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Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991

Spain was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 with the song "", composed by , with lyrics by , and performed by Sergio Dalma. The Spanish participating broadcaster, (TVE), internally selected its entry for the contest. The song, performed in position 19, placed fourth out of twenty-two competing entries with 119 points.

Before Eurovision

(TVE) internally selected "" performed by Sergio Dalma as for the Eurovision Song Contest 1991. The song was composed by , and had lyrics by . The song was premiered on the TVE show on 5 April 1991.

At Eurovision

On 4 May 1991, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at Stage 15 of Cinecittàstudios in Rome hosted by (RAI), and broadcast live throughout the continent. Dalma performed "" 19th on the evening, following and preceding the . In his introductory video postcard, Dalma sang Rocky Roberts' "Sono tremendo". conducted the event's orchestra performance of the Spanish entry. At the close of the voting "" had received 119 points, placing 4th in a field of 22.

TVE broadcast the contest in Spain on TVE 2 with commentary by . It was watched by nearly 5 million people in average. Before the event, TVE aired a talk show hosted by Isabel Gemio introducing the Spanish jury, which continued after the contest commenting on the results.

Voting

TVE assembled a jury panel with sixteen members. The following members comprised the Spanish jury:

  • – journalist
  • Maisa Lloret – rhythmic gymnast
  • Marcos Fernández – student
  • Celia Cosgaya – student
  • Gabriel Jaraba – journalist
  • María Antonia Valls – journalist
  • – artist
  • Salomé – singer, won Eurovision for
  • Loles León – actress
  • – actor
  • María Casal – actress
  • – journalist
  • Nuria Esther Martín – dancer
  • Jesús de Vega – physician
  • María Eugenia Castellanos – public relations
  • Begoña Castro – dancer

The jury was chaired by Francisco Soriano. The jury awarded its maximum of 12 points to .

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