Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest

Spain
Member station	Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE)
National selection events	National Final 1961–1962 1964–1965 1969–1971 1976 2000–2005 2007–2011 2014 2016-present Internal Selection 1963–1964 1966–1969 1972–1975 1977–1999 2006 2012–2013 2015
Participation summary
Appearances	56
First appearance	1961
Best result	1st: 1968, 1969
Worst result	Last: 1962, 1965, 1983, 1999 Nul points: 1962, 1965, 1983
External links
TVE page
Spain's page at Eurovision.tv
For the most recent participation see Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017

Spain has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 56 times since making its debut in 1961, where they finished ninth. Since 1999, Spain is one of the "Big Five", along with France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom, who are automatically allowed to participate in the final because they are the five biggest financial contributors to the European Broadcasting Union. Spain has competed in the contest continuously since the country's debut in 1961. The only country with a longer run of uninterrupted Eurovision appearances is the United Kingdom, ever-present since 1959.

Spain has won the contest twice, first in 1968 with the song "La, la, la" sung by Massiel and again in 1969, when Salomé's "Vivo cantando" was involved in a four way tie with Lulu's "Boom Bang-a-Bang", representing the United Kingdom, Frida Boccara's "Un jour, un enfant", representing France, and Lennie Kuhr's "De troubadour"", representing the Netherlands. The 1969 contest in Madrid is the only time Spain has hosted the event, since lots were drawn after 1969's four way tie and the 1970 contest was hosted by the Netherlands. Spain has also finished second in the contest four times, with Karina in 1971, Mocedades in 1973, Betty Missiego in 1979 and Anabel Conde in 1995, and third in 1984 with Bravo. The country finished last with "Nul points" in 1962, 1965 and 1983, then finished last for a fourth time in 1999. Spain has had less success in recent years, failing to reach the top 10 in 10 of the last 12 contests (2005–2016). The exceptions being 10th-place finishes for Pastora Soler in 2012 and Ruth Lorenzo in 2014.

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