- Vivo cantando
Infobox ESC entry
song = Vivo cantando
caption =
year = 1969
country = Spain
artist = María Rosa Marco
as = Salomé
language = Spanish
languages =
composer = Maria José de Cerato
lyricist = Aniano Alcalde
conductor = Augusto Alguero
place = 1st
points = 18
place_semi =
points_semi =
lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?1969es from Diggiloo Thrush]
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prev = La La La
prev_link = La La La
next = Gwendolyne
next_link = Gwendolyne"Vivo cantando" ("I live singing") was one of four songs which tied for first place in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1969 . Performed in Spanish by Salomé forSpain , the song was joint winner with theUnited Kingdom 's "Boom Bang-a-Bang " performed by Lulu, "De troubadour " byLenny Kuhr representing theNetherlands , and "Un jour, un enfant " sung forFrance byFrida Boccara . It was Spain's second winning entry in the contest and the last to date.The song is a very up-tempo number, sung from the perspective of a woman telling her lover about the positive changes he has had on her, specifically that she now lives her life singing. Two memorable aspects of the performance were Salomé's costume – a pantsuit covered in long strands of
porcelain resembling beads – and the fact that the singer chose to dance on the spot during certain parts of the song. Dancing was against Eurovision Song Contest regulations at the time; Salomé was not penalized, however, as the performers from Ireland and the United Kingdom had done the same that year as well.
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