On 14 September 2018 , the Spanish broadcaster Televisión Española ( TVE ) confirmed that they would use the music reality program '' Operación Triunfo '' to select their act for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 . Interested and invited songwriters were able to submit their song demos from 1 November 2018 to 15 November 2018 . Seventeen selected songs ( via the public call and via invitation ) were allocated by the talent show 's boarding academy 's staff to thirteen of the sixteen eligible contestants from '' Operación Triunfo 2018 '' in solo and duet combinations . The allocation was announced on 11 December 2018 . The contestants recorded a one-minute demo of their respective songs . The demos were made available to the public via TVE 's official website on the night between 19 December 2018 and 20 December 2018 , during the finale of '' Operación Triunfo 2018 '' when the regular winner of the season was determined . An online public vote ran until 2 January 2019 , enabling each user to vote for their three favorite entries each day . The three entries with the most votes advanced to the special live show " Gala Eurovisión " , the special live show where the Spanish public would choose both the song and its performers for the Eurovision Song Contest on 20 January 2019 . A five-member evaluation committee — consisting of two members representing TVE 's management , a member from the digital branch of TVE , and two teachers from '' Operación Triunfo '' 's boarding academy — selected seven additional entries from the fourteen remaining songs , " La venda " among them , for " Gala Eurovisión . " During " Gala Eurovisión " , " La venda " won with 34 % of the public vote
Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Eurovision Song Contest 2019
La venda