For the most recent participation, see Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. For the upcoming participation, see Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.
Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participating broadcaster
Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE)
Participation summary
Appearances
62
First appearance
1961
Highest placement
1st: 1968, 1969
Host
1969
Participation history
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Related articles
Benidorm Fest
Operación Triunfo
External links
RTVE page
Spain's page at Eurovision.tv
For the most recent participation see Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024
Spain has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest in every edition since 1961, in total 62 times. Since 1999, Spain has been one of the "Big Five" countries, along with France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom, that are automatically prequalified for the final each year as they are the biggest financial contributors to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
Spain has won the contest twice, first in 1968 with the song "La La La" sung by Massiel and again in 1969, when Salomé's "Vivo cantando" was involved in a four-way tie with France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. The 1969 contest in Madrid is the only time Spain has hosted the event, since lots were drawn after 1969's four-way tie and the 1970 contest was hosted by the Netherlands. Other good results in the 20th century were four second places with Karina in 1971, Mocedades in 1973, Betty Missiego in 1979 and Anabel Conde in 1995, and a third place with Bravo in 1984. The country finished last with nul points three times: in 1962, 1965 and 1983, and also finished last in 1999 and 2017.
Since the start of the 21st century, Spain has reached the top ten seven times, with David Civera (2001) finishing sixth, Rosa (2002) finishing seventh, Beth (2003) finishing eighth, Ramón (2004) finishing tenth, both Pastora Soler (2012) and Ruth Lorenzo (2014) also finishing tenth, and Chanel (2022) finishing third. Spain has also failed to reach the top twenty in ten of the last eighteen contests, including for six consecutive contests (2015–21). Spain is the current participating country with the longest active victory drought, with a total of 55 years (1969–2023).
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