eurovision 1983
Remedios Amaya
Remedios Amaya represented Spain at Eurovision 1983 in Munich with “Quién maneja mi barca”, finishing 19th of 20.
- who
- Spanish singer
- born
- 1 May 1962, Seville, Spain
- contest
- 1983
- best result
- 19th, 1983
- music
- flamenco
- active
- since 1978
- sang for
- Spain
Biography
Remedios Amaya is a Spanish flamenco singer. “Quién maneja mi barca” finished joint last in Munich in 1983, without a point.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Remedios Amaya”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1983 Munich
“Quién maneja mi barca”
19th of 20 Finished 19th of 20, with no points.
- Sung in
- Spanish
- Written by
- José Miguel Évoras, Isidro Muñoz
- Conductor
- José Miguel Évoras
- Running order
- 7th of 20
- Age on the night
- 20
- Won that year
- Luxembourg: Corinne Hermès, “Si la vie est cadeau”
The story of Eurovision 1983: Lost in three languages, and a winner the hall walked out on
In the drama file
The scene from our index of scandals, mishaps and lore that Remedios Amaya is part of.
- 1983 Three languages, thirteen mistakes When it went wrong
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Remedios Amaya, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1983 Three languages, thirteen mistakes
Names went too. Finland's Ami Aspelund became "Aspesund". Spain's Remedios Amaya became "Ramedios", and Portugal's Armando Gama "Armendo". The Norwegian and Yugoslav conductors were both introduced under names that were not theirs.
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