Spain
Appearances
61 (ESC) 9 (JESC)
Spain has participated in the Contest 61 times since making its debut in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961 , where they finished ninth. They have competed continuously since their debut, being bettered only by the United Kingdom who debuted four years before them on home soil.
Since 2004, the country has been one of the "Big Five", along with France , Germany and the United Kingdom (with Italy joining them in 2011 ) who are automatically allowed to participate in the final because they are the five biggest financial contributors to the European Broadcasting Union.
The country has won twice: in 1968 and again the following year in the Contest's only four-way tie with the United Kingdom , The Netherlands and France . It has finished in last place with Nul Points three times.
The country made its debut at the inuagural Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen, finishing as runner-up to Croatia . The following year, it secured its first and only win before finishing as runner-up to Belarus for the second time following that.
Following another Top 5 finish, the country withdrew from competing but in 2019 they announced that they would return after a twelve year absence. This resulted in yet another Top 3 finish.
Participants [ ]
Eurovision Song Contest [ ]
Year
Performer(s)
Song
Language
Translation
Position
Points
Semi
Points
1961
Conchita Bautista
"Estando contigo "
Spanish
Being with You
9
8
No semi-finals
1962
Victor Balaguer
"Llámame "
Call Me
13
0
1963
José Guardiola
"Algo prodigioso "
Something Marvellous
12
2
1964
Los TNT
"Caracola "
Conch shell
12
1
1965
Conchita Bautista
"¡Qué bueno, qué bueno! "
How Good, How Good!
15
0
1966
Raphael
"Yo soy aquél "
I am the one
7
9
1967
"Hablemos del amor "
Let's Talk About Love
6
9
1968
Massiel
"La, la, la "
-
1
29
1969
Salomé
"Vivo cantando "
I Live Singing
1
18
Host country
1970
Julio Iglesias
"Gwendolyne "
-
4
8
No semi-finals
1971
Karina
"En un mundo nuevo "
In a new world
2
116
1972
Jaime Morey
"Amanece "
It's Dawning
10
83
1973
Mocedades
"Eres tú "
It's You
2
125
1974
Peret
"Canta y sé feliz "
Sing and Be Happy
9
10
1975
Sergio y Estíbaliz
"Tú volverás "
You'll return
10
53
1976
Braulio
"Sobran las palabras "
Words are Unnecessary
16
11
1977
Micky
"Enséñame a cantar "
Teach Me to Sing
9
52
1978
José Vélez
"Bailemos un vals "
Spanish, French
Let's Dance a Waltz
9
65
1979
Betty Missiego
"Su canción "
Spanish
Your song
2
116
1980
Trigo Limpio
"Quédate esta noche "
Stay this Night
12
38
1981
Bacchelli
"Y sólo tú "
And Only You
14
38
1982
Lucía
"Él "
He
10
52
1983
Remedios Amaya
"¿Quién maneja mi barca? "
Who sails my boat?
19
0
1984
Bravo
"Lady, Lady "
-
3
106
1985
Paloma San Basilio
"La fiesta terminó "
The Party's Over
14
36
1986
Cadillac
"Valentino "
-
10
51
1987
Patricia Kraus
"No estás solo "
You Aren't Alone
19
10
1988
La Década Prodigiosa
"La chica que yo quiero (Made in Spain) "
The Girl That I Want (Made in Spain)
11
58
1989
Nina
"Nacida para amar "
Born to Love
6
88
1990
Azúcar Moreno
"Bandido "
Bandit
5
96
1991
Sergio Dalma
"Bailar pegados "
Dancing Closely
4
119
1992
Serafín Zubiri
"Todo esto es la música "
Music is all this
14
37
1993
Eva Santamaría
"Hombres "
Brothers
11
58
1994
Alejandro Abad
"Ella no es ella "
She's Not Her
18
17
1995
Anabel Conde
"Vuelve conmigo "
Come Back to Me
2
119
1996
Antonio Carbonell
"¡Ay, qué deseo! "
Oh, what desire
20
17
14
43
1997
Marcos Llunas
"Sin rencor "
Without grudge
6
96
No semi-finals
1998
Mikel Herzog
"¿Qué voy a hacer sin ti? "
What Am I Going to Do Without You?
16
21
1999
Lydia
"No quiero escuchar "
I Don't Want to Listen
23
1
2000
Serafín Zubiri
"Colgado de un sueño "
Hanging From a Dream
18
18
2001
David Civera
"Dile que la quiero "
Tell her that I love her
6
76
2002
Rosa
"Europe's Living a Celebration "
Spanish, English
-
7
81
2003
Beth
"Dime "
Spanish
Tell me
8
81
2004
Ramón
"Para llenarme de ti "
To Get Filled with You
10
87
Member of the "Big 4"
2005
Son de Sol
"Brujería "
Witchcraft
21
28
2006
Las Ketchup
"Un Blodymary "
A Bloody Mary
21
18
2007
D'NASH
"I Love You Mi Vida "
Spanish, English
I Love You My Life
20
43
2008
Rodolfo Chikilicuatre
"Baila el Chiki-chiki "
Dance the Chiki Chiki
16
55
2009
Soraya Arnelas
"La noche es para mí "
The Night is for Me
24
23
2010
Daniel Diges
"Algo pequeñito "
Spanish
Something Tiny
15
68
2011
Lucía Pérez
"Que me quiten lo bailao "
Nobody can take away the good times I’ve had
23
50
Member of the "Big 5"
2012
Pastora Soler
"Quédate conmigo (Stay With Me) "
Stay with me
10
97
2013
ESDM
"Contigo hasta el final "
With you until the end
25
8
2014
Ruth Lorenzo
"Dancing in the Rain "
English, Spanish
-
10
74
2015
Edurne
"Amanecer "
Spanish
Dawn
21
15
2016
Barei
"Say Yay! "
English
-
22
77
2017
Manel Navarro
"Do It for Your Lover "
Spanish, English
-
26
5
2018
Amaia & Alfred
"Tu canción "
Spanish
Your song
23
61
2019
Miki
"La venda "
The blindfold
22
54
2020
Blas Cantó
"Universo "
Universe
Cancellled
2021
"Voy a quedarme "
I will stay
24
6
2022
Chanel
"SloMo "
Spanish, English
-
3
459
2023
Blanca Paloma
"Eaea "
Spanish
-
17
100
2024
Nebulossa
"Zorra "
Slut
Junior Eurovision Song Contest [ ]
Junior Eurovision Song Contest