Un Blodymary

"Un Blodymary" (Spanish pronunciation: [um bloðiˈmeɾi]; "A Bloody Mary") is a song recorded by Spanish group Las Ketchup. The song was written by Manuel Ruiz Gómez "Queco". It is best known as the Spanish entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, held in Athens.

"Un Blodymary"
The official cover for "Un Blodymary"
Single by Las Ketchup
LanguageSpanish
Length3:02
LabelWarner Music Group
Eurovision Song Contest 2006 entry
Country
Artist(s)
As
Language
Composer(s)
Manuel Ruiz Gómez "Queco"
Lyricist(s)
Manuel Ruiz Gómez "Queco"
Finals performance
Final result
21st
Final points
18
Entry chronology
◄ "Brujería" (2005)
"I Love You Mi Vida" (2007) ►

Eurovision Song Contest
Main article: Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006

Selection

A submission period was open from 16 December 2005 until 31 January 2006. Only artists signed to record labels were eligible to submit entries and songs were required to be performed in one of the official languages of Spain.[1] At the conclusion of the submission period, 245 entries were received. A committee evaluated the entries received and announced on 25 February 2006 during the La 1 evening magazine programme España Directo that four acts had been shortlisted to represent Spain at the 2006 contest: Chenoa, Las Ketchup, and former Spanish Eurovision contestants Azúcar Moreno and David Civera which represented Spain in 1990 and 2001, respectively.[2][3] On 27 February 2006, TVE announced during España Directo that they had internally selected the group Las Ketchup to represent Spain in Athens. During the programme, it was also revealed that Las Ketchup would sing the song "Un Blodymary", written by Manuel Ruiz Gómez "Queco".[4][5]

At Eurovision

Spain's status (along with France, Germany and the United Kingdom) as one of the "Big Four" guaranteed the song a final berth. Thus it was performed sixth on the night, following Norway's Christine Guldbrandsen with "Alvedansen" and preceding Malta's Fabrizio Faniello with "I Do". At the close of voting, it had received 18 points, placing 21st in a field of 24.

The song was succeeded as Spanish entry by D'Nash with "I Love You Mi Vida".

Charts
Chart (2006) Peak
position
Finnish Singles Chart[6] 8
Hungarian Singles Chart[7] 10
Spanish Singles Chart[6] 7
Swedish Singles Chart[6] 38
Swiss Singles Chart[6] 82

References
  1. Bakker, Sietse (16 December 2005). "Spain: songs welcome until 31st January". Esctoday.
  2. Bakker, Sietse (25 February 2006). "Spain: Chenoa fourth shortlisted candidate". Esctoday. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  3. "Spain 2006".
  4. "Las Ketchup, a Eurovisión" (in Spanish). 20Minutos.es. 21 February 2006.
  5. Bakker, Sietse (27 February 2006). "Las Ketchup to represent Spain!". Esctoday.
  6. Steffen Hung. "Las Ketchup - Un Blodymary". spanishcharts.com. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  7. Hungarian Singles Chart
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