| Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest | |||
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| Participation summary | |||
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| Highest placement Top 5 | FINAL | SEMI-FINALS | |
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| Worst placement (Bottom) | FINAL | SEMI-FINALS | |
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| Nul points (Nil points) | FINAL | SEMI-FINALS | |
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| Years |
1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • |
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| Artists | Conchita Bautista • Víctor Balaguer • José Guardiola • Nelly with Tim and Tony (Los TNT) • Conchita Bautista • Raphael • Raphael • Massiel • Salomé • Julio Iglesias • Karina • Jaime Morey • Mocedades • Peret • Sergio and Estíbaliz (Sergio y Estíbaliz) • Braulio • Micky • José Vélez • Betty Missiego • Trigo Limpio • Bacchelli (José María Bacchelli) • Lucía • Remedios Amaya • Bravo • Paloma San Basilio • Cadillac • Patricia Kraus • La Década (La Década Prodigiosa) • Nina • Azúcar Moreno • Sergio Dalma • Serafín (Serafín Zubiri) • Eva Santamaría • Alejandro Abad • Anabel Conde • Antonio Carbonell • Marcos Llunas • Mikel Herzog • Lydia • Serafín Zubiri • David Civera • Rosa (Rosa López) • Beth (Beth Rodergas) • Ramón (Ramón del Castillo) • Son de Sol • Las Ketchup • D’Nash (DNASH / NASH) • Rodolfo Chikilicuatre • Soraya Arnelas • Daniel Diges • Lucía Pérez • Pastora Soler • ESDM (El Sueño de Morfeo) • Ruth Lorenzo • Edurne • Barei • Manel Navarro • Amaia and Alfred (Amaia Romero y Alfred García) • Miki (Miki Núñez) • |
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| Songs | “Estando contigo” • “Llámame“ • “Algo prodigioso“ • “Caracola“ • “¡Qué bueno, qué bueno!” • “Yo soy aquél“ • “Hablemos del amor“ • “La La La” • “Vivo cantando“ • “Gwendolyne” • “En un mundo nuevo“ • “Amanece“ • “Eres tú“ • “Canta y sé feliz“ • “Tú volverás“ • “Sobran las palabras“ • “Enséñame a cantar“ • “Bailemos un vals“ • “Su canción“ • “Quédate esta noche“ • “Y sólo tú“ • “Él“ • “¿Quién maneja mi barca?“ • “Lady, Lady” • “La fiesta terminó“ • “Valentino” • “No estás solo“ • “La chica que yo quiero (Made in Spain)” (Made in Spain (La chica que yo quiero)) • “Nacida para amar“ • “Bandido“ • “Bailar pegados“ • “Todo esto es la música“ • “Hombres“ • “Ella no es ella“ • “Vuelve conmigo“ • “¡Ay, qué deseo!” • “Sin rencor“ • “¿Qué voy a hacer sin ti?“ • “No quiero escuchar“ • “Colgado de un sueño“ • “Dile que la quiero“ • “Europe’s Living a Celebration” (Europa vive una fiesta) • “Dime“ • “Para llenarme de ti“ • “Brujería“ • “Bloody Mary” • “I Love You Mi Vida“ (Te amo, mi vida) • “Baila el Chiki Chiki“ • “La noche es para mí“ • “Algo pequeñito“ • “Que me quiten lo bailao“ • “Quédate conmigo“ • “Contigo hasta el final“ • “Dancing in the Rain” (Bailando bajo la lluvia) • “Amanecer“ • “Say Yay!” (¡Di yay!) • “Do It for Your Lover” (Hazlo por los que te quieren) • “Tu canción“ • “La venda“ • “ |
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- Emittente televisiva: TVE
- Processo di Selezione: Selezione Nazionale (1961–1962, 1964–1965, 1969–1971, 1976, 2000–2001, 2005, 2007–2011, 2014, 2016–2017 | Operación Triunfo 2002–2004, 2018–2019) | Selezione Interna (1963, 1966–1968, 1972–1975, 1977–1999, 2006, 2012–2013, 2015)
- Organizzazione concorso – Paese ospite: 1 (ESC Vienna 1967)
- Numero di partecipazioni: 59 (59 FI)
- Lingue: Inglese ()
- Prima partecipazione: ESC Cannes 1961: Conchita Bautista | Estando Contigo
- Miglior piazzamento: Top 5: FI: | SF:
- Miglior piazzamento Top 10: FI:
- Peggior piazzamento (Bottom): FI: | SF:
- Average place: 12,46
- Numero di vittorie: 2 (ESC London 1968: Massiel | La, La, La…; ESC Madrid 1969: Salomé | Vivo Cantando)
- Nul points (Nil points): FI: 1962, 1965, 1983 SF:
Spain joined the Eurovision Song Contest back in 1961, finishing 9th on their debut courtesy of Conchita Bautista and her ballad ‘Estando Contigo’ (‘Being With You’).
Their first victory came at the Royal Albert Hall in 1968 when Massiel’s “La La La” pipped the United Kingdom’s Cliff Richard to the win by just one poi
nt.The following year, Televisión Española (TVE) hosted the Contest in Madrid where four artists tied for first place: France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Spain’s very own Salomé with “Vivo Cantando” (‘I Live Singing’).
Though Spain hasn’t won the Eurovision Song Contest since the 1960s, they did win Junior Eurovision in 2004 thanks to María Isabel and her track “Antes Muerta Que Sencilla” (‘I’d Rather Be Dead Than Plain’).
