Spain has participated in Eurovision since 1961, the country has been an active participant in a variety of Eurovision family contests from Junior Eurovision to Young Musicians.
Spain in Eurovision
Spain debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961 and competed annually until 2025. RTVE will not participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 due to Israel’s continued participation in the competition.
Spain has won the contest on two occasions; the first being in 1968 and the second time in 1969. 1969 is the only year where more than one song has won the contest. The 1969 contest saw a four-way tie between Spain, France, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
- 1961 – Conchita Bautista – “Estando contigo” – 9th – 8 points
- 1962 – Víctor Balaguer – “Llámame” – 13th – 0 points
- 1963 – José Guardiola – “Algo prodigioso” – 12th – 2 points
- 1964 – Nelly with Tim and Tony – “Caracola” – 12th – 1 point
- 1965 – Conchita Bautista – “Qué bueno, qué bueno” – 15th – 0 points
- 1966 – Raphael – “Yo soy aquél” – 7th – 9 points
- 1967 – Raphael – “Hablemos del amor” – 6th – 9 points
- 1968 – Massiel – “La La La” – 1st – 29 points
- 1969 (Host) – Salomé – “Vivo cantando” – 1st – 18 points
- 1970 – Julio Iglesias – “Gwendolyne” – 4th – 8 points
- 1971 – Karina – “En un mundo nuevo” – 2nd – 116 points
- 1972 – Jamie Morey – “Amanece” – 10th – 83 points
- 1973 – Mocedades – “Eres tú” – 2nd – 125 points
- 1974 – Peret – “Canta y sé feliz” – 9th – 10 points
- 1975 – Sergio and Estíbaliz – “Tú volverás” – 10th – 53 points
- 1976 – Braulio- “Sobran las palabras” – 16th – 11 points
- 1977 – Micky – “Enséñame a cantar” – 9th – 52 points
- 1978 – José Vélez – “Bailemos un vals” – 9th – 65 points
- 1979 – Betty Missiego – “Su canción” – 2nd – 116 points
- 1980 – Trigo Limpio – “Quédate esta noche” – 12th – 38 points
- 1981 – Bacchelli – “Y sólo tú” – 14th – 38 points
- 1982 – Lucía – “Él” – 10th – 52 points
- 1983 – Remedios Amaya – “Quién maneja mi barca” – 19th – 0 points
- 1984 – Bravo – “Lady, Lady” – 3rd – 106 points
- 1985 – Paloma San Basilio – “La fiesta terminó” – 14th – 36 points
- 1986 – Cadillac – “Valentino” – 10th – 51 points
- 1987 – Patricia Kraus – “No estás solo” – 19th – 10 points
- 1988 – La Década – “La chica que yo quiero (Made in Spain)” – 11th – 58 points
- 1989 – Nina – “Nacida para amar” – 6th – 88 points
- 1990 – Azúcar Moreno – “Bandido” – 5th – 96 points
- 1991 – Sergio Dalma – “Bailar pegados” – 4th – 119 points
- 1992 – Serafín – “Todo esto es la música” – 14th – 37 points
- 1993 – Eva Santamaría – “Hombres” – 11th – 58 points
- 1994 – Alejandro Abad – “Ella no es ella” – 18th – 17 points
- 1995 – Anabel Condo – “Vuelve conmigo” – 2nd – 119 points
- 1996 – Antonio Carbonell – “Ay, qué deseo” – 20th – 17 points
- 1997 – Marco Llunas – “Sin rencor” – 6th – 96 points
- 1998 – Mikel Herzog – “¿Qué voy a hacer sin ti?” – 16th – 21 points
- 1999 – Lydia – “No quiero escuchar” – 23rd – 1 points
- 2000 – Serafín Zubiri – “Colgado de un sueño” – 18th – 18 points
- 2001 – David Civera – “Dile que la quiero” – 6th – 76 points
- 2002 – Rosa – “Europe’s Living a Celebration” – 7th – 81 points
- 2003 – Beth – “Dime” – 8th – 81 points
- 2004 – Ramón – “Para llenarme de ti” – 10th – 87 points
- 2005 – Son de Sol – “Brujería” – 21st – 28 points
- 2006 – Las Ketchup – “Bloody Mary” – 21st – 18 points
- 2007 – D’Nash – “I Love You Mi Vida” – 20th – 43 points
- 2008 – Rodolfo Chikilicuatre – “Baila el Chiki Chiki” – 16th – 55 points
- 2009 – Soraya Arnelas – “La noche es para mi” – 24th – 23 points
- 2010 – Daniel Diges – “Algo pequeñito” – 15th – 68 points
- 2011 – Lucía Pérez – “Que me quiten lo bailao” – 23rd – 50 points
- 2012 – Pastora Soler – “Quédate conmigo” – 10th – 97 points
- 2013 – ESDM – “Contigo hasta el final” – 25th – 8 points
- 2014 – Ruth Lorenzo – “Dancing in the Rain” – 10th – 74 points
- 2015 – Edurne – “Amanecer” – 21st – 15 points
- 2016 – Barei – “Say Yay!” – 22nd – 77 points
- 2017 – Manel Navarro – “Do It For Your Lover” – 26th – 5 points
- 2018 – Amaia and Alfred – “Tu canción” – 23rd – 61 points
- 2019 – Miki – “La venda” – 22nd – 54 points
- 2020 – Blas Cantó – “Universo” – Contest cancelled due to COVID-19
- 2021 – Blas Cantó – “Voy a quedarme” – 24th – 6 points
- 2022 – Chanel – “SloMo” – 3rd – 459 points
- 2023 – Blanca Paloma – “Eaea” – 17th – 100 points
- 2024 – Nebulossa – “Zorra” – 22nd – 30 points
- 2025 – Melody – “Esa diva” – 24th – 37 points
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Spain and other Eurovision family events
Spain holds the record for the most back to back victories in a Eurovision contest, winning four editions of Eurovision Young Dancers consecutively.
