Prior to the 2013 contest , Spain had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty-one times since its first entry in the 1961 edition . The nation has won the contest on two occasions : in the 1968 competition with the song " La , la , la " performed by Massiel and in the 1969 edition with the song " Vivo cantando " performed by Salomé , the latter having won in a four-way tie with France , the Netherlands and the United Kingdom . Spain has also finished second four times , with Karina in the 1971 edition , Mocedades in the 1973 contest , Betty Missiego in the 1979 competition and Anabel Conde in the 1995 event . In the 2012 edition , the country placed tenth with the song " Quédate conmigo " performed by Pastora Soler
1961 edition
Eurovision Song Contest 1961
Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013