Canta y sé feliz

Spain "Canta y sé feliz"
Eurovision Song Contest 1974 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Pedro Pubill Calaf
Conductor
Rafael de Ibarbia Serra
Finals performance
Final result
9th
Final points
10
Appearance chronology
◄ "Eres tú" (1973)   
"Tú volverás" (1975) ►

"Canta y sé feliz" (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkanta i ˈse feˈliθ], "Sing and Be Happy") was the Spanish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 in Brighton, United Kingdom. It was sung in Spanish by Peret.

The song is an up-tempo belonging to the Catalan rumba genre, with both music and lyrics by Pedro Pubill Calaf - Peret himself.

On the night of the final, the song performed in the third position, following United Kingdom's Olivia Newton-John singing "Long Live Love" and preceding Norway's Anne-Karine Strøm with "The First Day of Love", and at the close of the voting had received 10 points, placing 9th in a field of 17.

It was succeeded as Spanish representative at the 1975 contest by Sergio y Estíbaliz with "Tú volverás

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