Víctor Balaguer (singer)
Víctor Balaguer | |
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![]() Victor Balaguer at the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 | |
Background information | |
Born | (1921-03-24)24 March 1921 Barcelona, Spain |
Died | 17 April 1984(1984-04-17) (aged 63) Barcelona, Spain |
Genres | Pop, Zarzuela |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Víctor Balaguer (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbiɣtoɾ βalaˈɣeɾ]; 24 March 1921 – 17 April 1984) was a Spanish singer of the 1950s and 1960s, best known for his participation in the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest. Balaguer was known as a versatile singer who moved between popular music and zarzuela, singing in both Spanish and Catalan.
Balaguer was born and died in Barcelona. In 1961, he took part in the selection for Spain's debut Eurovision Song Contest entry, but lost out by one point to Conchita Bautista.[1] The following year he placed two songs in the final, and "Llámame" ("Call Me") was chosen as the Spanish representative in the seventh Eurovision Song Contest, held in Luxembourg City on 18 March.[2] "Llámame" was one of four songs (along with the entries from Belgium, Austria and the Netherlands) to finish in joint last place after failing to score any points from the juries.[3][4]
Following his Eurovision appearance, Balaguer returned to performing mainly in his native Catalan. He died of colorectal cancer in Barcelona on 17 April 1984, aged 63.[5]
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- Alejandro Abad
- Alfred
- Amaia
- Remedios Amaya
- Soraya Arnelas
- Azúcar Moreno
- Bacchelli
- Victor Balaguer
- Barei
- Conchita Bautista
- Beth
- Blanca Paloma
- Braulio
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- Blas Cantó
- Antonio Carbonell
- Chanel
- Rodolfo Chikilicuatre
- David Civera
- Anabel Conde
- D'Nash
- Sergio Dalma
- La Década
- Daniel Diges
- Edurne
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- José Guardiola
- Mikel Herzog
- Julio Iglesias
- Karina
- Las Ketchup
- Patricia Kraus
- Marcos Llunas
- Ruth Lorenzo
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- Jaime Morey
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- Tim, Nelly and Tony
- Trigo Limpio
- José Vélez
- Serafín Zubiri
- "Algo pequeñito"
- "Algo prodigioso"
- "Amanece"
- "Amanecer"
- "¡Ay, qué deseo!"
- "Baila el Chiki Chiki"
- "Bailar pegados"
- "Bailemos un vals"
- "Bandido"
- "Bloody Mary"
- "Brujería"
- "Canta y sé feliz"
- "Caracola"
- "La chica que yo quiero (Made in Spain)"
- "Colgado de un sueño"
- "Contigo hasta el final"
- "Dancing in the Rain"
- "Dile que la quiero"
- "Dime"
- "Do It for Your Lover"
- "Eaea"
- "Él"
- "Ella no es ella"
- "En un mundo nuevo"
- "Enséñame a cantar"
- "Eres tú"
- "Estando contigo"
- "Europe's Living a Celebration"
- "La fiesta terminó"
- "Gwendolyne"
- "Hablemos del amor"
- "Hombres"
- "I Love You Mi Vida"
- "La La La"
- "Lady, Lady"
- "Llámame"
- "Nacida para amar"
- "No estás solo"
- "No quiero escuchar"
- "La noche es para mí"
- "Para llenarme de ti"
- "¡Qué bueno, qué bueno!"
- "Que me quiten lo bailao"
- "¿Qué voy a hacer sin ti?"
- "Quédate conmigo"
- "Quédate esta noche"
- "¿Quién maneja mi barca?"
- "Say Yay!"
- "Sin rencor"
- "SloMo"
- "Sobran las palabras"
- "Su canción"
- "Todo esto es la música"
- "Tu canción"
- "Tú volverás"
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- "La venda"
- "Vivo cantando"
- "Voy a quedarme"
- "Vuelve conmigo"
- "Y sólo tú"
- "Yo soy aquél"
- "Zorra"
- Note: Entries scored out signify where Spain did not compete