eurovision 1978
José Vélez
José Vélez represented Spain at Eurovision 1978 in Paris with “Bailemos un vals”, finishing 9th of 20.
- who
- Spanish singer
- born
- 19 November 1951, Telde, Spain
- contest
- 1978
- best result
- 9th, 1978
- music
- canción melódica, ballade, Latin pop
- sang for
- Spain
Biography
José Vélez is a Spanish singer. “Bailemos un vals” finished joint ninth for Spain in Paris in 1978.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “José Vélez”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1978 Paris
“Bailemos un vals”
9th of 20 Finished 9th of 20, with 65 points.
- Sung in
- Spanish
- Written by
- Ramón Arcusa, Manuel de la Calva
- Conductor
- Ramón Arcusa
- Running order
- 7th of 20
- Age on the night
- 26
- Won that year
- Israel: Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta, “A-Ba-Ni-Bi (א-ב-ני-בי)”
The story of Eurovision 1978: A-Ba-Ni-Bi, a bunch of daffodils and the first nul points
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