| Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1979 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Televisión Española (TVE) | |||
| Country |  Spain | |||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Announcement date | Artist: 29 January 1979 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Su canción" | |||
| Artist | Betty Missiego | |||
| Songwriter | Fernando Moreno | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 2nd, 116 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Spain was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 1979 with the song "Su canción", written by Fernando Moreno, and performed byBetty Missiego. The Spanish participating broadcaster,Televisión Española (TVE), internally selected its entry for the contest. The song, performed in position 19, placed second out of nineteen competing entries with 116 points.
Televisión Española (TVE) assembled a jury of 29 members –27 specialized critics from radio and newspaper media and two representatives of the network–, which locked up on 29 January 1979 inPrado del Rey, internally selected among 27 candidate songs "Su canción" performed byBetty Missiego asits entry for theEurovision Song Contest 1979. The song was written by Fernando Moreno. The title of the song, the songwriter, and the performer were announced that same day. Among the entries in the selection were: "Bang Bang Bang" performed byVictoria Abril, "Ella-A-A" by Jorge y Manolo, "Guitarra" byPecos [es], "Poeta" byEmilio José [es], "Olé María" byMaría Ostiz [es], "Agradable secreto, peligroso juego" by Laureano Solo, "Los borrachos somos gente inquebrantables", and other songs byGloria [es] and Santa Bárbara.[1] In the last of the four rounds of voting, "Su canción" won with 26 votes, beating "Ella-A-A" which got 2 votes and "Bang Bang Bang" which got 1 vote.[2]
The preview music video of "Su canción" that was distributed to the other participating broadcasters was filmed on location inPalma de Mallorca.[3]
On 31 March 1979, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at theInternational Convention Center inJerusalem hosted by theIsraeli Broadcasting Authority (IBA), and broadcast live throughout the continent. Missiego performed "Su canción" as the last song of the evening, the 19th in the running order, followingAustria. She was accompanied on stage by four children as backup singers: Javier Glaria, Alexis Carmona, Beatriz Carmona, and Rosalía Rodríguez.[4] José Luis Navarro conducted the event's live orchestra in the performance of the Spanish entry. At the close of voting "Su canción" had received 116 points, placing 2nd.[5]
TVE broadcast the contest in Spain onTVE 1 with commentary byMiguel de los Santos [es].[6] Before the event, TVE aired a talk show hosted byManuel Almendros [es] introducing the Spanish jury, which continued after the contest commenting on the results.[7]
TVE assembled a jury panel with ten members. The following members comprised the Spanish jury:[7]
The jury was chaired by Arturo Pérez, who was the head of the TVE press office. The jury awarded its maximum of 12 points toGermany.
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