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Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969
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Spain was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 with the song "Vivo cantando", composed by María José de Ceratto, with lyrics by Aniano Alcalde, and performed by Salomé. The Spanish participating broadcaster, Televisión Española (TVE), selected its entry through a national final, after having previously selected the performer internally. The song won the competition in a joint win with the songs from France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. In addition, TVE was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the Teatro Real in Madrid, after winning the previous edition with the song "La, la, la" by Massiel, becoming the first participating broadcaster to win twice in a row.
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Before Eurovision
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National final
To select its entry, Televisión Española (TVE) organised a national final at the Teatro Balear in Palma de Mallorca on 20–22 February 1969, hosted by Marisa Medina and Joaquín Prat. TVE had already selected Salomé as the singer, but the ten candidate songs were performed twice, once by her and once by another performer.
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At Eurovision
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The Eurovision Song Contest 1969 was held on 29 March 1969 at the Teatro Real in Madrid. Salomé performed "Vivo cantando" third in the running order, following Luxembourg and preceding Monaco. Augusto Algueró –the event's musical director– conducted the event's orchestra performance of the Spanish entry. The song received 18 points, tying for first place with France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. All four countries were declared joint winners. This was the first time that there was a tie in the Eurovision Song Contest and the first time that a country, Spain, won two years in a row.[1]
The contest was broadcast on TVE 1, TVE 2 and TVE Canarias, with commentary by José Luis Uribarri.[2][3][4] It was also shown on radio stations Radio Nacional, Radio Juventud, Radio Popular and on select SER stations.[5][6][7]
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