Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011

Spain participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany and selected their entry through a televised national final, organised by the Spanish broadcaster Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española (RTVE). Anne Igartiburu hosted the shows called Destino Eurovisión, broadcast from Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona.[1][2]

Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Country Spain
National selection
Selection processDestino Eurovisión
50% Jury
50% Televoting
Selection date(s)Heats:
28 January 2011
4 February 2011
Semifinal:
11 February 2011
Final:
18 February 2011
Selected entrantLucía Pérez
Selected song"Que me quiten lo bailao"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Rafael Artesero
Finals performance
Final result23rd, 50 points
Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Destino Eurovisión

Four televised shows to choose the Spanish entry were broadcast live from TVE's studios in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, and were hosted by Anne Igartiburu, with the previous Eurovision entrant Daniel Diges reporting from backstage.[3] The first show was broadcast on 28 January 2011.[4]

Format

24 acts were selected by a panel of experts through casting calls.[5] The 24 candidates were divided into two heats. At a first stage, the 5-member jury panel (composed of Reyes del Amor, Albert Hammond, Boris Izaguirre, Merche and David Ascanio) had to knock out four acts, thus only 8 were eligible to go through to the semifinal. Five of them qualified from each show for the semifinal - three voted by the audience and another two by the jury.[6]

In the big final of the Spanish selection, the three finalists first performed three different candidate songs each. As a result, the final only featured 9 of the 20 songs selected by the panel from an open submission. After the performances, each jury member awarded 3, 2 and 1 point(s) to the songs by each artist. As a result, each act was left with the song with most points for the final vote. The last decision was taken by the audience, who chose the winning combination that became the Spanish representative in Eurovision 2011.[7][8]

Shows

Heat 1

The first heat was held on 28 January 2011. Each candidate covered past Eurovision Spanish entries and winning songs. The 5-member jury panel first eliminated four acts. Then, the top three chosen by televoting and another two chosen by the jury qualified for the semi-final.

Guest performances included Soraya Arnelas, Pitingo and Albert Hammond.

  Eliminated by the jury
  Televote qualifier
  Jury qualifier
Heat 1 – 28 January 2011
DrawArtistSong (original artists)Result
1David Sancho"Estando contigo" (Conchita Bautista)Advanced
2Roima Durán"Wild Dances" (Ruslana)Eliminated
3Da Igual"Bailar pegados" (Sergio Dalma)Advanced
4Lucía Pérez"Non ho l'età" (Gigliola Cinquetti)Advanced
5Auryn"Fly on the Wings of Love" (Olsen Brothers)Advanced
6Las Miranda"Ding-A-Dong" (Teach-In)Eliminated
7Sunami"Gwendolyne" (Julio Iglesias)Eliminated
8Gio"Satellite" (Lena)Advanced
9Guadiana"Ne partez pas sans moi" (Céline Dion)Eliminated
10María López"Vuelve conmigo" (Anabel Conde)Eliminated
11Baltanás"Fairytale" (Alexander Rybak)Eliminated
12Paula Marengo"Tu te reconnaîtras" (Anne-Marie David)Eliminated

Heat 2

The second heat was held on 4 February 2011. Each candidate covered past Eurovision Spanish entries and winning songs. The 5-member jury panel first eliminated four acts. Then, the top three chosen by televoting and another two chosen by the jury qualified for the semi-final.

Guest performances included Malú, David Civera and Merche.

  Eliminated by the jury
  Televote qualifier
  Jury qualifier
Heat 2 – 4 February 2011
DrawArtistSong (original artists)Result
1Pau Quero"A-Ba-Ni-Bi" (Izhar Cohen and Alphabeta)Eliminated
2Lorena Rosales"My Number One" (Helena Paparizou)Eliminated
3Don Johnson's"Yo soy aquél" (Raphael)Advanced
4Sergi Albert"Hold Me Now" (Johnny Logan)Eliminated
5Mónica Guech"Believe" (Dima Bilan)Advanced
6Alazán"Bandido" (Azúcar Moreno)Eliminated
7Sebas"Molitva" (Marija Šerifović)Advanced
8Melissa"Après toi" (Vicky Leandros)Advanced
9Sometimes"Waterloo" (ABBA)Eliminated
10Valeria Antonella"Save Your Kisses for Me" (Brotherhood of Man)Eliminated
11We"Enséñame a cantar" (Micky)Eliminated
12Esmeralda Grao"Nacida para amar" (Nina)Advanced

Semi-final

The semi-final was held on 11 February 2011. The 10 remaining acts competed, which they once again performed Eurovision classics. Only three of them advanced to the final, one was voted by the audience and another two by the jury.[9][10]

Guest performances included Sergio Dalma, Pastora Soler and David Ascanio.