Spain has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest in every edition since 1961, in total 63 times. The current Spanish participant broadcaster in the contest is Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE). Spain is one of the “Big Five” countries, along with France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom, that are automatically prequalified for the final, due to their participant broadcasters being the largest financial contributors to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
Spain has won the contest twice, first in 1968 with the song “La La La” performed by Massiel and again in 1969, when “Vivo cantando” by Salomé was involved in a four-way tie with France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. The 1969 contest in Madrid is the only time Spain has hosted the event, since lots were drawn after 1969’s four-way tie and the 1970 contest was hosted by the Netherlands. Other good results in the 20th century were four second places with “En un mundo nuevo” by Karina in 1971, “Eres tú” by Mocedades in 1973, “Su canción” by Betty Missiego in 1979, and “Vuelve conmigo” by Anabel Conde in 1995, and a third place with “Lady, Lady” by Bravo in 1984. The country finished last with nul points three times: in 1962, 1965, and 1983, and also finished last in 1999 and 2017.
Since the start of the 21st century, Spain has reached the top ten seven times, with “Dile que la quiero” by David Civera (2001) finishing sixth, “Europe’s Living a Celebration” by Rosa (2002) finishing seventh, “Dime” by Beth (2003) finishing eighth, “Para llenarme de ti” by Ramón (2004) finishing tenth, both “Quédate conmigo” by Pastora Soler (2012) and “Dancing in the Rain” by Ruth Lorenzo (2014) also finishing tenth, and “SloMo” by Chanel (2022) finishing third. Spain has also failed to reach the top twenty in ten of the last eighteen contests, including for six consecutive contests (2015–21). With “Eaea” by Blanca Paloma placing 17th in 2023, Spain became the first country to finish in all possible positions in the final (1st–26th). Spain is the current participating country with the longest active victory drought, with a total of 56 years (1969–2024).
Participation
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Televisión Española (TVE) was a full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), thus eligible to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. It participated in the contest representing Spain since its sixth edition in 1961. Since 2007, after a restructuring that led to the incorporation of TVE into the current Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE) corporation, it is the latter who participates representing Spain.
Selection process
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Spain has regularly changed the selection process used in order to find the country’s entry for the contest, either a national final or internal selection (sometimes a combination of both formats) has been held by the broadcaster at the time. Between 1977 and 1999, Spain’s entries were selected internally by TVE. Before that, internal selections and national contests, like Pasaporte a Dublín (Passport to Dublin) in 1971, were alternated.[1]
From 2000, Spain has used various selection formats with different results. In 2000 and 2001, TVE organised a national final called Eurocanción (Eurosong), where the Spanish representative was selected for the contest.[2] From 2002 to 2004, the reality television talent competition Operación Triunfo (the Spanish version of Star Academy) was used to select the entry, a format that renewed the Spanish audience’s interest in the contest[3] and brought three top 10 results in a row, until TVE decided not to host any further editions of the series. In 2005, the national final Eurovisión 2005: Elige nuestra canción (Eurovision 2005: Choose Our Song) was organised, where the audience chose their favourite song among a pre-selection made by TVE of unknown artists submitted to them by record labels. The result in the Eurovision final was not good and for 2006, the selection was made internally for the first time since 1999, with a similar result. In 2007, Spain’s entry was decided through the Misión Eurovisión 2007 show, with a disappointing result once again.
From 2008 to 2010, the Internet was the key element of the competitions used by RTVE to select the Spanish entry. In 2008, the social networking website MySpace was involved in the national final Salvemos Eurovisión (Let’s Save Eurovision). A website was created to make it possible for anyone to upload a song and proceed to a televised final if chosen by online voters or an expert jury. The result improved a little, but not much; nevertheless the interest of the Spanish audience was revived again.[3] For 2009, MySpace was still involved in the selection process Eurovisión 2009: El retorno (Eurovision 2009: The Return), although some changes were introduced in the format.[4] The result was the worst in the 2000s (decade): 24th place. In 2010, a similar format, Eurovisión: Destino Oslo, selected the Spanish entry, with the best result since 2004 (15th).[5]
In 2011, Internet voting was scrapped from the new selection method Destino Eurovisión. After a further disappointing result (23rd), for 2012, RTVE decided to approach an established act, Pastora Soler, and organise a national final to select her song.[6] A top ten result was achieved for the first time since 2004. The same procedure was repeated in 2013, with El Sueño de Morfeo as the established act, which turned out one of the most disappointing results (25th out of 26 entries) in the country’s Eurovision history; some critics, however, blamed a less-than-stellar performance of an otherwise solid song.[7] In 2014, RTVE decided to return to a multi-artist national final procedure, called Mira quién va a Eurovisión (Look who’s going to Eurovision); five artists were invited to participate by RTVE. A top ten result was achieved for the second time in three years.
In 2015, for the first time since 2006, both the artist, Edurne, and the song were selected internally by RTVE. On 18 December 2015, RTVE announced that it would organise a national final in order to select the Spanish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. Six acts competed in the national final named Objetivo Eurovisión, and Barei won the selection process. The same format was used in 2017, and Manel Navarro won the selection process; it turned out Spain’s first last-place result since 1999.
