro-pop band, the brainchild of Alaska and Nacho Canut. They have sold over 1,200,000 CDs.In 1977 Alaska, along with Nacho Canut and Carlos Berlanga, formed the band Alaska y los Pegamoides. Later, in 1982, they changed the name to Alaska y Dinarama...
, host Alaska
Alaska (singer)
Alaska is a Spanish - Mexican singer, dj, and TV personality famous in Spain and Latin America. She was of the main characters in the so called Movida the cultural movement following the Franco dictatorship in Spain...
's band. Tequila opened the show performing the 1974 Eurovision
Eurovision Song Contest 1974
The Eurovision Song Contest 1974 was the 19th Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in the seaside resort of Brighton on the south coast of the United Kingdom...
winner "Waterloo", and later they sang their hit "Salta". Fangoria performed their latest single "Más es más".
There were some technical problems with the microphones and Melody had to restart her performance. Once the semi-final was over, the dance company Los Vivancos announced their withdrawal from the competition due to the lack of technical and artistic resources in the production of the show, and because their bid was being promoted as Melody even though it was a joint bid. Melody announced that she would go on in the competition with some other dancers.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury votes | Televotes | Total votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yulia Valentayn | "Uh la la" | 6 | 3 | 9 | Out |
| 2 | La Red de San Luis | "Gracias, Madre Tierra" | 8 | 2 | 10 | Out |
| 3 | Vicente Casal | "Tú me complementas" | 1 | 7 | 8 | Out |
| 4 | Noelia Cano | "Cruza los dedos" | 7 | 4 | 11 | Final |
| 5 | Carlos Ferrer EAI | "El patito" | 4 | 5 | 9 | Out |
| 6 | La La Love You | "Dame un beso" | 10 | 10 | 20 | Final |
| 7 | Normativa Vigente | "Alejandría - the new generation" | 3 | 6 | 9 | Out |
| 8 | Atalis | "Retrato frontal" | 5 | 1 | 6 | Out |
| 9 | Melody Melody (singer) Melodía Ruiz Gutiérrez , better known in the Spanish music world as Melody, is a pop singer. Some close relatives used to belong to a music group named Los Quillos. She has sold a combined 10 million copies of her albums worldwide.- Career :She released her first album, Melody in 2000... y Los Vivancos |
"Amante de la luna" | 12 | 12 | 24 | Final |
| 10 | Gran Baobab | "Despedida de soltero" | 2 | 8 | 10 | |
Semi-final 2
Ten songs competed in the second semi-final on 21 February 2009. Soraya, Virginia and Jorge González qualified directly for the final, while Salva Ortega qualified for the Second Chance round (when the second chance round was scrapped after the second semi-final, he qualified directly for the final). Rosario FloresRosario Flores
Rosario Flores is a two-time Latin Grammy Award-winning Spanish gypsy singer and actress.She was born in Madrid, Spain as the daughter of Antonio González and Lola Flores. She is the sister of actress Lolita Flores and singer-songwriter Antonio Flores. She has a daughter with her ex boyfriend...
and Nena Daconte
Nena Daconte
Nena Daconte are a Spanish pop group. Originally, the group consisted of Mai Meneses , and Kim Fanlo...
were the guest artists. Rosario opened the show with the 1970 Eurovision
Eurovision Song Contest 1970
The Eurovision Song Contest 1970 was the 15th Eurovision Song Contest, held on 21 March 1970 at the RAI Congrescentrum in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Amsterdam contest is regarded as one of the most significant in Eurovision history for a number of reasons....
Spanish entry "Gwendolyne", and later she performed "No dudaría". Nena Daconte performed the 1965 Eurovision
Eurovision Song Contest 1965
The Eurovision Song Contest 1965 was the 10th in the series. Luxembourg's win was their second. Belgium, Finland, Germany, and Spain each scored "null points" for the second time. The 1965 contest marked the debut of Ireland, a country which later went on to dominate the competition. This was also...
winner "Poupée de cire, poupée de son
Poupée de cire, poupée de son
"Poupée de cire, poupée de son" was the winning entry in the Eurovision Song Contest of 1965. It was performed in French by French singer France Gall, representing Luxembourg....
