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| Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1989 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Televisión Española (TVE) | |||
| Country |  Spain | |||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Announcement date | Artist: 29 March 1989 Song: 22 April 1989 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Nacida para amar" | |||
| Artist | Nina | |||
| Songwriter | Juan Carlos Calderón | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 6th, 88 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Spain was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 1989 with the song "Nacida para amar", written byJuan Carlos Calderón, and performed byNina. The Spanish participating broadcaster,Televisión Española (TVE), internally selected its entry for the contest. The song, performed in position 16, placed sixth out of twenty-two competing entries with 88 points.
Televisión Española (TVE) internally selected "Nacida para amar" performed byNina asits entry for theEurovision Song Contest 1989. The song was written byJuan Carlos Calderón. The broadcaster announced the name of the song, the songwriter, and the performer on 29 March 1989.[1] The song was presented to the press on 21 April, and premiered on the TVE showSábado noche [es] on 22 April.[2]
On 6 May 1989, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at thePalais de Beaulieu in Lausanne hosted byTélévision suisse romande (TSR) on behalf of theSwiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), and broadcast live throughout the continent. Nina performed "Nacida para amar" 16th on the evening, followingFrance and precedingCyprus. She was dressed for the occasion by Mercedes Salazar.[3] In her introductory video postcard, she was welcomed byJuan Antonio Samaranch at theInternational Olympic Committee headquarters in Lausanne. Calderón himself conducted the event's live orchestra in the performance of the Spanish entry. At the close of the voting "Nacida para amar" had received 88 points, placing 6th in a field of 22.[4]
TVE broadcast the contest in Spain onTVE 2 with commentary byTomás Fernando Flores [es].[5] It was watched by 12.5 million people in average.[6] Before the event, TVE aired a talk show hosted byInka Martí introducing the Spanish jury, which continued after the contest commenting on the results.[7]
TVE assembled a jury panel with sixteen members. The following members comprised the Spanish jury:[7]
The jury was chaired bySergi Schaaff. The jury awarded its maximum of 12 points toItaly.
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