Spain 🇪🇸 in Eurovision Song Contest (1961-2024)

Here’s a recap of all the songs that competed for Spain in Eurovision Song Contest from 1961 to 2024. Please, enjoy! Spain has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest in every edition since 1961, in total 63 times. Since 1999, Spain has been one of the “Big Five“ countries, along with France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom, that are automatically prequalified for the final each year as they are the biggest financial contributors to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Spain has won the contest twice, first in 1968 with the song “La La La“ sung by Massiel and again in 1969, when Salomé’s “Vivo cantando“ was involved in a four-way tie with France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. The 1969 contest in Madrid is the only time Spain has hosted the event, since lots were drawn after 1969’s four-way tie and the 1970 contest was hosted by the Netherlands. Other good results in the 20th century were four second places with Karina in 1971, Mocedades in 1973, Betty Missiego in 1979 and Anabel Conde in 1995, and a third place with Bravo in 1984. The country finished last with nul points three times: in 1962, 1965 and 1983, and also finished last in 1999 and 2017. Since the start of the 21st century, Spain has reached the top ten seven times, with David Civera (2001) finishing sixth, Rosa (2002) finishing seventh, Beth (2003) finishing eighth, Ramón (2004) finishing tenth, both Pastora Soler (2012) and Ruth Lorenzo (2014) also finishing tenth, and Chanel (2022) finishing third. Spain has also failed to reach the top twenty in ten of the last eighteen contests, including for six consecutive contests (2015–21). Spain is the current participating country with the longest active victory drought, with a total of 56 years (1969–2024). Facebook: Twitter/X: Instagram: Letterboxd: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use“ for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.