Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Spain participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Que me quiten lo bailao" written by Rafael Artesero. The song was performed by Lucía Pérez. The Spanish broadcaster Televisión Española (TVE) organised the national final Destino Eurovisión in order to select the Spanish entry for the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany. The national final consisted of two heats, a semi-final and a final and involved 24 competing acts. Three acts and nine songs ultimately qualified to compete in the televised final where an in-studio jury first selected one song per act to advance to the second round. In the second round of voting, a public televote exclusively selected "Que me quiten lo bailao" performed by Lucía Pérez as the winner.
Eurovision Song Contest 2011 | ||||
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Country | Spain | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Destino Eurovisión | |||
Selection date(s) | Heats: 28 January 2011 4 February 2011 Semi-final: 11 February 2011 Final: 18 February 2011 | |||
Selected entrant | Lucía Pérez | |||
Selected song | "Que me quiten lo bailao" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Rafael Artesero | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 23rd, 50 points | |||
Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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As a member of the "Big Five", Spain automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 22, Spain placed twenty-third out of the 25 participating countries with 50 points.