Algo prodigioso
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"Algo prodigioso" was the Spanish
entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963
, performed in Spanish
by José Guardiola
.
The song was performed twelfth on the night, following France
's Alain Barrière
with "Elle était si jolie
" and preceding Sweden
's Monica Zetterlund
with "En gång i Stockholm
". At the close of voting, it had received 2 points, placing 12th in a field of 16.
It was succeeded as Spanish representative
at the 1964 Contest
by Tim, Nelly & Tony
with "Caracola
".
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963
Eurovision Song Contest 1963
The Eurovision Song Contest 1963 was the 8th Eurovision Song Contest. France had won the contest in 1962 but were incapable of hosting in 1963, as was their right, due to financial shortcomings. As was the case in 1960 - and as would become a tradition when smaller broadcasters could not afford to...
, performed in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
by José Guardiola
José Guardiola
José Guardiola, is a Spanish singer of popular music who sang in Spanish and Catalan. He did mostly Spanish versions of foreign songs and reached his maximum fame in Spain and Latin America in the early 1960s with versions of songs like Sixteen Tons, Mack the Knife and Ya Mustafa...
.
The song was performed twelfth on the night, following France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
's Alain Barrière
Alain Barrière
Alain Barrière is a French singer, who has been active since the 1950s and is known for participating in the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest.- Early life :...
with "Elle était si jolie
Elle Était Si Jolie
"Elle était si jolie" was the French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963, performed in French by Alain Barrière....
" and preceding Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
's Monica Zetterlund
Monica Zetterlund
Eva Monica Zetterlund was a Swedish singer and actress.-Biography:Zetterlund was a singer particularly noted for her jazz work. She began by learning the classic jazz songs from radio and records, initially not knowing the language and what they sang about in English...
with "En gång i Stockholm
En gång i Stockholm
"En gång i Stockholm" was the Swedish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963, performed in Swedish by one of Scandinavia's leading jazz singers, Monica Zetterlund ....
". At the close of voting, it had received 2 points, placing 12th in a field of 16.
It was succeeded as Spanish representative
Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest
Spain debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961, finishing 9th. Since 1999, Spain is one of the "Big Five" and therefore automatically allowed to participate in the final because they are the five biggest financial contributors to the European Broadcasting Union.Spain has won the contest...
at the 1964 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1964
The Eurovision Song Contest 1964 was the ninth Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark after the Danish victory the previous year. Sweden did not participate because of a boycott by singers. They did however broadcast it...
by Tim, Nelly & Tony
Los TNT
Los TNT were an Italian-Uruguayan rock 'n' roll band, popular in the sixties. The band consisted of two brothers and a sister from Udine, Italy: Edelweiss "Tim" Croatto , Hermes "Tony" Croatto , and Argentina "Nelly" Croatto . The acronym and word play "TNT" comes from their nicknames...
with "Caracola
Caracola (song)
"Caracola" was the Spanish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964, performed in Spanish by the trio Tim, Nelly & Tony, better known as Los TNT....
".