In October 2001 he auditioned for the first ever edition of '' Operación Triunfo '' ( Spanish version of '' Star Academy '' ) where he was accepted and was one of the 16 contestants . He reached the final , where he was the runner-up behind Rosa López . The top three contestants qualified for a secondary phase of the contest , where the prize was the chance of representing Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest . He came second in the Eurovision phase with the song " Corazón Latino " , losing to Rosa López . She went on to sing " Europe 's Living a Celebration " for Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 competition in Tallinn , and Bisbal accompanied her as a backing vocalist
Eurovision Song Contest 2002
Eurovision Song Contest 2002
David Bisbal