Spain was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 with the song "", written by Fernando Arbex, and performed by Micky. The Spanish participating broadcaster, (TVE), internally selected its entry for the contest. The song, performed in position 14, placed ninth out of eighteen competing entries with 52 points.
Before Eurovision (TVE) assembled a jury of 23 members chosen from television, radio, and newspaper media who, locked up on 9 February 1977, internally selected among 25 candidate songs "" performed by Micky as the for the Eurovision Song Contest 1977. The song was written by Fernando Arbex. The title of the song, the songwriter, and the performer were announced that same day. The broadcaster presented the song to the press on 4 March. The song's preview video was directed by Valerio Lazarov and filmed on location in Ibiza. Micky also recorded the song in French as "" and in German as "".
At Eurovision On 7 May 1977, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the Wembley Conference Centre in London hosted by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and broadcast live throughout the continent. Micky performed "" 14th in the evening, following and preceding . Rafael Ibarbia conducted the event's orchestra performance of the Spanish entry. At the close of voting "" had received 52 points, placing 9th in a field of 18.
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 from Prado del Rey, 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: José Martínez Molla – fallas sculptor María Antonia Martínez Pérez – secretary Claudio Mariscal – endocrinologist Celia García Obregón – student – actress Rosa Grajal López – stewardess Ángel del Pozo – actor and director María Ángeles Morán Galván – teacher Adolfo Fernández Montero – maître Esperanza de la Fuente – nurse Roberto Fernández Fernández – draftsman and painter
The jury was chaired by Javier Caballé, who was the coordinator of musical programs at TVE, with Isabel Tenaille as secretary and spokesperson. 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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