Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
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Spain participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Brujería" written by Alfredo Panebianco. The song was performed by the group Son de Sol. The Spanish broadcaster Televisión Española (TVE) organised the national final Eurovisión 2005: Elige nuestra canción in order to select the Spanish entry for the 2005 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. The national final consisted of a semi-final and a final and involved twelve artists and songs. Six entries ultimately qualified to compete in the televised final where a public televote exclusively selected "Brujería" performed by Son de Sol as the winner, receiving 24.2% of the votes.
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Country | Spain | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Eurovisión 2005: Elige nuestra canción | |||
Selection date(s) | Semi-final: 4 March 2005 Final: 5 March 2005 | |||
Selected entrant | Son de Sol | |||
Selected song | "Brujería" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Alfredo Panebianco | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 21st, 28 points | |||
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As a member of the "Big Four", Spain automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 10, Spain placed twenty-first out of the 24 participating countries with 28 points.