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Eres tú (Mocedades song)
Encyclopedia
"Eres tú" is a popular
Spanish language
song
written
in 1973 by Juan Carlos Calderón and performed by the Spanish
band
Mocedades
, with Amaya Uranga
on lead.
This song was chosen as Spain
's entry in the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest. After the song reached the second place in the contest, it was released as a single
.
This song also has an English
version entitled "Touch the Wind" with lyrics by Jay Livingston
and Ray Evans
.
edition of the Eurovision Song Contest
took place on 7 April 1973 and was held at Luxembourg
, the capital of Luxembourg
. The song was performed seventh on the night, following Monaco
's Marie
with "Un train qui part
" and preceding Switzerland
's Patrick Juvet
with "Je vais me marier, Marie
". Composer Juan Carlos Calderón himself conducted the live orchestra. At the close of voting, the song had received 125 points, placing 2nd in a field of 17, after Luxembourg
's own Anne-Marie David
with "Tu te reconnaîtras
with 129 points. The United Kingdom
's Cliff Richard
with "Power to All Our Friends
" finished third with 123 points. "Eres tú" was succeeded as Spanish representative
at the 1974 Contest
by Peret
with "Canta y sé feliz
".
entry from the 1966 contest
("Brez besed
" sung by Berta Ambrož). Nevertheless, "Eres tú" was not disqualified; it has been suggested that this may have been for political reasons, as Francisco Franco
's Spain was seen as more part of the European mainstream than Josip Broz Tito
's Yugoslavia. Juan Carlos Calderón copyrighted the lyrics of the song in 1972. The song went on from its second place in the contest to become a huge international hit.
, peaking at #9 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart and also reaching the top 10 on the Adult Contemporary
chart. In the United States, the song is an airplay favourite today on Adult Standards
and Easy Listening
radio. The B-side of the single
was the English language version of the song entitled "Touch the Wind", which actually featured a completely different set of lyrics, rather than a translation of the original Spanish lyrics; either way, radio station
s preferred to play the original A-side version. There were also several cover versions of the tune in both English and Spanish, only one of which ("Touch the Wind" by Eydie Gorme
), charted, becoming a minor Adult Contemporary hit.
With "Eres tú", Mocedades are one of the five musical acts from Spain to have scored a top ten hit in the United States (the others are Los Bravos
, Julio
and Enrique Iglesias
, and Los del Río
), and the only to have a top ten hit sung entirely in Spanish (the version of Los del Río's "Macarena
" was a remix by the Bayside Boys with English vocals).
In 2010, "Eres tú" was voted 5th on the Best Eurovision Songs Ever.
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Spanish language
Spanish language
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song
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written
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in 1973 by Juan Carlos Calderón and performed by the Spanish
Spain
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band
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Mocedades
Mocedades
Mocedades is a Spanish singing group from the Basque Country, probably best known for representing Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1973 with the song "Eres Tú"...
, with Amaya Uranga
Amaya Uranga
Amaya Uranga Amezaga is a Spanish singer, best known for the fifteen years she spent as a member of the Basque folk/pop sextet Mocedades. She is a cousin of director Pablo Berger.-Biography:...
on lead.
This song was chosen as Spain
Spain
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's entry in the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest. After the song reached the second place in the contest, it was released as a single
Single (music)
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.
This song also has an English
English language
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version entitled "Touch the Wind" with lyrics by Jay Livingston
Jay Livingston
Jay Livingston was an American composer and singer best known as half of a songwriting duo with Ray Evans that specialized in songs composed for films. Livingston wrote the music and Evans the lyrics....
and Ray Evans
Ray Evans
Raymond Bernard Evans was an American songwriter. He was a partner in a composing and songwriting duo with Jay Livingston, known for the songs they composed for films...
.
