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Spain in 1970
Julio Iglesias
Song
Gwendolyne
Composer(s)
Julio Iglesias
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Biography
Initially Julio Iglesias pursued a career in soccer. But when he was seriously injured in a car crash, he had to change his mind. Having taught himself to play the guitar, he started to write his own songs. Gwendolyne is one of the writing efforts of Julio. Far more popular he became, when he started to record songs with famous Spanish composer/conductor/producer Ramón Arcusa, the man who also wrote the Spanish entries of 1968, 1972 and 1978. First proof was his 1972 hit Un Canto A Galicia, a song that was in the Spanish, South American and Benelux charts that year. But it would be 1979, before the rest of Europe fell for Julio's charmes. Quiereme Mucho was his big breakthrough, although it would be 1982, before that song would also hit the UK charts. Quiereme Mucho was a very old Spanish song that had previously graced the European charts as Yours (in English by amongst others Vera Lynn), Nimm Deine Weiße Gitarre (in German by Gert Timmerman (Dutch finals 1962 and 1965)) and Gisteren Heeft Zij Mij Verlaten (in Dutch by Koos Alberts). The 1981 UK no. 1 Begin The Beguine (Volver A Empezar), his first hit in the UK, was needed to get his 1979 European hit into the UK charts, eventually reaching the number 3 spot in that country. Other big hits in Europe and America were his duets with Willie Nelson (To All The Girls I've Loved Before) and Diana Ross (All Of You). Apparently he didn't forget the other competitors in this year's Eurovision Song Contest. For his 1994 album Crazy he recorded his version of the Lucio Dalla song Caruso with Lucio Dalla himself.
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All Participations for Spain
| Year | Artist | Song | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0 | 20 | ||
| 2008 | Rodolfo Chikilicuatre | Baila el chiki chiki | 6 | 21 |
| 2007 | NASH | I love you mi vida | 43 | 20 |
| 2006 | Las Ketchup | Bloody Mary | 18 | 21 |
| 2005 | Son de sol | Brujería | 28 | 21 |
| 2004 | Ramón | Para llenarme de ti | 87 | 10 |
| 2003 | Beth | Dime | 81 | 8 |
| 2002 | Rosa | Europe's living a celebration | 81 | 7 |
| 2001 | David Civera | Dile que la quiero | 76 | 6 |
| 2000 | Serafín Zubiri | Colgado de un sueño | 18 | 18 |
| 1999 | Lydia | No quiero escuchar | 3 | 23 |
| 1998 | Mikel Herzog | ¿Qué voy a hacer sin ti? | 21 | 16 |
| 1997 | Marcos Llunas | Sin rencor | 96 | 6 |
| 1996 | Antonio Carbonell | ¡Ay, qué deseo! | 17 | 20 |
| 1995 | Anabel Conde | Vuelve conmigo | 119 | 2 |
| 1994 | Alejandro Abad | Ella no es ella | 17 | 18 |
| 1993 | Eva Santamaria | Hombres | 58 | 11 |
| 1992 | Serafin | Todo esto es la música | 37 | 14 |
| 1991 | Sergio Dalma | Bailar pegados | 119 | 4 |
| 1990 | Azúcar Moreno | Bandido | 96 | 5 |
| 1989 | Nina | Nacida para amar | 88 | 6 |
| 1988 | La Década | La chica que yo quiero (made in Spain) | 58 | 11 |
| 1987 | Patricia Kraus | No estás solo | 10 | 19 |
| 1986 | Cadillac | Valentino | 51 | 10 |
| 1985 | Paloma San Basilio | La fiesta terminó | 36 | 14 |
| 1984 | Bravo | Lady, lady | 106 | 3 |
| 1983 | Remedios Amaya | ¿Quién maneja mi barca? | 0 | 19 |
| 1982 | Lucía | Él | 52 | 10 |
| 1981 | Bacchelli | Y solo tú | 38 | 14 |
| 1980 | Trigo Limpio | Qué date esta noche | 38 | 12 |
| 1979 | Betty Missiego | Su canción | 116 | 2 |
| 1978 | José Vélez | Bailemos un vals | 65 | 9 |
| 1977 | Micky | Enseñame a cantar | 52 | 9 |
| 1976 | Braulio | Sobran las palabras | 11 | 16 |
| 1975 | Sergio y Estíbaliz | Tú volverás | 53 | 10 |
| 1974 | Peret | Canta y se feliz | 10 | 9 |
| 1973 | Mocedades | Eres tú | 125 | 2 |
| 1972 | Jaime Morey | Amanece | 83 | 10 |
| 1971 | Karina | En un mundo nuevo | 115 | 2 |
| 1970 | Julio Iglesias | Gwendolyne | 8 | 4 |
| 1969 | Salomé | Vivo cantando | 18 | 1 |
| 1968 | Massiel | La, la, la... | 29 | 1 |
| 1967 | Raphael | Hablemos del amor | 9 | 6 |
| 1966 | Raphael | Yo soy aquél | 9 | 7 |
| 1965 | Conchita Bautista | Qué bueno, qué bueno | 0 | 15 |
| 1964 | Tim, Nelly and Tony | Caracola | 1 | 12 |
| 1963 | José Guardiola | Algo prodigioso | 2 | 12 |
| 1962 | Victor Balaguer | Llámame | 0 | 13 |
| 1961 | Conchita Bautista | Estando contigo | 8 | 9 |
