Spain participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with an entry selected through the first series of the reality casting show Operación Triunfo. Rosa with the song "Europe's Living a Celebration", composed by Toni and Xasqui Ten, was chosen through televoting by the Spanish public.
Rosa placed 7th with 81 points at Eurovision, where her backing singers where her fellow contestants from Operación TriunfoDavid Bisbal, David Bustamante, Chenoa, Gisela (who would represent Andorra in 2008) and Geno.[1]
The first season of Operación Triunfo was broadcast from the Mediapark Studios in Sant Just Desvern, Barcelona and was hosted by Carlos Lozano. After the regular final of Operación Triunfo that took place on 11 February 2002 (where Rosa was declared the overall winner of the season), the top three contestants - Rosa herself, David Bisbal, and David Bustamante - qualified for the Eurovision phase of the contest, which consisted of two semi-final shows and a final.
First Round
In the first round on 25 February 2002, three songs were assigned to each contestant among those submitted to national broadcaster TVE, making a total of nine songs.[2] A six-person jury eliminated one of the songs assigned to each artist, leaving a total of six.
In the second round on 4 March 2002, a finalist song was then chosen for each contestant though televoting. The three songs that participated in the final were "La magia del corazón" by David Bustamante, "Corazón Latino" by David Bisbal, and "Europe's Living a Celebration" by Rosa.[3][4]
The final took place on 11 March 2002. At the close of voting, Rosa received the highest number of votes and was proclaimed the winner and entrant for Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002.[4]
At Eurovision, Rosa performed 5th, following Greece and preceding Croatia. At the close of the voting she had received 81 points, placing 7th of 24.[5]
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Spain participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with an entry selected through the first series of the reality casting show Operacion Triunfo Rosa with the song Europe s Living a Celebration composed by Toni and Xasqui Ten was chosen through televoting by the Spanish public Eurovision Song Contest 2002Country SpainNational selectionSelection processOperacion TriunfoSelection date s Preliminary rounds25 February 20024 March 2002Final11 March 2002Selected entrantRosaSelected song Europe s Living a Celebration Selected songwriter s Toni TenXasqui TenFinals performanceFinal result7th 81 pointsSpain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 2002 2003 Rosa placed 7th with 81 points at Eurovision where her backing singers where her fellow contestants from Operacion Triunfo David Bisbal David Bustamante Chenoa Gisela who would represent Andorra in 2008 and Geno 1 Contents 1 Before Eurovision 1 1 Operacion Triunfo 1 1 1 First Round 1 1 2 Second Round 1 1 3 Final 2 At Eurovision 2 1 Voting 3 ReferencesBefore Eurovision EditOperacion Triunfo Edit Further information Operacion Triunfo series 1 The first season of Operacion Triunfo was broadcast from the Mediapark Studios in Sant Just Desvern Barcelona and was hosted by Carlos Lozano After the regular final of Operacion Triunfo that took place on 11 February 2002 where Rosa was declared the overall winner of the season the top three contestants Rosa herself David Bisbal and David Bustamante qualified for the Eurovision phase of the contest which consisted of two semi final shows and a final First Round Edit In the first round on 25 February 2002 three songs were assigned to each contestant among those submitted to national broadcaster TVE making a total of nine songs 2 A six person jury eliminated one of the songs assigned to each artist leaving a total of six First Round 25 February 2002 Draw Artist Song Songwriter s Result1 David Bustamante Urgente Isaac Luque Eliminated2 David Bisbal El alma en pie Jose Abraham Advanced3 Rosa Lopez Un sueno especial Toni Ten Xasqui Ten Advanced4 David Bustamante Mas de mil noches Ander Perez Advanced5 Rosa Lopez Hay que vivir Lexter Eliminated6 David Bisbal Corazon Latino Jordi Cubino Advanced7 David Bustamante La magia del corazon David DeMaria Pablo Pinilla David Santisteban Advanced8 Rosa Lopez Europe s Living a Celebration Toni Ten Xasqui Ten Advanced9 David Bisbal Mienteme Isaac Luque EliminatedSecond Round Edit In the second round on 4 March 2002 a finalist song was then chosen for each contestant though televoting The three songs that participated in the final were La magia del corazon by David Bustamante Corazon Latino by David Bisbal and Europe s Living a Celebration by Rosa 3 4 Second Round 4 March 2002 Draw Artist Song Televote Result1 David Bisbal El alma en pie 18 Eliminated2 David Bustamante Mas de mil noches 35 Eliminated3 Rosa Lopez Un sueno especial 30 Eliminated4 David Bisbal Corazon Latino 82 Finalist5 David Bustamante La magia del corazon 65 Finalist6 Rosa Lopez Europe s Living a Celebration 70 FinalistFinal Edit The final took place on 11 March 2002 At the close of voting Rosa received the highest number of votes and was proclaimed the winner and entrant for Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 4 Final 11 March 2002 Draw Artist Song Televote Place1 David Bustamante La magia del corazon 17 3 32 David Bisbal Corazon latino 32 8 23 Rosa Lopez Europe s Living a Celebration 49 9 1At Eurovision EditAt Eurovision Rosa performed 5th following Greece and preceding Croatia At the close of the voting she had received 81 points placing 7th of 24 5 Voting Edit Points awarded to Spain 6 Score Country12 points Belgium France Switzerland10 points8 points7 points Cyprus Germany Sweden6 points Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Israel5 points4 points Greece3 points2 points United Kingdom1 point Points awarded by Spain 6 Score Country12 points Latvia10 points Malta8 points France7 points Slovenia6 points Cyprus5 points Romania4 points Turkey3 points Bosnia and Herzegovina2 points Germany1 point BelgiumReferences Edit https www webcitation org query url http www geocities com national finals 90s 00s Spain2002 html amp date 2009 10 26 02 40 55 dead link GALA 11 03 2002 in Spanish Telefonica 11 March 2002 Retrieved 22 November 2008 Eurovision Song Contest Spain 2002 Rosa Europe s Living a Celebration ESC History a b SPANISH NATIONAL FINAL 2002 Final of Tallinn 2002 European Broadcasting Union Archived from the original on 8 April 2021 Retrieved 8 April 2021 a b Results of the Final of Tallinn 2002 European Broadcasting Union Archived from the original on 8 April 2021 Retrieved 8 April 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 amp oldid 1094694659, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
