Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007

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Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Country Spain
National selection
Selection processMisión Eurovisión 2007
Selection date(s)Heats:
9 January 2007
16 January 2007
23 January 2007
3 February 2007
Semi-final:
10 February 2007
Final:
24 February 2007
Selected entrantD'Nash
Selected song"I Love You Mi Vida"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result20th, 43 points
Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Spain participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "I Love You Mi Vida" written by Thomas G:son, Andreas Rickstrand, Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson, Rebeca Pous Del Toro. The song was performed by the group D'Nash. The Spanish broadcaster Televisión Española (TVE) organised the national final Misión Eurovisión 2007 in order to select the Spanish entry for the 2007 contest in Helsinki, Finland. The national final consisted of four heats, a semi-final and a final and involved 57 competing acts. Five acts and five songs ultimately qualified to compete in the televised final where a public televote first selected the top five to advance to the second round. In the second round of voting, a regional televote exclusively selected "I Love You Mi Vida" performed by Nash as the winner. The group was later renamed as D'Nash for the Eurovision Song Contest.

As a member of the "Big Four", Spain automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 2, Spain placed twentieth out of the 24 participating countries with 43 points.

Background

Prior to the 2007 contest, Spain had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty-six times since its first entry in 1961.[1] The nation has won the contest on two occasions: in 1968 with the song "La, la, la" performed by Massiel and in 1969 with the song "Vivo cantando" performed by Salomé, the latter having won in a four-way tie with France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Spain has also finished second four times, with Karina in 1971, Mocedades in 1973, Betty Missiego in 1979 and Anabel Conde in 1995. In 2006, Spain placed twenty-first with the song "Bloody Mary" performed by Las Ketchup.

The Spanish national broadcaster, Televisión Española (TVE), broadcasts the event within Spain and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. TVE confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest on 20 October 2006.[2] In 2006, TVE selected both the artist and song that would compete at the Eurovision Song Contest via an internal selection. For their 2007 entry, the broadcaster announced on 2 November 2007 that it would organise a national final featuring a competition among several artists and songs.[3]

Before Eurovision

Misión Eurovisión 2007

Misión Eurovisión 2007 was the national final organised by TVE that took place at Prado del Rey in Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, hosted by Paula Vázquez. The national final consisted of six shows which commenced on 9 January 2007 and concluded with a winning song and artist during the final on 24 February 2007. All shows were broadcast on La 1 and TVE Internacional.[4]

Format

Fifty-seven artists competed in Misión Eurovisión 2007 which consisted of six shows: four heats on 9 January 2007, 16 January 2007, 23 January 2007 and 3 February 2007, a semi-final on 10 February 2007, and the final on 24 February 2007.[5] The heats each featured fifteen artists (twelve in the fourth heat), while the semi-final featured the twenty qualifiers from the heats. Each artist performed original songs or cover versions of songs of their choice during the shows and five qualified from each show. The fourth heat featured an additional four acts which were duets consisting of eight of the artists that competed in the first three heats. The winning duet qualified for the semi-final.[6] In the final, each of the remaining five artists performed five candidate Eurovision songs, selected through an Internet round, with the winner being decided upon over two rounds of voting. In the first round, the top five combinations of artist and song qualified for a second round of voting, during which the winning entry was determined.[7]

The results during the heats and the semi-final shows were decided upon through public televoting and an in-studio expert jury. In the heats and the semi-final, the contestants first faced a regional televote where the top three qualified. The jury then selected an additional two artists (one in the fourth heat) from the remaining artists to advance.[8][9] For the duet selection, the results were decided upon through public televoting. In the final, the first round results were decided upon through public televoting, while regional televoting exclusively determined the second round results. For the regional televote, the votes of each of the nineteen autonomous communities of Spain created an overall ranking from which a set of points was distributed. A twentieth set of points was based on the votes submitted via mobile phones. The two members of the in-studio jury that evaluated the contestants during the shows were music advisors of the national final: former Spanish Eurovision contestants Massiel who represented the nation and won the contest in 1968, and Mikel Herzog who represented the nation in 1998. Herzog was also responsible for the arrangements of the five candidate Eurovision songs performed in the final.[10]

