Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976

Eurovision Song Contest 1976
Eurovision Song Contest 1976
Country	Spain
National selection
Selection process	National final
Selection date(s)	First show; 8 February 1976; Second show; 15 February 1976; Results show; 28 February 1976
Selected entrant	Braulio
Selected song	"Sobran las palabras"
Selected songwriter(s)	Braulio Antonio García Bautista;
Finals performance
Final result	16th, 11 points
Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest

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	Eddie Santiago	"Dime"	—
3	María José Prendes	"Yo soy mujer sin tí"	—
4	María José Prendes	"Adiós amor"	—
5	Daniel Velázquez	"Perdóname, perdóname"	4
6	Daniel Velázquez	"Palabras, sólo palabras"	—
7	Lorenzo Santamaría	"Piensa en mí"	—
8	Lorenzo Santamaría	"Si tu fueras mi mujer"	2
9	Nubes Grises	"Recuerdos"	—
10	Nubes Grises	"Nace el sentimiento"	—
11	Myriam de Ryu	"El músico y la rosa"	—
12	Myriam de Ryu	"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	Morena & Clara	"El chico que yo más quiero"	—
3	Oscar Janot	"Óyeme"	—
4	Oscar Janot	"Ven conmigo"	—
5	Tony Landa	"Para tí"	—
6	Tony Landa	"Adiós"	—
7	Don Francisco & José Luis	"Entre los pliegues de una manta"	—
8	Don Francisco & José Luis	"Canta y ya seremos dos"	—
9	Mike Kennedy & Los Bravos	"Diós bendiga la música"	—
10	Mike Kennedy & Los Bravos	"Nunca nunca nunca"	—
11	Mochi	"Ángel mío"	—
12	Mochi	"Vive conmigo"	—
13	Miguel Ángel	"Cuando todos cantemos juntos"	—
14	Miguel Ángel	"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]

Voting[]

Points awarded to Spain^[4]
Score	Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points	Italy Monaco United Kingdom
2 points
1 point	France Greece

Points awarded by Spain^[4]
Score	Country
12 points	United Kingdom
10 points	France
8 points	Austria
7 points	Monaco
6 points	Finland
5 points	Ireland
4 points	Switzerland
3 points	Netherlands
2 points	Germany
1 point	Israel

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.

[1] Amor Caballero, Reyes (20 May 2004). "Segunda parte de las preselecciones españolas, 1970-2004". eurovision-spain.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 March 2008.

[2] "Spain National Final 1976". natfinals.50webs.com.

[3] "Final of The Hague 1976". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

[1976detailed-4] "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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