Spain's English-language Eurovision entries ranking

Today October 12 is Spain's national day Día de la Hispanidad which translates to Spanishness Day.

Like its name suggests, the national day celebrates Spain's history, culture and achievements. The date coincides with the day Christopher Columbus first reached the Americas on October 12, 1492.

To commemorate this day we have Aussievision have decided to rank the nine Spanish Eurovision entries which contain English language lyrics.

The eligible Spanish Eurovision entries are:

Artist	Song	Place at which Eurovision
Bravo	Lady, Lady	3rd in 1984
Rosa	Europe's Living A Celebration	7th in 2002
Last Ketchup	Bloody Mary	21st in 2006
D'Nash	I Love You Mi Vida	20th in 2007
Rodolfo Chikilicuatre	Baila El Chiki Chiki	16th in 2008
Ruth Lorenzo	Dancing In The Rain	10th in 2014
Barei	Say Yay!	22nd in 2016
Manel Navarro	Do It For Your Lover	26th (last) in 2017
Chanel	SloMo	3rd in 2022

Seven Aussievision contributors awarded 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1 points to their seven favourite entries.

Vamos! Let's see who came out on top!

9. Manel Navarro - Do It For Your Lover (2017) - 9 points

Highs: 8 points from Troy

Lows: 0 points from Dale, Fleur, Srdjan, Kyriakos & Sam

"Do it For Your Lover got everything it deserved." ~ Dale

8. Las Ketchup - Bloody Mary (2006) - 18 points

Highs: 6 points from Joel & Fleur

Lows: 0 points from Dale, 1 point from Srdjan & Sam

7. Bravo - Lady, Lady (1984) - 21 points

Highs: 10 points from Fleur

Lows: 0 points from Srdjan, 1 point from Troy, Kyriakos & Dale

"Si, it's the 80s but this song is well performed and the harmonies are there. I would be okay if this beat out The Herreys. It's an underrated classic." ~ Fleur

6. Rosa - Europe's Living A Celebration (2002) - 22 points

Highs: 8 points from Sam, 6 points from Dale

Lows: 0 points from Kyriakos, Troy & Joel

"I am a sucker for Eurodance pop. What can I say, lol." ~ Fleur

"Cons of this entry: unflattering outfits and the most politically correct title ever seen at Eurovision. Pros: a bloody, catchy beat and Rosa's powerful vocals. Overall: a great Spanish classic that ought to have done better - the whole of Spain was convinced this would win."

5. Rodolfo Chikilicuatre - Baila El Chiki Chiki (2008) - 23 points

Highs: 12 points from Kyriakos

Lows: 0 points from Joel & Sam, 1 point from Fleur

"Nothing beats this crazy banger of a song, that is so wrong its hilarious. It has aged tremendously badly but I remember it being one of my top songs in 2008. When I went to Greece on holidays it was played at all beach bars I went to, it was very popular there!" ~ Kyriakos

4. Ruth Lorenzo - Dancing In The Rain (2014) - 34 points

Highs: 10 points from Dale & Sam

Lows: 0 points from Fleur & Troy

"Always loved Ruth from her X Factor UK days and then she came to Eurovision an epic vocal with a iconic performance. A much deserved Top 10 that year." ~ Dale

"Mentored by our very own Dannii Minogue on X Factor UK in 2008 - Ruth delivered a fabulously artistic Eurovision performance with stunning vocals. Has also been wonderful seeing her keep her Eurovision connections by hosting Junior Eurovision and Benidorm Fest in recent years." ~ Sam

3. Barei - Say Yay! (2016) - 48 points

Highs: 12 points from Sam, 10 points from Joel

Lows: 2 points from Fleur & Dale

"I love how catchy this song is, I can’t help but to bop along every time I hear it." ~ Joel

"Apart from Dami this was my favourite performance in 2016. Spain's only entirely English language entry is so fun and always puts me in a great mood. Still gutted she only got 10 points in the televote - maybe wearing '03' made people ring that number instead? Sadly she was way off a third Spanish victory, but she is my winner in this ranking." ~ Sam

2. D'Nash - I Love You Mi Vida (2007) - 58 points

Highs: 12 points from Joel, 10 points from Troy & Srdjan

Lows: 4 points from Kyriakos

"What can I say, I’m a sucker for mid-2000’s boy bands all dressed in white." ~ Joel

"I love its messy Liberty X vibes." ~ Troy

"My guilty pleasure and always puts me in a good mood." ~ Srdjan

1. Chanel - SloMo (2022) - 68 points

Highs: 12 points from Srdjan, Troy, Dale & Fleur, 10 points from Kyriakos

Lows: 2 points from Sam

"My favourite performance ever at Eurovision! Everything about it was perfect, I wish Spain brought this high level every year." ~ Srdjan

"The fact this is one of the most played YouTube videos on my account says everything. Perfection, no notes." ~ Dale

"Not just one of Spain’s best entries, but a modern ESC classic with sex, glitter, a dance break, hairography, and pretty much the kitchen sink. Oh, and the actual song rocks. How could you go past it?" ~ Troy

"This performance by Chanel is epic. She makes Spanish sexy! And a Eurovision song that mentions the fruit mango, that had to be a first!" ~ Kyriakos

"It's hard not to go past this. This was perfection and in other circumstances, this would have been the 2022 winner." ~ Fleur

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As our fabulous Fleur points out, Chanel may have been unlucky to not win at Eurovision 2022. But at least she gets some redemption by winning our Spanish English language Eurovision entries rankings. Más vale tarde que nunca!

We wish all our Spanish readers and followers a happy Día de la Hispanidad.

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