Competing entries

Two separate submission periods were open on 14 November 2006 for artists and songwriters to submit their applications and songs. Artists were required to be professional acts, while TVE sought out mid-tempo and uptempo songs with the chorus containing Spanish words universal for any language or imaginary words easy to be remembered as well as part of the lyrics containing words repeated in English.[11][12] The deadline for songwriters concluded on 30 December 2006, while the deadline for artists concluded on 15 January 2007. At the conclusion of the submission period, 1,001 songs and 680 artist applications were received. 60 artists were selected by music advisors Massiel and Mikel Herzog for the national final, while an evaluation committee selected fifteen songs for an Internet vote. 48 of the competing acts were announced on 8 January 2007 during a press conference with the remaining twelve artists announced on 30 January 2007, while the competing songs were announced on 11 January 2007.[13][14] Among the competing artists were former Eurovision Song Contest entrants Amaya Saizar, who represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 as part of the group Bravo, and La Década Prodigiosa, which represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988.[8]

Shows

Heats

The four heat took place on 9 January, 16 January, 23 January and 3 February 2007. In each heat the fifteen contestants first faced a regional televote where the top three qualified for the semi-final; an additional two qualifiers were selected from the remaining twelve contestants by an in-studio jury. In addition to the performances of the contestants, the fourth heat featured guests performers Dana International who won the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 for Israel, and Eurovision contestant Dmitri Koldun who would represent Belarus in 2007.[15][16]

