Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001
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Spain participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the song "Dile que la quiero" written by Alejandro Abad. The song was performed by David Civera. Songwriter Alejandro Abad represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 with the song "Ella no es ella" placing eighteenth in the competition. The Spanish broadcaster Televisión Española (TVE) organised the national final Eurocanción 2001 in order to select the Spanish entry for the 2001 contest in Copenhagen, Denmark. Twenty artists and songs competed in the televised show where an in-studio jury and a public televote selected "Dile que la quiero" performed by David Civera as the winner.
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Country | Spain | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Eurocanción 2001 | |||
Selection date(s) | 23 February 2001 | |||
Selected entrant | David Civera | |||
Selected song | "Dile que la quiero" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Alejandro Abad | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 6th, 76 points | |||
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As a member of the "Big Four", Spain automatically qualified to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 13, Spain placed sixth out of the 23 participating countries with 76 points.