Spain to celebrate Eurovision during May

Spain is not having its own Eurovision 2020 show to determine a winner like Austria or Sweden are but is not forgetting the contest despite its cancellation.

The country's broadcaster – RTVE – has just announced that various programs related with the show will be broadcasted during the month of May, when Eurovision would take place.

To start, it had already been confirmed that Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light would be broadcasted by RTVE with Blas Cantó (Spain 2021) making a special appeareance but that's not all.

RTVE will broadcast every Eurovision show since 2009, starting with Moscow 2009's Grand Final.

Online, it will host the "El Eurobalcón" which will be a home concert featuring some of Spain's most recent Eurovision artists - Tony Aguilar, a Spanish DJ, will be in charge of the show's organisation that will last for 45 minutes.

RTVE will also be paying homage to Spain's first ever winner in Eurovision, Massiel (Spain 1968) with "Mi Vida En El Archivo" which will review the artist's career and life through its TV archives.

At last, but not least, through its online platform, "Españavisión" will remember Spain's run in the contest since its debut with Conchita Bautista (Spain 1961). It will end with Blas Cantó's "Universo" (Spain 2020).

Currently, RTVE is also hosting an online tournament to select Spain's best Eurovision entry.

Dates and times

RTVE Digital is broadcasting all the shows from 2004 onwards. All times in CEST

• Sunday, 26 April at 20:30h: Eurovision Song Contest 2004 Grand Final
• Monday, 27 April at 20:30h: Eurovision Song Contest 2005 Grand Final
• Tuesday, 28 April at 20:30h: Eurovision Song Contest 2006 Grand Final
• Wednesday, 29 April at 20:30h: Eurovision Song Contest 2007 Grand Final
• Thursday, 30 April at 20:30h: Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Grand Final
• Friday, 1 May at 20:30h: Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Grand Final
• Monday, 4 May at 20:30h: Eurovision Song Contest 2010 Grand Final
• Tuesday, 5 May at 20:30h: Eurovision Song Contest 2011 Grand Final
• Wednesday, 6 May at 20:30h: Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Grand Final
• Thursday, 7 May at 20:30h: Eurovision Song Contest 2013 Grand Final
• Friday, 8 May at 20:30h: Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final
• Monday, 11 May at 20:30h: Eurovision Song Contest 2015 Grand Final
• Tuesday, 12 May at 20:30h: Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Grand Final
• Wednesday, 13 May at 20:30h: Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Grand Final
• Thursday, 14 May at 20:30h: Eurovision Song Contest 2018 Grand Final
• Friday, 15 May at 20:30h: Eurovision Song Contest 2019 Grand Final

Spain in Eurovision Song Contest

Spain has participated in Eurovision Song Contest 59 times since its debut in 1961. They have won twice, in 1968 (La, La, La...) and the folowing year, 1969 (Vivo Cantando).

Spain is a member of "Big-5", and therefore don't have to qualify for the Grand Final. Spain is also a member of the "club zero", because they have managed to get zero points (3 times!). They have ended last 5 times in Eurovision history, latest in 2017.

Best known song for Spain is probably the song "Eres Tú" from Eurovision 1973 (2nd place, only four points from victory).