Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002
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Spain participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with the song "Europe's Living a Celebration" written by Toni Ten and Xasqui Ten. The song was performed by Rosa. The Spanish entry for the 2002 contest in Tallinn, Estonia was selected through the first series of the reality television music competition Operación Triunfo, organised by the Spanish broadcaster Televisión Española (TVE). Three artists and songs ultimately qualified to compete in the final of the competition's Eurovision selection show where a public televote exclusively selected "Europe's Living a Celebration" performed by Rosa as the winner, receiving 49.9% of the votes.
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Country | Spain | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Operación Triunfo | |||
Selection date(s) | 11 March 2002 | |||
Selected entrant | Rosa | |||
Selected song | "Europe's Living a Celebration" | |||
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 7th, 81 points | |||
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As a member of the "Big Four", Spain automatically qualified to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 5, Spain placed seventh out of the 24 participating countries with 81 points.