eurovision 1963
José Guardiola
José Guardiola represented Spain at Eurovision 1963 in London with “Algo prodigioso”, finishing 12th of 16.
- who
- Spanish singer
- born
- 22 October 1930, Barcelona, Spain
- died
- 9 April 2012 (aged 81), Barcelona, Spain
- contest
- 1963
- best result
- 12th, 1963
- music
- pop
- sang for
- Spain
Biography
José Guardiola, who died in 2012, was a Spanish singer of popular music who sang in Spanish and Catalan. “Algo prodigioso” finished twelfth in London in 1963.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “José Guardiola”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1963 London
“Algo prodigioso”
12th of 16 Finished 12th of 16, with 2 points.
- Sung in
- Spanish
- Written by
- Fernando García Morcillo, Camillo Murillo Janero
- Conductor
- Rafael Ibarbia
- Running order
- 12th of 16
- Age on the night
- 32
- Won that year
- Denmark: Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann, “Dansevise”
The story of Eurovision 1963: Two studios, and a vote that was read out twice
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