Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970
Introduction '''Spain''' took part in the '''Eurovision Song Contest 1970'''. The country was represented by Julio Iglesias with the song "Gwendolyne". The entry was selected through a national final.
Before Eurovision === ''Festival de la Canción Española'' ===''Festival de la Canción Española'' was the national final organized by TVE that took place at the Palau Nacional in Barcelona from February 12 to 14, hosted by Laurita Valenzuela and Joaquín Prat. It was the second and final edition of Festival de la Canción Española. Twenty songs competed over three shows, with the winner song being decided upon through regional jury voting.==== Competing entries ====Twenty compositions were selected to compete in the national final by the broadcaster, with two designated acts per song. As regulations only allowed a maximum of three performers and three backing vocalists, groups were able to compete by designating one or two vocalists, with the rest of the group featuring as backing vocalists. Some performers that had been initially selected withdrew or were replaced before the live shows.Artist 1(Credited singer)Artist 2(Credited singer)SongSongwriter(s)Johnny ValentinoÁngela Escribano"Balada de invierno"María José de CerattoLos DosLos 80 Centavos ''(Asunción)''"Balada del maderero"Rafael García Loza, Julio MengodElenaErnesto"Bienvenido"Vicente Roca, Joan Solé TutusausKarlo y las Hermanas RosLos Musicales ''(Beatriz y Ester)''"Carrusel"Joan Serracant, Vicente SabaterJaime MoreyMaya"De pronto, tú"Aurora Sánchez-Sousa, José Luís PeckerLos Mismos ''(Helena)''Gaby Berger"Don Juan"Lucía Graves, Ramón FarránFranciskaNino Bravo"Esa será mi casa"Enrique Carnicer, Carmen Fons, Álvaro SebastiánRafaleónLos Valldemosa ''(Margaluz y Rafael)''"Fiesta"Lucía Graves, Ramón FarránJulio IglesiasRosy Armen"Gwendolyne"Julio IglesiasKarolyneAlbert Band ''(Albert)''"Hoy quiero cantar"Joan Solé Tutusaus, Vicente RocaManolo, de Los CatirosRosalía"Igual que yo"Luisa Margarita GirónBasilioVoces Amigas ''(Javier de Miguel)''"Jamás la olvidaré"Pablo Herrero, Carlos Fernández-PridaLos Gritos ''(Manolo Galván)''Cristina"Me gusta, me gusta"Ramón Simó, José SoláJulio RamosTuset 31 ''(Jordi y José María)''"Novia para Miguel"Juan Carlos CalderónLuisita TenorRosa Mary y Javier"Sí, después"Javier VidalDonna HightowerJulián Granados"Soy feliz"Alfonso SainzErrol y Los TopsAltamira 3"Tal vez mañana"Carlos BermúdezLuciana WolfVicente Pizarro"Un manantial de barro"José Ángel Cardona, Miguel Ángel TapiaVoces Amigas ''(Tony)''Mocedades ''(Sergio y Estíbaliz)''"Un mundo mejor"José Luís Armenteros, Pablo HerreroMocedades ''(Rafael Blanco)''Tuset 31 ''(Javier)''"Viejo marino"Pedro Iturralde, Alberto Bourbon==== Semi-finals ====The semi-finals took place on 12 and 13 February 1970.On both shows, ten songs were first performed by one of its assigned singers, and then again by the other singer. After the second semi-final, ten songs qualified for the final through jury voting from 15 regional Radio Nacional de España, TVE and Radio Peninsular studios, each distributing five votes among their favourite songs. The number of votes received by each song was announced, but were not reflected in the official TV excerpts from semi-final 2, or in contemporary reports.