" and closed the show with their hit single "Tenía tanto que darte".
After the criticism received for the production of the first semi-final, TVE enlarged the stage and improved the sound and lighting of the venue.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury votes | Televotes | Total votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diqesi | "Subiré" | 5 | 4 | 9 | Out |
| 2 | Roel | "Y ahora dices" | 6 | 3 | 9 | Out |
| 3 | Salva Ortega | "Lujuria" | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
| 4 | Soraya Soraya Arnelas Soraya Arnelas Rubiales , better known by her stage name Soraya, is a popular Spanish singer... |
"La noche es para mí" | 12 | 12 | 24 | Final |
| 5 | Virginia | "True Love" | 10 | 10 | 20 | Final |
| 6 | Calipop | "Burbuja" | 2 | 2 | 4 | Out |
| 7 | Ángeles Vela | "Vístete de primavera" | 4 | 5 | 9 | Out |
| 8 | Jorge González | "Si yo vengo a enamorarte" | 8 | 8 | 16 | Final |
| 9 | Electronikboy | "Mon petit oiseau" | 1 | 1 | 2 | Out |
| 10 | Leather Boys | "We're livin' in a bar" | 3 | 6 | 9 | Out |
Semi-final 3 and Final
On 28 February 2009, the third semi-final and the final were held jointly at the Casino l'Aliança del Poblenou theatre in BarcelonaBarcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, although the final was planned to take place on 7 March 2009. Carlos Baute, Chipper and Nancys Rubias were the guest artists in the show, singing the Israeli Eurovision winning entries A-Ba-Ni-Bi
A-Ba-Ni-Bi
"A-Ba-Ni-Bi" was the winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978, performed for Israel by Izhar Cohen and Alphabeta....
, Hallelujah, and Diva
Diva (song)
"Diva" was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 performed in Hebrew by Dana International representing Israel. The music was composed by Tzvika Pick, and the lyrics by Yoav Ginai. It totalled 172 points in the polling.The song became the last entry entirely in a language other than...
respectively.
Semi-final 3
Ten songs competed in the third semi-final. Santa Fe, Mirela, Isi and Julia Bermejo qualified for the final.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury votes | Televotes | Total votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Secreto de Álex | "Por esta vez" | 7 | 6 | 13 | Out |
| 2 | Beatriz | "¿Dónde te metes?" | 4 | 1 | 5 | Out |
| 3 | Remembrances | "Espejismo" | 3 | 4 | 7 | Out |
| 4 | Biquini | "Una chica normal" | 2 | 5 | 7 | Out |
| 5 | Julia Bermejo | "Ya no estás" | 6 | 8 | 14 | Final |
| 6 | Solydo | "Tú" | 1 | 2 | 3 | Out |
| 7 | Mirela Mirela Mirela Cabero is a Spanish singer. Mirela has participated in various musical contests since she was a child... |
"Nada es comparable a ti" | 8 | 10 | 18 | Final |
| 8 | Isi | "Ahora no" | 10 | 7 | 17 | Final |
| 9 | Santa Fe Santa Fe (group) Santa Fé is a Cuban musical trio.Santa Fé is a Spanish/English music group. Their sound ranges from modern Latin to Hip-Hop, with some influences from European Electro. In 2005, they broke out with their hit single "Esto Es Pa Ti", which was featured in the British-film Goal! 2: Living the Dream... |
"Samba House" | 12 | 12 | 24 | Final |
| 10 | Dulce | "Bésame" | 5 | 3 | 8 | Out |
Final
The Final was held right after the third semi-final. Twelve songs competed. Melody and Soraya got the same total amount of points, but as Soraya got the most televotes, she was declared the winner. Santa Fe
Santa Fe (group)
Santa Fé is a Cuban musical trio.Santa Fé is a Spanish/English music group. Their sound ranges from modern Latin to Hip-Hop, with some influences from European Electro. In 2005, they broke out with their hit single "Esto Es Pa Ti", which was featured in the British-film Goal! 2: Living the Dream...
