Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974
| Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1974 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Televisión Española (TVE) | |||
| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} Spain | |||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Announcement date | Artist: 14 February 1974 Song: 4 March 1974 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Canta y sé feliz" | |||
| Artist | Peret | |||
| Songwriter | Pedro Pubill Calaf | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 9th, 10 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Spain was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 with the song "Canta y sé feliz", written and performed by Peret. The Spanish participating broadcaster, Televisión Española (TVE), internally selected its entry for the contest.
Before Eurovision
Televisión Española (TVE) internally selected "Canta y sé feliz" written and performed by Peret as its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1974. Peret was announced as the performer on 14 February 1974.[1] The song was released on 4 March.[2]
On 3 April 1974, TVE broadcast on TVE 1 a special program dedicated to Peret, directed by Miguel Lluch, filmed on location in Madrid and in La Mancha.[3]
At Eurovision
On 6 April 1974, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at The Dome in Brighton hosted by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), and broadcast live throughout the continent. Peret performed "Canta y sé feliz" 3rd in the evening, following the United Kingdom and preceding Norway. He was accompanied on stage by Consuelo Pubill, Teresa Pubill, Antonio Valentí, Juan Calabuch, and Pedro Reyes as backing singers and palmeros. Since his hands were full playing guitar into a standing microphone, Peret had to sing into a handheld microphone attached to his tie.[4] Rafael Ibarbia conducted the event's orchestra performance of the Spanish entry. At the close of voting "Canta y sé feliz" had received 10 points, placing 9th in a field of 17.[5]
TVE broadcast the contest in Spain on TVE 1 with commentary by José Luis Uribarri.[6] Before the event, TVE aired a talk show hosted by Antolín García introducing the Spanish jury.[7]
Voting
TVE assembled a jury panel with ten members, with each member giving one vote to their favourite song. The following members comprised the Spanish jury:[7]
- Analía Gadé – actress (chairperson)
- Paloma Aleixandre – conference hostess
- Gonzalo Tormos – sales manager
- Cionín Villagrá – figure skating champion
- Diego Serrano – theatre director
- Gabriel de la Casa – bullfighter
- Elisa Ramírez – actress
- Tomy Osinaga – dressmaker
- José Ramón Ortiz – student
- Gracia María González – student
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References
- ^ "Peret a Eurovisión". Pueblo (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 14 February 1974. p. 9 – via Virtual Library of Historical Newspapers.
- ^ "Así es "Canta y sé feliz"". Pueblo (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 5 March 1974. p. 13 – via Virtual Library of Historical Newspapers.
- ^ "Especial Peret". Tele Pueblo (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 30 March 1974. p. 15 – via Biblioteca Virtual de Prensa Histórica.
- ^ Álvarez, Jesús (26 February 2025). "ABBA con «Waterloo» dan la primera victoria a Suecia en Eurovisión". escplus.es (in Spanish).
- ^ "Final of Brighton 1974". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "1a Cadena – Sábado" [First Channel – Saturday]. Tele Pueblo (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 6 April 1974. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 25 June 2024 – via Virtual Library of Historical Newspapers.
- ^ a b "Jurado español de Eurovisión 1974". aevespaña (in Spanish). 5 April 2008.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Brighton 1974". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.