Eurovision Song Contest 1961
Country Spain
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)Semi-final
13 February 1961
Final
14 February 1961
Selected entrantConchita Bautista
Selected song"Estando contigo"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result9th, 8 points
Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest
1961 1962►

Spain took part in the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in 1961. The country was represented by Conchita Bautista with the song "Estando contigo", written by Antonio Guijarro and Augusto Algueró. The song was chosen through a national final.

Before Eurovision

National final

The national final took place at RNE's studios in Barcelona from February 13 to 14, hosted by Federico Gallo, Jorge Arandes and María del Carmen García Lecha, and was aired through radio. Ten songs competed over two shows, with the winner song being decided upon through jury voting.[1]

Competing entries

Artist Song Composer(s)
Angelita Baidez "Tempranito" José Solá
Conchita Bautista "Estando contigo" Augusto Algueró, Antonio Guijarro
Coralito de Jaén "Con los ojos, no" Máximo Baratas
Jorge Miranda "Betsabé" Manuel Martínez Remis, Roberto García Morillo
José Cercós "Serenata" Mario Sellés
Ramón Calduch "Carita morena" Jorge Domingo
"Eva María" Rafael Ramírez
Santy "La tormenta" Josep Capell
"Sigo caminando" Josefina Güell, Juan José Umbert
Víctor Balaguer "Ba be bi bu bá" José Pal Latorre

Semi-final

The semi-final took place on 13 February 1961. The ten competing songs were presented, and six of these songs went forward to the national final. The jury consisted of 10 members, 5 music experts and 5 plain citizens. The music experts were:

  • Sebastià Gasch – Journalist at RNE, writer, art critic
  • Diego Ramírez Pastor – Journalist, president at Asociación de la Prensa de Barcelona
  • Arthur Kaps – Producer at TVE
  • Alfonso Banda Moras – Director of current afairs at RNE for Barcelona
  • Carlos Moltó Arniches – Delegate at Sociedad General de Autores y Editores for Barcelona

The plain citizens were Alberto Rovira, María Amparo Gascón, Carmen Navarro, Joaquina Navarro and Pilar Agudo Villegas.

Semi-final – 13 February 1961
Draw Artist Song Result
1 Coralito de Jaén "Con los ojos, no" Eliminated
2 José Cercós "Serenata" Eliminated
3 Víctor Balaguer "Ba be bi bu bá" Qualified
4 Santy "La tormenta" Eliminated
5 Santy "Sigo caminando" Eliminated
6 Jorge Miranda "Betsabé" Qualified
7 Conchita Bautista "Estando contigo" Qualified
8 Angelita Baidez "Tempranito" Qualified
9 Ramón Calduch "Carita morena" Qualified
10 Ramón Calduch "Eva María" Qualified

Final

The final took place on 14 February 1961, with the same hosts and jury members. The winner, "Estando contigo" performed by Conchita Bautista, was selected through jury voting, which she won by just one point.[2][3]

Final – 14 February 1961
Draw Artist Song Points Result
1 Ramón Calduch "Eva María" 32 4
2 Angelita Baidez "Tempranito" 13 6
3 Conchita Bautista "Estando contigo" 49 1
4 Jorge Miranda "Betsabé" 25 5
5 Víctor Balaguer "Ba be bi bu bá" 48 2
6 Ramón Calduch "Carita morena" 43 3

At Eurovision

On the night of the final, 18 March 1961, Conchita Bautista performed first in the running order, preceding Monaco. At the close of voting "Estando contigo" had received 8 points, placing Spain 9th of the 16 entries. The Spanish jury awarded its highest mark (3) to the United Kingdom.[4]

Voting

Every country had a jury of ten people. Every jury member could give one point to his or her favourite song.

References

  1. "Edición del martes, 14 febrero 1961, página 18 - Hemeroteca - Lavanguardia.es". hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. del Amor Caballero, Reyes (4 May 2004). "Preselecciones españolas para Eurovisión, primera parte". eurovision-spain.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 March 2008.
  3. "Spain National Final 1961". natfinals.50webs.com.
  4. ESC History - Spain 1961
  5. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Cannes 1961". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 28 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
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