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Barei will represent Spain at the forthcoming 2016 Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm next May.

A total of 6 acts battled for the golden ticket to Stockholm tonight in Objectivo Eurovision. The Spanish national final was held in Madrid and was hosted by Anne Irgatiburu.  The 6 Spanish hopefuls: Barei, Electric Nana, Salva Beltran, Maverick, Xuso Jones and Maria Isabel showcased their best during the show.

With Barei winning the combined jury vote with a total of 66 points, it was down to the public to decide who should go on to represent Spain at the upcoming contest. The top marks of the televote also went to Barei where she received a combined total of 114 points.

 PlaceParticipantsInternationalIn-studioTelevoteTotal
1Barei – Say yay!303648114
2Xuso JonesVictorious24304094
3Salvador BeltránDías de alegría36162072
4María IsabelLa vida sólo es una18183268
5Electric Nana Now15232866
6MaverickUn mundo más feliz21232466

Barei was declared the winner of Objectivo Eurovision will fly the Spanish flag in Sweden with Say yay! and will have the honour of representing Spain at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aCTdNHCTAk

Spain debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961 and has won the event twice in 1968, 1969.

The 2016 Eurovision Song Contest  is scheduled to be held on 10, 12 and 14 May at the Globen Arena in Stockholm.

Stay tuned to ESCToday for the latest news on Spain and the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest.


Sanjay (Sergio) joined esctoday.com in December 2006 as an editor. He was appointed as the Head of Press of ESCToday.com in 2011. Hereafter in 2016 he was promoted as the Head of International Relations & Communications at ESCToday. Sergio has covered the Eurovision Song Contest live 23 times since 2000, having worked for several international magazines and media outlets.