Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 explained

Year:1962
Country:Spain
Broadcaster:Spanish; Castilian: [[Televisión Española]]|i=no (TVE)
Flag Variant:1945
Preselection:National Final
Preselection Date:Semi-final
5 February 1962
Final
6 February 1962
Entrant:Víctor Balaguer
Song:Spanish; Castilian: [[Llámame (Víctor Balaguer song)|Llámame]]|i=no
Final Result:13th, 0 points

Spain was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 with the song "Spanish; Castilian: Llámame|i=no", composed by Mario Selles, with lyrics by Miguel Portoles, and performed by Víctor Balaguer. The Spanish participating broadcaster, Spanish; Castilian: [[Televisión Española]]|i=no (TVE), selected its entry through a national final.[1]

Before Eurovision

National final

The national final took place at the studios of Spanish; Castilian: [[Radio Nacional de España]]|i=no (RNE) in Barcelona, hosted by Federico Gallo, and was aired on Spanish; Castilian: [[Radio Nacional (Spanish radio station)|Radio Nacional]]|i=no. Sixteen songs were presented in a semi-final on 5 February, and ten of these songs went forward to the national final that took place on 6 February. Víctor Balaguer was proclaimed winner with "Spanish; Castilian: Llámame|i=no" by the votes of ten regional radio stations.[2] [3]

Final – 6 February 1962
DrawArtistSongPlace
1Dúo Juvens"Que llueva"
2Víctor Balaguer"Grandioso"3
3Tonio Areta"Un viejo paraguas"2
4Lita Torelló"Después de aquello"
5José Guardiola"Recuerdo"
6"Nostalgia"
7Tonio Areta"Canto de un fracaso"
8Raphael"Perdona Otelo"
9Víctor Balaguer"Llámame"1
10Gelu"Huella de ti"

At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 1962 was held on 18 March 1962 at the Villa Louvigny in Luxembourg. Víctor Balaguer performed "Spanish; Castilian: Llámame|i=no" third in the running order, following and preceding . Jean Roderès –the event's musical director– conducted the event's orchestra performance of the Spanish entry. The song received nul points, sharing the last place with Belgium, Austria, and the .

Voting

Spain did not receive any points at the contest.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eurovision Song Contest. March 4, 2020. Eurovision.tv.
  2. Web site: Preselecciones españolas para Eurovisión, primera parte. del Amor Caballero. Reyes. 2004-05-04. eurovision-spain.com. es. 2008-03-01.
  3. Web site: Spain National Final 1962. natfinals.50webs.com.
  4. Web site: Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1962 . Eurovision Song Contest . 30 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210330113342/https://eurovision.tv/event/luxembourg-1962/final/results/spain . 30 March 2021 . live.