In 2017, RTVE commissioned a new season of Operación Triunfo, which returned to TVE after thirteen years, and the series served for the fourth time (after 2002, 2003 and 2004) as the platform to select the Spanish entry for the 2018 contest.[8][9] The result was disappointing (23rd out of 26 entries), but the 2018 Eurovision final was the most-watched in Spain since 2008.[10] A further season of the talent show chose the Spanish entry for the 2019 contest with another disappointing result (22nd out of 26 entries).[11]
For the 2020 contest, RTVE selected the Spanish entry internally, with Blas Cantó and the song “Universo” chosen.[12] Following the cancellation of the contest due to the COVID-19 pandemic, RTVE was one of the first four broadcasters (the other were Greece’s ERT, Netherlands’ AVROTROS and Ukraine’s UA:PBC) that confirmed its participation for the 2021 edition with the same artist who would have participated for 2020, in this case Cantó.[13] His 2021 entry “Voy a quedarme” went on to finish in 24th place with six points, marking the sixth time in a row that Spain has finished outside of the top twenty.
For the 2022 contest, it was announced that RTVE would use Benidorm Fest, a revamped version of the Benidorm International Song Festival to select the nation’s entry among thirteen candidates.[14][15][16] The broadcaster signed a contract with the regional government of the Valencian Community to hold the event for four editions.[17] The first Benidorm Fest was won by Chanel with “SloMo“, which finished in third place at Eurovision with 459 points, thereby achieving Spain’s best Eurovision result since 1995.[18]
Spain and the “Big Five”
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Since 1999, Spain, along with France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, have automatically qualified for the Eurovision final regardless of their results in previous contests.[19] The participant broadcasters from these countries earned this special status by being the four biggest financial contributors to the EBU, and subsequently became known as the “Big Four“. Italy returned to the contest in 2011, thus upgrading the countries to members of a “Big Five”.[20]
Interrupted performances
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Only three times in the contest’s history has a non-winning entry been allowed to perform again, and in two of these instances, the entries in question were Spanish representatives (the other one being the Italian entry in 1958, “Nel blu dipinto di blu” by Domenico Modugno). The first time this happened to a Spanish representative was in the 1990 contest in Zagreb, when Azúcar Moreno opened the contest with the song “Bandido“. The orchestra and the recorded backing track began the song out of sync, which caused the singers to miss their cue. The singers left the stage after a few seconds, and no explanation was given at the time. After a few uneasy moments, the music began correctly and the song was performed in full. Azúcar Moreno and “Bandido” went on to place fifth in the final vote tally, though the juries at the time actually awarded their points after watching the dress rehearsal performances, so the restart did not affect Spain’s overall result either positively or negatively.
Twenty years later, at the 2010 contest in Oslo, Spain was drawn to perform second in the running order, and Daniel Diges‘s performance of “Algo pequeñito” was disturbed by Catalan pitch invader Jimmy Jump. However, Diges performed the song in full, despite the invader’s intrusion and subsequent removal from the stage by security personnel, receiving warm applause for continuing from the audience at the Telenor Arena. After Serbia’s performance, co-presenter Nadia Hasnaoui announced that, according to the rules, Diges would be given a second chance once all the remaining countries had performed. Nonetheless, the juries ranked the dress-rehearsal performance of “Algo pequeñito” 20th out of 25 with 43 points, whereas the televoting results ranked Spain 12th, with 106 points. The combination of jury and televote results gave Spain a 15th-place finish.

Participation overview
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| 1 | First place |
| 2 | Second place |
| 3 | Third place |
| ◁ | Last place |
| X | Entry selected but did not compete |
| † | Upcoming event |
Note: Edizione | # | Artista (i) | Canzone [Musica (m) / Texto (t)] | Lingua (Traduzione) | Punteggio | Posizione | Processo di Selezione
- LXV (65ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2021: Finale | Sabato, 22 Maggio 2021: ; Eurovision Song Contest 2021: 2ª semifinale | Giovedì, 20 Maggio 2021 – Non ha partecipato; Eurovision Song Contest 2021: 1ª Semi-Finale | Martedì, 18 Maggio 2021 – Non ha partecipato
LXV (65ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2020: Finale | Sabato, 16 Maggio 2020: – Cancellato; Eurovision Song Contest 2020: 2ª semifinale | Giovedì, 14 Maggio 2020: – Cancellato; Eurovision Song Contest 2020: 1ª Semi-Finale | Martedì, 12 Maggio 2020: – Cancellato- LXIV (64ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2019: Finale | Sabato, 18 Maggio 2019: ; Eurovision Song Contest 2019: 2ª semifinale | Giovedì, 16 Maggio 2019 – Non ha partecipato; Eurovision Song Contest 2019: 1ª Semi-Finale |Martedì, 14 Maggio 2019 – Non ha partecipato
