Canta y sé feliz

"Canta y sé feliz"
Eurovision Song Contest 1974 entry
Country Spain
Artist(s) Peret
Language Spanish
Composer(s) Pedro Pubill Calaf
Lyricist(s) Pedro Pubill Calaf
Conductor Rafael de Ibarbia Serra
Finals performance
Final result 9th
Final points 10
Appearance chronology
◄ Eres tú (Mocedades song) (1973)   
Tú volverás (1975) ►

"Canta y sé feliz" (in English: "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 number with influences from flamenco, 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

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