Canta y sé feliz



"Canta y sé feliz" (, "Sing and Be Happy") was the Spanish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 in Brighton, United Kingdom. It was sung in Spanish by Peret.

The song is an up-tempo belonging to the Catalan rumba genre, with both music and lyrics by Pedro Pubill Calaf - Peret himself.

On the night of the final, the song performed in the third position, following United Kingdom's Olivia Newton-John singing "Long Live Love" and preceding Norway's Anne-Karine Strøm with "The First Day of Love", and at the close of the voting had received 10 points, placing 9th in a field of 17.

It was succeeded as Spanish representative at the 1975 contest by Sergio y Estíbaliz with  "Tú volverás

Sources and external links

 * Official Eurovision Song Contest site, history by year, 1974.
 * Detailed info and lyrics, The Diggiloo Thrush, "Canta y sé feliz".