- LXIII (63ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2018: Finale | Sabato, 12 Maggio 2018: ; Eurovision Song Contest 2018: 2ª semifinale | Giovedì, 10 Maggio 2018 – Non ha partecipato; Eurovision Song Contest 2018: 1ª Semi-Finale |Martedì, 8 Maggio 2018 – Non ha partecipato
- LXII (62ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2017: Finale | Sabato, 13 Maggio 2017: ; Eurovision Song Contest 2017: 2ª semifinale | Giovedì, 11 Maggio 2017 – Non ha partecipato; Eurovision Song Contest 2017: 1ª Semi-Finale |Martedì, 9 Maggio 2017 – Non ha partecipato
- LX (61ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2016: Finale | Sabato, 14 Maggio 2016: ; Eurovision Song Contest 2016: 2ª semifinale | Giovedì, 12 Maggio 2016 – Non ha partecipato; Eurovision Song Contest 2016: 1ª Semi-Finale | Giovedì, 10 Maggio 2016 – Non ha partecipato
- LX (60ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2015: Finale | Sabato, 23 Maggio 2015: ; Eurovision Song Contest 2015: 2ª semifinale | Giovedì, 21 Maggio 2015 – Non ha partecipato; Eurovision Song Contest 2015: 1ª semifinale | Martedì, 19 Maggio 2015 – Non ha partecipato
- LIX (59ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2014: Finale | Sabato, 10 Maggio 2014: ; Eurovision Song Contest 2014: 2ª semifinale |Giovedì, 8 Maggio 2014 – Non ha partecipato; Eurovision Song Contest 2014: 1ª semifinale | Martedì, 06 Maggio 2014 – Non ha partecipato
- LVIII (58ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2013: Finale | Sabato, 18 Maggio 2013: ; Eurovision Song Contest 2013: 2ª semifinale | Giovedì, 16 Maggio 2013 – Non ha partecipato; Eurovision Song Contest 2013: 1ª semifinale | Martedì, 14 Maggio 2013 – Non ha partecipato
- LVII (57ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2012: Finale | Sabato, 26 Maggio 2012: ; Eurovision Song Contest 2012: 2ª semifinale | Giovedì, 24 Maggio 2012 – Non ha partecipato; Eurovision Song Contest 2012: 1ª semifinale | Martedì, 22 Maggio 2012 – Non ha partecipato
- LVI (56ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2011: Finale | Sabato, 14 Maggio 2011: ; Eurovision Song Contest 2011: 2ª semifinale | Giovedì, 12 Maggio 2011 – Non ha partecipato; Eurovision Song Contest 2011: 1ª semifinale | Martedì, 10 Maggio 2011 – Non ha partecipato
- LV (55ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2010: Finale | Sabato, 29 Maggio 2010: ; Eurovision Song Contest 2010: 2ª semifinale | Giovedì, 27 Maggio 2010 – Non ha partecipato; Eurovision Song Contest 2010: 1ª semifinale | Martedì, 25 Maggio 2010 – Non ha partecipato
- LIV (54ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2009: Finale | Sabato, 16 Maggio 2009: ; Eurovision Song Contest 2009: 2ª semifinale | Giovedì, 14 Maggio 2009 – Non ha partecipato; Eurovision Song Contest 2009: 1ª semifinale | Martedì, 12 Maggio 2009 – Non ha partecipato
- LIII (53ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2008: Finale | Sabato, 24 Maggio 2008: ; Eurovision Song Contest 2008: 2ª semifinale | Giovedì, 22 Maggio 2008 – Non ha partecipato; Eurovision Song Contest 2008: 1ª semifinale | Martedì, 20 Maggio 2008 – Non ha partecipato
- LII (52ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2007: Finale | Sabato, 12 Maggio 2007: ; Eurovision Song Contest 2007: Semifinale | Giovedì, 10 Maggio 2007 – Non ha partecipato
- LI (51ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2006: Finale | Sabato, 20 Maggio 2006: ; Eurovision Song Contest 2006: Semifinale | Giovedì, 18 Maggio 2006 – Non ha partecipato
- L (50ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2005: Finale | Sabato, 21 Maggio 2005: ; Eurovision Song Contest 2005: Semifinale | Giovedì, 19 Maggio 2005 – Non ha partecipato
- IL (49ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2004: Finale | Sabato, 15 Maggio 2004: ; Eurovision Song Contest 2004: Semifinale | Mercoledì, 12 Maggio 2004 – Non ha partecipato
- XLVIII (48ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2003: Finale | Sabato, 24 Maggio 2003:
- XLVII (47ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2002: Finale | Sabato, 25 Maggio 2002:
- XLVI (46ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2001: Finale | Sabato, 12 Maggio 2001:
- XLV (45ª) Eurovision Song Contest 2000: Finale | Sabato, 13 Maggio 2000:
- XLIV (44ª)Eurovision Song Contest 1999: Finale | Sabato, 29 Maggio 1999:
- XLIII (43ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1998: Finale | Sabato, 09 Maggio:
- XLII (42ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1997: Finale | Sabato, 03 Maggio 1997:
- XLI (41ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1996: Finale | Sabato, 18 Maggio 1996: ; Semifinale | ?, ?? Maggio 1996:
- XL (40ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1995: Finale | Sabato, 13 Maggio 1995:
- XXXIX (39ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1994: Finale | Sabato, 30 Aprile 1994:
- XXXVIII (38ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1993: Finale | Sabato, 15 Maggio 1993: ; Kvalifikacija za Millstreet (Qualification for Millstreet, Qualification pour Millstreet): Semifinale | Sabato, 03 Aprile 1993:
- XXXVII (37ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1992: Finale | Sabato, 09 Maggio 1992:
- XXXVI (36ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1991: Finale | Sabato, 04 Maggio 1991:
- XXXV (35ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1990: Finale | Sabato, 05 Maggio 1990:
- XXXIV (34ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1989: Finale | Sabato, 06 Maggio 1989:
- XXXIII (33ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1988: Finale | Sabato, 30 Aprile 1988:
- XXXII (32ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1987: Finale | Sabato, 09 Maggio 1987:
- XXXI (31ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1986: Finale | Sabato, 03 Maggio 1986:
- XXX (30ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1985: Finale | Sabato, 04 Maggio 1985:
- XXIX (29ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1984: Finale | Sabato, 05 Maggio 1984:
- XXVIII (28ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1983: Finale | Sabato, 23 Aprile 1983:
- XXVII (27ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1982: Finale | Sabato, 24 Aprile 1982 – Non ha partecipato
- XXVI (26ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1981: Finale | Sabato, 04 Aprile 1981:
- XXV (25ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1980: Finale | Sabato, 19 Aprile 1980:
- XXIV (24ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1979: Finale | Sabato, 31 Marzo 1979:
- XXIII (23ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1978: Finale | Sabato, 22 Aprile 1978:
- XXII (22ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1977: Finale | Sabato, 07 Maggio 1977:
- XXI (21ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1976: Finale | Sabato, 03 Aprile 1976:
- XX (20ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1975: Finale | Sabato, 22 Marzo 1975:
- XIX (19ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1974: Finale | Sabato, 06 Aprile 1974:
- XVIII (18ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1973: Finale | Sabato, 07 Aprile 1973:
- XVII (17ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1972: Finale | Sabato, 25 Marzo 1972:
- XVI (16ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1971: Finale | Sabato, 03 Aprile 1971:
- XV (15ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1970: Finale | Sabato, 21 Marzo 1970:
- XIV (14ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1969: Finale | Sabato, 29 Marzo 1969:
- XIII (13ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1968: Finale | Sabato, 06 Aprile 1968:
- XII (12ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1967: Finale | Sabato, 08 Aprile 1967:
- XI (11ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1966: Finale | Sabato, 05 Marzo 1966:
- X (10ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1965: Finale | Sabato, 20 Marzo 1965:
- IX (9ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1964: Finale | Sabato, 21 Marzo 1964:
- VIII (8ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1963: Finale | Sabato, 23 Marzo 1963:
- VII (7ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1962: Finale | Domenica, 18 Marzo 1962:
- VI (6ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1961: Finale | Sabato, 18 Marzo 1961:
- V (5ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1960: Finale | Martedì, 29 Marzo 1960:
- IV (4ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1959: Finale | Mercoledì, 11 Marzo 1959:
- III (3ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1958: Finale | Mercoledì, 12 Marzo 1958:
- II (2ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1957: Finale | Domenica, 03 Marzo 1957:
- I (1ª) Eurovision Song Contest 1956: Finale | Giovedì, 24 Maggio 1956:
NOTES:
- a^ The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- b^ All conductors are of Spanish nationality unless otherwise noted.
- c^ Host conductor
- d^ Host conductor; also conducted the Luxembourgish entry
- e^ Only South American conductor in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest.
- f^ Originally intended to be conducted by Juan Carlos Calderón; he fell ill prior to the contest and was replaced by Ibarbia.
- g^ Because the dress designed by Tony Benítez that Amaya was going to wear was not suitable for the stage, she had to wear the dress used in the video clip, and since she did not have matching shoes, she performed barefoot.
- h^ Because the costumes designed by Francis Montesinos that Azúcar Moreno were going to wear broke during rehearsals, they had to wear their own dresses bought at El Rastro flea market.
- i^ Because the suitcase with the outfit designed by Jean Paul Gaultier that Civera was going to wear was lost and never recovered, he had to wear the Zara outfit intended for rehearsals.