At Eurovision
The 1973Eurovision Song Contest 1973
The Eurovision Song Contest 1973 was the eighteenth Eurovision Song Contest and was held in Luxembourg. The language rule forcing countries to enter songs sung in any of their national languages was dropped, so performers from some countries sang in English....
edition of the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
took place on 7 April 1973 and was held at Luxembourg
Luxembourg (city)
The city of Luxembourg , also known as Luxembourg City , is a commune with city status, and the capital of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It is located at the confluence of the Alzette and Pétrusse Rivers in southern Luxembourg...
, the capital of Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
. The song was performed seventh on the night, following Monaco
Monaco
Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
's Marie
Marie-France Dufour
Marie-France Dufour or Marie was a French singer. She made her hit Sun in 1971, but she is probably best known for representing Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 in Luxembourg by song "Un train qui part". She died of leukemia at the age of 41 in 1990.-External links:*...
with "Un train qui part
Un Train Qui Part
"Un train qui part" was the Monegasque entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973, performed in French by French singer Marie....
" and preceding Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
's Patrick Juvet
Patrick Juvet
Patrick Juvet is a former model turned singer-songwriter, who had a string of hit records in France...
with "Je vais me marier, Marie
Je vais me marier, Marie
"Je vais me marier, Marie" was the Swiss entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973, performed in French by Patrick Juvet....
". Composer Juan Carlos Calderón himself conducted the live orchestra. At the close of voting, the song had received 125 points, placing 2nd in a field of 17, after Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
's own Anne-Marie David
Anne-Marie David
Anne-Marie David is a French singer. She represented two different countries at the Eurovision Song Contest.-Career:...
with "Tu te reconnaîtras
Tu Te Reconnaîtras
"Tu te reconnaîtras" , sung in French by French singer Anne-Marie David representing Luxembourg, was the winning song at the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 – on one of the rare occasions when a country has won the contest two years in succession...
with 129 points. The United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
's Cliff Richard
Cliff Richard
Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....
with "Power to All Our Friends
Power to All Our Friends
"Power to All Our Friends" is a song by Cliff Richard. He entered it as the British entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1973. It came third....
" finished third with 123 points. "Eres tú" 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 1974 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
by Peret
Peret
Pere Pubill Calaf , known as Peret, is a Catalan Spanish Romaní singer, guitar player and composer, and the main representative of Catalan Rumba. Peret is known for the song Borriquito, and he represented Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 and performed at the Olympic Games in Barcelona...
with "Canta y sé feliz
Canta y sé feliz
"Canta y sé feliz" was the Spanish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 in Brighton, United Kingdom. It was sung in Spanish by Peret....
".
Eurovision scandal
The 1973 Eurovision Song Contest was marked by a scandal, with "Eres tú" being accused of plagiarism following suggestions that it was merely a rewrite of the YugoslavYugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
entry from the 1966 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1966
The Eurovision Song Contest 1966 was the 11th edition and was held on 5 March 1966 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg. The rule stating that a country could only sing in any of its national languages was originally created in this year. This was possibly created due to the 1965 Swedish entry, "Absent...
("Brez besed
Brez besed
"Brez besed" was the Yugoslav entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1966, composed by Mojmir Sepe and Elza Budau and performed by Berta Ambrož in Slovene....
" sung by Berta Ambrož). Nevertheless, "Eres tú" was not disqualified; it has been suggested that this may have been for political reasons, as Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was a Spanish general, dictator and head of state of Spain from October 1936 , and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in November, 1975...
's Spain was seen as more part of the European mainstream than Josip Broz Tito
Josip Broz Tito
Marshal Josip Broz Tito – 4 May 1980) was a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman. While his presidency has been criticized as authoritarian, Tito was a popular public figure both in Yugoslavia and abroad, viewed as a unifying symbol for the nations of the Yugoslav federation...
's Yugoslavia. Juan Carlos Calderón copyrighted the lyrics of the song in 1972. The song went on from its second place in the contest to become a huge international hit.
