Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003

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.

Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Country Spain
National selection
Selection processOperación Triunfo
Selection date(s)Final
17 February 2003
Selected entrantBeth
Selected song"Dime"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Jesús María Pérez
  • Amaya Martínez
Finals performance
Final result8th, 81 points
Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

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 three contestants - Ainhoa herself, Manuel Carrasco, and Beth - qualified for the Eurovision phase of the contest.

Final

The final took place on 17 February 2003. Three songs were assigned to each contestant among those submitted to national broadcaster TVE, making a total of nine songs.[1] A jury first 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] At the close of voting for the second round, Beth with "Dime" received the largest percentage of the vote and was proclaimed the winner.

First Round – 17 February 2003
Draw Artist Song (English translation) Songwriter(s) Result
1 Beth "La vida sin ti" (Life without you) Andermay Eliminated
2 Manuel Carrasco "Viviré, moriré" (I'll live, I'll die) David Jiménez, Pablo Pinilla, David Santisteban Advanced
3 Ainhoa "Mi razón de vivir" (My reason to live) Rafael Artesero Advanced
4 Manuel Carrasco "Santa Lucía" Jordi Cubino Eliminated
5 Ainhoa "Con la fuerza del corazón" (With the force of the heart) Miguel Gallardo Eliminated
6 Beth "Dime" (Tell me) Jesús María Pérez, Amaya Martínez Advanced
7 Ainhoa "Viva la noche" (The night is alive) Jordi Cubino Eliminated
8 Beth "Cerrando heridas" (Building bridges) José Abraham Eliminated
9 Manuel Carrasco "Sueña con ése momento" (A moment's dream) Daniel Ambrojo Eliminated
Second Round – 17 February 2003
DrawArtistSongTelevotePlace
1Ainhoa"Mi razón de vivir"31%2
2Manuel Carrasco"Viviré, moriré"24%3
3Beth"Dime"45%1

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Beth performed 12th in the running order, following Russia and preceding Israel. At the close of the voting she had received 81 points, placing 8th of 26.[4] Spain automatically qualified for the grand final, of the 2004 Contest; as part of the "Big Four".

Points awarded by Spain[5]
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[5]
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 (10 February 2003). "CAMINO A EUROVISIÓN" (in Spanish). Telefónica. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
  2. Ábalos, A (17 February 2003). "RIGA ESTÁ A LA VUELTA DE LA ESQUINA" (in Spanish). Telefónica. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
  3. http://www.esc-history.com/nf-entries.asp?country=Spain&year=2003&order=ItemNr
  4. "Final of Riga 2003". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  5. "Results of the Final of Riga 2003". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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