Yo soy aquél
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"Yo soy aquel" was the Spanish
entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966
, performed in Spanish
by Raphael
.
The song was performed eleventh on the night, following Sweden
's Lill Lindfors
and Svante Thuresson
with "Nygammal vals
" and preceding Switzerland
's Madeleine Pascal with "Ne vois-tu pas?
". At the close of voting, it had received 9 points, placing 7th in a field of 18.
It was succeeded as Spanish representative
at the 1967 Contest
by Raphael
again, with "Hablemos del amor
"
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966
Eurovision Song Contest 1966
The Eurovision Song Contest 1966 was the 11th edition and was held on 5 March 1966 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg. The rule stating that a country could only sing in any of its national languages was originally created in this year. This was possibly created due to the 1965 Swedish entry, "Absent...
, performed in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
by Raphael
Raphael (singer)
For the French singer Raphael see Raphaël HarocheMiguel Rafael Martos Sánchez , often simply referred to as Raphael, is a worldwide acclaimed Spanish singer and television, film and theatre actor...
.
The song was performed eleventh on the night, following Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
's Lill Lindfors
Lill Lindfors
Lillemor "Lill" Lindfors is a Finland-Swedish/Swedish singer. Born in Helsinki, Finland she has been performing in Scandinavia with minor and major success since the 1960s. She debuted as a revue actress in Uddevalla in 1960 and the following year as a recording artist...
and Svante Thuresson
Svante Thuresson
Svante Thuresson is a Swedish jazz music musician and singer. He started his career as a drummer, before joining the band Gals and Pals in 1963...
with "Nygammal vals
Nygammal vals
"Nygammal vals" was the Swedish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg. It was sung in Swedish by Lill Lindfors and Svante Thuresson, composed by Bengt Arne Wallin and written by Björn Lindroth...
" and preceding Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
's Madeleine Pascal with "Ne vois-tu pas?
Ne vois-tu pas?
"Ne vois-tu pas? " was the Swiss entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966, performed in French by Madeleine Pascal.The song was performed twelfth on the night, following Spain's Raphael with "Yo soy aquél" and preceding Monaco's Tereza with "Bien plus fort"...
". At the close of voting, it had received 9 points, placing 7th in a field of 18.
It was succeeded as Spanish representative
Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest
Spain debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961, finishing 9th. Since 1999, Spain is one of the "Big Five" and therefore automatically allowed to participate in the final because they are the five biggest financial contributors to the European Broadcasting Union.Spain has won the contest...
at the 1967 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1967
The Eurovision Song Contest 1967 was the twelfth Eurovision Song Contest. The presenter became confused whilst the voting was taking place, and declared the United Kingdom's entry to be the winner before the last country, Ireland, had announced its votes...
by Raphael
Raphael (singer)
For the French singer Raphael see Raphaël HarocheMiguel Rafael Martos Sánchez , often simply referred to as Raphael, is a worldwide acclaimed Spanish singer and television, film and theatre actor...
again, with "Hablemos del amor
Hablemos del amor
"Hablemos del amor" was the Spanish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967, performed in Spanish by Raphael. This was Rafael's second consecutive Eurovision appearance, he had represented Spain at the 1966 Contest with "Yo soy aquél", finishing 7th in a field of 18.The song was performed...
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