Bacchelli
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Bacchelli is a Spanish
singer who had a brief career in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and is best known for his participation in the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest
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Bacchelli performed at events such as the Benidorm International Song Festival
in the late 1970s, and in 1980 released an album, Prohibido. In 1981, he was chosen internally by broadcaster TVE as the Spanish representative for the 26th Eurovision Song Contest
with the song "Y sólo tú
" ("And Only You"). The contest was held on 4 April in Dublin, where "Y sólo tú" could only manage 14th place of the 20 entries.
Bacchelli was unable to capitalise on his Eurovision appearance; he released a second album, also titled Y sólo tú, but this failed to sell and shortly thereafter he retired from the music industry.
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singer who had a brief career in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and is best known for his participation in the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
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Bacchelli performed at events such as the Benidorm International Song Festival
Benidorm International Song Festival
The Benidorm International Song Festival or Festival Internacional de la Canción de Benidorm is an annual song contest which takes place each summer, since 1959, in the city of Benidorm, Spain. The contest, based on the Italian Sanremo Music Festival, was born to promote Benidorm and the Spanish...
in the late 1970s, and in 1980 released an album, Prohibido. In 1981, he was chosen internally by broadcaster TVE as the Spanish representative for the 26th Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1981
The Eurovision Song Contest 1981 was the 26th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 4 April 1981 at the Simmonscourt Pavilion of the Royal Dublin Society in Dublin. The presenter was Doireann Ní Bhriain...
with the song "Y sólo tú
Y sólo tú
"Y sólo tu" was the Spanish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981, performed in Spanish by Bacchelli....
" ("And Only You"). The contest was held on 4 April in Dublin, where "Y sólo tú" could only manage 14th place of the 20 entries.
Bacchelli was unable to capitalise on his Eurovision appearance; he released a second album, also titled Y sólo tú, but this failed to sell and shortly thereafter he retired from the music industry.