Eurovision Song Contest: Spain

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sábado, 1 de marzo de 2014

Ruth Lorenzo wins in Spain!

Barcelona, Spain - It was a very exciting show tonight in Barcelona with a nail biting ending between the two favourites, Brequette and Ruth Lorenzo, which ended in a tie between the two. The televoting winner prevailed making Ruth the Spanish representative in Copenhagen at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest with Dancing In The Rain.

The entry of Spain at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest has just been chosen in a televised final held in Barcelona tonight. The show called Mira Quién Va A Eurovisión was conducted by Anne Igartiburu.
These were the five hopefuls in the order of appearance of the show (click on the titles to listen to the songs):

Brequette - Más (Run) (Thomas G:son / Tony Sanchez)
Dama - Estrella Fugaz (Shooting Star) (Melendi)
Ruth Lorenzo - Dancing In The Rain (Ruth Lorenzo / Jim Irvin / Julian Emery)
Jorge González - Aunque Se Acabe El Mundo (Even If The World Ends) (Kiko Rodríguez / Bruno Nicolás / Leticia Fuentes / María José Fernández)
Raúl - Seguir Sin Ti (Go On Without You) (William Duque & Domingo Sánchez)

The winner was chosen in a a 50% televote and 50% expert jury voting. The jury consisted of three of Spain's top music stars: Mónica Naranjo, David Bustamante and Merche.

The results

The three members of the expert jury gave the same set of points:

DAMA 6 + 6 + 6 = 18
RAÚL 7 + 7 + 7 = 21
JORGE 8 + 8 + 8 = 24
RUTH 10 + 10 + 10 = 30
BREQUETTE 12 + 12 + 12 = 36

Then a notary brought the televoting results which were as follows:

DAMA 18
RAÚL 21
JORGE 24
BREQUETTE 30
RUTH 36

Spain's finalists for Copenhagen

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Making the final ranking look like this. In the event of a tie the televoting results prevailed so... the winner is Ruth Lorenzo:

RUTH LORENZO 66
BREQUETTE 66
JORGE GONZÁLEZ 48
RAÚL 42
DAMA 36

The winner

Ruth Lorenzo was heavily tipped to be the Spanish choice before the announcement of a public selection. Mostly unknown in Spain, she finished in the top 5 of the UK's X Factor in 2008 with Dannii Minogue as her mentor. After trying to break it in the difficult British market she came back home and has just signed with a new record company aiming to reach not only the Spanish market but the international one too.

Ruth Lorenzo, winner in Spain

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Ruth appeared on stage tonight wearing a mermaid like outfit which was referenced in the show with a little mermaid character, a tribute to Copenhagen's most popular sight, and also with a present for Ruth from her family: the original vinyl of The Little Mermaid soundtrack which she thought she had lost when moving to the US with her family as a child.
Earlier in the week Dancing In The Rain peaked at #1 in the Spanish iTunes singles chart. A first for a Eurovision Song Contest entry before being chosen. Her new adventure couldn't start better with this victory at the Spanish final.
Spain won the Eurovision Song Contest at London's Royal Albert Hall in 1968 followed by a home victory in 1969. Ruth Lorenzo will participate in the Final in Copenhagen on the 10th of May to make Dancing In The Rain the 54th Spanish entry.

sábado, 22 de febrero de 2014

Watch tonight: Spain decides for Copenhagen

Barcelona, Spain - The day has arrived for Spain to choose their entry for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest. Brequette, Dama, Ruth Lorenzo, Jorge González and Raúl are the five candidates who will sing their hearts out in Barcelona tonight in a show that you can follow live in our WebTV from 22:00 CET.

The entry of Spain at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest will be chosen in a televised final to be held in Barcelona tonight. The show is called Mira Quién Va A Eurovisión and will be conducted by Anne Igartiburu.
These are the five hopefuls in the order of appearance determined by a draw (click on the titles to listen to the final versions of the songs):

Brequette - Más (Run) (Thomas G:son / Tony Sanchez)
Dama - Estrella Fugaz (Shooting Star) (Melendi)
Ruth Lorenzo - Dancing In The Rain (Ruth Lorenzo / Jim Irvin / Julian Emery)
Jorge González - Aunque Se Acabe El Mundo (Even If The World Ends) (Kiko Rodríguez / Bruno Nicolás / Leticia Fuentes / María José Fernández)
Raúl - Seguir Sin Ti (Go On Without You) (William Duque & Domingo Sánchez)

The winner will be chosen in a a 50% televote and 50% expert jury voting. The jury consists of three of Spain's top music stars: Mónica Naranjo, David Bustamante and Merche.

The candidates

There are five candidates hoping to represent Spain in Denmark this year. Some of them have tried it before and some have had big hits while others are mostly unknown to the Spanish audience.

