Eurovision Song Contest 2017 | ||||
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Country | Spain | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Objetivo Eurovisión 2017 | |||
Selection date(s) |
Wildcard round final 12 January 2017 National final 11 February 2017 |
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Selected entrant | Manel Navarro | |||
Selected song | "Do It for Your Lover" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Manel Navarro Antonio Rayo "Rayito" |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 26th (last), 5 points | |||
Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Spain participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Do It for Your Lover" written by Manel Navarro and Antonio Rayo "Rayito. The song was performed by Manel Navarro. The Spanish broadcaster Televisión Española (TVE) organised the national final Objetivo Eurovisión 2017 in order to select the Spanish entry for the 2017 contest in Kiev, Ukraine. Six artists and songs competed in the televised show where a professional jury and a public televote selected "Do It for Your Lover" performed by Manel Navarro as the winner.
As a member of the "Big 5", Spain automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 16, Spain placed twenty-sixth (last) out of the 26 participating countries with 5 points.
Prior to the 2017 contest, Spain had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty-six times since its first entry in 1961. The nation has won the contest on two occasions: in 1968 with the song "La, la, la" performed by Massiel and in 1969 with the song "Vivo cantando" performed by Salomé, the latter having won in a four-way tie with France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Spain has also finished second four times, with Karina in 1971, Mocedades in 1973, Betty Missiego in 1979 and Anabel Conde in 1995. In 2016, Spain placed twenty-second with the song "Say Yay!" performed by Barei.