SPAIN 2012 - Pastora Soler - Quédate conmigo
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ParadiseES
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Spain has never lost the interest.
Surely our last entries haven't been masterpieces or tops songs, but since 2009 they were at least decent and were slightly underrated.
Probably Spanish people are not enthusiastic after a bunch of bad results, but still Eurovision has pretty good audience ratings, above average if we compare to other ESC countries
Surely our last entries haven't been masterpieces or tops songs, but since 2009 they were at least decent and were slightly underrated.
Probably Spanish people are not enthusiastic after a bunch of bad results, but still Eurovision has pretty good audience ratings, above average if we compare to other ESC countries
Bernice
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Oh, of course a lot of people in Spain are still interested in Eurovision! But you know what I meant, a lot of spanish have this bad perception about it and they are not enthusiastic anymore because these last years we have had horrible results, even with pretty good performances like Soraya's.
But you know what I meant, a lot of spanish have this bad perception about it and they are not enthusiastic anymore because these last years we have had horrible results, even with pretty good performances like Soraya's.
wlhlwn
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Ooh now I remember the tragical start for Azucar Moreno... but the song was so great!Oh, of course a lot of people in Spain are still interested in Eurovision!
Bernice
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Yeah that song had the spanish vibe xD
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qabadachia
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Well, when I think of Eurosong, first thing that pops in my mind is "Bandido". What an amazing song. Legendary fusion of flamenco and dance.... Too bad Remedios Amaya was way ahead of the time back in 1983. "Quién maneja mi barca" is pure gold.
wlhlwn
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Next year I hope Spain will send a song in Basque!!!
ParadiseES
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Yeah, Remedios is just wonderful
But thank God she could have the career she deserved and now she's much appreciated in Spain And Bandido is one of our most amazing entries. I wish we could find something like that for the following years
ParadiseES
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That would be quite interesting, but doubt it's likely to happen...
wlhlwn
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Yes would be really nice! It sounds a little bit like Georgian language...
qabadachia
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Yeah, Remedios is just wonderful
And Bandido is one of our most amazing entries. I wish we could find something like that for the following years
You know, you should send someone like Ojos de Brujo. That would be Spanish version of Zdob si Zdub. Or Melendi.
ParadiseES
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You know, you should send someone like Ojos de Brujo. That would be Spanish version of Zdob si Zdub. Or Melendi.
Melendi would get us to the last place... :/
And Ojos de Brujo... I like them, but I don't think Europeans would understand it. I sent them to FSC and the result was a total flop :?
For something genuine and so Spanish I would go with Chambao. Much more appealing
Anoranza
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Or something in Catalan! But, due to political implications, I guess not much chances of that to happen either. I love the language and was always looking forward for Andorra's entries. Now I'm wondering if we'll ever hear another song in Catalan ever again in ESC...
ParadiseES
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It's not politics, but if we are discussing now about singing in English so that more people could understand our songs, doesn't really make sense to sing in a language that not even most of us understand...
Galician would be more likely, since they have a big ethno music scene and those songs should keep the original language. That's less common in Basque Country and even less in Catalonia, where the music has no differences than the rest of Spain
It's not politics, but if we are discussing now about singing in English so that more people could understand our songs, doesn't really make sense to sing in a language that not even most of us understand...
Galician would be more likely, since they have a big ethno music scene and those songs should keep the original language. That's less common in Basque Country and even less in Catalonia, where the music has no differences than the rest of Spain
wlhlwn
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I think the Basque culture is unique. Also the language, nobody knows exactly the ancient history of it and where it comes from. It's true it is also partly in France?
alca
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I remember talking with someone about this but I don't know with whom I had this conversation!
ParadiseES
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Basque culture is actually so related to other Northern regions in Spain, though they don't have the strong celtic heritage. The language is the rest of a pre-romanic language that was kept until now. Still nobody knows its origin (they say the same as Georgian or Armenian, or some African languages), but most surely there were other similar languages in Spain and they disappeared due to stronger Roman influence.
And yeah, Euskal Herria (which would be sort of "Big Basque country") includes the three provinces of Basque Country (Bizkaia/Vizcaya, Gipuzkoa/Guipúzcoa and Araba/Álava), Navarra (or Nafarroa in Basque) which has strong Basque influence in some areas while in other ones not really, and Iparralde, which is the French Basque Country, where it's located the beautiful city of Biarritz.
It's a beautiful region indeed, with amazing landscapes and cities like San Sebastián, and very friendly and brave people, despite they are a bit cold as in the whole northern side of Spain (I'm from this area too
). I suggest everyone to visit
wlhlwn
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Basque culture is actually so related to other Northern regions in Spain, though they don't have the strong celtic heritage. The language is the rest of a pre-romanic language that was kept until now. Still nobody knows its origin (they say the same as Georgian or Armenian, or some African languages), but most surely there were other similar languages in Spain and they disappeared due to stronger Roman influence.
And yeah, Euskal Herria (which would be sort of "Big Basque country") includes the three provinces of Basque Country (Bizkaia/Vizcaya, Gipuzkoa/Guipúzcoa and Araba/Álava), Navarra (or Nafarroa in Basque) which has strong Basque influence in some areas while in other ones not really, and Iparralde, which is the French Basque Country, where it's located the beautiful city of Biarritz.
It's a beautiful region indeed, with amazing landscapes and cities like San Sebastián, and very friendly and brave people, despite they are a bit cold as in the whole northern side of Spain (I'm from this area too
Yes I visit San Sebastian this summer
wlhlwn
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Ooh and thank you for taking the time to answer!!!