  Public vote qualifier   Jury qualifier

Heat 1 – 9 January 2007[17]
Draw Artist Song (Original artists) Points Place Result
1 María López "La Incondicional" (Luis Miguel) 70 7 Eliminated
2 Nacho Embid "Otro amor vendrá" (Lara Fabian) 49 10 Eliminated
3 Baltanás "Te necesito" (Luis Miguel) 92 5 Eliminated
4 Amaya Saizar "Lady, Lady" 81 6 Eliminated
5 Katia Ballester "Unchained Melody" (The Righteous Brothers) 22 14 Eliminated
6 Miguel Cañadas "A puro dolor" (Son by Four) 141 3 Advanced
7 KeKe "New York, New York" (Liza Minnelli) 40 12 Eliminated
8 Santa Fe "Esto es pa' ti" 195 1 Advanced
9 Juan Ikaro "Only You" (The Platters) 22 14 Eliminated
10 Nessa "I'm Outta Love" (Anastacia) 149 2 Advanced
11 Ybraem "Hips Don't Lie" (Shakira ft. Wyclef Jean) 48 11 Eliminated
12 Cristina Conde "Contigo en la Distancia" (Luis Miguel) 30 13 Eliminated
13 Póker "It's My Life" (Bon Jovi) 97 4 Advanced
14 Carmen Míriam "Gitano" (Abigail Marcet) 54 9 Eliminated
15 Gerard "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (Elton John) 70 7 Advanced
Detailed Regional Televoting Results
Draw Artist
Andalusia
Aragon
Asturias
Balearic Islands
Canary Islands
Cantabria
Castilla–La Mancha
Castile and León
Catalonia
Extremadura
Galicia
Madrid
Murcia
Navarre
Basque Country
La Rioja
Valencia
Ceuta
Melilla
Mobile Phones
Total score
1 María López 3 10 10 5 4 2 1 7 3 5 1 8 5 4 2 70
2 Nacho Embid 12 2 1 3 1 3 3 8 3 7 2 3 1 49
3 Baltanás 10 1 4 4 3 10 6 6 4 2 3 6 7 3 7 5 8 3 92
4 Amaya Saizar 3 3 5 5 2 4 10 12 12 8 7 10 81
5 Katia Ballester 3 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 2 22
6 Miguel Cañadas 4 4 8 7 6 8 8 5 5 6 6 4 12 7 6 8 12 7 6 12 141
7 KeKe 2 2 1 8 2 12 1 1 6 5 40
8 Santa Fe 8 7 12 12 8 12 12 12 8 12 12 10 10 12 10 10 10 10 1 7 195
9 Juan Ikaro 5 3 7 2 5 22
10 Nessa 12 6 7 10 7 6 10 10 7 8 7 6 8 4 8 6 8 1 10 8 149
11 Ybraem 1 2 1 2 12 3 4 8 5 6 4 48
12 Cristina Conde 7 6 7 6 1 3 30
13 Póker 5 6 8 10 7 3 4 10 10 10 1 7 3 4 5 4 97
14 Carmen Míriam 6 2 2 1 4 6 2 2 5 12 12 54
15 Gerard 8 5 1 5 5 1 12 7 2 5 5 4 4 6 70
Heat 2 – 16 January 2007[18]
Draw Artist Song (Original artists) Points Place Result
1 La Década Prodigiosa "La chica que yo quiero (Made in Spain)" 69 9 Eliminated
2 Agustín Aspa "Valió la Pena" (Marc Anthony) 11 15 Eliminated
3 Mercedes Sayas "If I Ain't Got You" (Alicia Keys) 96 6 Eliminated
4 Nazaret "Sobreviviré" (Mónica Naranjo) 171 1 Advanced
5 Melo Bakale "Corazón Espinado" (Santana ft. Maná) 17 14 Eliminated
6 Rut Marcos "Left Outside Alone" (Anastacia) 95 7 Eliminated
7 Montse Mallorquín "Ojos así" (Shakira) 104 3 Advanced
8 Paraelissa "No me crees" (Efecto Mariposa ft. Javier Ojeda) 72 8 Advanced
9 Mirela "My Number One" (Helena Paparizou) 164 2 Advanced
10 Hotel Cochambre "Popurrí" 97 5 Eliminated
