Europe's Living a Celebration

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"Europe's Living a Celebration"
Single by Rosa
from the album Rosa
LanguageSpanish
Released13 March 2002
Genre Latin pop
Length2:53
Label Vale Music
Composer(s) Toni Ten
Lyricist(s) Xasqui Ten
Producer(s)
  • Toni Ten
  • Xasqui Ten
Rosa singles chronology
"Europe's Living a Celebration"
(2002)		"A solas con mi corazón"
(2002)
Eurovision Song Contest 2002 entry
Country
Artist(s)
As
Rosa
Language
Composer(s)
Toni Ten
Lyricist(s)
Xasqui Ten
Finals performance
Final result
7th
Final points
81
Entry chronology
◄ "Dile que la quiero" (2001)
"Dime" (2003) ►

"Europe's Living a Celebration" is a song recorded by Spanish singer Rosa, written by Toni and Xasqui Ten. It represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, held in Tallinn.

Contents

Background

Conception

"Europe's Living a Celebration" is a song written by composer Toni Ten and lyricist Xasqui Ten. Despite the English-language title, the lyrics are in Spanish, with the exception of one verse of the chorus. [1]

Eurovision

Between 25 February and 11 March 2002, Televisión Española (TVE) produced a national final to select its song and performer for the following Eurovision Song Contest in which the top three finishers –Rosa, David Bisbal, and David Bustamante– from the first season of Operación Triunfo competed with three songs each. [2] "Europe's Living a Celebration" sung by Rosa won the competition so it became the Spanish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, to be held in Tallinn, Estonia. [3] [4]

On 25 May 2002, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the Saku Suurhall in Tallinn hosted by Eesti Televisioon (ETV), and broadcast live throughout the continent. Rosa performed "Europe's Living a Celebration" fifth on the night, accompanied by Bisbal, Bustamante, Chenoa, Gisela, and Geno  [ es ] as backing singers, [5] preceded by Greece's "S.A.G.A.P.O." by Michalis Rakintzis, and followed by Croatia's "Everything I Want" by Vesna Pisarović. [6]

At the close of voting, it had received 81 points, placing seventh in a field of twenty-four. [7] The voting sequence was followed in Spain by an average of 14.38 million viewers, which represented an 86.2% share, becoming the most watched space in the country of the entire decade. [8] The entire show, with an average of 12.7 million viewers and an 80.4% share, is the most watched Eurovision in Spain since audience measurements began. [9] The song was succeeded as Spanish entry at the 2003 contest by "Dime" by Beth. [10]

Aftermath

Rosa performed the song in the Eurovision sixtieth anniversary show Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits held on 31 March 2015 in London. [lower-alpha 1] [11]

Chart history

The album Operación Triunfo: Eurovisión that included the studio versions of the nine songs of the national final, released on 22 February 2002 in Spain, achieved one platinum certification (100,000 copies). The album Operación Triunfo: Gala Eurovisión that included the live versions of the nine songs recorded in the national final, released on 26 February 2002, achieved four platinum certifications. "Europe's Living a Celebration" was also included in Rosa's first studio album Rosa that achieved five platinum certifications. [12]

Single charts (2002)Peak
position
Spain (Los 40) [13] 1

Legacy

Other performances

Impersonations

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References

  1. ↑ She performed "Europe's Living a Celebration" in a medley with other three Spanish entries: "La, la, la", "Vivo cantando", and "Eres tú".

References

  1. ↑ "Spain 2002 - "Europe's Living a Celebration"". The Diggiloo Thrush.
  2. ↑ "Rosa, Bisbal y Bustamante interpretarán las 9 canciones candidatas a representarnos en Eurovisión". elDiario.es (in Spanish). 23 February 2002.
  3. ↑ Lillo, Jesús (12 March 2002). "Rosa representará a España en el Festival de Eurovisión". ABC (in Spanish).
  4. ↑ ""Europe's Living a Celebration" at the official Eurovision Song Contest site". Eurovision Song Contest . Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Europe's Living a Celebration". eurovision-spain.com. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Eurovision Song Contest 2002". Eurovision Song Contest. 25 May 2002. ETV / EBU.
  7. ↑ "Official Eurovision Song Contest 2002 scoreboard". Eurovision Song Contest . Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "Los programas más vistos de los últimos 10 años". elDiario.es (in Spanish). 19 April 2003.
  9. ↑ "Casi cinco millones de espectadores vieron en La 1 la final de Eurovisión en la que volvió a ganar Loreen". El País (in Spanish). 14 May 2023.
  10. ↑ ""Dime" at the official Eurovision Song Contest site". Eurovision Song Contest . Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  11. ↑ "Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits". Eurovision Song Contest. 3 April 2015. BBC / EBU . Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  12. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959-2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN   8480486392.
  13. ↑ "Lista LOS40 18 de mayo de 2002". Los 40 (in Spanish). 18 May 2002.
  14. ↑ ""Bailar pegados", elegida mejor canción española de Eurovisión". elDiario.es (in Spanish). 22 May 2008.
  15. ↑ "Daniel Diges imita a Rosa López". Antena 3 (in Spanish). 27 November 2012.
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