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| Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1964 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Televisión Española (TVE) | |||
| Country |  Spain | |||
| Selection process | Song: National final Artist: Internal selection | |||
| Announcement date | Song: 31 January 1964 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Caracola" | |||
| Artist | Nelly with Tim and Tony | |||
| Songwriter | Fina de Calderón | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 12th, 1 point | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Spain was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 1964 with the song "Caracola", written byFina de Calderón, and performed by the bandLos TNT credited as Nelly with Tim and Tony. The Spanish participating broadcaster,Televisión Española (TVE), selected its entry through a national final and, subsequently, the performers internally. The song, performed in position 16, placed twelfth out of sixteen competing entries with 1 point.
Televisión Española (TVE) used its television showGran parada [es] to select its entry for theEurovision Song Contest 1964. On 18 January 1964, the ten songs in competition were presented in aGran parada episode hosted inBarcelona byCarmina Alonso [es] andAna María Solsona [es], and aired onTVE and onRadio Peninsular [es]. Each song was presented twice by two different singers among:Alfredo Garrido [es],Lita Torelló [es], Lorenzo Valverde,Michel [es],Teresa María, Claudia,Gelu [es],Lolita Sevilla, Luis Gardey, andTito Mora. They were accompanied by a 35-piece orchestra conducted byRafael Ibarbia or a rhythm sextet conducted by Vicente Crespo. In addition to the competing entries,Isabelle Aubret –who won Eurovision forFrance in 1962– andThe Blue Diamonds performed as guest artists.[1]
| Song | Songwriter(s) |
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| "Soy" |
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| "Torero" | Miguel Dochado Díaz |
| "Olé" |
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| "La niña del espejo" |
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| "Llegaré" |
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| "Estrellas en el agua" |
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| "Todo me da igual" | José Valero |
| "Luz de bengala" | Fina de Calderón |
| "Caracola" | Fina de Calderón |
| "El niño y el toro" |
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The winning song was chosen by postal vote with a voucher printed in the magazine Tele-Radio. On 31 January 1964, the letters received were opened and the counting of the 5,304 valid vouchers was made.[2][3] That same day it was announced that the winning song, with 3,100 votes, was "Caracola" that had been performed by Michel and Teresa María.[4]
| R/O | First Singer | Second Singer | Song | Votes | Place |
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| 1 | Gelu | Lorenzo Valverde | "Soy" | 201 | 6 |
| 2 | Lolita Sevilla | Luis Gardey | "Torero" | 410 | 3 |
| 3 | Claudia | Tito Mora | "Olé" | 103 | 8 |
| 4 | Lolita Sevilla | Alfredo Garrido | "La niña del espejo" | 639 | 2 |
| 5 | Gelu | Tito Mora | "Llegaré" | 243 | 5 |
| 6 | Lita Torelló | Michel | "Estrellas en el agua" | 97 | 9 |
| 7 | Lita Torelló | Lorenzo Valverde | "Todo me da igual" | 321 | 4 |
| 8 | Lita Torelló | Michel | "Luz de bengala" | 54 | 10 |
| 9 | Michel | Teresa María | "Caracola" | 3,100 | 1 |
| 10 | Tito Mora | Claudia | "El niño y el toro" | 136 | 7 |
After the song selection, TVE internally choseLos TNT, who had not taken part in it, to perform the song at Eurovision. The trio consisted of siblings Tim, Nelly, andTony Croatto. As the rules in place at the time only allowed the participation of soloists and duos in the contest, TVE had to enter Nelly as soloists accompanied by Tim and Tony as backing singers, as "Nelly with Tim and Tony".
On 21 March 1964, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at theTivolis Koncertsal inCopenhagen, Denmark, hosted byDanmarks Radio (DR), and broadcast live throughout the continent. Los TNT performed "Caracola" last in the running order, followingBelgium. Rafael Ibarbia conducted the event's orchestra performance of the Spanish entry. Its background scenery was designed for the occasion bySalvador Dalí.[a] The song received a single point fromItaly, coming twelfth in a field of sixteen.
TVE broadcast the contest in Spain on its television service with commentary byFederico Gallo [es].Radio Nacional de España (RNE) aired the contest deferred onRadio Nacional.[6][7]
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