Eurovision Dance Contest
Spain participated once in the Eurovision Dance Contest in 2007. The country was represented by Amagoya Benlloch and Abraham Martinez in London and placed 10th scoring 38 points. Rosa López and Nieto were selected to compete in 2008, however they withdrew from the contest due to a scheduling clash with World Cup qualifiers.
Eurovision Young Dancers
Spain participated in Eurovision Young Dancers, debuting in 1985 and winning on their first appearance. The country would go on to win the contest five times, however withdrew following the 1999 contest.
- 1985 – Arantxa Argüelles – 1st
- 1987 – María Montserrat León
- 1989 – María Giménez and Igor Yebra
- 1991 – Amaya Iglesias – 1st
- 1993 – Zenaida Yanowsky – 1st
- 1995 – Jesús Pastor Sahuquillo and Ruth Miró Salvador – 1st
- 1997 – Antonio Carmena San José – 1st
- 1999 – Clara Blanco – 3rd
Eurovision Young Musicians
Spain debuted in Eurovision Young Musicians in 1988 and has participated a further eight times. Spain returned to the contest in 2018 after an 18 year absence from the competition.
- 1988 – José Ramon Mendez – Did not qualify for the final
- 1990 – Fernado Alvarez Goicoechea – Did not qualify for the final
- 1992 – Antonio Serrano – 2nd
- 1994 – Dolores Rodríguez Paredes – Did not qualify for the final
- 1996 – Maia Turullols – Did not qualify for the final
- 1998 – Leticia Moreno – Did not qualify for the final
- 2000 – Jelena Pogoszova – Did not qualify for the final
- 2018 – Sara Valencia – Did not qualify for the final
Jeux sans frontières
Jeux sans frontières was organised by the European Broadcasting Union between 1965 and 1999, with thirty editions of the show held. The show saw broadcasters send teams to compete in a series of games, each broadcaster hosted one episode. Spain participated in four series; 1988, 1990 to 1992. Spain was one of a handful of countries to sign-up for a relaunch planned for 2007, however, the show was cancelled.
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Spain first took part in the contest in 2003 and participated every year between then and 2006. In 2004, María Isabel brought Spain their only victory so far with “Antes muerta que sencilla”. After an absence of 13 years, Spain returned to the contest in 2019 with “Marte” by Melani García. Spain had finished in the top 5 up until the 2021 contest when Spain finished in 15th place.
- 2003 – Sergio – “Desde el cielo” – 2nd – 125 points
- 2004 – María Isabel – “Antes muerta que sencilla” – 1st – 171 points
- 2005 – Antonio José – “Te traigo flores” – 2nd – 146 points
- 2006 – Dani Fernández – “Te doy mi voz” – 4th – 90 points
- 2019 – Melani Garce – “Marte” – 3rd – 212 points
- 2020 – Soleá – “Palante” – 3rd – 133 points
- 2021 – Levi Díaz – “Reír” – 15th – 77 points
- 2022 – Carlos Higes – “Señorita” – 6th – 137 points
- 2023 – Sandra Valero – “Loviu” – 2nd – 201 points
- 2024 (Host) – Chloe DelaRosa – “Como la Lola” – 6th – 144 points
- 2025 – Gonzalo Pinillos – “Érase una vez (Once Upon a Time)“
Other Programs
The following shows were also broadcast in Spain:
- Songs of Europe – 1981
- Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest – 2005
- Eurovision Song Contest’s Greatest Hits – 2015
- Eurovision Europe Shine a Light – 2020
During the history of the Eurovision Song Contest and Eurovision family of events over fifty countries have competed, but there are more countries eligible or interested in participating. Find out more here.
Source: Eurovision.tv – Andres Putting