Spain was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the song "", written by José Antonio Martín, and performed by . The Spanish participating broadcaster, (TVE), internally selected its entry for the contest. The song, performed in position 18, placed twelfth out of nineteen competing entries with 38 points.
Before Eurovision (TVE) assembled a jury of 25 members composed of television and music critics, media reporters, and representatives of the network who, locked up on 22 January 1980, internally selected among 15 candidate songs "" performed by as for the Eurovision Song Contest 1980. The song was written by José Antonio Martín. The title of the song, the songwriter, and the performers were announced that same day. The members of the group were Iñaki de Pablo, Luis Carlos Gil, and Patricia Fernández. The song was presented on 22 March. They also recorded the song in French as "".
At Eurovision
On 19 April 1980, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the in The Hague hosted by (NOS), and broadcast live throughout the continent. performed "" 18th on the evening, following (the eventual winner) and preceding . The members of the group were dressed for the occasion by Jesús del Pozo. Javier Iturralde conducted the event's orchestra performance of the Spanish entry; which was presented on stage by Mari Cruz Soriano. At the close of voting "" had received 38 points, placing 12th in a field of 19.
TVE broadcast the contest in Spain on TVE 1 with commentary by . Before the event, TVE aired a talk show hosted by Marisa Medina introducing the Spanish jury, which continued after the contest commenting on the results.
Voting
+ 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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