Yo soy aquél
Introduction "'''Yo soy aquél'''" (; "I am that one"), sometimes spelled as "'''Yo soy aquel'''", is a 1966 song recorded by Spanish singer Raphael, written by Manuel Alejandro. It is best known as the  at the Eurovision Song Contest 1966, held in Luxembourg. Over time it has become one of Raphael signature songs.
Background Manuel Alejandro wrote several songs for Lucho Gatica, being one of them "Yo soy aquél", but Gatica's team prevented them from meeting. So, Alejandro used the song in the album ''Canta... Raphael'' he made for Raphael.Televisión Española (TVE) selected Raphael as  for the Eurovision Song Contest to be held on 5 March 1966 in Luxembourg. They let him choose the song to compete with, and he chose "Yo soy aquél". Raphael himself recorded a French language version of the song under the title "Dis-moi lequel" to promote the candidacy.
Performances === Eurovision ===On 5 March 1966, the 11th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest was held in Luxembourg hosted by the  (CLT), and broadcasted live throughout the continent. "Yo soy aquél" was performed eleventh on the night by Raphael, following 's Lill Lindfors and Svante Thuresson with "Nygammal vals" and preceding 's Madeleine Pascal with "Ne vois-tu pas?". Rafael Ibarbia had made the orchestral arrangement of the Spanish entry and conducted the event's orchestra in the Spanish performance.At the close of voting, "Yo soy aquél" received 9 points, placing 7th in a field of 18, in a tie with 's Berta Ambrož with "Brez Besed". This was the best result for Spain in the contest so far, which led TVE to select Raphael again as their entry at the 1967 contest, where he competed with "Hablemos del amor" placing 6th.=== Film ===In December 1966, the film ''Cuando tú no estás'' starring Raphael was released in Spain, in which he sings "Yo soy aquél". The song was included on the film's soundtrack album. The song and some footage of his performance in this film were later used in the 1997 film ''Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health'' to portray one of the protagonists attending a Raphael recital of the time.
Charts and certifications ===Weekly charts===ChartPeakpositionInterval in peak position Spain (List) 1 21 March – 24 April 19662 May – 5 June 1966 Mexico (List) 1 26 August – 22 September 1967
Legacy === Cover versions ===The song was covered many times later by different singers:* Simone de Oliveira covered the song in Portuguese with the title "Tu és aquele" and released it in her 1966 album ''Música No Coração''. *  covered the song and released it in his 1966 album ''El Mismo Cherry''. * Willy Alberti covered the song and released it as a single in 1966. *  covered the song with the title "Tú eres aquél" and released it in her 1967 album ''Presentando a Imelda Miller''. * Los Panchos covered the song and released it in their 1991 album ''Hoy''. * Chayanne covered the song and released it in his 1994 album ''Influencias''. * In 2006, Telefe commissioned  to cover the song to used it as the main theme for their telenovela ''Montecristo''. It was also used in the later Mexican, Chilean, and Colombian remakes of the telenovela. He released the song the same year in his first solo album ''David Bolzoni''. * Fernando Villalona covered the song in merengue version in 2008. *  covered the song and released it in his 	2018 album ''Porque yo te amo''.=== Impersonations ===Raphael performances singing "Yo soy aquél" were recreated several times in different talent shows:* In the eleventh episode of the fourth season of ''Tu cara me suena'' aired on 27 November 2015 on Antena 3, actor  impersonated Raphael singing "Yo soy aquél" replicating the performance at Eurovision and winning the episode competition. * In the grand final episode of the second season of '''' aired on 22 December 2020 on Chilevisión, Cristóbal Osorio impersonated Raphael singing "Yo soy aquél" replicating –and singing in duo– the performance at Eurovision and winning the overall competition. * In the fourth episode of the second season of ''Tu cara me suena'' aired on 17 April 2022 on Univision and Las Estrellas, Kika Edgar impersonated Raphael singing "Yo soy aquél" and placed fifth in the episode competition.
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