SPANISH NATIONAL FINAL 1962

The Spanish Final was held on February 6th, hosted by Federico Gallo. Before the final there was a semi-final broadcast on Radio Nacional on February 5th, with the 10 best songs going forward to the final. The 6 eliminated songs were “El sol” (The sun), “Phss, phss, a ti” (Phss, phss, it’s you), “Esto de nosotros” (This about us), “Si, existe el amor” (Yes, love exists), “Gitanilla” (Little gypsy girl) and “Jupiter”. Singers participating in the semi-final who did not reach the final were Franciska, Jorge Miranda, Jorge Ribé, José Casas and Mireya Xapelli. In the final, the winning song was chosen by the votes of 10 regional radio stations.

1 Que llueva Let it rain

Dúo Juvent’s

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2 Grandioso Grandiose

Víctor Balaguer

3rd

3 Un viejo paraguas An old umbrella

Tonio Areta

2nd
4 Después de aquello After that

Lita Torelló

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5 Recuerdo Memory

José Guardiola

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6 Nostalgia Nostalgia

José Guardiola

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7 Canto de un fracaso Song for a failure

Tonio Areta

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8 Perdona Otelo I’m sorry Otelo

Raphael

4th

9 Llámame Call me Víctor Balaguer 1st
10 Huella de tí Trace of you

Gelu

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Victor Balaguer came equal 13th at the ESC. He previously came 2nd in the 1961 Spanish Final.

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