Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018

Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Participating broadcasterRadiotelevisión Española (RTVE)
Country Spain
National selection
Selection processOperación Triunfo 2017
Selection date(s)29 January 2018
Selected artist(s)Amaia and Alfred
Selected song"Tu canción"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Raúl Gómez
  • Sylvia Santoro
Finals performance
Final result23rd, 61 points
Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Spain was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Tu canción", written by Raúl Gómez and Sylvia Santoro, and performed by Amaia Romero and Alfred García. The Spanish participating broadcaster, Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE), used the ninth series of reality television talent competition Operación Triunfo as the platform to select its entry for the contest. Amaia and Alfred with "Tu canción" were selected by the vote of the Spanish public from among nine competing entries.

As a member of the "Big Five", Spain automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 2, Spain placed twenty-third out of the 26 participating countries with 61 points.