Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986
Spain was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, held in Bergen, Norway.
Eurovision Song Contest 1986 | ||||
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Country | Spain | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Internal selection | |||
Selected entrant | Cadillac | |||
Selected song | "Valentino" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 10th, 51 points | |||
Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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For the tenth straight year, Spain's national broadcaster, Televisión Española, selected their entrant and song for the Eurovision Song Contest internally. This internal selection process would apply to each Spanish Eurovision entrant until 1999.
For 1986, the band Cadillac, already heavily popular by this time in Spain for their string of hit pop/Rock en Español albums, were selected as Spain's representatives to send to the Contest in Bergen. They sang the song "Valentino," which was composed by José María Guzmán, the lead singer and guitarist.
At Eurovision
At the Contest in Bergen, Cadillac was the ninth act on stage, following Turkey and preceding Switzerland. At the end of judging that evening, the song received a total of 51 points, placing Spain tenth out of a field of 20 competing countries.
Points awarded by Spain
12 points | Ireland |
10 points | Belgium |
8 points | Portugal |
7 points | Sweden |
6 points | Iceland |
5 points | Denmark |
4 points | Switzerland |
3 points | Yugoslavia |
2 points | United Kingdom |
1 point | Netherlands |
Points awarded to Spain
12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |