Country Spain Language Spanish Lyricist(s) Pedro Pubill Calaf | Artist(s) Peret Composer(s) Pedro Pubill Calaf | |
Conductor Rafael de Ibarbia Serra | ||
"Canta y sé feliz" ([ˈkanta i ˈse feˈliθ], "Sing and Be Happy") was the Spanish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 in Brighton, United Kingdom. It was sung in Spanish by Peret.
The song is an up-tempo belonging to the Catalan rumba genre, with both music and lyrics by Pedro Pubill Calaf - Peret himself.
On the night of the final, the song performed in the third position, following United Kingdom's Olivia Newton-John singing "Long Live Love" and preceding Norway's Anne-Karine Strøm with "The First Day of Love", and at the close of the voting had received 10 points, placing 9th in a field of 17.
It was succeeded as Spanish representative at the 1975 contest by Sergio y Estíbaliz with "Tú volverás
References
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