Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001
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Spain participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with an entry selected through a national preselection called "Eurocanción 2001", hosted from Madrid
by Jennifer Rope and Sandra Morey. David Civera
with the song "Dile que la quiero
", composed by Alejandro Abad (Spanish entrant in 1994
), was chosen to represent Spain. At Eurovision, David Civera finished sixth with 76 points.
, and 20 were selected to participate in the final. To decide the winner, a jury composed of 9 members awarded points in the Eurovision style (12, 10, 8-1 points); then the televoting results of the Spanish public were added, making up the 25% of the total.
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
by Jennifer Rope and Sandra Morey. David Civera
David Civera
David Civera is a popular Spanish singer.-Biography:David Civera was born in Teruel, in 1979. His parents are José and Pilar and he has two sisters, Sonia is older than David, and Andrea is the younger. David studied Computer Studies and communications but he liked music better and wanted to sing...
with the song "Dile que la quiero
Dile que la quiero
"Dile que la quiero" was the Spanish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001, performed in Spanish by David Civera....
", composed by Alejandro Abad (Spanish entrant in 1994
Eurovision Song Contest 1994
The Eurovision Song Contest 1994 was the 39th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 30 April 1994 in the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. The presenters were Cynthia Ní Mhurchú and Gerry Ryan. The pair hosted the evening in French, English and Irish...
), was chosen to represent Spain. At Eurovision, David Civera finished sixth with 76 points.
Eurocanción 2001
About 2,000 songs were submitted to the national broadcaster TVETelevisión 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...
, and 20 were selected to participate in the final. To decide the winner, a jury composed of 9 members awarded points in the Eurovision style (12, 10, 8-1 points); then the televoting results of the Spanish public were added, making up the 25% of the total.
Result of national final
David Civera got the highest amount of points from the jury and the audience and was proclaimed winner and entrant for Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001.| Draw | Song | Translation | Singer | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Música, música" | Music, music | Locomía Locomia Locomía is a Spanish pop group popular in the 1980s and 1990s. They combined elements of tropical with British music of the New Wave and New Romantics. Their first hit was the eponymous "Locomia".... |
4 | 17= |
| 2 | "Sin rencor" | Without grudge | Noemí | 63 | 4 |
| 3 | "Un terrón de azúcar" | A lump of sugar | David Castedo | 35 | 10 |
| 4 | "Prisionera de tu amor" | Prisoner of your love | Paula | 6 | 15= |
| 5 | "Yo quiero bailar Yo quiero bailar (song) The song was selected for OGAE Second Chance Contest 2001 that chooses non-qualifying songs to Eurovision and picks the best, The song came 2nd overall in that contest between 20 songs with the Swedish non-qualifying song "Allt som jag ser" by Barbados coming first.... " |
I want to dance | Sonia & Selena | 41 | 9 |
| 6 | "A nadie como a ti" | Nobody like you | Hi Priority La Década Prodigiosa La Década Prodigiosa , also known as La Década, is a Spanish music group formed in the mid-eighties that participated in the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest.... |
84 | 2 |
| 7 | "Dile que la quiero Dile que la quiero "Dile que la quiero" was the Spanish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001, performed in Spanish by David Civera.... " |
Tell her that I love her | David Civera David Civera David Civera is a popular Spanish singer.-Biography:David Civera was born in Teruel, in 1979. His parents are José and Pilar and he has two sisters, Sonia is older than David, and Andrea is the younger. David studied Computer Studies and communications but he liked music better and wanted to sing... |
108 | 1 |
| 8 | "Amándonos" | Loving each other | Trans X | 11 | 12 |
| 9 | "Libres" | Free | Mina | 78 | 3 |
| 10 | "Baila" | Dance | Toni & Miguel | 4 | 17= |
| 11 | "Nada es igual" | Nothing is the same | Kingdom Brothers | 8 | 13= |
| 12 | "Abre los brazos" | Open your arms | Herbert | 60 | 5 |
| 13 | "No tengas miedo de amar" | Don't be afraid to love | Virginia | 50 | 7 |
| 14 | "No sé por qué" | I don't know why | Frank Bravo | 8 | 13= |
| 15 | "Porque quiero" | Because I want to | Natalia | 33 | 11 |
| 16 | "Nada sin ti" | Nothing without you | Román | 6 | 15= |
| 17 | "Un flechazo de Cupido" | An arrow shot by Cupid | Mister Robinson | 43 | 8 |
| 18 | "No pidas más amor" | Don't ask for more love | Luna Merche Mercedes Trujillo Callealta , best known as Merche, is a Spanish singer.-Early life:When she was a child, she acted in school plays and wished to be a singer, and received her first guitar as a gift at age six. She finished school, high school and university, and became a music teacher... |
52 | 6 |
| 19 | "Niña bonita" | Pretty girl | Oxígeno | 2 | 19 |
| 20 | "Dónde" | Where | Silvana | 0 | 20 |