"Yo quiero bailar" (English: "I Want to Dance") is a song in Spanish by Sonia & Selena. The Spanish duo bid to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the song,[1] but lost the bid to David Civera and his song "Dile que la quiero". "Yo quiero bailar" finished 9th overall in the Spanish national final.

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The song was selected for the 2001 OGAE Second Chance Contest, which reviews the non-qualifying songs for Eurovision and chooses the best. Overall, the song ranked 2nd out of 20 songs (with a non-qualifying song by the Swedish band Barbados, "Allt som jag ser," taking first place).

Despite not being chosen for Eurovision, "Yo queiro bailar" became a hit in Spain and internationally. It was included in Sonia & Selena's debut and only studio album of the same title, Yo quiero bailar. The single made it to #1 in the Spanish radio charts, ranked in the Top 5 of the Spanish Singles Chart, and became popular throughout Latin America and the world.

Cover versions

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The song has been the subject of a number of cover versions in Spanish and other languages.

• Georgina Verbaan, a Dutch singer and actress, released an up-tempo bilingual dance version of the song in Spanish and English. Video on YouTube
• The Canadian duo Tadros covered the song in their 2004 debut album Yo Quiero Bailar, which includes three versions of the song (in Spanish, English, and French). Video on YouTube
• A humorous take on the song is found in the 2006 album by Los Sultanes, also entitled "Yo queiro bailar."
• Axé Bahia, a Brazilian Eurodance/Axé music group, covered the song in Portuguese, with a modification in the lyrics ("Eu quero bailar em Acapulco") for AcaFest 2003 in Mexico. Video on YouTube
• Patricia Manterola, Mexican singer covered the song, for AcaFest 2005 in Mexico.

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