Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984
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| Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1984 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Televisión Española (TVE) | |||
| Country |  Spain | |||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Announcement date | Artist: 14 March 1984 Song: 3 April 1984 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Lady, Lady" | |||
| Artist | Bravo | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 3rd, 106 points | |||
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Spain was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "Lady, Lady", composed by Miguel Blasco Larami, with lyrics by Amaya Saizar, and performed by the group Bravo. The Spanish participating broadcaster, Televisión Española (TVE), internally selected its entry for the contest. The song, performed in position 4, placed third out of nineteen competing entries with 106 points.
Before Eurovision
[edit]Televisión Española (TVE) internally selected "Lady, Lady" performed by the group Bravo as its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1984. The song was composed by Miguel Blasco Larami, and had lyrics by Amaya Saizar. The members of the group were Amaya Saizar herself, Yolanda Hoyos, Luis Villar, and Esteban Santos. The broadcaster announced the name of the song, the songwriters, and performers on 14 March 1984.[1] On 3 April, TVE presented the song along the promo video that was distributed to the other participant broadcasters.[2]
At Eurovision
[edit]On 5 May 1984, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the Théâtre Municipal in Luxembourg hosted by Radio Télévision Luxembourg (RTL), and broadcast live throughout the continent. Bravo performed "Lady, Lady" 4th on the evening, following France and preceding Norway. Eddy Guerin conducted the event's orchestra performance of the Spanish entry. At the close of the voting "Lady, Lady" had received 106 points, placing 3rd in a field of 19.[3]
TVE broadcast the contest in Spain on TVE 2 with commentary by José-Miguel Ullán. Before the event, TVE aired a talk show hosted by Marisa Medina introducing the Spanish jury, which continued after the contest commenting on the results.[4]
Voting
[edit]TVE assembled a jury panel with eleven members. The following members comprised the Spanish jury:[5]
- Francisco Guardón Mora – laboratory employee
- Carmen González Cabeza – translator
- Rafael Rullán – basketball player
- Mayte Sancho Lucas – actress
- Victoriano Valencia – bullfighter
- Andrés Magdaleno – theater entrepreneur
- Eva Nasarre – ballet and gymnastics teacher
- Luis del Val – writer
- Carmen Garrido García – Chief of Protocol of the Presidency of the Community of Madrid
- Luis Fernando Abad Castro – industrial chemist
- Conchita Minguez Tudela – jockey
The jury was chaired by Pedro Macía, with Francisco Hortelano as secretary. Francisco Javier Alfaro was the notary public. 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 to Italy.
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References
[edit]- ^ "El grupo Bravo, a Eurovisión". Pueblo (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 15 March 1984. p. 32 – via Virtual Library of Historical Newspapers.
- ^ "Se presentó la canción del Eurofestival". Pueblo (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 4 April 1984. p. 35 – via Virtual Library of Historical Newspapers.
- ^ "Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Programas de TVE – Para hoy" [TVE Programmes – For today]. Diario de Ávila (in Spanish). Ávila, Spain. 5 May 1984. p. 14. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via Virtual Library of Historical Newspapers.
- ^ "Hoy a traves de 36 cadenas" [Today through 36 chains]. Nueva España (in Spanish). Huesca, Spain. 5 May 1984. p. 15. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.