- j^ Jump up to:a b c Stylist of the performance, not designer of the outfit.
- k^ Because the dress designed by Anmargo that Lorenzo was going to wear was not suitable for the stage lights, she had to borrow a dress from the Danish firm Karim Design.
Photo gallery
Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest
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| Artist | Song | Language | At Congratulations | At Eurovision | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final | Points | Semi | Points | Year | Place | Points | |||
| Mocedades | “Eres tú“ | Spanish | Failed to qualify | 11 | 90 | 1973 | 2 | 125 | |
Hostings
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| Year | Location | Venue | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Madrid | Teatro Real | Laura Valenzuela |
Awards
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Marcel Bezençon Awards
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| Year | Category | Performer | Song | Final | Points | Host city | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Fan Award | Beth | “Dime“ | 8 | 81 |
Barbara Dex Award
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| Year | Performer | Host city | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Lydia |
Related involvement
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Conductors
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| Year | Conductor[b] | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Rafael Ferrer | [24] | |
| 1962 | [c] | ||
| 1963 | Rafael Ibarbia | ||
| 1964 | |||
| 1965 | Adolfo Ventas | ||
| 1966 | Rafael Ibarbia | ||
| 1967 | Manuel Alejandro | ||
| 1968 | Rafael Ibarbia | ||
| 1969 | Augusto Algueró | [d] | |
| 1970 | [25] | ||
| 1971 | [e] | ||
| 1972 | Augusto Algueró | ||
| 1973 | Juan Carlos Calderón | ||
| 1974 | Rafael Ibarbia | [f] | |
| 1975 | Juan Carlos Calderón | ||
| 1976 | Joan Barcons | ||
| 1977 | Rafael Ibarbia | ||
| 1978 | Ramón Arcusa | ||
| 1979 | José Luis Navarro | ||
| 1980 | Javier Iturraide | [26] | |
| 1981 | Joan Barcons | ||
| 1982 | Miguel Ángel Varona | ||
| 1983 | José Miguel Évora | ||
| 1984 | Eddy Guerin | ||
| 1985 | Juan Carlos Calderón | ||
| 1986 | Eduardo Leiva | ||
| 1987 | |||
| 1988 | Javier de Juan | ||
| 1989 | Juan Carlos Calderón | ||
| 1990 | Eduardo Leiva | ||
| 1991 | |||
| 1992 | Javier Losada | ||
| 1993 | Eduardo Leiva | ||
| 1994 | Josep Llobell | ||
| 1995 | Eduardo Leiva | ||
| 1996 | |||
| 1997 | Toni Xuclà | ||
| 1998 | Alberto Estébanez |
Heads of delegation
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Each participating broadcaster in the Eurovision Song Contest assigns a head of delegation as the EBU’s contact person and the leader of their delegation at the event. The delegation, whose size can greatly vary, includes a head of press, the performers, songwriters, composers, and backing vocalists, among others.[27]
| Year | Head of delegation | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 1991–2001 | María Teresa Segura | |
| 2002–2016 | Federico Llano | |
| 2017–2021, 2024 | Ana María Bordas | |
| 2022–2023 | Eva Mora |
Commentators and spokespersons
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| Year | Television commentator | Radio commentator | Spokesperson | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Federico Gallo | Unknown | Diego Ramírez Pastor | |
| 1962 | Luis Marsillach | |||
| 1963 | Julio Rico | |||
| 1964 | ||||
| 1965 | Pepe Palau | |||
| 1966 | Blanca Álvarez Mantilla | |||
| 1967 | ||||
| 1968 | José María Íñigo | Joaquín Prat | ||
| 1969 | José Luis Uribarri | Unknown | ||
| 1970 | ||||
| 1971 | Joaquín Prat | No spokesperson | ||
| 1972 | Julio Rico | |||
| 1973 | ||||
| 1974 | José Luis Uribarri | Antolín García | ||
| 1975 | No radio commentary | José María Íñigo | ||
| 1976 | ||||
| 1977 | Miguel de los Santos | Isabel Tenaille | ||
| 1978 | Matías Prats Luque | |||
| 1979 | Manuel Almendros | |||
| 1980 | Alfonso Lapeña | |||
| 1981 | Isabel Tenaille | |||
| 1982 | Marisa Naranjo | |||
| 1983 | José-Miguel Ullán | Rosa Campano | ||
| 1984 | Matilde Jarrín | |||
| 1985 | Antonio Gómez | |||
| 1986 | ||||
| 1987 | Beatriz Pécker | |||
| 1988 | ||||
| 1989 | Tomás Fernando Flores | |||
| 1990 | Luis Cobos | |||
| 1991 | Tomás Fernando Flores | María Ángeles Balañac | ||
| 1992 | José Luis Uribarri | |||
| 1993 | ||||
| 1994 | ||||
| 1995 | Belén Fernández de Henestrosa | |||
| 1996 | ||||
| 1997 | ||||
| 1998 | ||||
| 1999 | Hugo de Campos | |||
| 2000 | ||||
| 2001 | Jennifer Rope | |||
| 2002 | Nieves Herrero and José María de Juana | Anne Igartiburu | ||
| 2003 | No radio commentary | |||
| 2004 | Beatriz Pécker | |||
| 2005 | Ainhoa Arbizu | |||
| 2006 | Sonia Ferrer | |||
| 2007 | Ainhoa Arbizu | |||
| 2008 | José Luis Uribarri | |||
| 2009 | Joaquín Guzmán | Iñaki del Moral | ||
| 2010 | José Luis Uribarri | Ainhoa Arbizu | ||
| 2011 | José María Íñigo | Elena S. Sánchez | ||
| 2012 | ||||
| 2013 | Inés Paz | |||
| 2014 | Spanish: Paco González and Tiempo de juego team Catalan: Sergi Mas |
