Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982
| Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1982 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Televisión Española (TVE) | |||
| Country |  Spain | |||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Announcement date | Artist: 25 February 1982 Song: 21 March 1982 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Él" | |||
| Artist | Lucía | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 10th, 52 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Spain was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "Él", composed by Paco Cepero, with lyrics by Ignacio Román, and performed by Lucía. The Spanish participating broadcaster, Televisión Española (TVE), internally selected its entry for the contest. The song, performed in position 12, placed tenth out of eighteen competing entries with 52 points.
Before Eurovision
Televisión Española (TVE) internally selected "Él" performed by Lucía as its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1982. The song was composed by Paco Cepero, and had lyrics by Ignacio Román. The broadcaster announced the name of the song, the songwriters, and performer on 25 February 1982. The song was presented in the TVE show De ahora en adelante on 21 March.[1]
At Eurovision
On 24 April 1982, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the Harrogate International Centre in Harrogate hosted by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), and broadcast live throughout the continent. Lucía performed "Él" 12th on the evening, following Belgium and preceding Denmark. Miguel Ángel Varona conducted the event's orchestra performance of the Spanish entry. At the close of voting "Él" had received 52 points, placing 10th in a field of 18.[2]
TVE broadcast the contest in Spain on TVE 1 with commentary by Miguel de los Santos.[3] 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
TVE assembled a jury panel with eleven members. The following members comprised the Spanish jury:[4]
- Eusebio Poncela – actor
- Colomán Trabado – runner
- Asunción López – student
- María de los Ángeles Toledano – dancer
- Estela Alcaraz – student
- Miriam Rey – law graduate
- Miguel Martínez – florist
- Marisa Cofiño – impressionist painter
- María Teresa Portal – pub owner
- Luis González – men's hairdresser
- Leandro Martín – jeweler
The jury was chaired by José María Quero, camera director at TVE, with Francisco Hortelano as secretary, and Marisa Medina as spokesperson. 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 Germany.
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References
- ^ "Lucía, al Eurofestival". Pueblo (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 26 February 1982. pp. 1, 32 – via Virtual Library of Historical Newspapers.
- ^ "Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "1er programa – Programacion" [1st program – Programming]. Pueblo (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 24 April 1982. p. 39. Retrieved 1 July 2024 – via Virtual Library of Historical Newspapers.
- ^ a b "El Eurofestival 82". Pueblo (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 24 April 1982. p. 40 – via Virtual Library of Historical Newspapers.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.