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Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972

Spain was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1972 with the song "", composed by Augusto Algueró, with lyrics by , and performed by Jaime Morey. The Spanish participating broadcaster, (TVE), internally selected its entry for the contest. Morey had participated in the national selections to represent , , and in . The song, performed in position 4, placed tenth out of eighteen competing entries with 83 points.

Before Eurovision

(TVE) internally selected "" performed by Jaime Morey as for the Eurovision Song Contest 1972. The song was composed by Augusto Algueró, and had lyrics by . The composer and the performer were announced on 19 January 1972. The song was presented to the press on 20 February.

At Eurovision

On 25 March 1972, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh hosted by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and broadcast live throughout the continent. Morey performed "" 4th in the evening, following and preceding the . Augusto Algueró conducted the event's orchestra performance of the Spanish entry. At the close of voting "" had received 83 points, placing 10th in a field of 18.

TVE broadcast the contest in Spain on TVE 1 with commentary by Julio Rico.

Voting

Each participating broadcaster appointed two jury members, one below the age of 25 and the other above, with at least 10 years between their ages, who voted by giving between one and five votes to each song, except that representing their own country. All jury members were located at the Great Hall of Edinburgh Castle and showed their votes on screen during the voting sequence. The Spanish jury members were Emma Cohen and , deputy director of ABC.

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