Spain: Just Under 1.3 Million Viewers For Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light

Blas Cantó
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Spain saw just under 1.3 million viewers follow Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light live from Hilversum, the Netherlands.

In Spain a total of 1.262 million viewers watched on La 1 as Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light was broadcast live from the Netherlands. The show had a market share of 7.2% of viewers.

The number of viewers who watched the special show last night was down 4.187 million viewers compared to the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. Across Europe interest in Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light has been far lower than the previous years Eurovision Song Contest.

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Spain debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961 and has competed annually since. Spain has won the contest on two occasions the first being in 1968 and the second time in 1969. 1969 is the only year where more than one song has won the contest. The 1969 contest saw a four-way tie between Spain, France, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Since 2000 Spain has only managed to finish in the top 10 on five occasions, the last time being in 2014 with Ruth Lorenzo. However, the country has finished 20th or below on ten occasions, the worst placement being 26th in 2017.

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