Eurovision Song Contest 2000 | ||||
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Country | Spain | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Eurocanción 2000 | |||
Selection date(s) | 8 February 2000 | |||
Selected entrant | Serafín Zubiri | |||
Selected song | "Colgado de un sueño" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 18th, 18 points | |||
Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Spain participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with an entry selected through a national preselection called Eurocanción 2000. It was the first national final organized by Televisión Española (TVE) since 1976.Serafín Zubiri, who had already participated for Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, was the winner with the song "Colgado de un sueño". The song was composed by José María Purón, composer of the Spanish entry that finished second in the 1995 Contest, "Vuelve conmigo". At Eurovision, Serafín Zubiri finished 18th with 18 points.
The national final took place on 8 February 2000 at TVE's studios in Madrid, hosted by Carlos Lozano and Paloma Lago. TVE selected 15 song internally for the national final. To decide the winner, 19 regional juries awarded points from 1 to 10; then the televoting results of the Spanish public were added, with the value of two juries.
Apart from Serafín Zubiri, there was another former Spanish entrant among the 15 finalists: Anabel Conde, who had finished second in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995, participated in Eurocanción 2000 in a duo with David Domínguez.
Serafín Zubiri got the highest amount of points from the jury and the audience and was proclaimed winner and entrant for Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000.
At Eurovision, Zubiri performed 13th. At the close of the voting he had received 18 points, placing 18th of 24.