Spain was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 with the song "Sobran las palabras", written and performed by Braulio. The Spanish participating broadcaster, Televisión Española (TVE), selected its entry through a national final. It was its first national final since 1971 and the last one until 2000.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1976 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Televisión Española (TVE) | |||
| Country |  Spain | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | First show 8 February 1976 Second show 15 February 1976 Results show 28 February 1976 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Braulio | |||
| Selected song | "Sobran las palabras" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 16th, 11 points | |||
| Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
editNational final
editTelevisión Española (TVE) held its national final at its studios in Prado del Rey, hosted by Pilar Cañada and Jana Escribano. It consisted of three shows: the first fourteen songs were presented on 8 February 1976, the other fourteen songs on 15 February, and the final results were revealed on 28 February. 14 performers participated, each one with two songs, and the winner was chosen by postcard voting.[1][2]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Santiago | "Una vez más" | 3 |
| 2 | "Dime" | — | |
| 3 | María José Prendes | "Yo soy mujer sin tí" | — |
| 4 | "Adiós amor" | — | |
| 5 | Daniel Velázquez | "Perdóname, perdóname" | 4 |
| 6 | "Palabras, sólo palabras" | — | |
| 7 | Lorenzo Santamaría | "Piensa en mí" | — |
| 8 | "Si tu fueras mi mujer" | 2 | |
| 9 | Nubes Grises | "Recuerdos" | — |
| 10 | "Nace el sentimiento" | — | |
| 11 | Myriam de Ryu | "El músico y la rosa" | — |
| 12 | "Pequeño ruiseñor" | — | |
| 13 | Braulio | "A tí que hoy despiertas a la vida" | — |
| 14 | Braulio | "Sobran las palabras" | 1 |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morena & Clara | "Tu mal comportamiento" | — |
| 2 | "El chico que yo más quiero" | — | |
| 3 | Oscar Janot | "Óyeme" | — |
| 4 | "Ven conmigo" | — | |
| 5 | Tony Landa | "Para tí" | — |
| 6 | "Adiós" | — | |
| 7 | Don Francisco & José Luis | "Entre los pliegues de una manta" | — |
| 8 | "Canta y ya seremos dos" | — | |
| 9 | Mike Kennedy & Los Bravos | "Diós bendiga la música" | — |
| 10 | "Nunca nunca nunca" | — | |
| 11 | Mochi | "Ángel mío" | — |
| 12 | "Vive conmigo" | — | |
| 13 | Miguel Ángel | "Cuando todos cantemos juntos" | — |
| 14 | "Adiós María" | — |
At Eurovision
editThe Eurovision Song Contest 1976 was held on 3 April 1976 at the Nederlands Congresgebouw in The Hague, the Netherlands. Braulio performed "Sobran las palabras" twelfth in the running order, following Finland and preceding Italy. Joan Barcons conducted the event's orchestra performance of the Spanish entry. The song received 11 points, coming sixteenth in a field of eighteen.[3]
Voting
editThe members of the Spanish jury included Alfonso Lapeña (chairperson and TVE Head of Broadcasting), Francisco Otero Besteiro (sculptor), Ángel Nieto (motorcycle racer), Javier Escrivá (actor), Mercedes Alonso (actress), Pilar Trenas (journalist), Pedro Gutiérrez "El Niño de la Capea" (bullfighter), Florentino Casanova (student), Rita Aragón (actress), Ana Alonso (student), and Cristina Galbó (actress).
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References
edit- ^ del Amor Caballero, Reyes (20 May 2004). "Segunda parte de las preselecciones españolas, 1970-2004". eurovision-spain.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 March 2008.
- ^ "Spain National Final 1976". natfinals.50webs.com.
- ^ "Final of The Hague 1976". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of The Hague 1976". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.