| Eurovision Song Contest 2016 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE) | |||
| Country |  Spain | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Objetivo Eurovisión 2016 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 1 February 2016 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Barei | |||
| Selected song | "Say Yay!" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 22nd, 77 points | |||
| Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Spain was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Say Yay!" written by Bárbara Reyzábal, Rubén Villanueva, and Víctor Púa Vivó, and performed by Reyzábal herself under her stage name Barei. The Spanish participating broadcaster, Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE), organised the national final Objetivo Eurovisión in order to select its entry for the contest. Six artists and songs competed in the televised show where an in-studio jury, an international jury and a public televote selected "Say Yay!" performed by Barei as the winner.
As a member of the "Big Five", Spain automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 19, Spain placed twenty-second out of the 26 participating countries with 77 points.