Spain was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 with the song "", written by Fernando Moreno, and performed by Betty Missiego. The Spanish participating broadcaster, (TVE), internally selected its entry for the contest. The song, performed in position 19, placed second out of nineteen competing entries with 116 points.

Before Eurovision (TVE) assembled a jury of 29 members –27 specialized critics from radio and newspaper media and two representatives of the network–, which locked up on 29 January 1979 in Prado del Rey, internally selected among 27 candidate songs "" performed by Betty Missiego as for the Eurovision Song Contest 1979. The song was written by Fernando Moreno. The title of the song, the songwriter, and the performer were announced that same day. Among the entries in the selection were: "Bang Bang Bang" performed by Victoria Abril, "Ella-A-A" by Jorge y Manolo, "Guitarra" by , "Poeta" by , "Olé María" by , "Agradable secreto, peligroso juego" by Laureano Solo, "Los borrachos somos gente inquebrantables", and other songs by and Santa Bárbara. In the last of the four rounds of voting, "" won with 26 votes, beating "Ella-A-A" which got 2 votes and "Bang Bang Bang" which got 1 vote.

The preview music video of "" that was distributed to the other participating broadcasters was filmed on location in Palma de Mallorca.

At Eurovision On 31 March 1979, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem hosted by the Israeli Broadcasting Authority (IBA), and broadcast live throughout the continent. Missiego performed "" as the last song of the evening, the 19th in the running order, following . She was accompanied on stage by four children as backup singers: Javier Glaria, Alexis Carmona, Beatriz Carmona, and Rosalía Rodríguez.Info on children from Diggiloo Thrush José Luis Navarro conducted the event's live orchestra in the performance of the Spanish entry. At the close of voting "" had received 116 points, placing 2nd.

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 ten members. The following members comprised the Spanish jury: María del Carmen Díaz – civil servant Fuencis García – psychologist Felisa Olasagarre – stewardess Fernando Sancho – actor Adolfo Arlés – model Antonio Romero – sailing instructor Rosa María Samblas – student Constanza Valverde – student Antonio Páez – runner Lina Traspaderne – decorator Alicia Puerto – nurse

The jury was chaired by Arturo Pérez, who was the head of the TVE press office. 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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