"Dile que la quiero" ("Tell Her that I Love Her") is a song recorded by Spanish singer David Civera, written by Alejandro Abad. It in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001, held in Copenhagen.

Background

Conception

The song was written by Alejandro Abad who had represented Spain at the with "Ella no es ella".

Eurovision

On 23 February 2001, "Dile que la quiero" performed by an unknown David Civera competed in the organized by Televisión Española (TVE) to select its song and performer for the of the Eurovision Song Contest. The song won the competition so it became the, and Civera the performer, for Eurovision. For the song to participate in the contest, it was necessary to shorten its introduction to fit it into three minutes. TVE filmed a promo video with Civera singing the song on location in Seville that was distributed to the other participant broadcasters. On 12 May 2001, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen hosted by the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR), and broadcast live throughout the continent. Civera performed "Dile que la quiero" thirteenth on the night, following 's "Without Your Love" by Gary O'Shaughnessy and preceding 's "Je n'ai que mon âme" by Natasha St-Pier. Because the suitcase with the outfit designed by Jean Paul Gaultier that Civera was going to wear was lost and never recovered, he had to wear the Zara outfit intended for rehearsals. At the close of voting, it had received 76 points, placing sixth in a field of twenty-three. The song was succeeded as Spanish entry at the by "Europe's Living a Celebration" by Rosa. Spain did not surpass the sixth place of "Dile que la quiero" for the following twenty-one years, until "SloMo" placed third in.

Aftermath

"Dile que la quiero" became a major hit in the summer of 2001 in Spain. The song is included in Civera's album of the same name –along with a remix version–, that reached number 9 in the album charts in Spain, and was certified platinum (100,000 copies).

Chart history

Legacy

Other performances

Impersonations