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Eres tu

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"Eres tu"
Belgian release cover
Single by Mocedades
from the album Mocedades 4
Language Spanish
B-side "Recuerdos de mocedad"
Released March 1973
Genre
Length 3 : 36
Label Novola / Zafiro
Songwriter(s) Juan Carlos Calderon
Producer(s) Juan Carlos Calderon
Music video
"Eres tu" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 1973 entry
Country
Artist(s)
As
Mocedades
Language
Composer(s)
Juan Carlos Calderon
Lyricist(s)
Juan Carlos Calderon
Conductor
Juan Carlos Calderon
Finals performance
Final result
2nd
Final points
125
Entry chronology
? "Amanece" (1972)
"Canta y se feliz" (1974) ?

" Eres tu " ( Spanish pronunciation: [?e?es ?tu] ; "It's You") is a song recorded by Spanish band Mocedades , written by Juan Carlos Calderon . It represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 held in Luxembourg placing second which was followed by a global success.

It is one of the few musical acts from Spain to have scored a top ten hit in the United States, being the only one sung entirely in Spanish. In 2005, it was one of fourteen songs chosen to compete in Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest placing eleventh. In 2013, it was inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame . In 2015, "Eres tu" ranked #47 on Billboard' s 50 Greatest Latin Songs of All Time.

Mocedades also released the song in English, French, German, Italian, and Basque versions. The song was subsequently covered many times and released by different singers in different languages and genres.

Background [ edit ]

Conception [ edit ]

Juan Carlos Calderon wrote "Eres tu" and Mocedades recorded it for their fourth studio album Mocedades 4  [ es ] . The group was composed back then by Amaya Uranga , Roberto Uranga, Izaskun Uranga , Carlos Zubiaga, Javier Garay, and Jose Ipina.

In addition to the Spanish language original version, the group released the song in English as "Touch the Wind" with lyrics by Mike Hawker , French as "C'est pour toi" with lyrics by Michel Delancray  [ fr ] and Mya Simille  [ fr ] , German as "Das Bist Du" with lyrics by Fred Jay  [ de ] , Italian as "Viva Noi" with lyrics by Paolo Limiti , and Basque as "Zu Zera" with lyrics by Luis Iriondo Etxaniz  [ eu ] . [1]

Eurovision [ edit ]

Television Espanola (TVE) internally selected the song as its entrant for the 18th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest . For the song to participate in the contest, it was necessary to shorten it so that it fit into three minutes. TVE filmed a video clip with the group singing the song in a studio that was distributed to the other participant broadcasters as established by the contest regulations. [2]

On 7 April 1973, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at Grand Theatre in Luxembourg hosted by the Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Telediffusion (CLT), and broadcast live throughout the continent. [3] Mocedades performed "Eres tu" seventh on the night, following Monaco 's " Un train qui part " by Marie and preceding Switzerland 's " Je vais me marier, Marie " by Patrick Juvet . Calderon himself conducted the event's live orchestra in the performance of the Spanish entry.

At the close of voting, the song had received 125 points, placing second in a field of seventeen, after Luxembourg 's " Tu te reconnaitras " by Anne-Marie David with 129 points. The United Kingdom 's " Power to All Our Friends " by Cliff Richard finished third with 123 points. "Eres tu" was succeeded as Spanish representative at the 1974 contest by " Canta y se feliz " by Peret .

Plagiarism controversy [ edit ]

One of the biggest scandals at Eurovision resulted from the perceived similarity between the melody of "Eres tu" and that of Yugoslavia 's 1966 entry " Brez besed ". However, the authors of "Brez besed" neither officially complained nor filed a lawsuit, as neither was common practise at the time. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Aftermath [ edit ]

Its participation in Eurovision was followed by a global success. In 1974, "Eres tu" became one of the few Spanish language songs to reach the top 10 in the United States, peaking at #9 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart and also reaching the top 10 on the Adult Contemporary chart. In the United States, it is still heard on Adult Standards and Easy Listening radio. The B-side of the single released in some countries was the English-language version entitled "Touch the Wind", which featured a completely different set of lyrics by Mike Hawker, rather than a translation of the original Spanish lyrics. Radio stations generally preferred to play the original A-side version. [ citation needed ] There were also several covers of the song in both English and Spanish, only one of which ?"Touch the Wind" by Eydie Gorme ?, charted, becoming a minor Adult Contemporary hit.

With "Eres tu", Mocedades is one of the five musical acts from Spain to have scored a top ten hit in the United States, [a] and the only to have a top ten hit sung entirely in Spanish. [b] The song was inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2013. [8] In 2015, "Eres tu" ranked #47 on Billboard' s 50 Greatest Latin Songs of All Time. [9]

The success of "Eres tu" was not limited to just pop or Spanish music radio. In 1976, a guitar instrumental by country singer Sonny James reached #67 on the Hot Country Singles chart. In 1977, Tex-Mex country singer Johnny Rodriguez ?who had earlier success with mixing English and Spanish lyrics in his songs? recorded a cover version and released it to country radio. The song peaked at #25 in the fall of 1977 on the Hot Country Singles chart.

