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]
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]
Draw | Artist | Song | Place | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dúo Juvens | "Que llueva" | — | |
2 | Víctor Balaguer | "Grandioso" | 3 | |
3 | Tonio Areta | "Un viejo paraguas" | 2 | |
4 | Lita Torelló | "Después de aquello" | — | |
5 | José Guardiola | "Recuerdo" | — | |
6 | "Nostalgia" | — | ||
7 | Tonio Areta | "Canto de un fracaso" | — | |
8 | Raphael | "Perdona Otelo" | — | |
9 | Víctor Balaguer | "Llámame" | 1 | |
10 | Gelu | "Huella de ti" | — |
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 .
Spain did not receive any points at the contest.[4]