+ Semi-final 1 – 12 February 1970DrawArtistSongResult First actSecond act1ElenaErnesto"Bienvenido"Eliminated'''2'''Karlo y las Hermanas RosLos Musicales'''"Carrusel"Eliminated '''3''''''Jaime Morey''''''Maya''''''"De pronto, tú"''''''Qualified'''4FranciskaNino Bravo"Esa será mi casa"Eliminated'''5''''''Rafaleón''''''Los Valldemosa''''''"Fiesta"''''''Qualified''''''6''''''Rosalía''''''Manolo, de Los Catiros''''''"Igual que yo"''''''Qualified''''''7''''''Luisita Tenor''''''Rosa Mary y Javier''''''"Sí, después"''''''Qualified'''8Los DosLos 80 Centavos"Balada del maderero"'''Qualified''''''9''''''Voces Amigas''''''Mocedades''''''"Un mundo mejor"''''''Qualified''''''10''''''Basilio''''''Voces Amigas''''''"Jamás la olvidaré"''''''Qualified'''+ Semi-final 2 – 13 February 1970DrawArtistSongResult First actSecond act'''1''''''Julio Iglesias''''''Rosy Armen''''''"Gwendolyne"''''''Qualified''''''2''''''Cristina''''''Los Gritos''''''"Me gusta, me gusta"''''''Qualified''' 3MocedadesTuset 31"Viejo marino"Eliminated4Luciana WolfVicente Pizarro"Un manantial de barro"Eliminated5Julio RamosTuset 31"Novia para Miguel"Eliminated'''6''''''Donna Hightower''''''Julián Granados''''''"Soy feliz"''''''Qualified'''7Johnny ValentinoÁngela Escribano"Balada de invierno"Eliminated8Los MismosGaby Berger"Don Juan"Eliminated9KarolyneAlbert Band"Hoy quiero cantar"Eliminated10Errol y Los TopsAltamira 3"Tal vez mañana"Eliminated==== Final ====The final took place on 14 February 1970.As in the semi-finals, each song was performed twice by its different performers. In the event that the winner song had two Spanish singers, the juries would vote again to decide which artist would perform the song at the Eurovision Song Contest; if the song was shared with a foreign artist, the Spanish singer would become the Eurovision representative. 15 regional juries, each distributing five votes among their favourite songs, selected "Gwendolyne" as the winning song. As Rosy Armen was a French singer, Julio Iglesias was automatically chosen as the Spanish artist for Eurovision.+ Final – 14 February 1970DrawArtistSongPointsPlace First actSecond act1Manolo, de Los CatirosRosalía"Igual que yo"082Los DosLos 80 Centavos"Balada del maderero"64 3Jaime MoreyMaya"De pronto, tú" 554RafaleónLos Valldemosa"Fiesta"735BasilioVoces Amigas"Jamás la olvidaré"1326Voces AmigasMocedades"Un mundo mejor"467Luisita TenorRosa Mary y Javier"Sí, después"088Julio IglesiasRosy Armen"Gwendolyne"3719Los GritosCristina"Me gusta, me gusta"0810Donna HightowerJulián Granados"Soy feliz"37 Detailed Regional Jury Results Draw Song                 1 "Igual que yo"                 0 2 "Balada del maderero"  1  1   1     1  1       1  6 3 "De pronto, tú"     1   1   1  1     1  5 4 "Fiesta"  1       '''3'''   '''3'''    7 5 "Jamás la olvidaré"   '''5''' 1  1   '''2'''  2     2    13 6 "Un mundo mejor"        1   '''3'''      4 7 "Sí, después"                0 8 "Gwendolyne" '''4''' '''3'''  1  '''3''' '''5''' '''2''' '''2'''  1 '''4''' 1 '''3''' '''4''' '''4''' '''37''' 9 "Me gusta, me gusta"                0 10 "Soy feliz"    '''2'''        1     3
At Eurovision Julio Iglesias was the 9th to perform in the running order, following Luxembourg and preceding Monaco. He received 8 points for his performance, tying for the fourth place with France and Switzerland.===Voting===+ Points awarded to Spain Score Country 3 points  2 points + Points awarded by Spain Score Country 4 points  3 points  2 points  1 point
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