11 Tahis "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" (Whitney Houston) 22 13 Eliminated
12 Paco Arrojo "Contra la corriente" (Marc Anthony) 100 4 Advanced
13 Los Amantes "Tenemos toda la noche" 42 12 Eliminated
14 Frank Bravo "Te quiero, te quiero" (Nino Bravo) 49 11 Eliminated
15 Éisac "Let Me Love You" (Mario) 51 10 Eliminated
Detailed Regional Televoting Results
Draw Artist
Andalusia
Aragon
Asturias
Balearic Islands
Canary Islands
Cantabria
Castilla–La Mancha
Castile and León
Catalonia
Extremadura
Galicia
Madrid
Murcia
Navarre
Basque Country
La Rioja
Valencia
Ceuta
Melilla
Mobile Phones
Total score
1 La Década Prodigiosa 8 5 3 5 5 3 2 3 1 8 4 5 4 8 4 1 69
2 Agustín Aspa 2 1 8 11
3 Mercedes Sayas 4 1 2 7 4 4 12 5 2 7 5 6 5 5 4 12 5 3 3 96
4 Nazaret 10 12 10 6 5 12 6 4 3 7 8 3 12 12 12 12 7 12 10 8 171
5 Melo Bakale 5 4 1 2 5 17
6 Rut Marcos 12 5 2 7 1 12 1 1 2 10 8 2 10 1 7 2 12 95
7 Montse Mallorquín 2 12 12 10 10 10 1 10 6 3 10 12 6 104
8 Paraelissa 1 7 6 8 10 6 6 4 10 4 1 1 6 2 72
9 Mirela 7 10 8 10 10 6 8 8 7 8 12 12 8 7 10 8 8 7 10 164
10 Hotel Cochambre 3 8 4 1 6 8 2 10 5 3 2 5 6 3 7 10 6 8 97
11 Tahis 5 1 3 6 7 22
12 Paco Arrojo 6 6 3 4 7 3 7 7 4 12 5 7 2 2 6 3 6 4 1 5 100
13 Los Amantes 2 4 1 4 10 6 3 4 8 42
14 Frank Bravo 12 3 7 2 3 1 2 4 1 2 5 3 4 49
15 Éisac 8 5 12 6 1 3 7 2 7 51
Heat 3 – 23 January 2007[19]
Draw Artist Song (Original artists) Points Place Result
1 Just 4 Voices "El día que me quieras" (Carlos Gardel) 21 12 Eliminated
2 Yolanda "Like a Prayer" (Madonna) 108 5 Eliminated
3 Luis Fierro "Unchain My Heart" (Ray Charles) 15 14 Eliminated
4 Lourdes Savarese "¿A quién le importa?" (Alaska y Dinarama) 4 15 Eliminated
5 Paris "Jaleo" (Ricky Martin) 21 12 Eliminated
6 Sheila Rodríguez "Woman in Love" (Barbra Streisand) 79 7 Advanced
7 Arde Troya "Drive My Car" (The Beatles) 40 10 Eliminated
8 Yanira Figueroa "Ausencia" (Héctor Lavoe and Willie Colón) 165 2 Advanced
9 Javier Enzo "Otro día más sin verte" (Jon Secada) 48 9 Eliminated
10 The Sweet Metal Band "Sweet Dreams" (Eurythmics) 63 8 Eliminated
11 Javier Ríos "Vuela muy alto" (Jerry Rivera) 89 6 Eliminated
12 Robin "Enamorada" (Pedro Infante) 27 11 Eliminated
13 Rebeca "Qué no daría yo" 125 4 Advanced
14 Nash "Stand by Me" (Ben E. King) 216 1 Advanced
15 Marta Llenas "Proud Mary" (Tina Turner) 139 3 Advanced
Detailed Regional Televoting Results
Draw Artist
Andalusia
Aragon
Asturias
Balearic Islands
Canary Islands
Cantabria
Castilla–La Mancha
Castile and León
Catalonia
Extremadura
Galicia
Madrid
Murcia
Navarre
Basque Country
La Rioja
Valencia
Ceuta
Melilla
Mobile Phones
Total score
1 Just 4 Voices 3 2 2 1 8 4 1 21
2 Yolanda 3 5 5 3 6 8 4 12 1 5 6 6 4 8 8 7 4 2 3 8 108
3 Luis Fierro 5 5 5 15
4 Lourdes Savarese 2 2 4
