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| Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1988 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Televisión Española (TVE) | |||
| Country |  Spain | |||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Announcement date | Artist: 16 March 1988 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "La chica que yo quiero (Made in Spain)" | |||
| Artist | La Década | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 11th, 58 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Spain was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 1988 with the song "La chica que yo quiero (Made in Spain)", composed by Enrique Piero, with lyrics by Francisco Dondiego, and performed by the groupLa Década Prodigiosa credited asLa Década. The Spanish participating broadcaster,Televisión Española (TVE), internally selected its entry for the contest. The song, performed in position 6, placed eleventh out of twenty-one competing entries with 58 points.
Televisión Española (TVE) internally selected "La chica que yo quiero (Made in Spain)" performed by the groupLa Década Prodigiosa asits entry for theEurovision Song Contest 1988. The song was composed by Enrique Piero, and had lyrics by Francisco Dondiego. The members of the group were Manolo Aguilar, Cecilia Blanco, Ana Nery Fragoso, Javier de Juan, Carmelo Martínez, Manuel Rodríguez, Manuel Santisteban, and José Subiza. They were announced as the performers on 16 March 1988.[1] For the contest, they were credited simply asLa Década. The name of the song and the songwriters were announced on 21 March.[2]
On 30 April 1988, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at theRDS Simmonscourt Pavilion inDublin hosted byRadio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), and broadcast live throughout the continent. La Década performed "La chica que yo quiero (Made in Spain)" 6th on the evening, followingTurkey and preceding theNetherlands. They were dressed for the occasion byFrancis Montesinos [es] andAntonio Alvarado [es].[3] Since the contest rules only allow a maximum of six people on stage, and as they were a group of eight members, de Juan conducted the event's orchestra, and Martínez was left out.[4] At the close of the voting the Spanish entry had received 58 points, placing 11th in a field of 21.[5]
TVE broadcast the contest in Spain onTVE 2 with commentary byBeatriz Pécker [es].[6] Before the event, TVE aired a talk show hosted byMarta Sánchez 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 by Matilde Jarrín. The jury awarded its maximum of 12 points toIreland.
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