"Bailar pegados" (Spanish pronunciation: [bajˈlaɾ peˈɣaðos]; "Dancing Closely") is a song recorded by Spanish singer Sergio Dalma, written by Julio Seijas and Luis Gómez Escobar. It is best known as the Spanish entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, held in Rome.
"Bailar pegados" | ||||
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Single by Sergio Dalma | ||||
from the album Sintiéndonos la piel | ||||
Released | 1991 | |||
Genre | Latin ballad | |||
Length | 4:36 (original)~3:00 (Eurovision version) | |||
Label | Horus | |||
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Producer(s) | Piero Cassano | |||
Sergio Dalma singles chronology | ||||
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Eurovision Song Contest 1991 entry | ||||
Country | Spain | |||
Artist(s) | Sergio Dalma | |||
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Composer(s) | Julio Seijas | |||
Lyricist(s) | Luis Gómez Escobar | |||
Conductor | Eduardo Leiva | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 4th | |||
Final points | 119 | |||
Entry chronology | ||||
◄ "Bandido" (1990) | ||||
"Todo esto es la música" (1992) ► | ||||
The song is a romantic ballad in which Dalma sings: "dancing closely is dancing like the sea dances with the dolphins / heart to heart in just one ballroom". Dalma also recorded the song in French as "Danser contre toi" and Italian as "Ballare stretti".
The song was performed nineteenth on the night, following Belgium's Clouseau with "Geef het op" and preceding United Kingdom's Samantha Janus with "A Message to Your Heart". At the close of voting, it had received 119 points, placing 4th in a field of 22.
It was succeeded as Spanish entry at the 1992 contest by Serafín Zubiri singing "Todo esto es la música".
In 2008, the song was named the best Spanish Eurovision entry of all time at the Europasión special show organized by Televisión Española.[1]
Chart (1991–1992) | Peak position |
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US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[2] | 6 |
Chart (1991) | Position |
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US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[3] | 37 |
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