Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 explained

Year:2017
Country:Spain
Preselection:Objetivo Eurovisión 2017
Preselection Date:11 February 2017
Entrant:Manel Navarro
Song:Do It for Your Lover
Final Result:26th, 5 points

Spain participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Do It for Your Lover" written by Manel Navarro and Antonio Rayo "Rayito". The song was performed by Manel Navarro. The Spanish broadcaster Televisión Española (TVE) organised the national final Objetivo Eurovisión 2017 in order to select the Spanish entry for the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. Six artists and songs, one of which was selected through the wildcard round Eurocasting, competed in the televised show where an in-studio jury and a public vote selected "Do It for Your Lover" performed by Manel Navarro as the winner.

As a member of the "Big Five", Spain automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 16, Spain placed twenty-sixth (last) out of the 26 participating countries with 5 points.

Background

See main article: Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest. Prior to the 2017 contest, Spain had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty-six times since its first entry in .[1] The nation has won the contest on two occasions: in 1968 with the song "La, la, la" performed by Massiel and in 1969 with the song "Vivo cantando" performed by Salomé, the latter having won in a four-way tie with France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Spain has also finished second four times, with Karina in 1971, Mocedades in 1973, Betty Missiego in 1979 and Anabel Conde in 1995. In 2016, Spain placed twenty-second with the song "Say Yay!" performed by Barei.

The Spanish national broadcaster, Televisión Española (TVE), broadcasts the event within Spain and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. TVE confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest on 14 September 2016.[2] In 2016, TVE organised the national final Objetivo Eurovisión featuring a competition among several artists and songs to select both the artist and song that would represent Spain, a procedure which was continued for their 2017 entry.[3]

Before Eurovision

Eurocasting

Eurocasting was the wildcard round of the national final organised by TVE that selected the Spanish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. The final round of the selection took place as a concert show at the Ciudad de la Imagen in Pozuelo de Alarcón, Community of Madrid, hosted by Irene Mahía and Paloma G. Quirós and broadcast online on TVE's official website.[4]

Competing entries

A submission period was open from 27 October 2016 until 27 November 2016. At the conclusion of the submission period, 392 entries were received.[5] Professionals at RTVE Digital, the digital branch of the broadcaster, evaluated the entries received and selected thirty entries.[6] The selected entries were revealed via TVE's official website on 1 December 2016 and among the competing artists was Javi Soleil who represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 as part of D'Nash.[7]

ArtistSongSongwriter(s)
Alicia Nurho Band"Under the Light"Alicia García Garcés
Ander and Rossi"Ahora soy yo"Andersón José Peña, Rosendo Sánchez
Brequette"No Enemy"Brequette Shana, Bárbara Reyzábal, Rubén Villanueva
Carmel"Waiting for a Better End"Carmen Senra, Roel García Serrano
Dani J"Sin ti"Daniel Retamosa Jaenes, David Carmona
Detergente Líquido"131 bpm"Alberto Rodway Chamorro
E-Twins"Chica del vestido rojo"David Espinosa García, Víctor Espinosa García
Ektor Pan"Perfect Storm"Héctor Panedas, Florin Boncutiu
Fruela"Live It Up"Ander Pérez, Javi Reina, Albert Rousseau, Jeremy Warder, Fruela Fuente
Gio"Vuelve a mí"Sergio Bermejo Romero
Íñigo"Hoy es por mí"Íñigo Etayo, Tomás Virgós
Iranzo Iranzinix"Bye te digo"Iranzo Iranzinix
Ivet Vidal"Do You Want Me"Ivet Vidal, Melissa Erpen, Christian Gulino, Igor Fejzula
Javi Soleil"Alas mojadas"Javi Soleil, Juan Guevara
Javián"No somos héroes"Javián, José Abraham, Juanma Leal
Jon Josdi"Dónde estabas tú"Jon Josdi
LeKlein"Ouch!"David Ascanio, Vanesa Cortés, Albert Neve, Abel Ramos
Lem Baquero"Hard to Love You"Jake Boncuitiu
Milena Brody"Momento"Milena Brody
Nicky Triphook"Daddy's Little Girl"Nicolás González Triphook
Nieves Hidalgo"Esclava"Rafael Artesero
Nito"Luna"Nito Solsona, Chus Santana
Padre Damián"Thousand Suns"Andreas Öhrn, Sebastian Thoth
Paradise Phantoms"Madrifornia"Marcos Miranda
Pedro Elipe"Del dolor"Pedro Elipe
Rebeca Moss"Volveré por ti"Rebeca Moss, Luis Rodríguez
Romy Low"In Love"Romy Low, Xasqui Ten
Shannel"Bailando"David Villas
Stvrkid feat. Silence of the Wolves"Sparkling Lights"Jose Coll, Angela Carpio, Julio Marqués Emés
Wildback"Noches de verano"Pol Sancho, Edu Brun, Eudald Reixach

