Lucia Perez the 2011 Spanish representative was welcomed with open arms at an special event organized by the Galician Commerce Federation in Ribadavia, Ourense. The Galician artist who hails from O Inicio in Galicia performed in front of more than 2,000 people. She set the crowds in a frenzy when she sang her Eurovision 2011 entry Que me quiten lo bailao.

Lucia is enjoying both fame,name and glory in native Galicia. During her performance in Ourense the artist was overhelmed with the audience's enthusiasm when she sang her Eurovision entry, as they knew the lyrics by heart and sang along with her. Crowds crowded around her to get an autogpraph. Next Saturday Lucia will be performing at Vilanova de Arousa in Pontevedra at another event organized by the Galician Commerce Federation.

Lucia will be touring around Europe in the coming weeks in order to promote her Eurovision entry. She is expected to visit London, Germany, Switzerland soon. She is planning to visit the Galician cultural centers around Europe. It is most likely that she visits the Mediterranean island of Malto too.

Spain debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961 and has won the contest on 2 ocassions in 1968 and 1969 on home soil. Stay tuned to esctoday for the latest news on the Spanish 2011 Eurovision entry.