Bailemos un vals
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| "Bailemos un vals" | ||||
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| File:José Vélez-Bailemos un vals.jpg | ||||
| Single by José Vélez | ||||
| from the album Voulez-Vous Dancer avec Moi? | ||||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Label | Columbia Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Manuel de la Calva and Ramón Arcusa | |||
| José Vélez singles chronology | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1978 entry | ||||
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| Lyricist(s) | Manuel de la Calva and Ramón Arcusa | |||
| Conductor | Ramón Arcusa | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 9th | |||
| Final points | 65 | |||
| Entry chronology | ||||
| ◄ "Enséñame a cantar" (1977) | ||||
| "Su canción" (1979) ► | ||||
"Bailemos un vals" (Spanish pronunciation: [bajˈlemos um ˈbals], "Let's Dance a Waltz") is a song recorded by Spanish singer José Vélez. The song was written by Manuel de la Calva and Ramón Arcusa. It is best known as the Spanish entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1978, in Paris.
Background
The song is a ballad in 3/4 time in which Vélez sings about a French girl called Michèle, whom he spent a summer with and now cannot find. He sings that when he does find his Michèle again, he will ask her in her own language: "Voulez-vous danser avec moi? Do you want to dance a waltz?" Velez also recorded the song in French and German, as "Voulez-vous danser avec moi?" and "Voulez-vous danser avec moi? (Señorita wir sind ein Paar)" respectively. The song was written by Manuel de la Calva and Ramón Arcusa, the team behind Massiel's winning entry in the 1968 Contest, "La, la, la".
Eurovision
The song was performed seventh on the night, following France's Joël Prévost with "Il y aura toujours des violons" and preceding United Kingdom's Co-Co) with "The Bad Old Days". At the close of voting, it had received 65 points, placing 9th in a field of 20.
It was succeeded as the Spanish entry at the 1979 contest by Betty Missiego with "Su canción".
Sources and external links
- Official Eurovision Song Contest site, history by year, 1978.
- Detailed info and lyrics, The Diggiloo Thrush, "Bailemos un vals".
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