Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991
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| Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1991 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Televisión Española (TVE) | |||
| Country |  Spain | |||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Announcement date | 5 April 1991 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Bailar pegados" | |||
| Artist | Sergio Dalma | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 4th, 119 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Spain was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 with the song "Bailar pegados", composed by Julio Seijas, with lyrics by Luis Gómez-Escolar, and performed by Sergio Dalma. The Spanish participating broadcaster, Televisión Española (TVE), internally selected its entry for the contest. The song, performed in position 19, placed fourth out of twenty-two competing entries with 119 points.
Before Eurovision
[edit]Televisión Española (TVE) internally selected "Bailar pegados" performed by Sergio Dalma as its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1991. The song was composed by Julio Seijas, and had lyrics by Luis Gómez-Escolar. The song was premiered on the TVE show ¡Viva el espectáculo! on 5 April 1991.[1]
At Eurovision
[edit]On 4 May 1991, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at Stage 15 of Cinecittà studios in Rome hosted by Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI), and broadcast live throughout the continent. Dalma performed "Bailar pegados" 19th on the evening, following Belgium and preceding the United Kingdom. In his introductory video postcard, Dalma sang Rocky Roberts' "Sono tremendo". Eduardo Leiva conducted the event's orchestra performance of the Spanish entry. At the close of the voting "Bailar pegados" had received 119 points, placing 4th in a field of 22.[2]
TVE broadcast the contest in Spain on TVE 2 with commentary by Tomás Fernando Flores.[3] It was watched by nearly 5 million people in average.[4] Before the event, TVE aired a talk show hosted by Isabel Gemio introducing the Spanish jury, which continued after the contest commenting on the results.[5]
Voting
[edit]TVE assembled a jury panel with sixteen members. The following members comprised the Spanish jury:[5]
- Antonio Sempere – journalist
- Maisa Lloret – rhythmic gymnast
- Marcos Fernández – student
- Celia Cosgaya – student
- Gabriel Jaraba – journalist
- María Antonia Valls – journalist
- Paco Clavel – artist
- Salomé – singer, won Eurovision for Spain in 1969
- Loles León – actress
- Alfonso del Real – actor
- María Casal – actress
- Ricardo Cantalapiedra – journalist
- Nuria Esther Martín – dancer
- Jesús de Vega – physician
- María Eugenia Castellanos – public relations
- Begoña Castro – dancer
The jury was chaired by Francisco Soriano. The jury awarded its maximum of 12 points to Israel.
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References
[edit]- ^ "La canción de Eurovisión en el programa '¡Viva el espectáculo!'". Diario de Burgos (in Spanish). Burgos, Spain. 5 April 1991. p. 51 – via Virtual Library of Historical Newspapers.
- ^ "Final of Rome 1991". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Ràdio i televisió" [Radio and television]. Avui (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. 4 May 1991. p. 40. Retrieved 17 February 2025 – via Ayuntamiento de Gerona.
- ^ "El Festival de Eurovisión lo vieron casi 5 millones de personas". Diario de Burgos (in Spanish). Burgos, Spain. 15 June 1991. p. 61 – via Virtual Library of Historical Newspapers.
- ^ a b Presentación del jurado español para el Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión 1991 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Televisión Española (TVE). 4 May 1991.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Rome 1991". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.