finished 3rd and Mirela
Mirela
Mirela Cabero is a Spanish singer. Mirela has participated in various musical contests since she was a child...
finished fourth. They were the top quarter of the vote.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La La Love You | "Dame un beso" | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
| 2 | Noelia Cano | "Cruza los dedos" | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | Jorge González | "Si yo vengo a enamorarte" | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Virginia | "True Love" | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
| 5 | Salva Ortega | "Lujuria" | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Gran Baobab | "Despedida de soltero" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | Santa Fe Santa Fe (group) Santa Fé is a Cuban musical trio.Santa Fé is a Spanish/English music group. Their sound ranges from modern Latin to Hip-Hop, with some influences from European Electro. In 2005, they broke out with their hit single "Esto Es Pa Ti", which was featured in the British-film Goal! 2: Living the Dream... |
"Samba House" | 8 | 8 | 16 | 3 |
| 8 | Melody Melody (singer) Melodía Ruiz Gutiérrez , better known in the Spanish music world as Melody, is a pop singer. Some close relatives used to belong to a music group named Los Quillos. She has sold a combined 10 million copies of her albums worldwide.- Career :She released her first album, Melody in 2000... |
"Amante de la luna" | 12 | 10 | 22 | 2 |
| 9 | Isi | "Ahora no" | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 |
| 10 | Soraya Soraya Arnelas Soraya Arnelas Rubiales , better known by her stage name Soraya, is a popular Spanish singer... |
"La noche es para mí" | 10 | 12 | 22 | 1 |
| 11 | Mirela Mirela Mirela Cabero is a Spanish singer. Mirela has participated in various musical contests since she was a child... |
"Nada es comparable a ti" | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 |
| 12 | Julia Bermejo | "Ya no estás" | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
Artists
Among the artists who had submitted songs to participate and didn't qualify to the televised rounds, there were some recognizable names like TontxuTontxu
Juan Antonio Ipiña is a Spanish singer-songwriter.He worked in the radio station "40 Principales" in Bilbao. Later, he went to Madrid where he started to sing in the café Libertad 8. There he met Rosana Arbelo, Andrés Molina, Rogelio Botanz, and Paco Bello.-Discography:*Se vende: 1997...
and Un Pingüino en mi Ascensor
Un Pingüino en mi Ascensor
Un Pingüino en mi Ascensor is a Spanish music band.The band was formed in the 80s by the attorney José Luis Moro, the singer and composer of the songs...
as well as acts that had already participated in past Spanish pre-selections, like Coral (2008), Rebeca (2007), Bizarre (2008), Innata (2008) or Arkaitz (2008). Past participants who did qualify once again for the televised rounds are Santa Fe (2007), Mirela (2007), Yulia (2005) and Dulce (2000). Anabel Conde
Anabel Conde
Ana Isabel "Anabel" Conde Sánchez is a Spanish singer.She was chosen by TVE to represent Spain in Eurovision Song Contest 1995, on May 13 in Dublin, . Anabel performed the song Vuelve conmigo, written by Jose María Purón, getting the second place after the Norwegian entry...
, who finished second in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995
Eurovision Song Contest 1995
The Eurovision Song Contest 1995 was the 40th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 13 May 1995 in the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. The presenter was Mary Kennedy. This contest broke the chain of victories that Ireland enjoyed in 1992, 1993, and 1994...
representing Spain, joined Roel's bid and provided the backing vocals for him in the second semi-final.
Problems
In spite of the changes introduced by TVE, the security of the online voting process was put into question once again. On 21 December 2008, the score of the songs that were leading most of the categories, including the songs with the most votes overall, was briefly reduced to zero on the official website's ranking due to technical problems. On 24 December, TVE announced that votes would be deducted from entries due to fraudulent voting. 4,300 votes were removed from seven entries online, most of which coming from the Hip Hop group.At Eurovision
Spain automatically pre-qualified for the final of the contest as one of the "Big Four". Following a draw in Moscow, Soraya performed last, 25th in the running order. Soraya was accompanied on stage by three female backing vocalists (Noemí Gallego, Verónica Ferreiro and Nora Gallego) and two male dancers (UkrainianUkraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
Dima Oleschenko and Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n Alexey Postolovski). A new Eurovision version of the song La noche es para mí
La noche es para mí
"La noche es para mí" is a song by Spanish singer Soraya and was the Spanish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, held in Moscow, Russia. It was released on 12 January 2009 in Spain as the second single from Soraya's fourth studio album Sin Miedo...
was revealed at the contest. It would finish 23rd equal with Lithuania, scoring 23 points.
