Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981

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Spain in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1981
Eurovision Song Contest 1981
Participating broadcasterTelevisión Española (TVE)
Country Spain
Selection processInternal selection
Announcement dateArtist: 17 February 1981
Song: 8 March 1981
Competing entry
Song"Y sólo tú"
ArtistBacchelli
SongwriterAmado Jaén [es]
Placement
Final result14th, 38 points
Participation chronology
◄1980 • 1981 • 1982►

Spain was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 with the song "Y sólo tú", written by Amado Jaén [es], and performed by Bacchelli. The Spanish participating broadcaster, Televisión Española (TVE), internally selected its entry for the contest. The song, performed in position 10, placed fourteenth out of twenty competing entries with 38 points.

Before Eurovision

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Televisión Española (TVE) internally selected "Y sólo tú" performed by Bacchelli as its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1981. The song was written by Amado Jaén [es]. The broadcaster announced the name of the song, the songwriter, and performer on 17 February 1981.[1] The song was presented on 8 March.[2]

At Eurovision

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On 4 April 1981, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the RDS Simmonscourt in Dublin hosted by Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) and broadcast live throughout the continent. Bacchelli performed "Y sólo tú" 10th on the evening, following France and preceding the Netherlands. Joan Barcons conducted the event's orchestra performance of the Spanish entry. At the close of voting "Y sólo tú" had received 38 points, placing 14th in a field of 20.[3]

TVE broadcast the contest in Spain on TVE 1 with commentary by Miguel de los Santos [es].[4] Before the event, TVE aired a talk show hosted by Isabel Tenaille [es] introducing the Spanish jury, which continued after the contest commenting on the results.

Voting

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TVE assembled a jury panel with eleven members. The following members comprised the Spanish jury:[5]

  • Belén Lage – saleswoman
  • José Manuel Lozano – sales director
  • Carmen Ruiz – housewife
  • Pablo Hardy – hairdresser
  • María Acacia López-Bachiller – public relations
  • Andrés Pajares – actor
  • Lola Forner – Miss Spain 1979
  • Juan Carlos Andrade – tennis player
  • María del Mar Serrano – student
  • Juan Vinader Pérez – sound engineer
  • Amada Quintana – student

The jury was chaired by Alfonso Lapeña, with Francisco Hortelano as secretary, and Isabel Tenaille as spokesperson. Francisco Javier Alfaro was the notary public. These did not have the right to vote, but the president decided in the event of a tie. The jury awarded its maximum of 12 points to Germany.

References

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  1. ^ "Así es Bacchelli, el representante español en: Eurovisión-81". La Voz de Albacete [es] (in Spanish). Albacete, Spain. 28 February 1981. p. 9 – via Virtual Library of Historical Newspapers [es].
  2. ^ "Plagio y desfachatez". Pueblo [es] (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 11 March 1981. p. 4 – via Virtual Library of Historical Newspapers [es].
  3. ^ "Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  4. ^ "TV". El Eco de Canarias [es] (in Spanish). Las Palmas, Spain. 4 April 1981. p. 35. Retrieved 10 October 2024 – via University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
  5. ^ "Jurado español para el Festival de Eurovisión". Diario de Burgos (in Spanish). Burgos, Spain. 4 April 1981. p. 14 – via Virtual Library of Historical Newspapers [es].
  6. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.