"Canta y sé feliz" | |
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Eurovision Song Contest 1974 entry | |
Country | |
Artist(s) | |
Language | |
Composer(s) | |
Lyricist(s) |
Pedro Pubill Calaf
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Conductor |
Rafael de Ibarbia Serra
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Finals performance | |
Final result |
9th
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Final points |
10
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Appearance chronology | |
◄ "Eres tú" (1973) | |
"Tú volverás" (1975) ► |
"Canta y sé feliz" (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkanta i ˈse feˈliθ], "Sing and Be Happy") was the Spanish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 in Brighton, United Kingdom. It was sung in Spanish by Peret.
The song is an up-tempo belonging to the Catalan rumba genre, with both music and lyrics by Pedro Pubill Calaf - Peret himself.
On the night of the final, the song performed in the third position, following United Kingdom's Olivia Newton-John singing "Long Live Love" and preceding Norway's Anne-Karine Strøm with "The First Day of Love", and at the close of the voting had received 10 points, placing 9th in a field of 17.
It was succeeded as Spanish representative at the 1975 contest by Sergio y Estíbaliz with "Tú volverás