"Eres tu" was one of fourteen songs chosen by Eurovision fans and a European Broadcasting Union (EBU) reference group, from among the 992 songs that had ever participated in the contest, to participate in the fiftieth anniversary competition Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest held on 22 October 2005 in Copenhagen . It was the only Spanish entry featured, as well as one of three entries featured that did not actually win the contest the year it competed. [10] The song was featured with footage of Mocedades' Eurovision performance with Amaya Uranga, Carlos Zubiaga, and Jose Ipina appearing live on stage towards the end. The song placed eleventh with 90 point, being eliminated in the first round. [11] On 31 March 2015, "Eres tu" was performed by Rosa Lopez in the contest sixtieth anniversary show Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits . [c] [12]

Chart history [ edit ]

Song in other languages [ edit ]

Legacy [ edit ]

Cover versions [ edit ]

"Eres tu"
Single by Johnny Rodriguez
from the album Practice Makes Perfect
B-side "You Put A Hold On Me"
Released 1977
Recorded February 16, 1977
Genre Country
Label Mercury 55004
Songwriter(s) Juan Carlos Calderon
Producer(s) Jerry Kennedy
Johnny Rodriguez singles chronology
"If Practice Makes Perfect"
(1977) 		" Eres tu "
(1977) 		"Savin' This Love Song for You"
(1977)
"Eres tu"
Single by Luis Miguel
from the album Soy Como Quiero Ser
Released 1988
Genre Latin ballad
Label WEA Latina
Songwriter(s) Juan Carlos Calderon
Producer(s) Juan Carlos Calderon
Luis Miguel singles chronology
" Yo que no vivo sin ti "
(1988) 		" Eres tu "
(1988) 		" Solo tu "
(1988)
Music video
"Eres tu" on YouTube
"Eres tu"
Single by Il Divo
from the album Amor & Pasion
Released November 2015
Recorded 2015, Mexico
Genre Classical crossover
Label
Songwriter(s) Juan Carlos Calderon
Producer(s) Julio Reyes Copello
Music video
"Eres tu" on YouTube
  • 101 Strings ? "Eres tu"
  • Acker Bilk ? "Eres tu"
  • Aida Vedishcheva ? " Только ты " (Russian)
  • Al estilo de Mocedades ? "Eres tu"
  • Alvaro Clemente ? "Eres tu"
  • Amaya Uranga & Juan Carlos Calderon ? "Eres tu"
  • Anacani ? "Eres tu"
  • Andres Calamaro ? "Eres tu"
  • An & Jan (Rot) ? "Dicht bij jou" (Dutch)
  • Atalaje ? "Eres tu"
  • Austin Kelley & Mantovani ? "Eres tu"
  • Bedevilers ? "Eres tu" (punk rock)
  • Bert Kaempfert ? "Touch the Wind" (English)
  • Bertin Osborne ? "Eres tu"
  • Bing Crosby ? "Eres tu" (included in his 1975 album Bingo Viejo )
  • Bo Doerek ? "Eres tu"
  • Bres Bezed ? "Eres tu"
  • Bullerfnis ? "Rør ved mig" (Danish)
  • Byron Lee and the Dragonaries ? "Eres tu"
  • Calito Soul ? "Eres tu"
  • Camila Mendes ? "Eres tu" ( Riverdale )
  • Cerveza Mahou ? "Eres tu"
  • Charo ? "Eres tu"
  • Collage ? "Selline sa oled" (Estonian)
  • Daniela Castillo ? "Eres tu"
  • Dansk top ? "Rør Ved Mig" (Danish)
  • David and the High Spirits ? "Eres tu"
  • Eydie Gorme ? "Eres tu"
  • Eydie Gorme ? "Touch the Wind" (1973 B-side)
  • El Chaval De La Peca ? "Eres tu"
  • El Consorcio ? "Eres tu"
  • El Frenillo de Gaugin ? "Eres tu" (punk rock)
  • El ser y ser ? "Eres tu" (rap)
  • Ennio Emmanuel ? "Eres tu" (Spanish)
  • Estela Raval ? "Eres tu" (Argentine Spanish)
  • Ex Masters ? "San joe taigie mie" (Surinamese)
  • Floyd Cramer ? "Touch the Wind" (English)
  • Ge Korsten ? "Touch the Wind" (English)
  • Gebroeder Brouwer ? "Eres tu" (Trumpet instrumental)
  • GrupoSarao ? "Eres tu"
  • Hella Joof & Peter Frodin ? "Rør ved mig" (Danish)
