Bailemos un vals

"Bailemos un vals"
"Bailemos un vals"
Single by José Vélez
from the album Voulez-Vous Dancer avec Moi?
Released	1978
Label	Columbia Records
Songwriter(s)	Manuel de la Calva and Ramón Arcusa
José Vélez singles chronology
Eurovision Song Contest 1978 entry
Country	Spain
Artist(s)	José Vélez
Languages	Spanish, French
Composer(s)	Manuel de la Calva and Ramón Arcusa
Lyricist(s)	Manuel de la Calva and Ramón Arcusa
Conductor	Ramón Arcusa
Finals performance
Final result	9th
Final points	65
Entry chronology
	◄ "Enséñame a cantar" (1977)
	"Su canción" (1979) ►

"Bailemos un vals" (Spanish pronunciation: [bajˈlemos um ˈbals]; "Let's Dance a Waltz") is a song recorded by Spanish singer José Vélez, written by Manuel de la Calva and Ramón Arcusa. It is best known as the Spanish entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1978, in Paris.

Background[]

The song is a ballad in 3/4 time in which Vélez sings about a French girl called Michèle, whom he spent a summer with and now cannot find. He sings that when he does find his Michèle again, he will ask her in her own language: "Voulez-vous danser avec moi? Do you want to dance a waltz?" Velez also recorded the song in French and German, as "Voulez-vous danser avec moi?" and "Voulez-vous danser avec moi? (Señorita wir sind ein Paar)" respectively. The song was written by Manuel de la Calva and Ramón Arcusa, the team behind Massiel's winning entry in the 1968 contest, "La, la, la".

Eurovision[]

The song was performed seventh on the night, following France's Joël Prévost with "Il y aura toujours des violons" and preceding the United Kingdom's Co-Co) with "The Bad Old Days". At the close of voting, it had received 65 points, placing 9th in a field of 20.

It was succeeded as the Spanish entry at the 1979 contest by Betty Missiego with "Su canción".

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