Carolina Casado | ||
| 2015 | José María Íñigo and Julia Varela | No radio commentary | Lara Siscar | |
| 2016 | Jota Abril | |||
| 2017 | Nieves Álvarez | |||
| 2018 | Tony Aguilar and Julia Varela | |||
| 2019 | Daniel Galindo | |||
| 2021 | Imanol Durán | |||
| 2022 | Imanol Durán, Sara Calvo and David Asensio | |||
| 2023 | David Asensio, Imanol Durán, Irene Vaquero and Ángela Fernández | Ruth Lorenzo | ||
| 2024 | Spanish: Tony Aguilar and Julia Varela Catalan: Sònia Urbano and Xavi Martínez |
David Asensio, Sara Calvo, Ángela Fernández, Manu Martín-Albo and Luis Miguel Montes | Soraya Arnelas |
Stage directors and costume designers
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| Year | Stage director(s) | Costume designer(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Unknown | André Courrèges | |
| 1969 | Manuel Pertegaz | ||
| 1971 | Antonio Nieto | ||
| 1979 | Undisclosed | ||
| 1983 | Undisclosed[g] | ||
| 1985 | José Ramón de Aguirre | ||
| 1988 | Francis Montesinos and Antonio Alvarado | ||
| 1989 | Mercedes Salazar | ||
| 1990 | Undisclosed[h] | ||
| 1993 | Victorio & Lucchino | ||
| 1999 | Ágatha Ruiz de la Prada | ||
| 2001 | Zara[i] | ||
| 2002 | Poty Castillo | Jorge Pérez[j] | |
| 2003 | Marieta Calderón | Etxart & Panno | |
| 2005 | Poty Castillo | Amparo Macías | |
| 2008 | Mayte Marcos | Undisclosed | |
| 2009 | Juan Pedro López | ||
| 2010 | Carlo Pignatelli | ||
| 2011 | Lola González | Sara Lage and Maru Calderón | |
| 2012 | Francis Viñolo | Cañavate | |
| 2013 | Unknown | Yolancris | |
| 2014 | Karim Design[k] | ||
| 2015 | Tinet Rubira | José Fuentes | |
| 2016 | Niccolò Piccardi and Florian Boje | Raúl Amor[j] | |
| 2017 | Hans Pannecoucke | ||
| 2018 | Tinet Rubira | Teresa Helbig and Paco Varela | |
| 2019 | Fokas Evangelinos | Armani, Ana Margo and Guillermo Villanueva | |
| 2021 | Marvin Dietmann | Jaime Álvarez | |
| 2022 | Kyle Hanagami | Palomo Spain | |
| 2023 | Bentor Albelo and Javier Rojo | Paola de Diego | |
| 2024 | Juan Sebastián and Israel Reyes | Michael Costello |
Spain’s average distribution of the given points (2010-2016)
| # | 2010 | 2010 SF1 | 2011 | 2011 SF1 | 2012 | 2012 SF1 | 2013 | 2013 SF2 | 2014 | 2014 SF1 | 2015 | 2015 SF1 | 2016 | 2016 * | 2016 SF1 | 2016 SF1 * | Total | Partici- pations |
Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 6 | 12 | X | 8 | X | X | X | X | X | 8 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 34 | 4 | 8,50 |
| 2 | Romania | 10 | X | 8 | X | 10 | 12 | 1 | 8 | X | 5 | 8 | X | X | X | X | 62 | 9 | 6,89 | |
| 3 | Italy | X | X | 12 | X | 1 | X | 12 | X | X | 12 | X | 5 | 3 | X | X | 45 | 7 | 6,43 | |
| 4 | Australia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | X | 8 | 4 | X | X | 19 | 3 | 6,33 |
| 5 | Sweden | X | X | 5 | X | 12 | X | X | 10 | 12 | 8 | X | 1 | X | X | 48 | 8 | 6,00 | ||
| 6 | Bulgaria | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | X | X | X | X | 12 | X | X | 18 | 3 | 6,00 | |
| 7 | Armenia | 8 | X | X | 3 | X | X | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 65 | 12 | 5,42 | |||
| 8 | Russia | 8 | 7 | 6 | X | 10 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 66 | 15 | 4,40 | ||||||
| 9 | Iceland | 7 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | X | X | X | X | 2 | 4 | 48 | 12 | 4,00 | ||
| 10 | Hungary | X | X | 6 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 53 | 14 | 3,79 | |||||||
| 11 | Netherlands | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | 7 | X | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 8 | 3,75 | ||
| 12 | Ukraine | X | X | 2 | X | 10 | X | 6 | 5 | X | X | 7 | X | X | 30 | 8 | 3,75 | |||
| 13 | France | 2 | X | 10 | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | 10 | X | X | 29 | 8 | 3,63 | ||||
| 14 | Czech Republic | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 3,25 | ||
| 15 | Austria | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 | X | X | 2 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 3,25 | |||||
| 16 | Belgium | 8 | X | X | X | 1 | X | X | 6 | 10 | X | X | 25 | 9 | 2,78 | |||||
| 17 | Norway | X | X | X | 5 | 12 | X | 2 | X | X | X | X | X | 19 | 7 | 2,71 | ||||
| 18 | Germany | 12 | X | 3 | X | 3 | X | 3 | X | X | X | X | X | 21 | 8 | 2,63 | ||||
| 19 | Estonia | X | X | 6 | X | X | X | 2 | 3 | 12 | X | X | 23 | 9 | 2,56 | |||||
| 20 | Greece | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | X | 2 | X | X | 32 | 13 | 2,46 | |||||||
| 21 | Moldova | 5 | X | 7 | 10 | 2 | X | X | X | X | X | 24 | 10 | 2,40 | ||||||
| 22 | Ireland | X | 7 | X | 5 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 | 5 | 2,40 | |||
| 23 | Denmark | 4 | X | X | 8 | X | 3 | X | X | 1 | X | X | X | X | 16 | 7 | 2,29 | |||
| 24 | Cyprus | X | X | X | 5 | 8 | X | X | X | X | X | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 2,13 | ||||
| 25 | Azerbaijan | 7 | X | 1 | X | 7 | 2 | X | 2 | 5 | 24 | 13 | 1,85 | |||||||
| 26 | Finland | X | 2 | 4 | X | 8 | X | X | X | X | 3 | 17 | 10 | 1,70 | ||||||
| 27 | Malta | X | 1 | X | X | 1 | X | X | X | 6 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 1,60 | |||||
