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Hombres (song)
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"Hombres" is a song that was Spain
's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993
, held in Millstreet
, Republic of Ireland
. It was sung by Eva Santamaría
, who was chosen by the Spanish broadcaster, Televisión Española
(TVE), as their representative in the Contest that year.
, California
, U.S.A.
, was selected to go to Millstreet with the lead song from her album, "Hombres," written and composed by the journalist Carlos Toro.
's Put
with "Don't Ever Cry
" and preceding Cyprus
's Kyriakos Zymboulakis and Dimos van Beke with "Mi Stamatas
". At the end of judging that evening, "Hombres" took the eleventh-place slot with 58 points. No countries awarded Spain 12 points, the maximum score allotted to one country by another. Finland, however, deemed "Hombres" their second-favorite song of the evening and awarded Spain 10 points, Spain's highest allotment received from one country.
The song is sung from the point of view of a woman fed up with dating and men in general. Santamaría describes men as "selfish," "conceited," "vain," accusing them of confusing "machismo and masculinity," and lamenting that when they say "love," they mean "sex." However, she sings that when men are not around, "women feel lonely," and that men truly do make women happy, as they are as complementary as "war and peace...sun and moon...land and sea."
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...
's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993
Eurovision Song Contest 1993
The Eurovision Song Contest 1993 was the 38th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 15 May 1993 in Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland. The presenter was Fionnuala Sweeney. Niamh Kavanagh was the winner of this Eurovision for Ireland with the song, "In Your Eyes"...
, held in Millstreet
Millstreet
Millstreet is a town in north County Cork, Ireland with a population of approximately 1,500. It is located at the foot of Clara Mountain. The town's Catholic church is dedicated to St. Patrick. Since October 1985, the town has been twinned with Pommerit-le-Vicomte in Brittany, France...
, Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. It was sung by Eva Santamaría
Eva Santamaría
Eva Santamaría is a Spanish singer, known for representing Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with her song "Hombres" , composed by the journalist Carlos Toro....
, who was chosen by the Spanish broadcaster, Televisión Española
Televisión Española
Televisión Española is the national state-owned public-service television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities were previously financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government, but since it's been supported by subsidies only.TVE belongs to the RTVE...
(TVE), as their representative in the Contest that year.
Internal selection
From 1977 to 1999, TVE used an internal selection process to select both the singer and the song to represent them at Eurovision. For 1993, Eva Santamaría, a 22-year-old singer who had just finished recording her first album in Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, U.S.A.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, was selected to go to Millstreet with the lead song from her album, "Hombres," written and composed by the journalist Carlos Toro.
At Eurovision
At Millstreet, the song was performed twenty-second on the night, following CroatiaCroatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
's Put
Put (band)
Put is a Croatian pop band from Rijeka.It was selected from members of Putokazi, in order to appear at 1993 Eurovision Song Contest as the very first representative of independent Croatia, singing "Don't Ever Cry"....
with "Don't Ever Cry
Don't Ever Cry
"Don't Ever Cry" was the Croatian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, performed partly in English and partly in Croatian by Put. This was Croatia's debut as an independent nation in the Eurovision Song Contest....
" and preceding Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
's Kyriakos Zymboulakis and Dimos van Beke with "Mi Stamatas
Mi Stamatas
"Mi Stamatas" was the Cypriot entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, performed in Greek by Kyriakos Zimboulakis and Dimos van Beke....
". At the end of judging that evening, "Hombres" took the eleventh-place slot with 58 points. No countries awarded Spain 12 points, the maximum score allotted to one country by another. Finland, however, deemed "Hombres" their second-favorite song of the evening and awarded Spain 10 points, Spain's highest allotment received from one country.
The song is sung from the point of view of a woman fed up with dating and men in general. Santamaría describes men as "selfish," "conceited," "vain," accusing them of confusing "machismo and masculinity," and lamenting that when they say "love," they mean "sex." However, she sings that when men are not around, "women feel lonely," and that men truly do make women happy, as they are as complementary as "war and peace...sun and moon...land and sea."