In September 2001 , Rosa auditioned for new reality-show '' Operación Triunfo '' and she was selected to enter the show 's academy . On 22 October 2001 , at the age of 20 , she became one of the 16 contestants of the first season of '' Operación Triunfo '' . One of the prizes of the competition was to become the Spanish entrant at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 . Soon titled " Rosa de España " ( " Rose of Spain " ) , she won the competition on 11 February 2002 with 26.6 % of the votes , in a finale that achieved a record audience of 10,680,000 viewers and a share of 58.8 %
Eurovision Song Contest 2002
Eurovision Song Contest 2002
Rosa López