Spanish Song Contest 04

Previous edition: Spanish Song Contest #03
Following edition: Spanish Song Contest #05

The fourth edition of the Spanish Song Contest has been held in Madrid  after Agoney's victory with the song "Black" at the previous edition.

17 cities took part in this edition with Alicante and Málaga debuting in the contest.

Two semi-finals of 8 cities occurred to determine which 5 cities in each semi-final would join Madrid, the host, in the final.

 Palma de Mallorca won finally the contest after a non participation the last edition and a non qualification the first edition. He took the crown with 135 points thanks to Aitana and Morat and the song "Más De Lo Que Aposté".

The host,  Madrid was the runner-up with 101 points.

 Ibiza took the 3rd place with 99 points.

## Host City and Participants

 Madrid hosted the fourth edition of the contest after winning the last edition hosted in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

Among the 17 cities participating, we can find  Alicante and  Málaga making their debuts in the contest.

Two cities returned :  Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and  Palma de Mallorca.

Sadly,  Pamplona,  Santa Cruz de Tenerife,  Santander and  Valladolid retired from this fourth edition of the contest.

## Slogan & logo

Let's continue our summer party in Madrid! August is known to be the hottest month in Spain. And, cocktails are a must-to-have to be fresh and for partying! The most famous cocktail in Spain is the sangria which means... Sangria theme!

The slogan of this edition is "Let's refresh together". Prepare your glass and your best outfit, let's enjoy the night together!

## Semi-Finals

**Color key**

     Qualified for the Grand Final

     Dead last

### First Semi-Final :

Out of the 7 participating cities in this semi-final, 5 qualified for the Grand Final:  Alicante,  Ibiza,  Málaga,  Palma de Mallorca,  Sevilla. Alicante and Málaga qualified for their first participation, Palma de Mallorca obtained its second qualification on the contest, Ibiza qualified for the third time in a row, Sevilla qualified for the fourth time in a row.

Palma de Mallorca won this semi-final with an amount of 130 points followed by Ibiza with 118 points and Málaga closing the Top 3 with 97 points. Among the eight songs, four were in Spanish, two were in English, one were in French and one were in Catalan.

### Second Semi-Final :

Out of the 7 participating cities in this semi-final, 5 qualified for the Grand Final:  Barcelona,  Las Palmas de Gran Canaria,  Oviedo,  Vitoria-Gasteiz,  Zaragoza. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria qualifying for the first time in two editions, Zaragoza qualify after non-qualification the last edition, Oviedo and Barcelona qualified for the second time in a row, Vitoria-Gasteiz qualified for the fourth time in a row.

Vitoria-Gasteiz won this semi-final with an amount of 124 points followed by Zaragoza with 110 points and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria closing the Top 3 with 100 points. Among the eight songs, six were in Spanish and two were in English.

The name of the 10 qualifiers was announced the 23/08/20.

## Grand Final

**Color key**

     Winning city

     Runner-up

     Third place

     Dead last

Eleven cities fought to win the first Spanish Song Contest : the five qualified cities from the five semi-final and the five from the second semi-final and the host Madrid which has been prequalified following its victory last edition. Palma de Mallorca wins the whole with 135 points making a gap of 34 points with the runner-up Madrid with 101 points and Ibiza closing the Top 3 with 100 points.