Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964

Eurovision Song Contest 1964
Country	Spain
National selection
Selection process	Song: National Final; Artist: Internal Selection
Selection date(s)	Song: 18 February 1964
Selected entrant	Nelly, Tim and Tony (Los TNT)
Selected song	"Caracola"
Selected songwriter(s)	Fina de Calderón;
Finals performance
Final result	12th, 1 point
Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest

Spain took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964. The country was represented by Uruguayan band Los TNT with the song "Caracola", written by Fina de Calderón. The song was chosen through a national final, while the performers were chosen internally by TVE.

National final

The Spanish song was chosen during the TV show Gran Parada, hosted by Carmina Alonso and Ana María Solsona from Barcelona. It was the viewers that decided the winning song by sending postcards by mail. Each song was presented twice by two different singers. In the final that took place on 18 February, the song "Caracola" performed by Michel and Teresa María, respectively, was proclaimed the winner. After the show, TVE internally chose Los TNT, who had not taken part in the final, to perform the song in Copenhagen.[1][2]

Result of national final

Draw	Song	Translation	First Singer	Second Singer	Votes	Place
1	"Soy"	I am	Gelu	Lorenzo Valverde	201	6
2	"Torero"	Bullfighter	Lolita Sevilla	Luis Gardey	410	3
3	"Olé"	-	Claudia	Tito Mora	103	8
4	"La niña del espejo"	The girl in the mirror	Lolita Sevilla	Alfredo Garrido	639	2
5	"Llegaré"	I will reach	Gelu	Tito Mora	243	5
6	"Estrellas en el agua"	Stars in the water	Lita Torelló	Michel	97	9
7	"Todo me da igual"	I don't care for anything	Lita Torelló	Lorenzo Valverde	321	4
8	"Luz de bengala"	Light of flare	Lita Torelló	Michel	54	10
9	"Caracola"	Conch	Michel	Teresa María	3,100	1
10	"El niño y el toro"	The kid and the bull	Tito Mora	Claudia	136	7

At Eurovision

Los TNT (as Nelly, Tim & Tony) performed last in the running order, following Belgium. They received a single point from Italy, coming 12th in a field of 16.

References

del Amor Caballero, Reyes (4 May 2004). "Preselecciones españolas para Eurovisión, primera parte". eurovision-spain.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 March 2008.
"Spain National Final 1964". natfinals.50webs.com.

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[1] Amor Caballero, Reyes (4 May 2004). "Preselecciones españolas para Eurovisión, primera parte". eurovision-spain.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 March 2008.

[2] "Spain National Final 1964". natfinals.50webs.com.