5 Paris 1 2 1 7 2 8 21
6 Sheila Rodríguez 4 4 4 1 5 1 2 4 10 3 5 5 3 4 10 3 3 2 6 79
7 Arde Troya 2 10 4 2 10 6 5 1 40
8 Yanira Figueroa 10 10 6 7 10 6 8 6 6 12 10 4 7 5 6 12 10 10 10 10 165
9 Javier Enzo 5 3 3 3 7 3 4 10 1 3 4 2 48
10 The Sweet Metal Band 2 6 5 5 3 5 3 6 4 1 3 4 3 3 8 1 1 63
11 Javier Ríos 10 4 1 12 5 2 3 10 12 1 12 12 5 89
12 Robin 8 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 27
13 Rebeca 7 8 8 8 7 4 6 7 8 7 8 2 8 6 5 6 7 5 4 4 125
14 Nash 12 12 12 12 12 10 12 10 12 8 12 12 12 10 12 8 12 7 7 12 216
15 Marta Llenas 6 7 7 6 8 7 10 8 7 4 7 10 6 7 7 5 6 8 6 7 139
Heat 4: Soloists – 3 February 2007
Draw Artist Song (Original artists) Points Place Result
1 Covadonga "Sin ti no soy nada" (Amaral) 83 9 Eliminated
2 Alberto Vázquez "Ahora te puedes marchar" (Luis Miguel) 93 5 Eliminated
3 Davinia "Ciega, Sordomuda" (Shakira) 95 4 Eliminated
4 Crystina "Mr. Sandman" (Blind Guardian) 85 7 Eliminated
5 Diego Cosío "Invincible" (Carola) 88 6 Eliminated
6 Lola King "Y, ¿Si fuera ella?" (Malú) 43 12 Eliminated
7 Rosavil "La chica de ayer" (Nacha Pop) 64 11 Eliminated
8 Luis Amando "Getsemaní" (Camilo Sesto) 85 7 Advanced
9 Merche Llobera "Si tú no estás aquí" (Rosana Arbelo) 191 1 Advanced
10 Míriam Roca "It's Raining Men" (Weather Girls) 113 3 Advanced
11 Fran "Amor, amor, amor" (Luis Miguel) 154 2 Advanced
12 El Síndrome del Martes "Mucho mejor" (Los Rodríguez) 66 10 Eliminated
Detailed Regional Televoting Results
Draw Artist
Andalusia
Aragon
Asturias
Balearic Islands
Canary Islands
Cantabria
Castilla–La Mancha
Castile and León
Catalonia
Extremadura
Galicia
Madrid
Murcia
Navarre
Basque Country
La Rioja
Valencia
Ceuta
Melilla
Mobile Phones
Total score
1 Covadonga 2 8 12 6 5 12 4 5 1 7 7 8 4 2 83
2 Alberto Vázquez 4 2 6 10 4 1 8 10 2 8 4 10 6 3 3 1 5 6 93
3 Davinia 1 5 5 5 12 4 2 6 1 3 7 6 4 6 5 2 5 4 5 7 95
4 Crystina 5 1 3 3 10 3 7 3 5 4 3 2 3 5 7 8 3 2 8 85
5 Diego Cosío 6 2 6 12 8 7 2 8 1 1 4 6 7 3 7 7 1 88
6 Lola King 12 2 4 1 1 10 5 2 2 4 43
7 Rosavil 1 3 7 6 4 2 3 8 2 2 1 12 8 1 4 64
8 Luis Amando 8 7 4 1 6 1 1 6 12 6 5 2 3 1 6 10 3 3 85
9 Merche Llobera 7 10 8 12 7 10 10 7 8 10 10 12 10 10 12 12 7 12 12 5 191
10 Míriam Roca 6 12 10 5 3 2 10 7 5 4 5 4 8 6 10 10 6 113
11 Fran 10 3 7 7 8 8 5 12 3 1 12 8 12 12 8 10 4 6 8 10 154
12 El Síndrome del Martes 3 4 8 2 2 4 5 12 6 7 1 12 66
Heat 4: Duets – 3 February 2007
Draw Artist Song (Original artists) Result
1 Mirela and Gerard "Sin ti (Without You)" (Mariah Carey) Advanced
2 Mercedes Sayas and Baltanás "One Moment in Time" (Whitney Houston) Eliminated
3 Rebeca and Paco Arrojo "Si no te hubiera conocido" (Christina Aguilera and Luis Fonsi) Eliminated
4 Rut Marcos and Yolanda "I'm So Excited" (The Pointer Sisters) Eliminated
Semi-final