  Televote qualifier
  Jury qualifier
Semi-final – 11 February 2011
DrawArtistSong (original artists)Result
1Da Igual"Puppet on a String" (Sandie Shaw)Eliminated
2Esmeralda Grao"La fiesta terminó" (Paloma San Basilio)Eliminated
3Sebas"What's Another Year" (Johnny Logan)Eliminated
4Lucía Pérez"Boom Bang-a-Bang" (Lulu)Advanced
5Auryn"Eres tú" (Mocedades)Advanced
6Melissa"Diva" (Dana International)Advanced
7Gio"Dime" (Beth)Eliminated
8Mónica Guech"Love Shine a Light" (Katrina and the Waves)Eliminated
9Don Johnson's"Hard Rock Hallelujah" (Lordi)Eliminated
10David Sancho"Volare" (Domenico Modugno)Eliminated

Final

The final was held on 18 February 2011. The winner was chosen in two rounds of voting. In the first round, the three finalists first performed three different candidate songs each. After the performances, each jury member awarded 3, 2 and 1 point(s) to the songs by each artist. As a result, each act was left with the song with most points for the final vote. For the final, Merche was replaced by Sole Giménez in the jury panel. In the vote to select Lucía Pérez's song, both "Que me quiten lo bailao" and "Abrázame" got twelve points. According to the rules, in case of a draw the song with most top marks by the jury had to qualify. Despite this, Lucía Pérez and part of the audience in the studio showed that they preferred "Abrázame". The jury discussed what to do for a moment, but decided to stick to the rules and chose "Que me quiten lo bailao" eventually. In the second round, televoting chose the winning combination that became the Spanish representative in Eurovision 2011.[7][8]

Lucía Pérez won the final with 68% of the total vote.[11] It was also revealed that the second and third placed acts got 20% and 12% of the votes respectively in the final vote, but without giving the names. It wasn't until 2020 when Blas Cantó revealed that he and his group came second.[12]

Guest performances included Daniel Diges, Sole Giménez, Albert Hammond and Blue (UK's act for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, performing their past hit 'Breathe Easy').

First Round – 18 February 2011
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
Song Selection – Melissa
1Melissa"Eos"Jesús Cañadilla, Alejandro de Pinedo14 1
4Melissa"Sueños rotos"Primož Poglajen, Jonas Gladnikoff, Camilla Gottschalck, Christina Schilling11 2
7Melissa"Diamonds"Nestor Geli, Susie Päivärinta, Pär Lönn5 3
Song Selection – Auryn
2Auryn"Evangeline"Kjell Jennstig, Dejan Belgrenius, Kristin Molin9 2
5Auryn"El sol brillará"Rafael de Alba6 3
8Auryn"Volver"Primož Poglajen, Jonas Gladnikoff, Camilla Gottschalck, Christina Schilling15 1
Song Selection – Lucía Pérez
3Lucía Pérez"Que me quiten lo bailao"Rafael Artesero Herrero12 1
6Lucía Pérez"Abrázame"Antonio Sánchez-Ohlsson, Thomas G:son12 2
9Lucía Pérez"C'est la vie! It's alright!"W&M, Nestor Geli, Susie Päivärinta, Per Andersson, Mats Lindberg6 3
Second Round – 18 February 2011
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1Melissa"Eos"12% 3
2Auryn"Volver"20% 2
3Lucía Pérez"Que me quiten lo bailao"68%1

At Eurovision

Spain automatically qualified for the grand final, on 14 May 2011; as part of the "Big Five". During the placement draw, Spain got a wildcard, allowing them to choose the running order they will perform in the final, and picked 22nd position. Spain voted in the first semi-final, on 10 May. On 14 May, Spain placed twenty-third with 50 points.

Split results
  • In the Final Spain came 23rd with 50 points: the public awarded Spain 16th place with 73 points and the jury awarded 24th place with 38 points.

Points awarded by Spain[13]

Points awarded to Spain
Points awarded to Spain (final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

See also

References
  1. "Spain: Anne Igartiburu to host Spanish selection". EscToday.com. 6 November 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  2. "Destino Eurovisión 2011". Gestmusic Endemol. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  3. "Daniel Diges presentará con Anne Igartiburu las galas de preselección desde el backstage". eurovision-spain.com (in Spanish). 15 January 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  4. "La primera gala para elegir al representante español en Eurovisión 2011 se celebrará el 28 de enero". RTVE. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  5. "¡Ya tenemos a los 24 finalistas de Eurovisión!" (in Spanish). RTVE. 11 January 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  6. "Spain: TVE unveils more details on Eurovision selection". EscToday.com. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  7. "TVE da a conocer las nueve canciones que defenderán Lucía Pérez, Auryn y Melissa" (in Spanish). eurovision-spain.com. 12 February 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. "Las 9 canciones se interpretarán íntegras y con arreglos en la final de TVE, esta noche" (in Spanish). eurovision-spain.com. 18 February 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2011. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. "El jurado elegirá a dos finalistas y el televoto al tercero en Destino Eurovisión". eurovision-spain.com (in Spanish). 10 February 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
  10. "SPAIN - TVE unveils details of national selection". Oikotimes.com. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  11. Escudero, Victor M. (2011-02-29). "Spain decided: Lucía Pérez to Düsseldorf!". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 2011-02-19. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. https://www.eurovision-spain.com/iphp/noticia.php?numero=03-02-20_manana-eurochat-especial-con-blas-canto-a-las-1915-horas-siguelo-en-directo-y-pregunta-al-representante-espanol
  13. Eurovision Song Contest 2008
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