Él (Lucía song)
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| "Él" | |
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| Single by Lucía | |
| Released | 1982 |
| Genre | Tango |
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1982 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | |
| Language | Spanish |
| Composer(s) | Francisco Cepero |
| Lyricist(s) | Ignacio Román |
| Conductor | Miguel Ángel Verona |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 10th |
| Final points | 52 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Y sólo tú" (1981) | |
| "¿Quién maneja mi barca?" (1983) ► | |
"Él" (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈel]; "He") is a song recorded by Spanish singer Lucía, written by Francisco Cepero and . It is best known as the Spanish entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982, held in Harrogate, UK.
Background[]
In the song, Lucía is a young student who has to decide between two men. While the one (él – "he") seems to be caring and understanding, but also "intends to be my owner", the other (tú – "you") rather seems to look for a one-night stand: "you phone me and forget me". Still, the girl is more interested in the latter of the two and invites him to come to her place that evening "from eight to ten". Then she has to study and make up her mind.
Eurovision[]
The song was performed twelfth on the night, following Belgium's Stella with "Si tu aimes ma musique" and preceding Denmark's Brixx with "Video, Video". At the close of voting, it had received 52 points, placing 10th in a field of 18. Votes came from nine countries, the highest score being ten points from Cyprus.
The music was a tango which partially caused a sensation because the contest took place in Britain, at the time at war with Argentina, to which many connected tango.
"Él" was succeeded as Spanish entry at the 1983 Contest by Remedios Amaya with "¿Quién maneja mi barca?".
External links[]
- Official Eurovision Song Contest site, history by year, 1982.
- Detailed info and lyrics, The Diggiloo Thrush, "Él".
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