Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976
Introduction '''Spain''' took part in the '''Eurovision Song Contest 1976'''. The country was represented by Braulio with the song "Sobran las palabras". The entry was selected through a national final. It was the first national final organized by TVE since 1971 and the last one until 2000.
Before Eurovision === National final ===The national final took place at TVE's studios in Madrid, hosted by Pilar Cañada and Jana Escribano. It consisted of three shows: the first fourteen songs were presented on 8 February 1976, the other fourteen songs on 15 February, and the final results were revealed on 28 February. 14 performers participated, each one with two songs, and the winner was chosen by postcard voting.+ Show 1 – 8 February 1976 Draw Artist Song Place1Eddie Santiago"Una vez más"3 2"Dime"—3María José Prendes"Yo soy mujer sin tí"—4"Adiós amor"—5Daniel Velázquez"Perdóname, perdóname"46"Palabras, sólo palabras"—7Lorenzo Santamaría"Piensa en mí"—8"Si tu fueras mi mujer"29Nubes Grises"Recuerdos"—10"Nace el sentimiento"—11Myriam de Ryu"El músico y la rosa"—12"Pequeño ruiseñor"—13Braulio"A tí que hoy despiertas a la vida"—14'''Braulio'''"'''Sobran las palabras'''"'''1'''+ Show 2 – 15 February 1976 Draw Artist Song Place1Morena & Clara"Tu mal comportamiento"— 2"El chico que yo más quiero"—3Oscar Janot"Óyeme"—4"Ven conmigo"—5Tony Landa"Para tí"—6"Adiós"—7Don Francisco & José Luis"Entre los pliegues de una manta"—8"Canta y ya seremos dos"—9Mike Kennedy & Los Bravos"Diós bendiga la música"—10"Nunca nunca nunca"—11Mochi"Ángel mío"—12"Vive conmigo"—13Miguel Ángel"Cuando todos cantemos juntos"—14"Adiós María"—
At Eurovision Braulio was the 12th to perform in the running order, following Finland and preceding Italy. He received 11 points for his performance, coming 16th in a field of 18.The members of the Spanish jury included Alfonso Lapeña (chairperson and Head of Broadcasting), Francisco Otero Besteiro (sculptor), Ángel Nieto (motorcycle racer), Javier Escrivá (actor), Mercedes Alonso (actress), Pilar Trenas (journalist), Pedro Gutiérrez "El Niño de la Capea" (bullfighter), Florentino Casanova (student), Rita Aragón (actress), Ana Alonso (student) and Cristina Galbó (actress).=== Voting ===+ Points awarded to Spain Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points  2 points 1 point + Points awarded by Spain Score Country 12 points  10 points  8 points  7 points  6 points  5 points  4 points  3 points  2 points  1 point
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