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| "Vivo cantando" | |
|---|---|
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| Single by Salomé | |
| from the album Vivo cantando | |
| Language | Spanish |
| B-side | "Amigos, amigos" |
| Released | 1969 |
| Length | 2:09 |
| Label | Belter |
| Composer(s) | María José de Ceratto |
| Lyricist(s) | Aniano Alcalde |
| Eurovision Song Contest 1969 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | María Rosa Marco |
| As | |
| Language | |
| Composer(s) | María José de Ceratto |
| Lyricist(s) | Aniano Alcalde |
| Conductor | |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 1st |
| Final points | 18 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "La, la, la" (1968) | |
| "Gwendolyne" (1970) ► | |
"Vivo cantando" (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbiβo kanˈtando]; "I Live Singing") is a 1969 song recorded by Spanish singer Salomé, written by composer María José de Ceratto and lyricist Aniano Alcalde. It represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 held in Madrid, being the second song from Spain –and last to date– to win the contest.
The song was joint winner with the United Kingdom's " Boom Bang-a-Bang" performed by Lulu, the Netherlands' " De troubadour" by Lenny Kuhr, and France's " Un jour, un enfant" by Frida Boccara. It was Spain's second winning entry in the contest and the last to date. [1]
Salomé also recorded the song in Catalan, Basque, English, French, and Italian.
Background
Conception
"Vivo cantando" was written by composer María José de Ceratto and lyricist Aniano Alcalde. It is a very up-tempo number, sung from the perspective of a woman telling her lover about the positive changes he has had on her, specifically that she now lives her life singing.
Eurovision
On 20–22 February 1969, "Vivo cantando" performed by both Salomé and Ana Kiro competed in the national final organized by Televisión Española (TVE) to select the song Salomé –who had already been internally selected– would perform in the Eurovision Song Contest. The song won the competition so it became the Spanish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1969, to be held in Madrid. [2]
In addition to the Spanish language original version, Salomé recorded the song in another five languages to promote the candidacy: in Catalan as "Canto i vull viure", in Basque as "Kantari bizi naiz", in English as "The Feeling of Love", in French as "Alors je chante", and in Italian as "Vivo cantando". [3]
On 29 March 1969, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the Teatro Real in Madrid hosted by TVE, and broadcast live throughout the continent. [4] Salomé performed "Vivo cantando" third on the night accompanied by Los Valldemossa as backing singers, following Luxembourg's "Catherine" by Romuald and preceding Monaco's "Maman, Maman" by Jean Jacques. Augusto Algueró –the event's musical director– conducted the live orchestra in the performance of the Spanish entry.
Two memorable aspects of Salomé's performance were her costume –a blue pantsuit designed by Manuel Pertegaz covered in long strands of porcelain resembling beads that weighed 14 kg (31 lb)–, and the fact that the singer chose to dance on the spot during certain parts of the song. Dancing was against the contest rules at the time; Salomé was not penalized, however, as the performers from Ireland and the United Kingdom had done the same that year as well.
At the close of voting, the song had received 18 points, the same number of points as the United Kingdom's " Boom Bang-a-Bang" performed by Lulu, the Netherlands' " De troubadour" by Lenny Kuhr, and France's " Un jour, un enfant" by Frida Boccara. As there was no tiebreaker rule in place at the time, all four countries were declared joint winners. "Vivo cantando" was succeeded as a Spanish entry at the 1970 contest by " Gwendolyne" by Julio Iglesias. [5]
Chart history
In Spain the song reached 1 on the Spanish Singles Chart. [6] Israeli singer Rika Zaraï released a cover of the French version, which spent three weeks at number one in the French singles chart from 16 August to 5 September 1969.
Legacy
Other performances
- Sole Giménez performed the song in the show Europasión, aired on La 1 of Televisión Española on 21 May 2008 to choose by popular vote the best song that Spain has sent to Eurovision. [7]
- Rosa López performed the song in the Eurovision sixtieth anniversary show Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits held on 31 March 2015 in London. [a] [8]
Impersonations
Salomé performances singing "Vivo cantando" were recreated several times in different talent shows:
- In the eighth episode of the first season of Tu cara me suena aired on 16 November 2011 on Antena 3, Francisco impersonated Salomé singing "Vivo cantando" replicating her performance at Eurovision. [9]
- In the sixteenth episode of the sixth season of Tu cara me suena aired on 2 February 2018 on Antena 3, Pepa Aniorte impersonated Salomé singing "Vivo cantando" replicating her performance at Eurovision. [10]
Notes
- ^ She performed "Vivo cantando" in a medley with other three Spanish entries: " La, la, la", " Eres tú", and " Europe's Living a Celebration".
References
- ^ "Vivo cantando - lyrics - Diggiloo Thrush". www.diggiloo.net. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ^ "Spain National Final 1969". natfinals.50webs.com.
- ^ "Spain - 1969". The Diggiloo Thrush.
- ^ " Eurovision Song Contest 1969". Eurovision Song Contest. 29 March 1969. TVE / EBU.
- ^ Sánchez Olmos, Cande; Segarra Saavedra, Jesús; Hidalgo Marí, Tatiana (2021-02-05). "'Brand Placement' en los videoclips del Billboard Hot 100: ¿integración o imposición de marcas?". Tripodos (44): 63–81. doi: 10.51698/tripodos.2019.44p63-81. hdl: 10045/93914. ISSN 2340-5007. S2CID 202455793.
- ^ "Billboard". 3 May 1969.
- ^ ""Bailar pegados", elegida mejor canción española de Eurovisión". elDiario.es (in Spanish). 22 May 2008.
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits". Eurovision Song Contest. 3 April 2015. BBC / EBU. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ "Francisco como Salomé". Antena 3 (in Spanish). 16 November 2011.
- ^ "Una Pepa Aniorte convertida en Salomé se entrega a la música con 'Vivo cantando'". Antena 3 (in Spanish). 3 February 2018.
External links
- Official Eurovision Song Contest 1969 site
- "Vivo cantando" at Discogs (list of releases)
