Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970

Eurovision Song Contest 1970
Country	Spain
National selection
Selection process	National final
Selection date(s)	12–14 February 1970
Selected entrant	Julio Iglesias
Selected song	"Gwendolyne"
Selected songwriter(s)	Julio Iglesias;
Finals performance
Final result	4th, 8 points
Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest

Spain took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970. The country was represented by Julio Iglesias with the song "Gwendolyne". The entry was selected through a national final organized by TVE .

National final

The national final took place at the Palau Nacional in Barcelona from February 12 to 14, hosted by Laurita Valenzuela and Joaquín Prat. Prior to the final there had been a semi-final where artists like Nino Bravo had been eliminated. Ten songs went through the final. Each song was performed twice by different performers. 15 regional juries selected "Gwendolyne" as the winning song.^[1]^[2]

Result of national final

Draw	Song	Translation	First Singer	Second Singer	Points	Place
1	"Balada del madedero"	Ballad of the carpenter	Los Dos	Los Ochenta Centavos	6	4
2	"De pronto, tú"	Suddenly, you	Jaime Morey	Rosa María Lobo	5	5
3	"Fiesta"	Party	Los Valldemosa	Rafaleón	7	3
4	"Gwendolyne"	-	Julio Iglesias	Rosy Armen	37	1
5	"Igual que yo"	Just like me	Rosalía	Manolo de Los Cantiros	0	8=
6	"Jamás la olvidaré"	I will never forget her	Basilio	Voces Amigas	13	2
7	"Me gusta, me gusta"	I like it, I like it	Cristina	Manolo Galván	0	8=
8	"Sí, después"	Yes, later	Luisita Tenor	Rosa María & Javier	0	8=
9	"Soy feliz"	I am happy	Donna Hightower	Julián Granados	3	7
10	"Un mundo mejor"	A better world	Voces Amigas	Mocedades	4	6

At Eurovision

Julio Iglesias was the 9th to perform in the running order, following Luxembourg and preceding Monaco. He received 8 points for his performance, tying for the fourth place with France and Switzerland.

References

↑ del Amor Caballero, Reyes (2004-05-20). "Segunda parte de las preselecciones españolas, 1970-2004" (in Spanish). eurovision-spain.com. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
↑ "Spain National Final 1970". natfinals.50webs.com.

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[1] Amor Caballero, Reyes (2004-05-20). "Segunda parte de las preselecciones españolas, 1970-2004" (in Spanish). eurovision-spain.com. Retrieved 2008-03-01.

[2] "Spain National Final 1970". natfinals.50webs.com.