Eurovision Song Contest 2018 | ||||
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Participating broadcaster | Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE) | |||
Country | Spain | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Operación Triunfo 2017 | |||
Selection date(s) | 29 January 2018 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Amaia and Alfred | |||
Selected song | "Tu canción" | |||
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 23rd, 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.