Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002
| Eurovision Song Contest 2002 | ||||
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| Country |  Spain | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Operación Triunfo | |||
| Selection date(s) | Preliminary rounds 25 February 2002 4 March 2002 Final 11 March 2002 | |||
| Selected entrant | Rosa | |||
| Selected song | "Europe's Living a Celebration" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 7th, 81 points | |||
| Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Spain participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with an entry selected through the first series of the reality casting show Operación Triunfo. Rosa with the song "Europe's Living a Celebration", composed by Toni and Xasqui Ten, was chosen through televoting by the Spanish public.
Rosa placed 7th with 81 points at Eurovision, where her backing singers where her fellow contestants from Operación Triunfo David Bisbal, David Bustamante, Chenoa, Gisela (who would represent Andorra in 2008) and Geno.[1]
Before Eurovision[]
Operación Triunfo[]
The first season of Operación Triunfo was broadcast from the Mediapark Studios in Sant Just Desvern, Barcelona and was hosted by Carlos Lozano. After the regular final of Operación Triunfo that took place on 11 February 2002 (where Rosa was declared the overall winner of the season), the top three contestants - Rosa herself, David Bisbal, and David Bustamante - qualified for the Eurovision phase of the contest, which consisted of two semi-final shows and a final.
First Round[]
In the first round on 25 February 2002, three songs were assigned to each contestant among those submitted to national broadcaster TVE, making a total of nine songs.[2] A six-person jury eliminated one of the songs assigned to each artist, leaving a total of six.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Bustamante | "Urgente" | Isaac Luque | Eliminated |
| 2 | David Bisbal | "El alma en pie" | José Abraham | Advanced |
| 3 | Rosa López | "Un sueño especial" | Toni Ten, Xasqui Ten | Advanced |
| 4 | David Bustamante | "Más de mil noches" | Ander Pérez | Advanced |
| 5 | Rosa López | "Hay que vivir" | Lexter | Eliminated |
| 6 | David Bisbal | "Corazón Latino" | Jordi Cubino | Advanced |
| 7 | David Bustamante | "La magia del corazón" | David DeMaría, Pablo Pinilla, David Santisteban | Advanced |
| 8 | Rosa López | "Europe's Living a Celebration" | Toni Ten, Xasqui Ten | Advanced |
| 9 | David Bisbal | "Miénteme" | Isaac Luque | Eliminated |
Second Round[]
In the second round on 4 March 2002, a finalist song was then chosen for each contestant though televoting. The three songs that participated in the final were "La magia del corazón" by David Bustamante, "Corazón Latino" by David Bisbal, and "Europe's Living a Celebration" by Rosa.[3][4]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Bisbal | "El alma en pie" | 18% | Eliminated |
| 2 | David Bustamante | "Más de mil noches" | 35% | Eliminated |
| 3 | Rosa López | "Un sueño especial" | 30% | Eliminated |
| 4 | David Bisbal | "Corazón Latino" | 82% | Finalist |
| 5 | David Bustamante | "La magia del corazón" | 65% | Finalist |
| 6 | Rosa López | "Europe's Living a Celebration" | 70% | Finalist |
Final[]
The final took place on 11 March 2002. At the close of voting, Rosa received the highest number of votes and was proclaimed the winner and entrant for Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002.[4]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Bustamante | "La magia del corazón" | 17.3% | 3 |
| 2 | David Bisbal | "Corazón latino" | 32.8% | 2 |
| 3 | Rosa López | "Europe's Living a Celebration" | 49.9% | 1 |
At Eurovision[]
At Eurovision, Rosa performed 5th, following Greece and preceding Croatia. At the close of the voting she had received 81 points, placing 7th of 24.[5]
Voting[]
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References[]
- ^ https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/national_finals_90s_00s/Spain2002.html&date=2009-10-26+02:40:55
- ^ "GALA: 11/03/2002" (in Spanish). Telefónica. 11 March 2002. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest : Spain 2002 : Rosa, Europe's Living a Celebration : ESC-History".
- ^ a b "SPANISH NATIONAL FINAL 2002".
- ^ "Final of Tallinn 2002". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Tallinn 2002". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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