Brequette Cassie participated in the first edition of La Voz (The Voice) and, though born in South Africa, she has expressed her wish of singing at the Eurovision Song Contest representing Spain, the country where she's been living for the last 15 years. She's currently in the preparations of her debut album Puzzle Together.

Dama is short for Damaris (Abad), a singer born in Sevilla who is better known to the Spanish audience as the partner of top artist Melendi and sister of the popular new artist Rasel. While preparing her second album she's still waiting for her own breakthrough and aims to achieve it through the Eurovision Song Contest and the song Estrella Fugaz, written by none other than Melendi.

Spain's finalists for Copenhagen

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Ruth Lorenzo was heavily tipped to be the Spanish choice before the announcement of a public selection. Mostly unknown in Spain, she finished in the top 5 of the UK's X Factor in 2008 with Dannii Minogue as her mentor. She has just signed with a new record company aiming to reach not only the Spanish market but the international one too.
Jorge González first participated in the talent show Operacion Triunfo, then in the 2009 Spanish national final, with Si Yo Vengo A Enamorarte, and more recently in the first edition of La Voz (The Voice) where he was the runner-up. He considers himself a Eurovision fan and will try once again to achieve his dream of representing Spain in the Song Contest.
Raúl made his breakthrough after he came second in the 2000 Spanish national final with Sueño Su Boca, which became a big success that year and made him win a Spanish Music Award as Best New Artist. Since then he's had further hits and released six albums.

Both Brequette and Ruth Lorenzo have already reached the Top5 of the Spanish iTunes singles chart with Ruth peaking at #1.
Spain won the Eurovision Song Contest at London's Royal Albert Hall in 1968 followed by a home victory in 1969. Tonight's winner will participate in the Final in Copenhagen on the 10th of May to become the 54th Spanish entry.

Are you ready for Super Saturday?

Europe - This weekend, national selection shows will take place in no less than nine countries, and on Saturday evening, we will know the Eurovision entries from F.Y.R. Macedonia, Hungary, Latvia, and Spain. Find out when and how to watch the shows live!

The busiest weekend of this year's Eurovision season is approaching fast! We'll have no less than nine shows for you to watch, starting already tonight.
Of course we don't want you to miss anything important, so we compiled an overview of all the webcast options below. As soon as we know the results of each respective show, we will announce them on Eurovision.tv as well as on the official Eurovision pages on Facebook, VK, and Twitter.

Friday

20:45 CET: Estonia will have their second semi-final. Out of ten songs, five will qualify for the final. You can watch the show live on the ETV website.

Saturday

20:25 CET: It's time for the Dziesma final in Latvia! 12 songs are still in the running. We will broadcast the show live on Eurovision.tv.
20:25 CET: We will get to know who'll represent Hungary. A Dal started with 30 acts, and now the winner will be chosen out of the eight remaining finalists. Watch it live on Eurovision.tv!
22:00 CET: Decision time in Spain! Five acts are fighting for the ticket to Copenhagen. Watch it live on Eurovision.tv!
21:30 CET: F.Y.R. Macedonia will present the song that Tijana Dapčević will sing on the Eurovision Song Contest stage. You can watch the show live on the MRT website. We will present the clip on Eurovision.tv as soon as it's shown on TV!
20:00 CET: Lithuania will get yet another step closer to picking their Eurovision entry. Watch the show live on the LRT website.
20:00 CET: Let's not forget Sweden, of course! In the fourth semi-final, two acts will directly qualify for the final, and two more will go to the "second chance" round. Webcast here on the SVT page.

Sunday

20:00 CET: It's getting exciting in Azerbaijan! Only six contestants remain in Böyük Səhnə, out of which three will make it to the final.
20:30 CET: The first semi-final will take place in Belgium - watch it live on the een website.

sábado, 15 de febrero de 2014

Spanish final date announced

Madrid, Spain - The Spanish braodcaster TVE just announced that the national final to choose their entry for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest will take place on the 22nd of February in Barcelona.

The entry of Spain at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest will be chosen in a televised final to be held in Barcelona on the 22nd of February.
These are the five hopefuls (click on the titles to listen to the songs):

Brequette - Más (Run) (Thomas G:son / Tony Sanchez)
Jorge González - Aunque Se Acabe El Mundo (Even If The World Ends) (Kiko Rodríguez / Bruno Nicolás / Leticia Fuentes / María José Fernández)
La Dama - Estrella Fugaz (Shooting Star) (Melendi)
Raúl - Seguir Sin Ti (Go On Without You) (William Duque & Domingo Sánchez)
Ruth Lorenzo - Dancing In The Rain (Ruth Lorenzo / Jim Irvin / Julian Emery)

The winner will be chosen in a a 50% televote and 50% expert jury voting.

