Eurovision Song Contest 1996 | ||||
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Country | Spain | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Internal Selection | |||
Selected entrant | Antonio Carbonell | |||
Selected song | "¡Ay, qué deseo!" | |||
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 20th, 17 points | |||
Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Spain entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1996, held in Oslo, Norway. Televisión Española (TVE) internally selected Antonio Carbonell to represent Spain with the song "¡Ay, qué deseo!" (Oh, what desire!). The song was written by the members of the popular new flamenco band Ketama.
Carbonell performed third in the running order, following the United Kingdom and preceding Portugal. He received 17 points for his performance, placing 20th of 22 .