Conchita Bautista

Spanish singer and actress

Conchita Bautista
Conchita Bautista at Eurovision 1965
Conchita Bautista at Eurovision 1965
Background information
Birth nameMaría Concepción Bautista Fernández
Born (1936-10-27) 27 October 1936 (age 87)
OriginSeville, Spain
GenresPop, Flamenco
Occupation(s)Singer
Musical artist

María Concepción Bautista Fernández (born 27 October 1936), better known as Conchita Bautista (Spanish pronunciation: [konˈtʃita βawˈtista]), is a Spanish singer and actress, best known for her participation in the Eurovision Song Contests of 1961 and 1965.

Bautista moved from her native Andalusia to Madrid in her teens and quickly established herself as an actress, appearing in a number of films in the 1950s.[1] At the same time she was earning a reputation as an interpreter of Andalusian music and gained a recording contract with the Columbia label.

In 1961, Bautista took part in the selection for Spain's debut Eurovision entry with the song "Estando contigo" ("Being with You"), which was chosen as the country's representative for the sixth Eurovision Song Contest, held in Cannes, France, on 18 March.[2] "Estando contigo" was drawn as the contest's opening song, and at the end of voting had placed ninth of the 16 entries.[3][4]

In 1965, Bautista came through a very convoluted selection process to win the Spanish Eurovision ticket a second time with "Qué bueno, qué bueno" ("How Good, How Good"), and went forward to that year's Eurovision which took place on 20 March in Naples.[5] "Qué bueno, qué bueno" was one of four songs (along with those from Germany, Belgium and Finland) which failed to score, representing Spain's second nul points following Víctor Balaguer in 1962.[6][7]

In later years, Bautista forged a successful recording and touring career in Latin America, Italy, Greece, and Turkey as well as in Spain.

Selected filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1955 The Moorish Queen Laura
1958 Vengeance Singer
1958 La novia de Juan Lucero
1962 Escuela de seductoras
1964 La Boda
1971 A mí las mujeres ni fu ni fa

References

  1. ^ Filmography at imdb.com
  2. ^ ESC National Finals 1961
  3. ^ "ESC History Eurovision Spain 1961". Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
  4. ^ "Estando contigo" at diggiloo.net
  5. ^ ESC National Finals 1965
  6. ^ "ESC History Eurovision Spain 1965". Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
  7. ^ "Qué bueno, qué bueno" at diggiloo.net

External links

Preceded by
Debut
 Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest
1961 		Succeeded by
Víctor Balaguer
with "Llámame"
Preceded by
Los TNT
with "Caracola"
 Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest
1965 		Succeeded by
Raphael
with "Yo soy aquél"
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  • Note: Entries scored out signify where Spain did not compete
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  • "Al di là"
  • "Allons, allons les enfants"
  • "Angelique"
  • "April, april"
  • "Are You Sure?"
  • "Einmal sehen wir uns wieder"
  • "Estando contigo"
  • "Neke davne zvezde"
  • "Nous aurons demain"
  • "Nous les amoureux"
  • "Printemps, avril carillonne"
  • "Sehnsucht"
  • "September, gouden roos"
  • "Sommer i Palma"
  • "Valoa ikkunassa"
  • "Wat een dag"
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  • "Absent Friend"
  • "Als het weer lente is"
  • "Aurinko laskee länteen"
  • "Čežnja"
  • "For din skyld"
  • "I Belong"
  • "Karusell"
  • "N'avoue jamais"
  • "Non, à jamais sans toi"
  • "Paradies, wo bist du?"
  • "Poupée de cire, poupée de son"
  • "¡Qué bueno, qué bueno!"
  • "Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen"
  • "Se piangi, se ridi"
  • "Sol de inverno"
  • "'t Is genoeg"
  • "Va dire à l'amour"
  • "Walking the Streets in the Rain"
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