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Part twenty-four
Introducing the 2009 entries: Spain
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| Performer: | Soraya Arnelas (performing as Soraya) |
| Song: | La noche es para mí (The night is for me) |
| Language: | Spanish and English |
| Music: | Irini Michas, Jason Gill, Dimitri Stassos |
| Lyrics: | Felipe Pedroso |
| Draw: | 25th in the final |
The song
La noche es para mí, which originally had Greek lyrics and was offered to 2005 Eurovision Song Contest winner Helena Paparizou, is a mediterranean up-tempo pop song. The lyrics tell that the singer has a good time and that she asks someone else to spend that special time with her:
Vuelvo a mirar
Tus ojos son un volcán
No escaparás
Tu fuego dirá la verdad
No importa si quieres o no
Porque hoy mando yo
Come on and take me
Come on and shake me
Quiero saber lo que sientes por mí
I take another look
Your eyes are like a volcano
You are not going to escape
Your fire will tell the truth
It does not matter if you want it or not
Because today I am giving the orders
Come on and take me
Come on and shake me
I want to know what you feel for me
The singer
Soraya became famous when she entered the fourth series of the talent search Operación Triunfo, which had selected the Spanish Eurovision Song Contest representatives in its first three series, in 2005. She would finish second overall and in 2006, she was ranked the seventh most successful contestant in this show ever. Her first album Corazón de fuego, which was produced by Kike Santander, was a huge success in Spain reaching platinum status with more than 80,000 copies sold.
Her second album Ochenta's was as successful as the first one in sales figures and also spawned the singer's first top ten single Self control, which was a cover version of the Laura Branigan song (and also recorded and co-written by Raf, Italian entrant in 1987). It reached gold status in Spain. Her second album was a mix of cover versions and new songs, but her third album released the year after, which brought her another gold disc, was a cover album with hits from the 1980s. In 2008, she recorded the song Tonight we ride/No digas que no with 2006 Belgian Eurovision Song Contest representative Kate Ryan for Ryan's album Free.
Soraya entered the Spanish national selection for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest with the song La noch es para mí from her fourth album Sin miedo. She finished second overall and first in the pop/rock category making her proceed to the national final, which she could win. The single has entered the Spanish charts and is currently peaking at number 16 making it her third most successful single to date.
The national selection
An online selection was to choose the 30 songs for the televised Eurovision Song Contest 2009 selection. Those entries were allocated in three semi finals. Four songs of each heat qualified for the grand final (which was held right after the last semi final omitting the second chance round) and Soraya was the winner. She was the favourite of the televoters and the second favourite of the jury.
Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest
Spain has entered the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961 and they have not missed a single edition since. Victories came in 1968 and on homeground in 1969. In other years, the results were mixed but Spain finished second four times and third once. The lates string of successful results came in the early 2000s with four top ten palcing in a row (2001-2004).
¡Deseamos a España y a Soraya mucha suerte y un buen resultado en Moscú!
Videos
Live in the national final (semi final performance):
The preview video:
Soraya with Self control:
Soraya in Operación Triunfo IV with co-contestant Víctor (New York, New York):
Other parts of this series
- France
- Portugal
- Romania
- Denmark
- Netherlands
- Cyprus
- Latvia
- Ireland
- Malta
- Armenia
- Germany
- Serbia
- Belgium
- Greece
- Croatia
- Poland
- Czech Republic
- Iceland
- Moldova
- Switzerland
- Slovenia
- Andorra
- Ukraine
Tomorrow, we will take a look at the Swedish entry.
Related polls
- POLAND: Your favourite song in the national final?
- ARMENIA: Your favourite song in the national final?
- The Netherlands decided: How much do you like Ik be verliefd (Sha la lie)?
- Cyprus decided: How much do you like Life looks better in spring?
- Iceland decided: How much do you like Je ne sais quoi?
- Denmark decided: How much do you like In a moment like this?
- Norway decided: How much do you like My heart is yours?
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GO SPAIN, GO SORAYA!!!!!!!!!
God I love this song!!!....with Malta and Denmark. I hope one of them wins...