The candidates

There are five candidates hoping to represent Spain in Denmark this year. Some of them have tried it before and some have had big hits while others are mostly unknown to the Spanish audience.

Brequette Cassie also participated in that first edition of La Voz (The Voice) and, though born in South Africa, she has expressed her wish of singing at the Eurovision Song Contest representing Spain, the country where she's been living for the past 15 years. She's currently in the preparations of her debut album Puzzle Together.
Jorge González first participated in the talent show Operacion Triunfo, then in the 2009 Spanish national final, with Si Yo Vengo A Enamorarte, and more recently in the first edition of La Voz (The Voice) where he was the runner-up. He considers himself a Eurovision fan and will try once again to achieve his dream of representing Spain in the Song Contest.

Meet the Spanish candidates

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La Dama is the moniker of Damaris Abad, a singer born in Sevilla, who is more known to the Spanish audience as the partner of top artist Melendi and sister of the popular new artist Rasel. While preparing her second album she's still waiting for her own breakthrough and aims to achieve it through the Eurovision Song Contest and the song Estrella Fugaz, written by none other than Melendi, and described as a mid-tempo electro-pop song with R&B influences.
Raúl made his breakthrough after he came second in the 2000 Spanish national final with Sueño Su Boca, which became a big success that year and made him win a Spanish Music Award as Best New Artist. Since then he's had further hits and released six albums.
Ruth Lorenzo has been heavily tipped to be the Spanish choice and now she's one of the participants in the public selection. Mostly unknown in Spain, she participated in the UK's X Factor in 2008 with Dannii Minogue as her mentor. She has just signed with a new record company aiming to reach not only the Spanish market but the international one too.

sábado, 25 de enero de 2014

Spain to choose entry in a public selection

Madrid, Spain - It was in the middle of a cloud of rumours and media speculation that the Spanish broadcaster, TVE, confirmed that Spain will choose their entry for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest through a public selection between five artists: Ruth Lorenzo, Jorge González, La Dama, Raúl and Brequette.

This year there was more gossip than ever before in Spain about who will represent them at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest. In the last two years the acts were chosen through an internal selection so in the past three months lots of names were suggested by the media to be the Spanish entry.
In the last few weeks the rumours of an internal selection lost strength in favour of a public one. Finally the Spanish broadcaster TVE confirmed the news that their entry for Copenhagen will be chosen in a televised national selection in February with a 50% televote and 50% expert jury voting.

The candidates

There will be five candidates hoping to represent Spain in Denmark. Some of them have tried it before and some have had big hits while others are mostly unknown to the Spanish audience.

Brequette Cassie also participated in that first edition of La Voz (The Voice) and, though born in South Africa, she has expressed her wish of singing at the Eurovision Song Contest representing Spain, the country where she's been living for the past 15 years. She's currently in the preparations of her debut album Puzzle Together. Her song Más (Run) is writen by Thomas G:son and Tony Sanchez, the team behind the Spanish entry in 2012 by Pastora Soler, who will be in charge of the artistic, vocal and stage parts of this performance.
Jorge González first participated in the talent show Operacion Triunfo, then in the 2009 Spanish national final, with Si Yo Vengo A Enamorarte, and more recently in the first edition of La Voz (The Voice) where he was the runner-up. He considers himself a Eurovision fan and will try once again to achieve his dream of representing Spain in the Song Contest with the song Aunque Se Acabe El Mundo, a pop song written by Kiko Rodríguez, Bruno Nicolás, Leticia Fuentes and María José Fernández.

Meet the Spanish candidates

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La Dama is the moniker of Damaris Abad, a singer born in Sevilla, who is more known to the Spanish audience as the partner of top artist Melendi and sister of the popular new artist Rasel. While preparing her second album she's still waiting for her own breakthrough and aims to achieve it through the Eurovision Song Contest and the song Estrella Fugaz, written by none other than Melendi, and described as a mid-tempo electro-pop song with R&B influences.
Raúl made his breakthrough after he came second in the 2000 Spanish national final with Sueño Su Boca, which became a big success that year and made him win a Spanish Music Award as Best New Artist. Since then he's had further hits and released six albums. He will sing Seguir Sin Ti written by William Duque and Domingo Sánchez, a big ballad full of strength and feelings.
Ruth Lorenzo has been heavily tipped to be the Spanish choice and now she's one of the participants in the public selection. Mostly unknown in Spain, she participated in the UK's X Factor in 2008 with Dannii Minogue as her mentor. She has just signed with a new record company aiming to reach not only the Spanish market but the international one too. The title of her song is Dancing In The Rain written by Ruth herself alongside Jim Irvin and Julian Emery and is an international pop track in English and Spanish.