Selection

In the first stage, Internet users had between 2 and 12 December 2016 to vote for their favourite song on TVE's official website. Votes from 55,264 users were received at the conclusion of the voting, and the top ten entries that qualified for the second stage were announced on 15 December 2016 on the special webcast show Spain Calling, presented by Irene Mahía and Paloma G. Quirós and broadcast on TVE's official website.[8] [9] In the second stage, a seven-member committee evaluated the ten entries and selected three entries for the concert show, which were announced on 20 December 2016 on Spain Calling.[10] The committee consisted of Juan Magán (jury chairperson, singer-songwriter and music producer), (singer-songwriter and vocal coach), Sebas E. Alonso (journalist and co-director of Jenesaispop), David Feito (singer-songwriter and musician, represented Spain in the 2013 contest as part of El Sueño de Morfeo), Pepe Herrero (composer and conductor), (singer-songwriter and producer, creator and frontman of La Casa Azul) and (composer and conductor).[11]

ArtistSongPercentagePlace
Alicia Nurho Band"Under the Light"3.25%15
Brequette"No Enemy"4.59%3
Dani J"Sin ti"3.37%13
E-Twins"Chica del vestido rojo"2.86%25
Fruela"Live It Up"3.72%6
Íñigo"Hoy es por mí"2.91%23
Ivet Vidal"Do You Want Me" 3.07%20
Javián"No somos héroes"4.67%2
LeKlein"Ouch"4.11%4
Milena Brody"Momento"2.89%24
Nieves Hidalgo"Esclava"3.66%8
Padre Damián"Thousand Suns"2.66%26
Pedro Elipe"Del dolor"3.87%5
Romy Low"In Love"3.72%7
Stvrkid feat. Silence of the Wolves"Sparkling Lights"3.42%12
Ander and Rossi"Ahora soy yo"2.98%22
Carmel"Waiting for a Better End"3.19%18
Detergente Líquido"131 bpm"2.53%28
Ektor Pan"Perfect Storm"3.01%21
Gio"Vuelve a mí"3.37%14
Iranzo Iranzinix"Bye te digo"2.32%30
Javi Soleil"Alas mojadas"3.43%11
Jon Josdi"Dónde estabas tú"2.41%29
Lem Baquero"Hard to Love You"3.10%19
Nicky Triphook"Daddy's Little Girl"3.59%9
Nito"Luna"4.81%1
Paradise Phantoms"Madrifornia"3.20%17
Rebeca Moss"Volveré por ti"3.46%10
Shannel"Bailando"3.24%16
Wildback"Noches de verano"2.62%27
Artist! rowspan="2"
SongJury VotesTotalPlace
Juror 1Juror 2Juror 3Juror 4Juror 5Juror 6Juror 7
Brequette"No Enemy"211264
Fruela"Live It Up"32382
Javián"No somos héroes"31373
LeKlein"Ouch"132391
Nieves Hidalgo"Esclava"226
Pedro Elipe"Del dolor"226
Romy Low"In Love"118
Nicky Triphook"Daddy's Little Girl"32164
Nito"Luna"010
Rebeca Moss"Volveré por ti"118

Concert show

The concert show took place on 12 January 2017. The three entries that qualified from the second stage competed and "Ouch!!" performed by LeKlein was selected for the national final exclusively through a public vote via TVE's official website and Eurovision app.[12] [13] In addition to the performances of the competing entries, guest performers included David Rees and former Eurovision contestant Azúcar Moreno which represented Spain in 1990.[14]

Concert show – 12 January 2017
DrawArtistSongPercentagePlace
1Javián"No somos héroes"21.7%2
2Fruela"Live It Up"15.0%3
3LeKlein"Ouch"63.3%1

Objetivo Eurovisión 2017

Objetivo Eurovisión 2017 was the national final organised by TVE that took place on 11 February 2017 at the VAV studios in Leganés, Community of Madrid, hosted by Jaime Cantizano.[15] [16] The show was broadcast on La 1 as well as online via TVE's official website rtve.es.[17] Six artists and songs competed with the winner being decided upon through a combination of public televoting and an in-studio expert jury. The national final was watched by 1.449 million viewers in Spain with a market share of 8.9%.[18]

The three members of the in-studio jury that evaluated the entries during the final were:[19]

Competing entries

The six competing acts were announced on 12 January 2017 during the concert show of Eurocasting.[20] One of the artists, LeKlein, was selected through Eurocasting, while the remaining five artists were professional and established acts invited by TVE for the national final.[21] [22]

