Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971

Spain took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971. The country was represented by Karina with the song "En un mundo nuevo". Karina was selected through the competition Pasaporte a Dublín ("Passport to Dublin"), and the song she would sing in Dublin was internally chosen once the national final was over. The music was composed by Rafael Trabucchelli and the lyrics written by Tony Luz.

Eurovision Song Contest 1971
Country Spain
National selection
Selection processArtist: Pasaporte a Dublín
Song: Internal Selection
Selection date(s)Introduction show
17 October 1970
Regular shows
24 October-26 December 1970
Results show
30 December 1970
Selected entrantKarina
Selected song"En un mundo nuevo"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Rafael Trabucchelli
  • Tony Luz
Finals performance
Final result2nd, 116 points
Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Pasaporte a Dublín

The national broadcaster TVE decided in 1970 to produce a TV series in which some of the most popular singers in Spain would compete to represent the country at Eurovision. TVE prepared a shortlist of 20 artists that were important at the time for their popularity, sales or quality; some of them refused to participate because of scheduling conflicts or other reasons, among them Marisol, Juan Pardo, Miguel Ríos and Víctor Manuel.[1] Ten candidates participated at the competition: Cristina, Júnior, Karina, Dova, Jaime Morey, Encarnita Polo, Conchita Márquez Piquer, Los Mismos, Nino Bravo and Rocío Jurado.

The series consisted of twelve shows that aired weekly from October 1970 to December 1970. The shows were produced at the Prado del Rey studios in Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid. In the first show (17 October), hosted by Massiel and Julio Iglesias, the candidates were introduced to the audience. The ten following shows centered on one contestant each: the protagonist would host the show and sing several songs from their repertoire, while the rest of contestants would sing a song each related to a particular theme. The schedule was the following:[2]

DateHostTheme
17 October 1970Massiel and Julio IglesiasIntroduction show
24 October 1970CristinaHits from international festivals
31 October 1970Los MismosSongs from the Twenties
7 November 1970Concha Márquez PiquerHits from Hispanic America
14 November 1970Rocío JuradoMovie songs
21 November 1970Nino BravoThe Beatles' music
28 November 1970Encarnita PoloSongs from the Forties
5 December 1970Jaime MoreyOperettas from yesterday and today
12 December 1970JúniorClassical papers with modern beats
19 December 1970KarinaChildren's songs
26 December 1970DovaChristmas songs
30 December 1970José Luis UribarriResults show

The final was held on 30 December 1970, hosted by José Luis Uribarri. The winner was decided by a jury panel, consisting of a member of the Spanish Society of Authors and Publishers, a member of the Guild of Entertainment, a representative of the General Administration of Television and Broadcasting, and five additional chairs. Each member of the panel had to award a set of 10-1 points to the acts after each broadcast. Karina was declared winner, but the position in the ranking of the rest of candidates was not disclosed. Magazines Semana and Teleprograma published that Jaime Morey, who would be internally selected to represent Spain at Eurovision the following year, came in second place, while Dova was third.[1][2]

Despite the popularity of the program, the format of Pasaporte a Dublín was not used again by TVE to choose the Spanish entrant, in fact a national final was not organized again until 1976. The format is considered in Spain a precursor to reality singing competitions like Operación Triunfo in the 2000s.[3]

At Eurovision

Karina was the 6th to perform in the running order, following Germany and preceding France. She received 116 points for her performance, coming in second place.

Points awarded to Spain
Points awarded to Spain[4]
10 points 9 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Spain[4]
10 points Portugal
9 points
8 points Germany
7 points
6 points Italy
 Yugoslavia
5 points France
 Ireland
 Malta
 Netherlands
4 points Luxembourg
3 points Finland
2 points Austria
 Belgium
 Monaco
 Norway
 Sweden
  Switzerland
 United Kingdom
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References
  1. Santamaría, Igor (8 January 2017). "Euroflashback 1971: Cuando España fabricó una preselección hoy utópica". eurovision-spain.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  2. "Pasaporte a Dublín". letrasviperinas.com (in Spanish).
  3. del Amor Caballero, Reyes (20 May 2004). "Segunda parte de las preselecciones españolas, 1970-2004". eurovision-spain.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 March 2008.
  4. ESC History - Monaco 1971
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