Worldwide success
In 1974, "Eres tú" became one of the few Spanish language songs to reach the top 10 in the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, peaking at #9 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart and also reaching the top 10 on the Adult Contemporary
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
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chart. In the United States, the song is an airplay favourite today on Adult Standards
Adult standards
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and Easy Listening
Easy listening
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radio. The B-side of the single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
was the English language version of the song entitled "Touch the Wind", which actually featured a completely different set of lyrics, rather than a translation of the original Spanish lyrics; either way, radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
s preferred to play the original A-side version. There were also several cover versions of the tune in both English and Spanish, only one of which ("Touch the Wind" by Eydie Gorme
Eydie Gormé
Eydie Gormé is an American singer, specializing, with her husband, Steve Lawrence, in traditional pop music, in the form of ballads and breezy swing. She has earned numerous awards, including the Grammy and the Emmy...
), charted, becoming a minor Adult Contemporary hit.
With "Eres tú", Mocedades are one of the five musical acts from Spain to have scored a top ten hit in the United States (the others are Los Bravos
Los Bravos
Los Bravos were a Spanish beat group, formed in 1965, and based in Madrid. Their single "Black Is Black" reached #2 in the United Kingdom in July 1966, and #4 in the United States selling over a million records.-Biography:...
, Julio
Julio Iglesias
Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva , better known simply as Julio Iglesias, is a Spanish singer who has sold over 300 million records worldwide in 14 languages and released 77 albums. According to Sony Music Entertainment, he is one of the top 15 best selling music artists in history,...
and Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa...
, and Los del Río
Los del Río
Los Del Rio, also known as "The Del Rios," was a Spanish Latin dance group formed in 1992 and broke up in mid-2007. They were best known by their smash-hit and hot dance single Macarena originally released in early 1994. The song peaked at the Hot Dance Singles and Billboard 200 by mid-1994. The...
), and the only to have a top ten hit sung entirely in Spanish (the version of Los del Río's "Macarena
Macarena
-Places:* Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza de la Macarena , a church in Macarena, Seville* Macarena, Seville, a neighborhood in Seville, Spain, where "La Macarena" is located* Serranía de la Macarena, a range of mountains in Colombia...
" was a remix by the Bayside Boys with English vocals).
In 2010, "Eres tú" was voted 5th on the Best Eurovision Songs Ever.
By Mocedades
- "Eres tú" (Spanish)
- "Touch the Wind" (English)
- "Das bist du" (German)
- "C'est pour toi" (French)
- "Viva noi" (Italian)
- "Zu zara" (Basque)
By other groups
- "Dicht Bij Jou" (Dutch)
- "Rør Ved Mig" (Danish)
- "Touch The Wind" (English)
- "I Mitt Liv" (Norwegian)
- "Rör vid mig" (Swedish)
- "Eres tu" (Czech)
- "Runoni Kaunein Olla Voit" (Finnish)
- "Sinä Vain" (Finnish)
- "Co Gai Rung Mo" (Vietnamese)
- "That's You" (English)
- "Will My Love Be You" (English)
- "C'est pour toi" (French)
- "Jy's vir my" (Afrikaans)
