La fiesta terminó
| "La fiesta terminó" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Paloma San Basilio | ||||
| from the album La fiesta terminó | ||||
| Language | Spanish | |||
| B-side | "Sin ti" | |||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Genre | Ballad | |||
| Length | 3:30 | |||
| Label | Hispavox | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Juan Carlos Calderón | |||
| Producer(s) | Rafael Trabucchelli | |||
| Paloma San Basilio singles chronology | ||||
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"Valentino" (1986) ► | ||||
"La fiesta terminó" (Spanish pronunciation: [la ˈfjesta teɾmiˈno]; "The Party's Over") is a song recorded by Spanish singer Paloma San Basilio, written by Juan Carlos Calderón. It represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985, held in Gothenburg.[1]
Background
Conception
The song was composed by
The song is a melancholy ballad about a finished relationship. San Basilio sings that "the party's over" and asks her former lover not to insist anymore: "What good is loving without love? Why put more wood on a fire that's already burnt out...?".[3]
Eurovision
On 5 March 1985, Televisión Española (TVE) announced that it had internally selected the song and the performer as its entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 1985, to be held in Gothenburg, Sweden.[4] On 1 April 1985, TVE released a promo video with San Basilio singing the song in a studio that was distributed to the other participant broadcasters.[5] For the song to participate in the contest, it was necessary to shorten it by thirty seconds to fit it into three minutes.
On 4 May 1985, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at
At the close of voting, it had received 36 points, placing fourteenth in a field of nineteen.
Legacy
Impersonations
- In the thirteenth episode of the fourth season of Tu cara me suena aired on 11 December 2015 on Antena 3, Vicky Larraz impersonated Paloma San Basilio singing "La fiesta terminó" replicating her performance at Eurovision.[9]
- In the seventeenth episode of the sixth season of Tu cara me suena aired on 9 February 2018 on Antena 3, Brays Efe impersonated Paloma San Basilio singing "La fiesta terminó" replicating her performance in the promo video.[10]
References
- ^ ""La fiesta terminó" at the official Eurovision Song Contest site". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Composer Juan Carlos Calderón has died". abc.es. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ ""La fiesta terminó" lyrics and detailed info". The Diggiloo Thrush. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Paloma San Basilio, representante española en Eurovisión". ABC (in Spanish) (Madrid ed.). 6 March 1985. p. 69. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Paloma San Basilio empieza la fiesta eurovisiva". ABC (in Spanish) (Madrid ed.). 2 April 1985. p. 85. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- EBU.
- ^ "Official Eurovision Song Contest 1985 scoreboard". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ ""Valentino" at the official Eurovision Song Contest site". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Vicky Larraz imita a Paloma San Basilio y canta 'La fiesta terminó'". Antena 3 (in Spanish). 11 December 2015.
- ^ "Un impresionante Brays Efe se mete en la piel de Paloma San Basilio en 'La fiesta terminó'". Antena 3 (in Spanish). 8 February 2018.
External links
- "La fiesta terminó" at Discogs (list of releases)