Radio presenter Joaquín Guzmán commentated the event for TVE for the first time. TV journalist Iñaki del Moral was the Spanish spokesperson. José Luis Uribarri, historical commentator of the event, was the head of the jury.
Controversies
Due to its commitments to broadcast the Madrid Open tennis tournament
2009 Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open
The 2009 Madrid Masters is a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It is the 8th edition of the event on the ATP and 1st on the WTA. It is classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2009 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2009 WTA Tour...
, Spain's
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...
public broadcaster Televisión Española
Televisión Española
Televisión Española is the national state-owned public-service television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities were previously financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government, but since it's been supported by subsidies only.TVE belongs to the RTVE...
(TVE) broadcast the 2009 Contest second semi-final on a tape delay
Broadcast delay
In radio and television, broadcast delay refers to the practice of intentionally delaying broadcast of live material. A short delay is often used to prevent profanity, bloopers, violence, or other undesirable material from making it to air, including more mundane problems such as technical...
on its second channel TVE2 approximately 66 minutes after the show began in Moscow, and used a backup jury rather than televoting to decide its votes. Due to this rule violation, it was announced that Spain would eventually face sanctions, although these sanctions would not affect its participation in Moscow. Due to another conflict of interest, Spain had already switched to broadcast the second semi-final rather than the first, which also led to criticisms from the delegations of Andorra and Portugal, which stated that they would have experienced an advantage from a Spanish vote due to their similar cultures.
The day after the semifinal, El Mundo
El Mundo (Spain)
El Mundo is the second largest printed and the largest digital daily newspaper in Spain and one of the newspapers of record in that country, with a daily circulation topping 300,000 readers for the printed edition and 24 million unique web visitors per month for the...
speculated that this delay may have been done on purpose in order to prevent Spain from winning and hosting the contest, speculating that RTVE
RTVE
The Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española, S.A. or Corporación Radiotelevisión Española is the state-owned public corporation that assumed the indirect management of the Spanish public radio and television service from Ente Público Radiotelevisión Española in 2007...
may not actually want to host the contest if Spain were to win. A statement in ABC had cited technical difficulties for the delay.
OGAE Second Chance Contest 2009
Despite finishing fourth place in the spanish national final, MirelaMirela
Mirela Cabero is a Spanish singer. Mirela has participated in various musical contests since she was a child...
won her chance to represent Spain in the OGAE Second Chance Contest 2009 With 880 votes, beating Melody
Melody
A melody , also tune, voice, or line, is a linear succession of musical tones which is perceived as a single entity...
who finished second, Isi finishing third, and Santa Fe
Santa Fe (group)
Santa Fé is a Cuban musical trio.Santa Fé is a Spanish/English music group. Their sound ranges from modern Latin to Hip-Hop, with some influences from European Electro. In 2005, they broke out with their hit single "Esto Es Pa Ti", which was featured in the British-film Goal! 2: Living the Dream...
finishing fourth. Mirela represented Spain in the 2009 OGAE
OGAE
OGAE is one of the 2 major international fan club networks of the Eurovision Song Contest. It has branches in 37 European countries.Although the Eurovision Song Contest started in 1956, OGAE began only in 1984 in Finland. All countries that take part or have already taken part in the Eurovision...
with Nada Es Comparable A Ti, finishing in third place behind Denmark and Sweden.
See also
- Spain in the Eurovision Song ContestSpain in the Eurovision Song ContestSpain 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...
- Eurovision Song Contest 2009Eurovision Song Contest 2009The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and was hosted by Russia after their win in 2008. It took place between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia....
- OGAE Second Chance 2009