The same year he discovered David Civera in the TV show "Lluvia de estrellas"; in 2001 Civera won the Spanish national final for the 2001 Eurovision Song Contest with a song penned by Abad, "Dile que la quiero". The song finished sixth in the ranking in Copenhagen. In 2001 Abad, together with Susana Saura, founded a new company, Garsa Music, to manage David Civera's career. Abad has produced six albums for Civera. Also in 2001 he produced the song "Mi música es tu voz" for the contestants of talent show "Operación Triunfo".