Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
The Spanish participating broadcaster, Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE), organised the national final Destino Oslo, La Gala de Eurovisión 2010 in order to select its entry for the contest.They have also finished second four times, with "En un mundo nuevo" by Karina in 1971, "Eres tú" by Mocedades in 1973, "Su canción" by Betty Missiego in 1979, and "Vuelve conmigo" by Anabel Conde in 1995.The winner, "Algo pequeñito" performed by Daniel Diges, was selected through the combination of the votes of an in-studio jury (50%) and a public televote (50%).[20][21][22] The five members of the in-studio jury that evaluated the entries during the final were:[23] During the voting of ¡Tu país te necesita!, eight entries were disqualified due to breaking competition rules, which included songs from Chimo Bayo, El Pezón Rojo and Pop Star Queen who were among the top three prior to their respective disqualifications.[26] Following his performance at Destino Oslo, Cobra was booed by the audience, prompting him to respond with offensive insults and gestures on live television.The Spanish performance featured Daniel Diges on stage wearing a grey suit, surrounded by four dancers wearing circus character costumes (rag doll, classic dancer, pierrot and tin soldier) which began by standing quiet in acrobatic positions behind Diges.The four dancers that joined Daniel Diges were Lidia Gómez, Gwenaelle Poline, Alejandro Arce and Yuriy Omelchenko.This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act.The following members comprised the Spanish jury: José María Íñigo (journalist, actor, television presenter), Mauro Canut (director of the digital branch of RTVE), Pilar Tabares (radio presenter, TVE music director), Mariola Orellana (music manager) and Toni Garrido (journalist at RNE).
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