ArtistSongSongwriter(s)
LeKlein"Ouch!"David Ascanio, Vanesa Cortés, Albert Neve, Abel Ramos
Maika"Momento crítico"Rafael Artesero, José Juan Santana
Manel Navarro"Do It for Your Lover"Manel Navarro, Antonio Rayo "Rayito"
Mario Jefferson"Spin My Head"Chris Wahle
Mirela"Contigo"Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson, Isaac Luke, Ander Pérez
Paula Rojo"Lo que nunca fue"Paula Rojo, Álvaro Bárcena

Final

The televised final took place on 11 February 2017. The running order for the six participating entries was announced on 2 February 2017.[23] In addition to the performances of the competing entries, guest performers included Roko, Edu Soto and former Eurovision contestants Karina, David Civera and Barei which represented Spain in 1971, 2001 and 2016, respectively.[24] The winner, "Do It for Your Lover" performed by Manel Navarro, was selected through the combination of the votes of an in-studio jury (50%) and a public vote via telephone, SMS and TVE's official Eurovision app (50%).[25] Since Manel Navarro and Mirela were tied at 58 points, a jury tie-break was held which declared Navarro as the winner: Xavi Martínez and Virginia Díaz voted for Manel Navarro, while Javier Cárdenas voted for Mirela.[26] [27]

Final – 11 February 2017
DrawArtistSongJuryTelevoteTotalPlace
PhoneSMSAppTotalPoints
1Manel Navarro"Do It for Your Lover"348901,0951242,10924 58 1
2LeKlein"Ouch"221,4711,1051362,71230523
3Paula Rojo"Lo que nunca fue"216532622093518396
4Mario Jefferson"Spin My Head"25291240453515405
5Maika"Momento crítico"20932844411,81721414
6Mirela"Contigo"222,5231,7312254,47936582
DrawSongTotal
1"Do It for Your Lover"12101234
2"Ouch"77822
3"Lo que nunca fue"86721
4"Spin My Head"1051025
5"Momento crítico"68620
6"Contigo"512522

Controversy

During the tie-break voting round of Objetivo Eurovisión 2017, when the jury selected Manel Navarro over the public vote's favourite Mirela, and before his reprise performance, loud boos and accusations of rigging could be heard, which resulted in uneasy moments: Manel Navarro responded with a bras d'honneur as he was being booed while on stage.[28] He would apologise for the gesture two days later during a TVE press conference.[29] The selection of Xavi Martínez as a jury member, who voted for Navarro during the tie-break voting round, was later challenged over potential conflict of interest since he had promoted Navarro and his song on his radio program on Los 40.[30] In February 2017, members of the Spanish Parliament José Miguel Camacho and Ricardo Sixto placed motions to request TVE for clarification on the details of the selection process for Eurovision and on the possibility of nullifying the results of the national final.[31] [32] On 22 February 2017, TVE's Head of Entertainment and organiser of the national final Toñi Prieto was summoned to appear before TVE's Audit Committee to clarify allegations of mishandling.[33]

TVE issued a statement on 26 February 2017, stating that the selection process had been conducted following the regulations set by the European Broadcasting Union and that all candidates had accepted the rules at every stage of the process. The statement also defended the criteria of the jury members, stating that, as music radio hosts from the three main media groups in the country, it is "evident" that they "usually have contact with artists, singers and music producers for professional reasons".[34]

Preparation

The official video of the song, directed by Mauri D. Galiano, was filmed in February 2017 on the north coast of Tenerife, Canary Islands.[35] The video premiered on 9 March 2017, which served as the official preview video for the Spanish entry.[36]

Promotion

Manel Navarro made appearances across Europe to specifically promote "Do It for Your Lover" as the Spanish Eurovision entry. On 18 February and 5 March, Manel Navarro performed "Do It for Your Lover" during the third semi-final of the Ukrainian Eurovision national final and the final of the Romanian Eurovision national final, respectively.[37] [38] On 2 April, he performed during the London Eurovision Party, which was held at the Café de Paris venue in London, United Kingdom and hosted by Nicki French and Paddy O'Connell.[39] Between 3 and 6 April, Navarro took part in promotional activities in Tel Aviv, Israel and performed during the Israel Calling event held at the Ha'teatron venue. On 8 April, he performed during the Eurovision in Concert event which was held at the Melkweg venue in Amsterdam, Netherlands and hosted by Cornald Maas and Selma Björnsdóttir.[40] Navarro also took part in promotional activities in Portugal on 26 and 27 April where he appeared during the RTP1 talk show 5 Para A Meia-Noite.[41] [42]

In addition to his international appearances, he performed the song on the talk show ¡Qué tiempo tan feliz! on Telecinco on 25 February.[43] On 15 April, Navarro performed during the Eurovision Spain Pre-Party, which was held at the Sala La Riviera venue in Madrid.[44] On 25 April, a farewell party was held for Navarro before he travelled to Kyiv for the contest, which took place at the Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid, hosted by Ambassador Anatoly Scherba.[45]

At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. As a member of the "Big Five", Spain automatically qualified to compete in the final on 13 May 2017.[46] In addition to their participation in the final, Spain is also required to broadcast and vote in one of the two semi-finals. During the semi-final allocation draw on 31 January 2017, Spain was assigned to broadcast and vote in the first semi-final on 9 May 2017.

