Quédate esta noche
.svg.png){kind=small} "Quédate esta noche" | |
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1980 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) |
Luis Carlos Gil, Patricia Fernández and Iñaki de Pablo |
| As | |
| Language | |
| Composer(s) |
José Antonio Martin |
| Lyricist(s) |
José Antonio Martin |
| Conductor |
Javier Iturralde |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result |
12th |
| Final points |
38 |
| Appearance chronology | |
| ◄ "Su canción" (1979) | |
| "Y sólo tú" (1981) ► | |
"Quédate esta noche" (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkeðate ˈesta ˈnotʃe], "Stay this Night") was the Spanish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980, performed in Spanish by Trigo Limpio.
The song is a romantic up-tempo number with influences from disco, in which the trio sings "If perhaps I made a mistake/I want to say I'm sorry". They go on to sing "Put away the keys/and put the suitcase back in its place again" and the chorus is a direct invitation to the other part; "Sleep beside me tonight/Stay beside me tonight/Love me a lot tonight/I'll be yours tonight..." Trigo Limpio also recorded the song in French, as "Viens rêver" (translated: "Come and Dream").
The song was performed 18th on the night, following Ireland's Johnny Logan with "What's Another Year" and preceding Belgium's Telex with "Euro-Vision". At the close of voting, it had received 38 points, placing 12th in a field of 19.
It was succeeded as Spanish representative at the 1981 Contest by Bacchelli with "Y sólo tú".
Sources and external links
- Official Eurovision Song Contest site, history by year, 1980.
- Detailed info and lyrics, The Diggiloo Thrush, "Quédate esta noche".
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