Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002
Spain participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with an entry selected through the first series of the reality casting show Operación Triunfo. Rosa with the song "Europe's Living a Celebration", composed by Toni and Xasqui Ten, was chosen through televoting by the Spanish public.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2002 | ||||
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| Country |  Spain | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Operación Triunfo | |||
| Selection date(s) | Final 18 March 2002 | |||
| Selected entrant | Rosa | |||
| Selected song | "Europe's Living a Celebration" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 7th, 81 points | |||
| Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Rosa placed 7th with 81 points at Eurovision, where her backing singers where her fellow contestants from Operación Triunfo David Bisbal, David Bustamante, Chenoa, Gisela (who would represent Andorra in 2008) and Geno.[1]
Before Eurovision
Operación Triunfo (first series)
The first season of Operación Triunfo was broadcast from the Mediapark Studios in Sant Just Desvern, Barcelona and was hosted by Carlos Lozano. After the regular final of Operación Triunfo that took place on 11 February 2002 (where Rosa was declared the overall winner of the season), the top three contestants - Rosa herself, David Bisbal, and David Bustamante - qualified for the Eurovision phase of the contest, which consisted of a semi-final and a final.
Semi-final
In the semi-final, three songs were assigned to each contestant among those submitted to national broadcaster TVE, making a total of nine songs.[2] A jury first eliminated one of the songs assigned to each artist, and then a finalist song was then chosen for each contestant though televoting. The three songs that participated in the final were "La magia del corazón" by David Bustamante, "Corazón Latino" by David Bisbal, and "Europe's Living a Celebration" by Rosa.[3][4]
| First Round – 25 February 2002 | ||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song (English translation) | Songwriter(s) | Result |
| 1 | David Bustamante | "Urgente" (Urgent) | Isaac Luque | Eliminated |
| 2 | David Bisbal | "El alma en pie" (The soul stands) | José Abraham | Advanced |
| 3 | Rosa | "Un sueño especial" (A special dream) | Toni Ten, Xasqui Ten | Advanced |
| 4 | David Bustamante | "Más de mil noches" (More than a thousand nights) | Ander Pérez | Advanced |
| 5 | Rosa | "Hay que vivir" (You have to live) | Lexter | Eliminated |
| 6 | David Bisbal | "Corazón Latino" (Latin heart) | Jordi Cubino | Advanced |
| 7 | David Bustamante | "La magia del corazón" (The magic of the heart) | David DeMaría, Pablo Pinilla, David Santisteban | Advanced |
| 8 | Rosa | "Europe's Living a Celebration" | Toni Ten, Xasqui Ten | Advanced |
| 9 | David Bisbal | "Miénteme" (Lie to me) | Isaac Luque | Eliminated |
| Second Round – 25 February 2002 | ||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Result |
| 1 | David Bisbal | "El alma en pie" | 18% | Eliminated |
| 2 | Rosa | "Un sueño especial" | 30% | Eliminated |
| 3 | David Bustamante | "Más de mil noches" | 35% | Eliminated |
| 4 | David Bisbal | "Corazón Latino" | 82% | Finalist |
| 5 | David Bustamante | "La magia del corazón" | 65% | Finalist |
| 6 | Rosa | "Europe's Living a Celebration" | 70% | Finalist |
Final
The final took place on 18 March 2002. At the close of voting, Rosa received the highest number of votes and was proclaimed the winner and entrant for Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002.[4]
| Final – 18 March 2002 | ||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | David Bustamante | "La magia del corazón" | 17.3% | 3 |
| 2 | David Bisbal | "Corazón Latino" | 32.8% | 2 |
| 3 | Rosa | "Europe's Living a Celebration" | 49.9% | 1 |
At Eurovision
At Eurovision, Rosa performed 5th, following Greece and preceding Croatia. At the close of the voting she had received 81 points, placing 7th of 24. The Spanish televoting awarded its 12 points to contest winners Latvia.
Points awarded by Spain
| 12 points |  Latvia |
| 10 points |  Malta |
| 8 points |  France |
| 7 points |  Slovenia |
| 6 points |  Cyprus |
| 5 points |  Romania |
| 4 points |  Turkey |
| 3 points |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2 points |  Germany |
| 1 point | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
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 |
References
- https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/national_finals_90s_00s/Spain2002.html&date=2009-10-26+02:40:55
- "GALA: 11/03/2002" (in Spanish). Telefónica. 11 March 2002. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
- http://www.esc-history.com/details.asp?key=918
- "SPANISH NATIONAL FINAL 2002".
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