Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004

Spain participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with an entry selected through the third series of the reality-show Operación Triunfo. Ramón with the song Para llenarme de ti, composed by Kike Santander, was chosen through televoting by the Spanish public. At the Eurovision final, Ramon placed 10th with 87 points.

Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Country Spain
National selection
Selection processOperación Triunfo
Selection date(s)Final
28 January 2004
Selected entrantRamón
Selected song"Para llenarme de ti"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result10th, 87 points
Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Operación Triunfo (third series)

The third 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 21 December 2003 (where Vicente Seguí was declared the overall winner of the season), the top four contestants - Vicente, Ramón, Miguel and Davinia - qualified for the Eurovision phase of the contest, which consisted of two rounds and a final.

First Round

In the first round on 14 January 2004, three songs were assigned to each contestant among those submitted to national broadcaster TVE, making a total of twelve songs.[1] A jury eliminated one of the songs assigned to each artist, leaving a total of eight.

First Round – 14 January 2014
Draw Artist Song (English translation) Result
1 Davinia "Quiero tu amor" (I want your love) Advanced
2 Miguel "Hoy te quiero más" (I love you more today) Eliminated
3 Ramón "Para llenarme de ti" (To get filled with you) Advanced
4 Vicente "Veinte años más" (Twenty years more) Advanced
5 Miguel "Amor de madrugada" (Love at dawn) Advanced
6 Vicente "Se me va la vida" (Life is leaving me) Advanced
7 Ramón "Cuestión de alma" (It's a matter of the soul) Eliminated
8 Davinia "Cómo quieres que te quiera" (How do you want me to love you) Advanced
9 Vicente "Nadie como tú" (Nobody like you) Eliminated
10 Davinia "Mi obsesión" (My obsession) Eliminated
11 Miguel "Muéveme" (Move me) Advanced
12 Ramón "Todo vuelve a importar" (Everything is important again) Advanced

Second Round

In the second round on 21 January 2004, a finalist song was chosen for each contestant through televoting. The four songs that participated in the final were "Cómo quieres que te quiera" by Davinia, "Muéveme" by Miguel, "Para llenarme de ti" by Ramón, and "Se me va la vida" by Vicente.[2]

Second Round – 21 January 2004
Draw Artist Song Televote Result
1 Davinia "Quiero tu amor" 14.3% Eliminated
2 Ramón "Para llenarme de ti" 70.7% Finalist
3 Vicente "Veinte años más" 16% Eliminated
4 Miguel "Amor de madrugada" 21.4% Eliminated
5 Vicente "Se me va la vida" 84% Finalist
6 Davinia "Cómo quieres que te quiera" 85.7% Finalist
7 Miguel "Muéveme" 78.6% Finalist
8 Ramón "Todo vuelve a importar" 29.3% Eliminated

Final

The final took place on 28 January 2004. At the close of voting, "Para llenarme de ti" performed by Ramón was awarded first place with 38.8% of the vote.

Final – 28 January 2004
DrawArtistSongTelevotePlace
1Davinia"Cómo quieres que te quiera"15.4%4
2Miguel"Muéveme"16.5%3
3Ramón"Para llenarme de ti"38.8%1
4Vicente"Se me va la vida"29.3%2

At Eurovision

Spain automatically qualified for the grand final, on 12 May 2004; as part of the "Big Four". During the placement draw, it was determined that Spain would perform 1st. On 12 May, Spain placed 10th with 87 points.

Points awarded by Spain

Points awarded to Spain
Points awarded to Spain (final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

See also

References
  1. http://www.esc-history.com/details.asp?key=4014
  2. "GALA 16: ¡¡RAMÓN, A EUROVISIÓN!!" (in Spanish). Telefónica. 28 January 2004. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
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