Eres tú

For other uses, see Eres Tú (disambiguation).
Eres tú
"Eres Tú" single cover.
Eurovision Song Contest 1973 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Amaya Uranga, Roberto Uranga, Izaskun Uranga, Carlos Zubiaga, Javier Garay, José Ipiña
As
Language
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Juan Carlos Calderón, Richard Shreckengost
Conductor
Juan Carlos Calderón
Finals performance
Final result
2nd
Final points
125
Appearance chronology
◄ "Amanece" (1972)   
"Canta y sé feliz" (1974) ►

"Eres tú" (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈeɾes ˈtu], "It's You") is a popular Spanish language song written in 1973 by Juan Carlos Calderón and performed by the Spanish band Mocedades, with Amaya Uranga performing the lead vocal.

This song was chosen as Spain's entry in the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest. After the song reached the second place in the contest, it was released as a single.

This song also has an English version entitled "Touch the Wind" with lyrics by Mike Hawker.[1]

At Eurovision

The 1973 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest took place on 7 April 1973 and was held at Luxembourg, the capital of Luxembourg. The song was performed seventh on the night, following Monaco's Marie with "Un train qui part" and preceding Switzerland's Patrick Juvet with "Je vais me marier, Marie". Composer Juan Carlos Calderón himself conducted the live orchestra. At the close of voting, the song had received 125 points, placing 2nd in a field of 17, after Luxembourg's own Anne-Marie David with "Tu te reconnaîtras with 129 points. The United Kingdom's Cliff Richard with "Power to All Our Friends" finished third with 123 points. "Eres tú" was succeeded as Spanish representative at the 1974 Contest by Peret with "Canta y sé feliz".

Eurovision controversy

The 1973 Eurovision Song Contest was marked by a scandal, with "Eres tú" being accused of plagiarism following suggestions that it was merely a rewrite of the Yugoslav entry from the 1966 contest ("Brez besed" ("Without words") sung by Berta Ambrož). Nevertheless, "Eres tú" was not disqualified; it has been suggested that this may have been for political reasons, as Francisco Franco's Spain was seen as more part of the European mainstream than Josip Broz Tito's Yugoslavia. Juan Carlos Calderón copyrighted the lyrics of the song in 1972. The song went on from its second place in the contest to become a huge international hit. [2]

Worldwide success

In 1974, "Eres tú" became one of the few Spanish language songs to reach the top 10 in the United States, peaking at #9 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart and also reaching the top 10 on the Adult Contemporary chart. In the United States, the song is still heard on Adult Standards and Easy Listening radio. The B-side of the single was the English-language version of the song entitled "Touch the Wind", which actually featured a completely different set of lyrics, rather than a translation of the original Spanish lyrics; either way, radio stations preferred to play the original A-side version. There were also several cover versions of the tune in both English and Spanish, only one of which ("Touch the Wind" by Eydie Gorme), charted, becoming a minor Adult Contemporary hit.

With "Eres tú", Mocedades are one of the five musical acts from Spain to have scored a top ten hit in the United States (the others are Los Bravos, Julio, Enrique Iglesias and Los del Río with Macarena), and the only to have a top ten hit sung entirely in Spanish (the version of Los del Río's "Macarena" was a remix by the Bayside Boys with English vocals). The song was inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2013.[3] In 2015, "Eres" ranked #47 on Billboard's Latin Songs of All Time.[4]

The success of "Eres tú" was not limited to just pop or Spanish music radio. In 1976, a guitar instrumental version by country singer Sonny James reached No. 67 on the Hot Country Singles chart. In 1977, Tex-Mex country singer Johnny Rodriguez – who had earlier success with mixing English and Spanish lyrics in his songs – recorded a cover version and released it to country radio. The song peaked at No. 25 in the fall of 1977 on the Hot Country Singles chart.

In other languages

By Mocedades

By other groups

Covers

"Eres tú"
Single by Il Divo
from the album Amor & Pasión
Released November, 2015
Recorded 2015, México
Genre Classical crossover
Label Sony Music, Syco Music and Columbia Records.
Producer(s) Julio Reyes Copello
"Eres tú"
Single by Johnny Rodriguez
from the album Practice Makes Perfect
B-side You Put A Hold On Me
Released 1977
Format 7"
Recorded February 16, 1977
Genre Country
Label Mercury 55004
Writer(s) Juan Carlos Calderón
Producer(s) Jerry Kennedy
Johnny Rodriguez singles chronology
"If Practice Makes Perfect"
(1977)		 "Eres Tú"
(1977)		 "Savin' This Love Song for You"
(1977)

References

  1. ↑ "Eres tú - info - Diggiloo Thrush". Diggiloo.net. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
  2. ↑ "Eurovision.tv, official site, history by year, 1973". Eurovision.tv. 1973-04-07. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
  3. ↑ "Latin Grammy Hall of Fame - 2013". Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "The 50 Greatest Latin Songs of All Time". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  5. ↑ sebastienizambard.net, ed. (25 November 2015). "NEW IL DIVO ALBUM AMOR & PASION OUT NOVEMBER 2015".

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