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| Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1977 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Televisión Española (TVE) | |||
| Country |  Spain | |||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Announcement date | 9 February 1977 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Enséñame a cantar" | |||
| Artist | Micky | |||
| Songwriter | Fernando Arbex | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 9th, 52 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Spain was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 1977 with the song "Enséñame a cantar", written byFernando Arbex, and performed byMicky. The Spanish participating broadcaster,Televisión Española (TVE), internally selected its entry for the contest. The song, performed in position 14, placed ninth out of eighteen competing entries with 52 points.
Televisión Española (TVE) assembled a jury of 23 members chosen from television, radio, and newspaper media who, locked up on 9 February 1977, internally selected among 25 candidate songs "Enséñame a cantar" performed byMicky as theSpanish entry for theEurovision Song Contest 1977.[1][2] The song was written byFernando Arbex. The title of the song, the songwriter, and the performer were announced that same day.[3] The broadcaster presented the song to the press on 4 March.[4] The song's preview video was directed byValerio Lazarov and filmed on location inIbiza. Micky also recorded the song in French as "Apprends-moi à chanter" and in German as "Ich singe la la la".[5]
On 7 May 1977, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at theWembley Conference Centre inLondon hosted by theBritish Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and broadcast live throughout the continent. Micky performed "Enséñame a cantar" 14th in the evening, followingSweden and precedingItaly.Rafael Ibarbia conducted the event's orchestra performance of the Spanish entry. At the close of voting "Enséñame a cantar" had received 52 points, placing 9th in a field of 18.[6]
TVE broadcast the contest in Spain onTVE 1 with commentary byMiguel de los Santos [es].[7] Before the event, TVE aired a talk show hosted byIsabel Tenaille [es] introducing the Spanish jury fromPrado del Rey, which continued after the contest commenting on the results.[1]
TVE assembled a jury panel with eleven members. The following members comprised the Spanish jury:[1]
The jury was chaired by Javier Caballé, who was the coordinator of musical programs at TVE, with Isabel Tenaille as secretary and spokesperson. These did not have the right to vote, but the president decided in the event of a tie. The jury awarded its maximum of 12 points toGreece.
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