Spain was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 with the song "¡Qué bueno, qué bueno!", written by Antonio Figueroa Egea, and performed by Conchita Bautista. The Spanish participating broadcaster Televisión Española (TVE) selected its entry through the national final Eurofestival. Bautista had already represented Spain at the 1961 contest.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1965 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participating broadcaster | Televisión Española (TVE) | |||
| Country |  Spain | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eurofestival | |||
| Selection date(s) | 7 February 1965 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Conchita Bautista | |||
| Selected song | "¡Qué bueno, qué bueno!" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Antonio Figueroa Egea | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 15th, 0 points | |||
| Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
editEurofestival
editThe national final took place at the studios of Televisión Española (TVE) in Barcelona on 7 February 1965, hosted by José Luis Barcelona and Irene Mur. In the four previous months, 54 candidate songs were presented to the audience in the weekly TV show Gran Parada. At the end of each month a semi-final was held with the top two songs going through the final. TVE then added six other songs to the seven qualifiers (one was eliminated). The jury in the final consisted of 16 members, a mixture of experts and TV viewers. Each juror awarded a point to all songs except one; the song with the fewest points was eliminated. This process was repeated until the winning song was left.[1][2]
| Draw | Singer | Song | Points Final Round |
Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | María del Carmen | "Yo me arrepentí" | 13 | |
| 2 | Juan Carlos Monterrey | "Barco perdido" | 12 | |
| 3 | Conchita Bautista | "¡Qué bueno, qué bueno!" | 10 | 1 |
| 4 | Santy | "Se lo he contado" | 9 | |
| 5 | Luisita Tenor | "Caballero andaluz" | 8 | |
| 6 | Dúo Dinámico | "Esos ojitos negros" | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | Yoli | "Bajo el cielo español" | 6 | |
| 8 | Raphael | "Feriantes" | 3 | |
| 9 | Adriangela | "Cantares" | 4 | |
| 10 | Jaime Morey | "La bailaora" | 10 | |
| 11 | Franciska | "El hombre y el toro" | 11 | |
| 12 | Lorenzo Valverde | "Otra serenata" | 7 | |
| 13 | Angela | "Tengo miedo" | 5 |
At Eurovision
editThe Eurovision Song Contest 1965 was held on 20 March 1965 at the Sala di Concerto della RAI in Naples, Italy. Conchita Bautista performed "¡Qué bueno, qué bueno!" third in the running order, following the United Kingdom and preceding Ireland. Antonio Figueroa Egea conducted the event's orchestra performance of the Spanish entry. The song received nul point, sharing the last place with Germany, Belgium, and Finland.
Voting
editSpain did not receive any points at the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest.[3]
| Score | Country |
|---|---|
| 5 points |  United Kingdom
|
| 3 points |  France
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| 1 point |  Luxembourg
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References
edit- ^ del Amor Caballero, Reyes (4 May 2004). "Preselecciones españolas para Eurovisión, primera parte". eurovision-spain.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 March 2008.
- ^ "Spain National Final 1965". natfinals.50webs.com.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Naples 1965". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.