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¡Hola todos! Welcome to my blog about the Eurovision Song Contest! In this blog, I will be focusing on Spain's participation in this unique song contest. I decided to focus on Spain because I have a little bit of knowledge of the culture and the language, so I thought it would be interesting to explore that through the lens of the Eurovision Song Contest. I don't know too much about Eurovision or Spain's involvement in this song contest, however, I am excited to learn more about it and share what I have learned with you! 


Watch last year's performance by Blas Cantó, "Voy a Quedarme"

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