Country Spain Selection date(s) 23 February 2001 Selected song "Dile que la quiero" | Selection process Eurocanción 2001 Selected entrant David Civera Selected songwriter(s) Alejandro Abad | |
Spain participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with an entry selected through a national preselection called Eurocanción 2001. David Civera with the song "Dile que la quiero", composed by Alejandro Abad (Spanish entrant in 1994), was chosen to represent Spain. At Eurovision, David Civera finished sixth with 76 points.
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Eurocanción 2001
The national final took place on 23 February 2001 at TVE's studios in Madrid, and was hosted by Jennifer Rope and Sandra Morey. About 2,000 songs were submitted to the national broadcaster TVE, and 20 were selected to participate in the final. To decide the winner, there was a 9-member jury: each member awarded points in the Eurovision style of 12, 10, 8-1 point(s); then the televoting results of the Spanish public were added, making up 25% of the total.
Result of national final
David Civera got the highest amount of points from the jury and the audience and was proclaimed winner and entrant for Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001.
At Eurovision
At Eurovision, Civera performed 13th. At the close of the voting he had received 76 points, placing 6th of 23.