- "É você" (Brazilian Portuguese)
- "Du Bist Wie Die Sonne" (German)
- "Waar naartoe" (Dutch)
- "그대 있는 곳까지" (Korean)
Covers
- 101 Strings - "Eres tú"
- Acker Bilk - "Eres tú"
- Al estilo de Mocedades - "Eres tú"
- Alvaro Clemente - "Eres tú"
- Amaya Uranga & Juan Carlos Calderon - "Eres tú"
- Anacani - "Eres tú"
- Andrés Calamaro - "Eres tú"
- An & Jan (Rot) - Dicht bij jou (Dutch)
- Atalaje - "Eres tú"
- Austin Kelley & Mantovani - "Eres tú"
- Bedevilers - "Eres tú" (punk rock)
- Bert Kaempfert - "Touch The Wind" (English)
- Bertin Osborne - "Eres tú"
- Bing Crosby - "Eres tú"
- Bo Doerek - "Eres tú"
- Bres Bezed - "Eres tú"
- Bullerfnis - "Rør Ved Mig" (Danish)
- Byron Lee and the Dragonaries - "Eres tú"
- Calito Soul - "Eres tú"
- Cerveza Mahou - "Eres tú"
- Charo - "Eres tú"
- Daniela Castillo - "Eres tú"
- Dansk top - "Rør Ved Mig" (Danish)
- David and the High Spirits - "Eres tú"
- Eydie Gormé - "Eres tú"
- Eydie Gormé - "Touch the Wind" (1973 b-side)
- El Chaval De La Peca - "Eres tú"
- El Consorcio - "Eres tú"
- El Frenillo de Gaugin - "Eres tú" (Punk Rock)
- El ser y ser - "Eres tú" (Rap)
- Estela Raval - "Eres tú" (from Argentina)
- Floyd Cramer - "Touch The Wind" (English)
- Gé Korsten - "Touch The Wind" (English)
- Gebroeder Brouwer - "Eres tú" (Trumpet instrumental)
- GrupoSarao - "Eres tú"
- Hella JoofHella JoofHella Joof is a Danish actress and director. She was born to a Danish mother and a Gambian father.Joof directed En kort en lang , Oh Happy Day and Fidibus and is considered one of Denmark's more important directors...
& Peter Frödin - "Rør Ved Mig" (Danish) - Howard Morrison Chor - "Eres tú"
- III of a Kind Philippines - "Eres tú"
- Ilanit - "Eres tú"
- Inger Lise Rypdal - "I Mitt Liv" (Norwegian)
- Inger Öst - "Rör vid mig" (Swedish)
- Jimmy Mitchell - "Eres tú" (Spanish with Texan accent)
- Johnny Mathis and Juan Carlos Calderon - "Touch the Wind" (English with Spanish chorus)
- Johnny Reimar - "Rør Ved Mig" (Danish)
- Johnny Rodriguez - "Eres tú"
- Josh Santana - "Eres tú" (Philippines 2009)
- Juan Carlos Calderón - "Eres tú" (Composer version)
- Justo Lamas - "Eres tú"
- Karel Gott, Spravny Ton - "Eres tú" (Czech)
- Kathy Kelly - "Eres tú"
- Katri Helena - "Runoni Kaunein Olla Voit" (Finnish)
- Katri Helena - "Sinä Vain" (Finnish)
- The Kelly FamilyThe Kelly FamilyThe Kelly Family is an Irish-American-European music group consisting of a multi-generational family, who play a repertoire of rock, pop and folk music. They have had chart and concert success in Europe and other parts of the world, especially in Germany, the Benelux countries, Scandinavia, Eastern...
- "Eres tú" on Honest WorkersHonest WorkersHonest Workers is the fifth regular studio album by The Kelly Family, released in 1991.-Track listing:# "Danny Boy" - 3:45# "Hey, Mr. Big Time" - 3:46# "Honest Workers" - 5:07# "Motherless Child" - 5:25# "A Hard Day's Night" - 2:46...
(1991) - Khanh Ha - "Co Gai Rung Mo" (Vietnamese)
- Korean Choir - "Eres tú"
- La Academia 4ta Generación - "Eres tú"
- La Decada Prodigiosa - "Eres tú"
- Lady Lu - "Eres tú"
- Landscape - "Touch the Wind" (English)
- Lecia & Lucienne - "Rør Ved Mig" (Danish)
- Lettermen - "Eres tú"
- Liceo Panamericano - "Eres tú"
- Little Angels Of Korea - "Eres tú"
- Lola Ponce - "Eres tú"
- Luis Chacon - "Eres tú"
- Luis Miguel - "Eres tú"
- Lupita D'Alessio - "Eres tú"
- Luz CasalLuz CasalLuz Casal, born November 11, 1958 at Boimorto, is a Spanish pop singer. She grew up in neighbouring Asturias, took singing, piano and ballet classes, and moved to Madrid to pursue a career as a musician....
