Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961

Spain took part in the Eurovision Song Contest  for the first time in 1961. The country was represented by Conchita Bautista with the song "Estando contigo", written by Augusto Algueró and Antonio Guijarro. Televisión Española (TVE) chose the song through a national final.

National final
The national final took place at the studios of Radio Nacional de España (RNE) in Barcelona from February 13 to 14, hosted by Federico Gallo, Jorge Arandes and María del Carmen García Lecha, and was aired through radio. Ten songs competed over two shows, with the winner song being decided upon through jury voting.

Semi-final
The semi-final took place on 13 February 1961. The ten competing songs were presented, and six of these songs went forward to the national final. The jury consisted of ten members, five music experts and five plain citizens. The music experts were:


 * Sebastià Gasch – Journalist at RNE, writer, art critic
 * Diego Ramírez Pastor – Journalist, president at Asociación de la Prensa de Barcelona
 * Arthur Kaps – Producer at TVE
 * Alfonso Banda Moras – Director of current afairs at RNE for Barcelona
 * Carlos Moltó Arniches – Delegate at Sociedad General de Autores y Editores for Barcelona

The plain citizens were Alberto Rovira, María Amparo Gascón, Carmen Navarro, Joaquina Navarro and Pilar Agudo Villegas.

Final
The final took place on 14 February 1961, with the same hosts and jury members. The winner, "Estando contigo" performed by Conchita Bautista, was selected through jury voting, which she won by just one point.

At Eurovision
On the night of the final, 18 March 1961, Conchita Bautista performed first in the running order, preceding. At the close of voting "Estando contigo" had received eight points, placing Spain ninth of the sixteen entries. The Spanish jury awarded its highest mark (3) to the.

Voting
Every country had a jury of ten people. Every jury member could give one point to his or her favourite song.