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Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Spain was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Dancing in the Rain", written by Ruth Lorenzo, Jim Irvin and Julian Emery, and performed by Ruth Lorenzo herself. The Spanish participating broadcaster, Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE), organised the national final Mira quién va a Eurovisión in order to select its entry for the contest. Five artists and songs competed in the televised show where an in-studio jury and a public televote selected "Dancing in the Rain" performed by Ruth Lorenzo as the winner.
As a member of the "Big Five", Spain automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 19, Spain placed tenth out of the 26 participating countries with 74 points.
Prior to the 2014 contest, Televisión Española (TVE) until 2006, and Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE) since 2007, had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Spain fifty-three times since TVE's first entry in 1961. They have won the contest on two occasions: in 1968 with the song "La, la, la" performed by Massiel and in 1969 with the song "Vivo cantando" performed by Salomé, the latter having won in a four-way tie with France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. They have also finished second four times, with "En un mundo nuevo" by Karina in 1971, "Eres tú" by Mocedades in 1973, "Su canción" by Betty Missiego in 1979, and "Vuelve conmigo" by Anabel Conde in 1995. In 2013, RTVE placed twenty-first with the song "Contigo hasta el final" performed by ESDM.
As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, RTVE organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. RTVE confirmed its intentions to participate at the 2014 contest on 25 September 2013. In 2012 and 2013, RTVE selected the artist that would compete at the Eurovision Song Contest via an internal selection, while the song was selected via a national final. For its 2014 entry, the broadcaster announced on 20 January 2014 that it would organise a national final which would feature a competition among several artists and songs.
Mira quién va a Eurovisión was the national final organised by RTVE that took place on 22 February 2014 at the TVE studios in Sant Cugat del Vallès (Barcelona), hosted by Anne Igartiburu. The show was broadcast on La 1, TVE Internacional as well as online via RTVE's official website rtve.es and the official Eurovision Song Contest website eurovision.tv. Five artists and songs competed with the winner being decided upon through a combination of public televoting and an in-studio expert jury. The national final was watched by 1.722 million viewers in Spain with a market share of 9.8%.
Five competing acts were invited by RTVE for the national final and announced on 20 January 2014 during a press conference held at the RTVE Torrespaña premises in Madrid, hosted by Anne Irgartiburu. Demo versions of the competing songs were previewed by RTVE on their official website on 3 February 2014, while the songs in their entirety were premiered a day later on 17 February also on RTVE's official website.
The televised final took place on 22 February 2014. The running order for the five participating entries was determined during a press conference held at the RTVE Torrespaña premises in Madrid on 18 February 2014. The winner, "Dancing in the Rain" performed by Ruth Lorenzo, was selected through the combination of the votes of an in-studio jury (50%) and a public televote (50%). Brequette and Ruth Lorenzo were tied at 66 points each but since Ruth Lorenzo received the most votes from the public she was declared the winner. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the guest performer was former Eurovision contestant Gisela who represented Andorra in 2008.
The three members of the in-studio jury that evaluated the entries during the final were:
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Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Spain was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Dancing in the Rain", written by Ruth Lorenzo, Jim Irvin and Julian Emery, and performed by Ruth Lorenzo herself. The Spanish participating broadcaster, Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE), organised the national final Mira quién va a Eurovisión in order to select its entry for the contest. Five artists and songs competed in the televised show where an in-studio jury and a public televote selected "Dancing in the Rain" performed by Ruth Lorenzo as the winner.
As a member of the "Big Five", Spain automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 19, Spain placed tenth out of the 26 participating countries with 74 points.
Prior to the 2014 contest, Televisión Española (TVE) until 2006, and Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE) since 2007, had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Spain fifty-three times since TVE's first entry in 1961. They have won the contest on two occasions: in 1968 with the song "La, la, la" performed by Massiel and in 1969 with the song "Vivo cantando" performed by Salomé, the latter having won in a four-way tie with France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. They have also finished second four times, with "En un mundo nuevo" by Karina in 1971, "Eres tú" by Mocedades in 1973, "Su canción" by Betty Missiego in 1979, and "Vuelve conmigo" by Anabel Conde in 1995. In 2013, RTVE placed twenty-first with the song "Contigo hasta el final" performed by ESDM.
As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, RTVE organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. RTVE confirmed its intentions to participate at the 2014 contest on 25 September 2013. In 2012 and 2013, RTVE selected the artist that would compete at the Eurovision Song Contest via an internal selection, while the song was selected via a national final. For its 2014 entry, the broadcaster announced on 20 January 2014 that it would organise a national final which would feature a competition among several artists and songs.
Mira quién va a Eurovisión was the national final organised by RTVE that took place on 22 February 2014 at the TVE studios in Sant Cugat del Vallès (Barcelona), hosted by Anne Igartiburu. The show was broadcast on La 1, TVE Internacional as well as online via RTVE's official website rtve.es and the official Eurovision Song Contest website eurovision.tv. Five artists and songs competed with the winner being decided upon through a combination of public televoting and an in-studio expert jury. The national final was watched by 1.722 million viewers in Spain with a market share of 9.8%.
Five competing acts were invited by RTVE for the national final and announced on 20 January 2014 during a press conference held at the RTVE Torrespaña premises in Madrid, hosted by Anne Irgartiburu. Demo versions of the competing songs were previewed by RTVE on their official website on 3 February 2014, while the songs in their entirety were premiered a day later on 17 February also on RTVE's official website.
The televised final took place on 22 February 2014. The running order for the five participating entries was determined during a press conference held at the RTVE Torrespaña premises in Madrid on 18 February 2014. The winner, "Dancing in the Rain" performed by Ruth Lorenzo, was selected through the combination of the votes of an in-studio jury (50%) and a public televote (50%). Brequette and Ruth Lorenzo were tied at 66 points each but since Ruth Lorenzo received the most votes from the public she was declared the winner. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the guest performer was former Eurovision contestant Gisela who represented Andorra in 2008.
The three members of the in-studio jury that evaluated the entries during the final were: