Conchita Bautista (Estando Contigo)
Conchita Bautista
Birth Name: Bautista Fernández, María Concepción
Nationality:
Spain
Born:
1936-10-27 (88 years old)
Birth Place:
Sevilla
Music Genre:
cancion melodica, spanish invasion
María Concepción Bautista Fernández (born 27 October 1936), better known as Conchita Bautista (Spanish pronunciation: [konˈtʃita βawˈtista]), is a Spanish singer and actress, best known for her participation in the Eurovision Song Contests of 1961 and 1965. Bautista moved from her native Andalusia to Madrid in her teens and quickly established herself as an actress, appearing in a number of films in the 1950s. At the same time she was earning a reputation as an interpreter of Andalusian music and gained a recording contract with the Columbia label. In 1961, Bautista took part in the selection for Spain's debut Eurovision entry with the song "Estando contigo" ("Being with You"), which was chosen as the country's representative for the sixth Eurovision Song Contest, held in Cannes, France, on 18 March. "Estando contigo" was drawn as the contest's opening song, and at the end of voting had placed ninth of the 16...