Spain was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 with the song "", written by , and performed by Bacchelli. The Spanish participating broadcaster, (TVE), internally selected its entry for the contest. The song, performed in position 10, placed fourteenth out of twenty competing entries with 38 points.

Before Eurovision (TVE) internally selected "" performed by Bacchelli as for the Eurovision Song Contest 1981. The song was written by . The broadcaster announced the name of the song, the songwriter, and performer on 17 February 1981. The song was presented on 8 March.

At Eurovision On 4 April 1981, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the RDS Simmonscourt in Dublin hosted by (RTÉ) and broadcast live throughout the continent. Bacchelli performed "" 10th on the evening, following and preceding the . Joan Barcons conducted the event's orchestra performance of the Spanish entry. At the close of voting "" had received 38 points, placing 14th in a field of 20.

TVE broadcast the contest in Spain on TVE 1 with commentary by . Before the event, TVE aired a talk show hosted by introducing the Spanish jury, which continued after the contest commenting on the results.

Voting TVE assembled a jury panel with eleven members. The following members comprised the Spanish jury:

Belén Lage – saleswoman José Manuel Lozano – sales director Carmen Ruiz – housewife Pablo Hardy – hairdresser María Acacia López-Bachiller – public relations Andrés Pajares – actor Lola Forner – Miss Spain 1979 Juan Carlos Andrade – tennis player María del Mar Serrano – student Juan Vinader Pérez – sound engineer Amada Quintana – student

The jury was chaired by Alfonso Lapeña, with Francisco Hortelano as secretary, and Isabel Tenaille as spokesperson. Francisco Javier Alfaro was the notary public. These did not have the right to vote, but the president decided in the event of a tie. The jury awarded its maximum of 12 points to .

+ Points awarded to Spain Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

+ Points awarded by Spain Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

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