- "Eres tú" - Mantovani Orchestra - "Eres tú"
- Mariachi Vargas - "Eres tú"
- Mona - I mitt liv (Norwegian)
- Nana Mouskouri - "Touch the Wind" (English)
- Pandora - "Eres tú"
- Patricia Y Los Stars - "Eres tú"
- Patti Donelli @ USC-Pgh - "Touch the Wind" (English)
- Percy Faith - "Touch the Wind" (English)
- Perry Como - "Eres tu" on April 29, 1974.
- Perpetuum JazzilePerpetuum JazzilePerpetuum Jazzile is a Slovenian choir that performs jazz and popular music. It was founded as Gaudeamus Chamber Choir in 1983 by Marko Tiran. In 2001, Tiran passed the art directorship of the choir to Tomaž Kozlevčar, the renowned music producer, arranger and vocalist, who was followed by Peder...
- "Brez besed"/"Eres tú" (ironic medley of Eres tu with the song Calderon was accused of copying) - Perry Como - "That's You" (English)
- Petula Clark - "Will My Love Be You" (English)
- Pistas - "Eres tú" (Panflute)
- Ray Conniff - "Eres tú"
- Reggae Chico Man - "Eres tú"
- Rika Zarai - "C'est pour toi" (French)
- Rina Hugo - "Jy's vir my" (Afrikaans)
- Roberto Delgado - "Eres tú" (Instrumental)
- Rob's Band - "Eres tú"
- Romantica de Xalapa - "Eres tú"
- Sandy Caldera - "Eres tú"
- Sonny James - "Eres tú"
- Soul Sanet - "Eres tú"
- Stef Meeder - "Tweedle dee", "Eres tú" medley instr
- Supremas de Mostoles - "Eres tú"
- Sweethearts - "Rør Ved Mig" (Danish)
- TBC - "Rør Ved Mig" (Danish Rap)
- Tish Hinojosa - "Eres tú"
- Volkana - Eurovision medley including "Eres tú"
- Wheeler St James - "Touch the wind" (English)
- Willeke Alberti - "Waar naartoe" (Dutch)
- Zereno - "Eres tú"
- Аида Ведищева - "Только ты" (Russian)
- In the early 1980s Surinamese group Ex Masters recorded the song in their own languageSranan TongoSranan is a creole language spoken as a lingua franca by approximately 300,000 people in Suriname...
.
- A guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
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version of "Eres Tú" was used in a Bank of New ZealandBank of New ZealandBank of New Zealand is one of New Zealand’s largest banks and has been operating continuously in the country since the first office was opened in Auckland in October 1861 followed shortly after by the first branch in Dunedin in December 1861...
TV advertising campaign in the 1990s.
- In the movie Tommy BoyTommy BoyTommy Boy is a 1995 road comedy film directed by Peter Segal, written by Bonnie and Terry Turner, and Fred Wolf. It stars former Saturday Night Live colleagues Chris Farley and David Spade. The film tells the story of a socially and emotionally immature man who learns lessons about friendship and...
, there's a scene in which Chris FarleyChris FarleyChristopher Crosby "Chris" Farley was an American comedian and actor. Farley was a member of Chicago's Second City Theatre and cast member of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live from 1990 to 1995....
and David SpadeDavid SpadeDavid Wayne Spade is an American actor, comedian and television personality who first became famous in the 1990s as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, and from 1997 until 2003 when he starred as Dennis Finch on Just Shoot Me!. He also starred as C.J...
sing the original Spanish version of "Eres tú" while presumably returning to Ohio.
- The cast of Dutch series 't Spaanse Schaep (a Spanish hotel run by 1970s ex-pats) performed the song as "Er is toe" ("Dessert's ready").
Sources and external links
- Official Eurovision Song Contest site, history by year, 1973.
- Detailed info and lyrics, The Diggiloo Thrush, "Eres tú".
- Official Mocedades site, Spanish version lyrics
- Official Mocedades site, English version lyrics
- Official Mocedades site "Touch the Wind" lyrics
- Philippine Madrigal Singer's version