The semi-final took place on 10 February 2007. The twenty contestants first faced a regional televote where the top three qualified for the semi-final; an additional two qualifiers were selected from the remaining seventeen contestants by an in-studio jury.[20][21]

  Public vote qualifier   Jury qualifier

Semi-final – 10 February 2007
Draw Artist Song (Original artists) Points Place Result
1 Poker "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" (ABBA) 24 13 Eliminated
2 Miguel Cañadas "Nada cambiará mi amor por ti" (George Benson) 38 11 Eliminated
3 Nash "Capaz de todo" 159 2 Advanced
4 Rebeca "Out Here on My Own" (Irene Cara) 43 10 Eliminated
5 Nazaret "I Will Survive" (Gloria Gaynor) 95 5 Advanced
6 Paraelissa "Llamando a la tierra" (Steve Miller Band) 22 14 Eliminated
7 Gerard "It's Not Right but It's Okay" (Whitney Houston) 37 12 Eliminated
8 Marta Llenas "Libre" (Greta y los Garbo) 19 15 Eliminated
9 Santa Fe "End of the Road" (Boyz II Men) 19 16 Eliminated
10 Mirela "Sola otra vez" (Eric Carmen) 87 6 Advanced
11 Fran "Gloria" (Umberto Tozzi) 112 4 Eliminated
12 Merche Llobera "We Are the Champions" (Queen) 129 3 Advanced
13 Míriam Roca "Toda" (Alejandro Sanz) 45 9 Eliminated
14 Yanira Figueroa "Entender el amor" (Mónica Naranjo) 162 1 Advanced
15 Mirela and Gerard "Reach Out (I'll Be There)" (Gloria Gaynor) 17 17 Eliminated
16 Montse Mallorquín "Every Breath You Take" (The Police) 52 8 Eliminated
17 Paco Arrojo "A Kind of Magic" (Queen) 72 7 Eliminated
18 Nessa "Holding Out for a Hero" (Bonnie Tyler) 11 18 Eliminated
19 Luis Amando "Kiss" (Prince) 7 20 Eliminated
20 Sheila Rodríguez "Eloise" (Tino Casal) 10 19 Eliminated
Detailed Regional Televoting Results
Draw Artist
Andalusia
Aragon
Asturias
Balearic Islands
Canary Islands
Cantabria
Castilla–La Mancha
Castile and León
Catalonia
Extremadura
Galicia
Madrid
Murcia
Navarre
Basque Country
La Rioja
Valencia
Ceuta
Melilla
Mobile Phones
Total score
1 Poker 3 3 4 8 1 1 4 24
2 Miguel Cañadas 2 1 2 2 3 5 12 1 2 8 38
3 Nash 10 2 12 10 10 4 12 10 10 6 10 10 6 6 6 10 6 7 12 159
4 Rebeca 5 1 6 7 4 4 6 10 43
5 Nazaret 7 8 3 4 1 3 4 6 1 5 7 3 4 5 8 5 12 4 5 95
6 Paraelissa 7 6 8 1 22
7 Gerard 6 12 7 6 6 37
8 Marta Llenas 2 1 3 1 4 8 19
9 Santa Fe 2 3 3 1 3 5 2 19
10 Mirela 6 3 2 1 4 10 5 7 6 12 2 7 8 4 10 87
11 Fran 3 10 8 8 2 8 7 12 7 5 10 8 10 8 2 4 112
12 Merche Llobera 4 5 7 12 5 5 5 7 3 10 8 7 12 12 3 7 5 5 6 1 129
13 Míriam Roca 4 6 5 2 3 8 5 45
14 Yanira Figueroa 12 7 10 7 8 12 8 8 8 12 4 8 4 12 10 6 7 12 7 162
15 Mirela and Gerard 4 5 2 2 1 3 17
16 Montse Mallorquín 12 1 5 12 2 2 1 3 12 3 10 1 52
17 Paco Arrojo 1 5 6 6 10 1 12 4 7 10 2 3 3 2 72
18 Nessa 8 2 1 11
19 Luis Amando 7 7
20 Sheila Rodríguez 6 4 10
Internet vote

Internet users had between 15 and 21 January 2007 to vote for their favourite songs via the Misión Eurovisión website and on 24 January 2007, the top five entries qualified for the second round and a committee evaluated the remaining entries and selected an additional five songs for the second round.[22] A committee evaluated the remaining entries and selected an additional five songs for the second round. In the second round, users had until 28 January 2007 to vote for their favourite songs and on 29 January 2007, the top three entries qualified for the national final and an additional two songs were selected from the remaining five songs by the committee.[23][24]

