eurovision 1974
Peret
Peret represented Spain at Eurovision 1974 in Brighton with “Canta y sé feliz”, finishing 9th of 17.
- who
- Catalan musician
- born
- 24 March 1935, Mataró, Spain
- died
- 27 August 2014 (aged 79), Barcelona, Spain
- contest
- 1974
- best result
- 9th, 1974
- music
- Catalan rumba
- plays
- guitar
- active
- from 1957
- record labels
- Ariola
- sang for
- Spain
Biography
Peret, who died in 2014, was a singer, guitarist and composer of Catalan rumba from Mataró. “Canta y sé feliz” finished joint ninth for Spain in Brighton in 1974.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Peret”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1974 Brighton
“Canta y sé feliz”
9th of 17 Finished 9th of 17, with 10 points.
- Sung in
- Spanish
- Written by
- Pedro Pubill Calaf
- Conductor
- Rafael Ibarbia
- Running order
- 3rd of 17
- Age on the night
- 39
- Won that year
- Sweden: ABBA, “Waterloo”
The story of Eurovision 1974: Waterloo, a funeral and a song that started a coup
Away from Eurovision
Awards
- Saint George's Cross 1998
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