Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003

Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Country  Spain
National selection
Selection process Operación Triunfo
Selection date(s) Final
17 February 2003
Selected entrant Beth
Selected song "Dime"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Jesús María Pérez
  • Amaya Martínez
Finals performance
Final result 8th, 81 points
Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2002 • 2003 • 2004►

Spain participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with an entry selected through the second series of the reality-show Operación Triunfo. Beth with the song "Dime", composed by Jesús María Pérez and Amaya Martínez, was chosen through televoting by the Spanish public. At Eurovision, Beth placed 8th with 81 points.

Operación Triunfo (second series)

The second season of Operación Triunfo was broadcast from the Mediapark Studios in Sant Just Desvern, Barcelona and was hosted by Carlos Lozano. After the regular final of Operación Triunfo that took place on 27 January 2003 (where Ainhoa Cantalapiedra was declared the overall winner of the season), the top 3 contestants - Ainhoa herself, Manuel Carrasco, and Beth - qualified for the Eurovision phase of the contest, which consisted of a semi-final and a final. Three songs were assigned to each contestant among those submitted to national broadcaster TVE, making a total of nine songs.[1] In the semi-final, a jury eliminated one of the songs assigned to each artist, and then a finalist song was chosen for each contestant through televoting. The three songs that participated in the final were "Mi razón de vivir" by Ainhoa, "Viviré, moriré" by Manuel Carrasco, and "Dime" by Beth.[2][3]

Result of national final

The national final took place on 17 February 2003. At the close of voting, Beth with "Dime" received the largest percentage of the vote and was proclaimed the winner.

Draw Song Translation Singer Points Place
1 "Mi razón de vivir" My reason to live Ainhoa 31% 2nd
2 "Viviré, moriré" I'll live, I'll die Manuel Carrasco 24% 3rd
3 "Dime" Tell me Beth 45% 1st

At Eurovision

At Eurovision, Beth performed 12th. At the close of the voting she had received 81 points, placing 8th of 26.

Points Awarded by Spain[4]

12 points Belgium
10 points Romania
8 points Austria
7 points Sweden
6 points Russia
5 points Poland
4 points Germany
3 points Turkey
2 points Portugal
1 point Israel

Points Awarded to Spain

Points Awarded to Spain
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ábalos, A (2003-02-10). "CAMINO A EUROVISIÓN" (in Spanish). Telefónica. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
  2. ↑ Ábalos, A (2003-02-17). "RIGA ESTÁ A LA VUELTA DE LA ESQUINA" (in Spanish). Telefónica. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
  3. ↑ http://www.esc-history.com/nf-entries.asp?country=Spain&year=2003&order=ItemNr
  4. ↑ Eurovision Song Contest 2003
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