In Spain, the semi-finals were broadcast on La 2 and the final was broadcast on La 1 with commentary by José María Íñigo and Julia Varela.[47] The Spanish spokesperson, who announced the top 12-point score awarded by the Spanish jury during the final, was Nieves Álvarez.[48]

Final

Manel Navarro took part in technical rehearsals on 5 and 7 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 8, 12 and 13 May. This included the semi-final jury show on 8 May where an extended clip of the Spanish performance was filmed for broadcast during the live show on 9 May and the jury final on 12 May where the professional juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries. After technical rehearsals were held on 7 May, the "Big Five" countries and host country Ukraine held a press conference. As part of this press conference, the artists took part in a draw to determine which half of the grand final they would subsequently participate in. Spain was drawn to compete in the second half.[49] Following the conclusion of the second semi-final, the shows' producers decided upon the running order of the final. The running order for the semi-finals and final was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Spain was subsequently placed to perform in position 16, following the entry from Greece and before the entry from Norway.[50]

The Spanish performance featured Manel Navarro on stage wearing a Hawaiian shirt, joined by two backing vocalists, two guitarists and a drummer dressed in surfer outfits. The background LED screens displayed a red and white recreational vehicle, surf boards, palm trees, and yellow and red beach umbrellas.[51] [52] The stage director for the performance was Hans Pannecoucke.[53] The two backing vocalists that joined Manel Navarro were Álex González and Alejandro de los Santos, while the musicians were Edgar Regincos, Marc Montserrat and Pol Niubó.[54] Spain placed twenty-sixth (last) in the final, scoring 5 points, 5 points from the televoting and 0 points from the juries.[55] TVE indirectly blamed Navarro's voice crack during the performance as the reason for the nation's last place, which was criticized by Spanish media.[56]

Voting

Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results were released shortly after the grand final.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Spain and awarded by Spain in the first semi-final and grand final of the contest, and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the two shows:

Points awarded to Spain

In the final, Spain received five points in the televote from ; they received no points from the jury.[57]

Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Spanish jury:[59]

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DrawCountryJuryTelevote
NataliaRankPointsRankPoints
0113 10 6 4 7 8 3 5 6
028 8 14 11 13 11 18
036 5 3 3 3 3 8 17
0416 16 15 12 15 16 16
0515 13 4 10 10 9 2 3 8
0618 18 18 17 18 18 10 1
0714 17 10 14 14 14 6 5
087 4 7 7 5 6 5 15
093 2 1 1 2 1 12 1 12
104 6 12 6 1 5 6 11
1111 11 9 13 11 12 8 3
122 7 5 5 4 4 7 2 10
1310 9 13 9 12 10 1 4 7
141 1 2 2 8 2 10 14
1512 12 16 15 16 15 12
169 14 8 16 9 13 7 4
175 3 11 8 6 7 4 13
1817 15 17 18 17 17 9 2
+
DrawCountryJuryTelevote
NataliaRankPointsRankPoints
0120 19 23 19 19 22 14
0219 21 20 17 21 21 18
0323 17 17 15 22 19 20
048 7 8 7 10 8 3 22
0513 24 19 21 9 17 15
0610 3 13 13 11 10 1 9 2
072 12 5 6 6 4 7 5 6
0825 25 24 14 25 24 17
093 1 2 2 1 2 10 3 8
1011 10 14 12 12 12 24
111 2 1 1 3 1 12 1 12
1212 15 11 11 13 13 25
139 18 12 23 17 15 11
147 8 4 4 4 3 8 23
155 13 18 10 2 9 2 21
16
1722 22 21 25 24 25 19
1814 9 22 18 14 14 10 1
1917 20 25 16 20 20 16
2024 14 9 20 16 16 4 7
2118 16 16 22 18 18 12
2221 23 15 24 23 23 13
2315 5 3 9 8 7 4 7 4
244 11 7 3 7 6 5 6 5
256 6 6 8 5 5 6 2 10
2616 4 10 5 15 11 8 3

Notes and references

References

External links

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