Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964
| Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1964 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Televisión Española (TVE) | |||
| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} Spain | |||
| Selection process | Song: National final Artist: Internal selection | |||
| Announcement date | Song: 31 January 1964 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Caracola" | |||
| Artist | Nelly with Tim and Tony | |||
| Songwriter | Fina de Calderón | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 12th, 1 point | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Spain was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 with the song "Caracola", written by Fina de Calderón, and performed by the band Los TNT credited as Nelly with Tim and Tony. The Spanish participating broadcaster, Televisión Española (TVE), selected its entry through a national final and, subsequently, the performers internally.
Before Eurovision
Song national selection
Televisión Española (TVE) used its television show Gran parada to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1964. On 18 January 1964, the ten songs in competition were presented in a Gran parada episode hosted in Barcelona by Carmina Alonso and Ana María Solsona, and aired on TVE and on Radio Peninsular. Each song was presented twice by two different singers among: Alfredo Garrido, Lita Torelló, Lorenzo Valverde, Michel, Teresa María, Claudia, Gelu, Lolita Sevilla, Luis Gardey, and Tito Mora. They were accompanied by a 35-piece orchestra conducted by Rafael Ibarbia or a rhythm sextet conducted by Vicente Crespo. In addition to the competing entries, Isabelle Aubret –who won Eurovision for France in 1962– and The Blue Diamonds performed as guest artists.[1]
| Song | Songwriter(s) |
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| "Soy" |
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| "Torero" | Miguel Dochado Díaz |
| "Olé" |
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| "La niña del espejo" |
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| "Llegaré" |
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| "Estrellas en el agua" |
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| "Todo me da igual" | José Valero |
| "Luz de bengala" | Fina de Calderón |
| "Caracola" | Fina de Calderón |
| "El niño y el toro" |
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The winning song was chosen by postal vote with a voucher printed in the magazine Tele-Radio. On 31 January 1964, the letters received were opened and the counting of the 5,304 valid vouchers was made.[2][3] That same day it was announced that the winning song, with 3,100 votes, was "Caracola" that had been performed by Michel and Teresa María.[4]
| R/O | First Singer | Second Singer | Song | Votes | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gelu | Lorenzo Valverde | "Soy" | 201 | 6 |
| 2 | Lolita Sevilla | Luis Gardey | "Torero" | 410 | 3 |
| 3 | Claudia | Tito Mora | "Olé" | 103 | 8 |
| 4 | Lolita Sevilla | Alfredo Garrido | "La niña del espejo" | 639 | 2 |
| 5 | Gelu | Tito Mora | "Llegaré" | 243 | 5 |
| 6 | Lita Torelló | Michel | "Estrellas en el agua" | 97 | 9 |
| 7 | Lita Torelló | Lorenzo Valverde | "Todo me da igual" | 321 | 4 |
| 8 | Lita Torelló | Michel | "Luz de bengala" | 54 | 10 |
| 9 | Michel | Teresa María | "Caracola" | 3,100 | 1 |
| 10 | Tito Mora | Claudia | "El niño y el toro" | 136 | 7 |
Artist internal selection
After the song selection, TVE internally chose Los TNT, who had not taken part in it, to perform the song at Eurovision. The trio consisted of siblings Tim, Nelly, and Tony Croatto. As the rules in place at the time only allowed the participation of soloists and duos in the contest, TVE had to enter Nelly as soloists accompanied by Tim and Tony as backing singers, as "Nelly with Tim and Tony".
At Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest 1964 was held on 21 March 1964 at the Tivolis Koncertsal in Copenhagen, Denmark. Los TNT performed "Caracola" last in the running order, following Belgium. Rafael Ibarbia conducted the event's orchestra performance of the Spanish entry. The song received a single point from Italy, coming twelfth in a field of sixteen.
TVE broadcast the contest in Spain on its television service with commentary by Federico Gallo. Radio Nacional de España (RNE) aired the contest deferred on Radio Nacional.[5][6]
Voting
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References
- ^ "Gran Parada - Festival de la canción de Eurovisión". Pueblo (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 16 January 1964. p. 6 – via Biblioteca Virtual de Prensa Histórica.
- ^ "El viernes se conocerá la obra que representará a España". Pueblo (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 29 January 1964. p. 11 – via Biblioteca Virtual de Prensa Histórica.
- ^ "El extraño caso del Festival de Eurovisión". Pueblo (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 28 March 1964. p. 25 – via Biblioteca Virtual de Prensa Histórica.
- ^ "La canción 'Caracola' representará a España en el Festival de Eurovisión". Pueblo (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 1 February 1964. p. 11 – via Biblioteca Virtual de Prensa Histórica.
- ^ "Radio y TV" [Radio and TV]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. 21 March 1964. p. 44. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Festival Eurovisión". La Voz de España (in Spanish). San Sebastián, Spain. 19 March 1964. p. 9. Retrieved 18 December 2024 – via Koldo Mitxelena Cultural Center.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Copenhagen 1964". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.