Lo malo

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On 4 December 2017, the Spanish broadcaster Televisión Española (TVE) confirmed that they would use the successful music reality program Operación Triunfo to select their act for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. [12] It was later revealed on 20 December that the final five singers of the program's ninth series would perform in "Gala Eurovisión", which would be where the Spanish public would choose both the song and its performers for the Eurovision Song Contest. [13] The nine competing songs were unveiled on 23 January 2018. "Lo Malo" was first presented as "Chico Malo", but the song's title was changed two days later because of copyright issues. [14] [15] [16] Gala Eurovisión was held on 29 January. "Lo malo" was one of the top three songs in the first round of voting, qualifying to the second round where it placed third with 26% of the vote. [17] [18] [19]

The Spanish branch of OGAE, the international fan club of the Eurovision Song Contest, selected “Lo Malo” to represent Spain in the visual event OGAE Second Chance Contest in 2018. [20]

Track listing

"Lo Malo"
Aitana & Ana - Lo malo.jpg
Single by Aitana and Ana Guerra
LanguageSpanish
ReleasedJanuary 28, 2018 (2018-01-28)
RecordedJanuary 2018
Genre Latin pop
Length3:00
Label Universal Music Spain
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Antonio Ferrara
Aitana singles chronology
"Arde"
(2018)		"Lo Malo"
(2018)		"Teléfono"
(2018)
Ana Guerra singles chronology
"Lo Malo"
(2018)		"El Remedio"
(2018)
Digital download [21]
No.TitleLength
1."Lo Malo"3:00
Remix [22]
No.TitleLength
1."Lo Malo – Remix" (featuring Greeicy and Tini)3:04

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Ecuador [27] Gold 
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [24] 5× Platinum250,000‡
United States (RIAA) [28] Gold (Latin)30,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatVersionLabel
Worldwide28 January 2018 Digital download [29] Original
6 April 2018Revamped
Spain CD single [30]
Worldwide24 August 2018Digital download [11] Remix

Other media

In April 2018, Inditex-owned brand Stradivarius released a T-shirt inspired by the song which was sold out in less than twenty four hours. [31]

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