| 28 | San Marino | X | X | X | X | X | 10 | 1 | X | X | X | X | 11 | 7 | 1,57 | |||||
| 29 | Albania | 4 | X | 4 | X | X | 6 | X | X | X | X | 14 | 9 | 1,56 | ||||||
| 30 | Serbia | 6 | 4 | 2 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 | 9 | 1,33 | ||||||
| 31 | Poland | X | 3 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | X | X | 8 | 6 | 1,33 | ||||
| 32 | Switzerland | X | X | 6 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | 5 | 1,20 | ||||
| 33 | Israel | X | X | X | X | 2 | X | 3 | X | X | 1 | X | 1 | X | X | 7 | 6 | 1,17 | ||
| 34 | United Kingdom | X | X | X | 4 | X | 5 | X | X | X | X | 9 | 8 | 1,13 | ||||||
| 35 | Georgia | 1 | X | X | X | 4 | X | X | 5 | X | X | 10 | 9 | 1,11 | ||||||
| 36 | Turkey | 3 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 3 | 3 | 1,00 | ||
| 37 | Lithuania | X | X | 1 | 5 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | 7 | 0,86 | |||||
| 38 | Montenegro | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 4 | X | X | X | 4 | 6 | 0,67 | |||||
| 39 | Latvia | X | X | X | X | X | X | 4 | X | X | X | 4 | 7 | 0,57 | ||||||
| 40 | Croatia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0,40 |
Spain’s average distribution of the received points (2010-2016)
| # | Country | 2010 | 2010 SF1 | 2011 | 2011 SF1 | 2012 | 2012 SF1 | 2013 | 2013 SF2 | 2014 | 2014 SF1 | 2015 | 2015 SF1 | 2016 | 2016 * | 2016 SF1 | 2016 SF1 * | Total | Partici- pations |
Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ![]() |
Portugal | 12 | 12 | X | X | X | 3 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 27 | 6 | 4,50 | ||||
| 2 | ![]() |
Albania | 5 | 6 | 12 | 6 | X | X | X | 29 | 14 | 2,07 | |||||||||
| 3 | ![]() |
France | 12 | X | 6 | X | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | X | 33 | 16 | 2,06 | |||||||
| 4 | ![]() |
Romania | X | 5 | X | 6 | 5 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 16 | 8 | 2,00 | |||||
| 5 | ![]() |
Switzerland | X | 3 | 8 | 8 | X | 1 | X | 2 | X | X | X | 22 | 12 | 1,83 | |||||
| 6 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | X | 1 | 8 | X | X | 5 | X | X | 4 | X | X | X | 18 | 10 | 1,80 | ||||
| 7 | ![]() |
Israel | X | X | 10 | 4 | X | 1 | X | 4 | X | X | X | 19 | 11 | 1,73 | |||||
| 8 | ![]() |
Italy | X | X | 2 | X | X | X | 12 | X | X | X | 14 | 10 | 1,40 | ||||||
| 9 | ![]() |
Australia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | 2 | X | X | X | 7 | 6 | 1,17 | ||
| 10 | ![]() |
Norway | X | X | 5 | X | X | 7 | X | X | X | 12 | 11 | 1,09 | |||||||
| 11 | ![]() |
Slovakia | 2 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2 | 2 | 1,00 | ||
| 12 | ![]() |
Bulgaria | X | X | 3 | X | X | X | X | X | 4 | X | X | X | 7 | 8 | 0,88 | ||||
| 13 | ![]() |
Poland | X | X | X | X | 2 | X | X | 5 | X | X | X | 7 | 8 | 0,88 | |||||
| 14 | ![]() |
Slovenia | X | 2 | X | X | X | 4 | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | 9 | 0,67 | |||||
| 15 | ![]() |
Belgium | X | 6 | X | 2 | X | X | X | 8 | 12 | 0,67 | |||||||||
| 16 | ![]() |
Estonia | 4 | X | 4 | X | X | 2 | X | 10 | 15 | 0,67 | |||||||||
| 17 | ![]() |
Ireland | X | X | X | 6 | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | 10 | 0,60 | |||||||
| 18 | ![]() |
Moldova | X | X | 1 | 8 | X | 9 | 16 | 0,56 | |||||||||||
| 19 | ![]() |
Bosnia & Herzegovina | X | 5 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | 10 | 0,50 | ||||||
| 20 | ![]() |
Cyprus | X | X | 6 | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | 13 | 0,46 | ||||||||
| 21 | ![]() |
Sweden | X | X | 4 | X | X | X | 1 | 1 | X | 6 | 14 | 0,43 | |||||||
| 22 | ![]() |
Austria | X | X | 6 | X | X | X | 6 | 15 | 0,40 | ||||||||||
| 23 | ![]() |
Lithuania | X | X | X | 4 | X | X | X | X | X | 4 | 10 | 0,40 | |||||||
| 24 | ![]() |
Netherlands | X | X | 6 | X | X | X | 6 | 15 | 0,40 | ||||||||||
| 25 | ![]() |
North Macedonia | 4 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 4 | 11 | 0,36 | |||||||||
| 26 | ![]() |
Latvia | X | 4 | X | X | X | X | 4 | 12 | 0,33 | ||||||||||
| 27 | ![]() |
Hungary | X | 1 | 5 | X | 6 | 18 | 0,33 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | ![]() |
Armenia | X | X | X | 2 | 3 | X | 5 | 16 | 0,31 | ||||||||||
| 29 | ![]() |
Ukraine | X | X | X | X | 2 | X | X | X | X | X | 2 | 9 | 0,22 | ||||||
| 30 | ![]() |
Finland | 3 | X | X | 3 | 17 | 0,18 | |||||||||||||
| 31 | ![]() |
Montenegro | X | X | X | X | 2 | X | X | 2 | 14 | 0,14 | |||||||||
| 32 | ![]() |
Malta | X | X | X | 2 | X | 2 | 15 | 0,13 | |||||||||||
| 33 | ![]() |
Azerbaijan | X | 1 | X | 1 | X | 2 | 17 | 0,12 | |||||||||||
| 34 | ![]() |
Iceland | 2 | X | X | 2 | 17 | 0,12 | |||||||||||||
| 35 | ![]() |
Germany | X | X | 1 | X | X | X | X | X | 1 | 10 | 0,10 | ||||||||
| 36 | ![]() |
Denmark | X | X | X | 1 | X | X | X | 1 | 12 | 0,08 | |||||||||
| 37 | ![]() |
Russia | X | 1 | X | 1 | 17 | 0,06 | |||||||||||||
| 38 | ![]() |
San Marino | X | 1 | X | X | 1 | 17 | 0,06 |







































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