First round – 23 January 2007
Draw Song Songwriter(s) Result
1 "Busco un hombre" Alejandro de Pinedo, Juan Carlos Villamil Advanced
2 "Ya estás aquí" Luis Fierro, Phil Trim Advanced
3 "I Love You Mi Vida" Thomas G:son, Andreas Rickstrand, Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson, Rebeca Pous Del Toro Advanced
4 "Me gusta hacer canciones con un hey" Alexandre Rexach Llorens, Mónica Bertrán Brancos Advanced
5 "Una lágrima" Ana Luisa Santana, Miguel Ángel García Advanced
6 "Ley le lee" Rafael Artesero Advanced
7 "Rienda suelta a mi corazón" Benjamín Estacio Eliminated
8 "Angel" Ignacio Pascual Eliminated
9 "Cuánto amor por ti" José Abraham Martínez Advanced
10 "Destiny" Claes Andreasson, Torbjörn Wassenius Advanced
11 "Ain veri japi nau" Juan Luis Santigosa Eliminated
12 "Tu voz se apagará" Miguel Linde Advanced
13 "Ven a bailar" Carmen Hernández, Felipe Segovia Eliminated
14 "Báilame" Thomas G:son, Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson Eliminated
15 "La reina de la noche" José Juan Santana Rodríguez, Rafael Artesero Advanced
Second round – 29 January 2007
Draw Song Result
1 "Busco un hombre" Selected
2 "Ya estás aquí" Eliminated
3 "I Love You Mi Vida" Selected
4 "Me gusta hacer canciones con un hey" Eliminated
5 "Una lágrima" Selected
6 "Ley le lee" Eliminated
7 "Cuánto amor por ti" Eliminated
8 "Destiny" Eliminated
9 "Tu voz se apagará" Selected
10 "La reina de la noche" Selected
Final

The final took place on 24 February 2007. The winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, each of the finalists performed abridged versions of the five candidate Eurovision songs and a public televote exclusively selected the top five combinations of artist and song to advance to the second round, the superfinal. In the superfinal, the winner, "I Love You Mi Vida" performed by Nash, was selected exclusively by regional televoting.[25]

Final – 24 February 2007
Draw Artist Song Result
1 Nash "Busco una chica" Advanced
2 Nazaret "Busco un hombre" Advanced
3 Yanira Figueroa "Busco un hombre" Eliminated
4 Mirela "Busco un hombre" Eliminated
5 Merche Llobera "Busco un hombre" Eliminated
6 Nazaret "I Love You Mi Vida" Eliminated
7 Mirela "I Love You Mi Vida" Eliminated
8 Nash "I Love You Mi Vida" Advanced
9 Merche Llobera "I Love You Mi Vida" Eliminated
10 Yanira Figueroa "I Love You Mi Vida" Eliminated
11 Nash "La reina de la noche" Eliminated
12 Mirela "La reina de la noche" Advanced
13 Yanira Figueroa "La reina de la noche" Eliminated
14 Merche Llobera "La reina de la noche" Eliminated
15 Nazaret "La reina de la noche" Eliminated
16 Mirela "Tu voz se apagará" Eliminated
17 Merche Llobera "Tu voz se apagará" Eliminated
18 Nash "Tu voz se apagará" Eliminated
19 Nazaret "Tu voz se apagará" Advanced
20 Yanira Figueroa "Tu voz se apagará" Eliminated
21 Merche Llobera "Una lágrima" Eliminated
22 Nazaret "Una lágrima" Eliminated
23 Nash "Una lágrima" Eliminated
24 Yanira Figueroa "Una lágrima" Eliminated
25 Mirela "Una lágrima" Eliminated
Superfinal – 24 February 2007
Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Nash "Busco una chica" 20 4
2 Nazaret "Busco un hombre" 4 5
3 Nash "I Love You Mi Vida" 85 1
4 Mirela "La reina de la noche" 67 2
5 Nazaret "Tu voz se apagará" 44 3
Detailed Regional Televoting Results
Draw Song
Andalusia
Aragon
Asturias
Balearic Islands
Canary Islands
Cantabria
Castilla–La Mancha
Castile and León
Catalonia
Extremadura
Galicia
Madrid
Murcia
Navarre
Basque Country
La Rioja
Valencia
Ceuta
Melilla
Mobile Phones
Total score
1 "Busco una chica" 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 20
2 "Busco un hombre" 3 1 4
3 "I Love You Mi Vida" 3 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 3 5 5 3 5 5 5 5 5 2 5 3 85
4 "Tu voz se apagará" 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 5 3 2 44
5 "La reina de la noche" 5 3 3 5 5 3 3 3 5 3 3 5 3 2 3 2 3 1 2 5 67

