Conchita Bautista

María Concepción Bautista Fernández (born 27 October 1936, Seville) better known as Conchita Bautista is a Spanish singer and actress, best known for her participation in the Eurovision Song Contests of 1961 and 1965.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Bautista and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.
Conchita Bautista
Conchita Bautista at Eurovision 1965
Background information
Birth nameMaría Concepción Bautista Fernández
Born (1936-10-27) 27 October 1936
OriginSeville, Spain
GenresPop, Flamenco
Occupation(s)Singer

Bautista moved from her native Andalusia to Madrid in her teens and quickly established herself as an actress, appearing in a number of films in the 1950s.[1] At the same time she was earning a reputation as an interpreter of Andalusian music and gained a recording contract with the Columbia label.

In 1961, Bautista took part in the selection for Spain's debut Eurovision entry with the song "Estando contigo" ("Being With You"), which was chosen as the country's representative for the sixth Eurovision Song Contest, held in Cannes, France on 18 March.[2] "Estando contigo" was drawn as the contest's opening song, and at the end of voting had placed ninth of the 16 entries.[3][4]

In 1965, Bautista came through a very convoluted selection process to win the Spanish Eurovision ticket a second time with "Qué bueno, qué bueno" ("How Good, How Good"), and went forward to that year's Eurovision which took place on 20 March in Naples.[5] "Qué bueno, qué bueno" was one of four songs (along with those from Germany, Belgium and Finland) which failed to score, representing Spain's second "nul points" following Victor Balaguer in 1962.[6][7]

In later years, Bautista forged a successful recording and touring career in Latin America, Italy, Greece, and Turkey as well as in Spain.

Selected filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1955 The Moorish Queen Laura
1958 Vengeance Singer
1958 La novia de Juan Lucero
1962 Escuela de seductoras
1964 La Boda
1971 A mí las mujeres ni fu ni fa
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References
  1. Filmography at imdb.com
  2. ESC National Finals 1961
  3. ESC History 1961
  4. "Estando contigo" at diggiloo.net
  5. ESC National Finals 1965
  6. ESC History 1965
  7. "Qué bueno, qué bueno" at diggiloo.net
Preceded by
None		 Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest
1961		 Succeeded by
Victor Balaguer
with "Llámame"
Preceded by
Los TNT
with "Caracola"		 Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest
1965		 Succeeded by
Raphael
with "Yo soy aquél"
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