La venda
2019 song by Miki Núñez
| "La venda" | ||||
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| Single by Miki Núñez | ||||
| from the album Amuza | ||||
| Language | Spanish | |||
| Released | 18 January 2019 7 March 2019 (Eurovision ver.) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:03 | |||
| Label | Universal Music Spain | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Adrià Salas | |||
| Producer(s) | Oriol Padrós | |||
| Miki Núñez singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "La venda" on YouTube | ||||
| Eurovision Song Contest 2019 entry | ||||
| Country | ||||
| Artist(s) | ||||
| Language | Spanish | |||
| Composer(s) | Adrià Salas | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Adrià Salas | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 22nd | |||
| Final points | 54 | |||
| Entry chronology | ||||
| ◄ "Tu canción" (2018) | ||||
| "Universo" (2020) ► | ||||
| Official performance video | ||||
| "La venda" (Final) on YouTube | ||||
"La venda" ([la ˈβenda]; transl. The blindfold) is a song performed by Spanish singer Miki written and composed by Adrià Salas. It represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv. It finished in 22nd place with 54 points.
Background
Conception
"La venda" was written and composed by Adrià Salas, who is the lead vocalist of the Latin Grammy-nominated Spanish band La Pegatina.[2]
Selection
On 14 September 2018, Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE) confirmed that they would use the 10th edition of the music reality program Operación Triunfo to select their act for the 64th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest.[3] Interested and invited songwriters were able to submit their song demos from 1 November 2018 to 15 November 2018.[4][5] Seventeen selected songs (via the public call and via invitation) were allocated by the talent show's boarding academy's staff to thirteen of the sixteen eligible contestants in solo and duet combinations. The allocation was announced on 11 December 2018. The contestants recorded a one-minute demo of their respective songs. The demos were made available to the public via RTVE's official website on the night between 19 December 2018 and 20 December 2018, during the finale when the regular winner of the season was determined. An online public vote ran until 2 January 2019, enabling each user to vote for their three favorite entries each day.[6]
The three entries with the most votes advanced to the special live show "Gala Eurovisión", the special live show where the Spanish public would choose both the song and its performers for Eurovision. A five-member evaluation committee — consisting of two members representing RTVE's management, a member from the digital branch of RTVE, and two teachers from Operación Triunfo's boarding academy — selected seven additional entries from the fourteen remaining songs, "La venda" among them, for "Gala Eurovisión."[4][5][7]
Miki performed it live for the first time on "Gala Eurovisión" on 20 January 2019. The song won the competition with 34% of the public vote becoming the Spanish entrant, and Miki the performer, for Eurovision.[2]
Promotion
The official video featuring the final version of the song, directed by Adrià Pujol and Fèlix Cortés, was filmed on 13 February 2019 at the Mercantic antique market in Sant Cugat del Vallès[8] and was released on 7 March 2019.[9]
Miki made appearances across Europe to specifically promote "La venda" as the Spanish Eurovision entry. He performed at the Eurovision in Concert event at the AFAS Live venue in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 6 April; the London Eurovision Party at the Café de Paris venue in London, United Kingdom on 14 April, and the Moscow Eurovision Party at the Vegas City Hall venue in Moscow, Russia on 24 April.[10][11][12][13]
In addition to his international appearances, Miki performed "La venda" as a guest on competitive dance reality television series Fama, ¡a bailar! [es], aired on #0, on 26 March.[14] On 30 March, he performed the song at the Plaza de Oriente in Madrid on occasion of the Earth Hour.[15] On 20 April, he performed during the Eurovision-Spain Pre-Party event which was held at the Sala La Riviera venue in Madrid.[16] On 8 May, the special concert event Miki y amigos, which aired on RTVE's official website and YouTube channel, centered on him, accompanied by guest performers.[17]
Eurovision
On 18 May 2019, the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the Expo Tel Aviv in Tel Aviv hosted by the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/Kan). As Spain is a member of the "Big Five", the song automatically advanced to the final. Miki performed "La venda" twenty-sixth and last on the evening. The performance was staged by Fokas Evangelinos.[18] Miki was joined in stage by backing singers and dancers Mikel Hennet (who represented Spain in the 2007 Contest as part of D'Nash), Ernesto Santos, Fran Guerrero, María Acosta, and Mary Martínez.[19]
At the end of voting, the song finished in twenty-second place with 54 points: 1 from the professional juries and 53 from the televote.[20]
Critical response
Judy Cantor-Navas of Billboard described "La venda" as a "rousing party anthem, the kind of popular Spanish song that typically animates both soccer stadiums and neighborhood festivals" and as a Eurovision entry that "will please the crowd" rather than "depend on the artist's vocal talent to wow the judges and audience voters".[21]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "La venda" | 3:03 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "La venda (Eurovision Song Contest / Tel Aviv 2019)" | 2:59 |
Charts
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[24] | 13 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Version | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | 18 January 2019 | Digital download[22] | Original | |
| 7 March 2019 | Revamped |
References
- ^ a b "Miki representará a España en Eurovisión 2019 con "La venda"" [Miki will represent Spain in Eurovision 2019 with "La venda"]. RTVE. 21 January 2019.