A little "gift" for all the eurofans from Portugal who like Soraya.
Here she is singing "Eu sei que vou te amar" back in the day in Operación Triunfo.
http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=5DWzmFz5Ls8
i love spanish song. makes my wanna dance..... but is this her best live perfomance? mmmmmm i was not convinced here
I think this is a good entry, to me, the best with Turkey and Azerbaiyan... but Spain has no luck with televote and withe the introduction of the jury is almost impossible that Soraya could reach a top5 in Moscow, I thinks she's gonna end betwenn 7th or 10th..
ANYWAY, SORAYA YOU HAVE MY 12 POINTS FROM VENEZUELA... You're one of the BEST spanish candidates of the recent years and you're making something impossible, to get back to he spanish people the ilussion of winning ESC!
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loveee you SORAYA
Kivar
I suppose you wished the world looked like this?
http://www.flickr.co(...)/3428974352/sizes/o/ 
Wow, Soraya singing live "New York, New York" is amazing 
I think for the first time in many years we've got the right singer. The problem is that I have the feeling this is not the right song. We'll see. I don't think she'll win - Norway will win by a landslide - but I just hope she doesn't end in the bottom. She's been working so hard here in Spain to try to do well for her country... I would be really sad.
COME ON SORAYA!!! GREAT ENTRY THIS YEAR FROM SPAIN,TOP 5 DESERVE,
if Greece or Turkey would send "La noche es para mí" they'd get a TOP 5 if not the victory. It's undeniable!.
Do you know how 50/50 works? If the juries don't vote for Greece or Turkey, they have no chance of being in the top 5.
And I'm very glad that I learned that the juries' votes this year will be published so we'll know who gave whom what...and then we can talk again on a new basis.
@Poppy Pickette, ops, i've become so inattentive last time.. thank you
Good song and energetic performance but I think there are better entries this year. Still, I think Spain will end up in the top end of the scoreboard. Good luck!
SORAYA,ESPANA GOOD LUCK !
Daniel Sj. I can tell you and I'd bet all my money that if Greece or Turkey would send "La noche es para mí" they'd get a TOP 5 if not the victory. It's undeniable!. But Spain will be lucky if Soraya reaches the top 10... What a pity! Shame on the ESC
Ki.var .
Norway will prove this year that you can win if you send the right song.
I hope this deception to TVE shows them that some countries will never win, just for being that countries. It is the same problem as in semifinals: some countries will never qualify just for being that countries. If Spain was more eastern, we could have some chance... while Spain keeps being western... there's nothing to do.
I hope this will be the last spanish entry.
Good luck España Great Job
La noche es para mí
Go Soraya Arnelas
@Daniel sj
I accept your opinion
but I love Spain, Greece, Norway, Armenia and Finland
Ok song, but the same problem as Turkey and greece NOT good
enough to win. Turkey will probably do best of them because of all Turks in ALL western countrys.
Norway will win BIG TIME !
@EP
It'll be Sweden today. They announce the next intro at the end of each article
Buena Suerte a España
Spain, Greece, Norway, Finland is nices song and my be also Turkey...
But Azerbaijan Asel&Arash duo have no chance
because same rythim and same music
repeat and repeat
it is a routinely music
I think Assel & Arash is unqualified entries
"Always" is no good
I wonder which countrey's entry will be presented today? May it be a Baltic country?
I think she's a nice girl and a good singer, but after listening to it twice I'm not impressed by the song. It sounds very much in the Eurovision mould. Good however that a successful singer finally dares to represent Sapin. Thanx to her for that !
Best wishes to Soraya, she's not in my Top 10, but I'm sure she'll do well.
This song is okay, but it's not my favorite. I prefered Mirela to sing for Spain. But Soraya is a great singer, I wish het good luck in Moscow !!
Parody time...and I like this song and Soraya's so sweet so don't get all angry ok 
"Los nachos son para mi, los nachos son para mi...come put some cheese, jalapeños please, los nachos son para mi!" ^^
Good luck Soraya!
I like Soraya and her lovely song its my second fav. and hopefully ll be in top 5 at least
Good luck Espana
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