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Mocedades (Spanish pronunciation: [moθeˈðaðes]) is a Spanish singing group from the Basque Country, who represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1973 with the hit song "Eres tú". Since June 2014, Mocedades has been the name of two bands: one with Izaskun Uranga as its leader and the other with Javier Garay .
With "Eres tú", Mocedades is one of the five musical acts from Spain to have scored a top ten hit in the United States, [a] and the only to have a top ten hit sung entirely in Spanish. [b] The song was inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2013. [8] In 2015, "Eres tú" ranked #47 on Billboard's 50 Greatest Latin Songs of All Time. [9]
Uranga formed Mocedades in 1969 with eight members. After numerous group changes, Uranga together with her sister Izaskun, her brother Roberto, and three other male members became the so-called "historic six" members of Mocedades who came second in the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Eres Tú", and the band subsequently launched a hugely successful music career in Spain and Latin ...
The Eurovision Song Contest 1973 was held on 7 April 1973 at the Grand Théâtre in Luxembourg. Mocedades performed "Eres tú" seventh in the running order, following Monaco and preceding Switzerland. Juan Carlos Calderón conducted the event's orchestra performance of the Spanish entry. At the close of voting the song had received 125 points ...
Estíbaliz left Mocedades after three albums in 1972 to form with fellow Mocedades singer Sergio Blanco the duo Sergio y Estíbaliz. Sergio y Estíbaliz took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 and reached 10th place with their greatest hit "Tú volverás", released in English as You'll Return. In the same year Estíbaliz and Sergio married.
Sergio and Estíbaliz were a Spanish vocal duo, formed by Sergio Blanco Rivas (17 November 1948 – 15 February 2015) and Estíbaliz Uranga Amézaga (born 9 December 1952) who also worked with groups Mocedades and El Consorcio. They were also known for their participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975. Both were born in Bilbao.
On both shows, ten songs were first performed by one of its assigned singers, and then again by the other singer. After the second semi-final, ten songs qualified for the final through jury voting from 15 regional Radio Nacional de España, TVE, and Radio Peninsular studios, each distributing five votes among their favourite songs. The number ...
April 7 – In Luxembourg, the 18th Eurovision Song Contest is won by Luxembourg for the second consecutive year, this time with "Tu te reconnaîtras", sung by Anne-Marie David. Spain finish in second place with "Eres Tú", sung by Mocedades; the United Kingdom finish third with Cliff Richard singing "Power to All Our Friends". The top three ...