"Canta y sé feliz" | |
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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