Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967
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Spain was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 with the song "Hablemos del amor", written by Manuel Alejandro, and performed by Raphael. The Spanish participating broadcaster, Televisión Española (TVE), internally selected its entry for the contest. Raphael had already represented Spain in 1966 with "Yo soy aquél". "Hablemos del amor", performed in position 12, placed sixth out of seventeen competing entries with 9 votes.
SpainSong: 4 March 1967
| Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1967 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Televisión Española (TVE) | |||
| Country | Spain | |||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Announcement date | Artist: 24 January 1967 Song: 4 March 1967 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Hablemos del amor" | |||
| Artist | Raphael | |||
| Songwriter | Manuel Alejandro | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 6th, 9 votes | |||
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Before Eurovision
Televisión Española (TVE) internally selected "Hablemos del amor" performed by Raphael as its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1967. The song was composed by Manuel Alejandro. The broadcaster announced Raphael as the performer on 24 January 1967. Los Brincos and Bruno Lomas had also been under consideration.[1] The song title, songwriter, and lyrics were published on 8 February.[2] TVE released the song on 4 March.[3] Raphael also recorded the song in English as "Please speak to me of love".[4]
At Eurovision
On 8 April 1967, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the Großer Festsaal der Wiener Hofburg in Vienna hosted by Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), and broadcast live throughout the continent. Raphael performed "Hablemos del amor" 12th in the evening, following the United Kingdom and preceding Norway. Manuel Alejandro conducted the event's orchestra performance of the Spanish entry. At the close of voting Raphael had received 9 votes, placing 6th in a field of 17.
TVE broadcast the contest in Spain on TVE 1 and TVE Canarias[a] with commentary by Federico Gallo.[5][6]
Voting
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