Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962


Spain was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 with the song "Llámame", composed by Mario Sellés, with lyrics by Miguel Portolés, and performed by Víctor Balaguer. The Spanish participating broadcaster, Televisión Española, selected its entry through a national final. The song, performed in position 3, placed thirteenth –tying for last place with the songs from,, and the – out of sixteen competing entries with 0 points.

Before Eurovision

National final

Televisión Española organised a national final to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1962. Sixteen songs were presented in a semi-final on 5 February 1962, and ten of these songs went forward to the final that took place on 6 February. The final, that was held within TVE's regular musical show, was hosted by in Barcelona and Jesús Álvarez in Madrid, and was aired on TVE and on Radio Nacional.
The winning song was selected by the votes of ten regional juries all around Spain. The jury located in the television studios in Madrid was composed of: the Duchess of Alba, the Countess of Quintanilla, Natalia Figueroa, Mariemma, Ana Mariscal,, doctor Núñez, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Antonio Ordóñez, and Alfonso Paso. The song "Llámame", composed by Mario Sellés, with lyrics by Miguel Portolés, and performed by Víctor Balaguer, was proclaimed the winner.
ArtistSongPlace
1Dúo Juvens"Que llueva"
2Víctor Balaguer"Grandioso"3
3Tonio Areta"Un viejo paraguas"2
4"Después de aquello"rowspan="5"
5José Guardiola"Recuerdo"-
6José Guardiola"Nostalgia"-
7Tonio Areta"Canto de un fracaso"-
8Raphael"Perdona Otelo"-
9Víctor Balaguer"Llámame"1
10"Huella de ti"

At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 1962 was held on 18 March 1962 at the Villa Louvigny in Luxembourg. Víctor Balaguer performed "Llámame" third in the running order, following and preceding. Jean Roderès –the event's musical director– conducted the event's orchestra performance of the Spanish entry. The song received nul points, sharing the last place with Austria, Belgium, and the.
TVE broadcast the contest in Spain on its television service with commentary by Federico Gallo. Radio Nacional de España aired the contest on Radio Nacional.

Voting

Spain did not receive any points at the contest.
ScoreCountry
3 points
2 points
1 point