- ^ a b Jiandani, Sanjay (Sergio) (20 January 2019). "Spain: Miki will fly to Tel Aviv!". ESCToday. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "Spain: TVE confirms participation in Eurovision 2019". esctoday.com. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Bases de participación de Eurovisión 2019: ¡tú puedes ser el autor de nuestra canción en Tel Aviv!" (in Spanish). RTVE.es. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Spain: TVE opens song submission period for Eurovision 2019; national final in January". Esctoday.com. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "Noemí Galera y Manu Guix reparten los temas de Eurovisión a los concursantes de OT 2018" (in Spanish). RTVE.es. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ "Conoce las diez canciones que aspiran a convertirse en la canción de España para Eurovisión 2019" (in Spanish). RTVE.es. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Miki graba el videoclip de "La Venda" y confirma tres paradas de su gira eurovisiva". eldiario.es (in Spanish). 14 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ "WATCH: Miki releases official music video for revamped "La Venda"". 6 March 2019.
- ^ "MIKI ACTUARÁ EL VIERNES 8 DE MARZO EN EL WKND MELFEST". www.ogaespain.com (in Spanish). OGAE Spain. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ "Welcome… Miki from Spain!". eurovisioninconcert.nl. Eurovision in Concert. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "MIKI, CONFIRMADO PARA LA 'LONDON EUROVISION PARTY 2019'". www.ogaespain.com (in Spanish). OGAE Spain. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ Lucas, Lucas (26 March 2019). "Miki confirma asistencia en la pre-party de Moscú". www.eurovision-spain.com (in Spanish). Eurovision-Spain.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ Andrés, Maria José (27 March 2019). "'Eurovision': Miki desvela más detalles de la puesta en escena de 'La venda'". www.diezminutos.com (in Spanish). Diez Minutos. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "¡Miki será el anfitrión de la Pre-Party 2019 de Eurovision-Spain!" (in Spanish). RTVE.es. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "¡Miki será el anfitrión de la Pre-Party 2019 de Eurovision-Spain!". www.eurovision-spain.com (in Spanish). Eurovision-Spain.com. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ "Miki y amigos: RTVE.es estrena el 8 de mayo el concierto homenaje al candidato español en Eurovisión 2019". www.rtve.es (in Spanish). RTVE. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "El griego Fokas Evagelinos será el director artístico de la puesta en escena de Miki" [Fokas Evagelinos will be the artistic director of Miki's stage performance]. rtve.es (in Spanish). RTVE. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Primeros ensayos de Miki para Eurovisión con Fokas Evagelinos y Mamen Márquez". rtve.es (in Spanish). RTVE. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Grand Final of Tel Aviv 2019". Eurovision Song Contest. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ Cantor-Navas, Judy (January 21, 2019). "Hear Spain's Eurovision Song 'La Venda'". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- ^ a b "La Venda". iTunes. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "La Venda (Eurovision Song Contest / Tel Aviv 2019) - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Top 100 Canciones: Semana 4". Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