Ratings

Viewing figures by show
Show Air date Viewing figures Ref.
Nominal Share
Heat 1 9 January 2007 2,107,000 13.3% [26]
Heat 2 16 January 2007 1,417,000 11.2%
Heat 3 23 January 2007 1,554,000 9.7%
Heat 4 3 February 2007 1,215,000 9.1%
Semi-final 10 February 2007 1,263,000 9.6%
Final 21 February 2007 1,689,000 14.3%

Preparation

The official video of the song was filmed in March 2007 at the Estudios Buñuel in Madrid.[27] The final version of the song, produced by Mar de Pablos and Carlos Quintero, premiered on 7 March 2007 with the video later released on 9 March 2007 on RTVE's website. The music video served as the official preview video for the Spanish entry.[28][29] On 21 March 2007, it was announced that Nash would perform at the Eurovision Song Contest under the name D'Nash due to issues with registering their initial stage name.[30]

At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country, the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom) and the ten highest placed finishers in the 2006 contest are required to qualify from the semi-final in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from the semi-final progress to the final. As a member of the "Big 4", Spain automatically qualified to compete in the final on 12 May 2007. In addition to their participation in the final, Spain is also required to broadcast and vote in the semi-final on 10 May 2007.

In Spain, both the semi-final and the final were broadcast on La 1 with commentary by Beatriz Pécker.[31] The Spanish spokesperson, who announced the Spanish votes during the final, was Ainhoa Arbizu. The broadcast of the final was watched by 3.373 million viewers in Spain with a market share of 28%. This represented a decrease of 10.9% from the previous year with 1.339 million less viewers.[32]

Final

D'Nash performing during the final

D'Nash took part in technical rehearsals on 7 and 8 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 11 and 12 May. During the running order draw for the semi-final and final on 12 March 2007, Spain was placed to perform in position 2 in the final, following the entry from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Spanish performance featured the members of D'Nash on stage dressed in white outfits and doing a dance routine, joined by two backing vocalists on silver kettle drums. The LED screens displayed a digital mosaic background which transitioned between blue and red colours, with the latter covered by the title of the song "I Love U Mi Vida". During the performance, D'Nash interpreted the song title in sign language in order for people who can't hear to understand the message of their song, as explained by the group members.[33] The performance also featured pyrotechnic effects which included industrial sparks and flaming columns.[34][35] The five backing vocalists that joined D'Nash were Noemí Calumarte and Rebeca Rods.[36] Spain placed twentieth in the final, scoring 43 points.[37]

Voting

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Spain and awarded by Spain in the semi-final and grand final of the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Andorra in the semi-final and to Romania in the final of the contest.

Points awarded to Spain

Points awarded to Spain (Final)[38]
Score Country
12 points  Albania
10 points
8 points  Portugal
7 points
6 points  France
5 points   Switzerland
4 points  Montenegro
3 points  Belgium
2 points
1 point  Greece

Points awarded by Spain

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