- Braulio Antonio García Bautista
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| Final result | 16th, 11 points |
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Spain took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976. The country was represented by Braulio with the song "Sobran las palabras". The entry was selected through a national final. It was the first national final organized by TVE since 1971 and the last one until 2000.
Before Eurovision
National final
The national final took place at TVE's studios in Madrid, hosted by Pilar Cañada and Jana Escribano. It consisted of three shows: the first fourteen songs were presented on 8 February 1976, the other fourteen songs on 15 February, and the final results were revealed on 28 February. 14 performers participated, each one with two songs, and the winner was chosen by postcard voting.[1][2]
Show 1 – 8 February 1976 | Draw | Artist | Song | Place | | 1 | Eddie Santiago | "Una vez más" | 3 | | 2 | "Dime" | — | | 3 | María José Prendes | "Yo soy mujer sin tí" | — | | 4 | "Adiós amor" | — | | 5 | Daniel Velázquez | "Perdóname, perdóname" | 4 | | 6 | "Palabras, sólo palabras" | — | | 7 | Lorenzo Santamaría | "Piensa en mí" | — | | 8 | "Si tu fueras mi mujer" | 2 | | 9 | Nubes Grises | "Recuerdos" | — | | 10 | "Nace el sentimiento" | — | | 11 | Myriam de Ryu | "El músico y la rosa" | — | | 12 | "Pequeño ruiseñor" | — | | 13 | Braulio | "A tí que hoy despiertas a la vida" | — | | 14 | Braulio | "Sobran las palabras" | 1 | | Show 2 – 15 February 1976 | Draw | Artist | Song | Place | | 1 | Morena & Clara | "Tu mal comportamiento" | — | | 2 | "El chico que yo más quiero" | — | | 3 | Oscar Janot | "Óyeme" | — | | 4 | "Ven conmigo" | — | | 5 | Tony Landa | "Para tí" | — | | 6 | "Adiós" | — | | 7 | Don Francisco & José Luis | "Entre los pliegues de una manta" | — | | 8 | "Canta y ya seremos dos" | — | | 9 | Mike Kennedy & Los Bravos | "Diós bendiga la música" | — | | 10 | "Nunca nunca nunca" | — | | 11 | Mochi | "Ángel mío" | — | | 12 | "Vive conmigo" | — | | 13 | Miguel Ángel | "Cuando todos cantemos juntos" | — | | 14 | "Adiós María" | — | |
At Eurovision
Braulio was the 12th to perform in the running order, following Finland and preceding Italy. He received 11 points for his performance, coming 16th in a field of 18.[3] The members of the Spanish jury included Alfonso Lapeña (chairperson and Head of Broadcasting), Francisco Otero Besteiro (sculptor), Ángel Nieto (motorcycle racer), Javier Escrivá (actor), Mercedes Alonso (actress), Pilar Trenas (journalist), Pedro Gutiérrez "El Niño de la Capea" (bullfighter), Florentino Casanova (student), Rita Aragón (actress), Ana Alonso (student) and Cristina Galbó (actress).
Voting
Points awarded to Spain[4] | Score | Country | | 12 points | | | 10 points | | | 8 points | | | 7 points | | | 6 points | | | 5 points | | | 4 points | | | 3 points | | | 2 points | | | 1 point | | | |
References
- ^ del Amor Caballero, Reyes (20 May 2004). "Segunda parte de las preselecciones españolas, 1970-2004". eurovision-spain.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 March 2008.
- ^ "Spain National Final 1976". natfinals.50webs.com.
- ^ "Final of The Hague 1976". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of The Hague 1976". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
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- Note: Entries scored out signify where Spain did not compete
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| Songs | - "Chansons pour ceux qui s'aiment"
- "Djambo, Djambo"
- "Emor Shalom"
- "Uma flor de verde pinho"
- "Judy et Cie"
- "Mata Hari"
- "My Little World"
- "Ne mogu skriti svoju bol"
- "Panagia mou, Panagia mou"
- "The Party's Over"
- "Pump-Pump"
- "Save Your Kisses for Me"
- "Sing Sang Song"
- "Sobran las palabras"
- "Toi, la musique et moi"
- "Un, deux, trois"
- "We'll Live It All Again"
- "When"
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