  • Howard Morrison Chor ? "Eres tu"
  • III of a Kind Philippines ? "Eres tu"
  • Ilanit ? "Eres tu"
  • Il Divo , "Eres tu" (2015). [31]
  • Inger Lise Rypdal ? "I mitt liv" (Norwegian)
  • Inger Ost ? "Ror vid mig" (Swedish)
  • Jimmy Mitchell ? "Eres tu" (Spanish with Texan accent)
  • Johnny Mathis and Juan Carlos Calderon ? "Touch the Wind" (English with Spanish chorus)
  • Johnny Reimar ? "Rør ved mig" (Danish)
  • Johnny Rodriguez ? "Eres tu"
  • Josh Santana ? "Eres tu" (Philippines 2009)
  • Juan Carlos Calderon ? "Eres tu" (composer version)
  • Justo Lamas ? "Eres tu"
  • Karel Gott, Spravny Ton ? "Eres tu" (Czech)
  • Kathy Kelly ? "Eres tu"
  • Katri Helena ? "Runoni kaunein olla voit" (Finnish)
  • Katri Helena ? "Sina vain" (Finnish)
  • The Kelly Family ? "Eres tu" on Honest Workers (1991)
  • Khanh Ha ? "Co gai r?ng m?" (Vietnamese)
  • Korean Choir ? "Eres tu"
  • La Academia 4ta Generacion ? "Eres tu"
  • La Decada Prodigiosa ? "Eres tu"
  • Lady Lu ? "Eres tu"
  • Landscape ? "Touch the Wind" (English)
  • Lecia & Lucienne ? "Rør ved mig" (Danish)
  • Lettermen ? "Eres tu"
  • Liceo Panamericano ? "Eres tu"
  • Little Angels of Korea ? "Eres tu"
  • Lola Ponce ? "Eres tu"
  • Luis Chacon ? "Eres tu"
  • Luis Miguel ? "Eres tu" (produced by Calderon)
  • Lupita D'Alessio ? "Eres tu"
  • Luz Casal ? "Eres tu"
  • Mantovani Orchestra ? "Eres tu"
  • Mariachi Vargas ? "Eres tu"
  • Mona ? I mitt liv (Norwegian)
  • Nana Mouskouri ? "Touch the Wind" (English)
  • Pandora ? "Eres tu"
  • Patricia Y Los Stars ? "Eres tu"
  • Patti Donelli @ USC-Pgh ? "Touch the Wind" (English)
  • Percy Faith ? "Touch the Wind" (English)
  • Perry Como ? "Eres tu" (April 29, 1974)
  • Perry Como ? "That's You" (English)
  • Perpetuum Jazzile ? "Brez besed"/"Eres tu" (ironic medley of Eres tu with the song Calderon was accused of copying)
  • Petula Clark ? "Will My Love Be You" (English)
  • Pistas ? "Eres tu" (Panflute)
  • Ray Conniff ? "Eres tu"
  • Reggae Chico Man ? "Eres tu"
  • Rika Zarai ? "C'est pour toi" (French)
  • Rina Hugo ? "Jy's vir my" (Afrikaans)
  • Roberto Delgado ? "Eres tu" (Instrumental)
  • Rob's Band ? "Eres tu"
  • Romantica de Xalapa ? "Eres tu"
  • Sandy Caldera ? "Eres tu"
  • Self Help Marines ? "Eres Tu" ? steel band instrumental version*
  • Sonny James ? "Eres tu"
  • Soul Sanet ? "Eres tu"
  • Stef Meeder ? "Tweedle dee", "Eres tu" (instrumental medley)
  • Las Supremas de Mostoles ? "Eres tu"
  • Sweethearts ? "Rør ved mig" (Danish)
  • TBC ? "Rør ved mig" (Danish Rap)
  • Thalia ? "Tomame o dejame"
  • The Mockers ? "Eres tu"
  • Tish Hinojosa ? "Eres tu"
  • Trigo Limpio Nueva Era ? "Eres tu" (live)
  • Volkana ? Eurovision medley including "Eres tu"
  • Wheeler St James ? "Touch the Wind" (English)
  • Willeke Alberti ? "Waar naartoe" (Dutch)
  • Zereno ? "Eres tu"
  • Verda Sumer & ?stanbul Geli?im Orkestrası ? "Eski dostlar ne oldu" (Turkish)

In other media [ edit ]

  • The theme from the song's chorus, with new English lyrics, was used by Yamaha Music in Australia for its advertisements during the 1970s and 80s.
  • A guitar instrumental version of "Eres tu" was used in a Bank of New Zealand television campaign in the 1990s.
  • In the 1995 movie Tommy Boy , there's a scene in which Chris Farley and David Spade sing the original Spanish version of "Eres tu" while presumably returning to Ohio.
  • The cast of Dutch series 't Spaanse Schaep  [ nl ] , about a Spanish hotel run by 1970s expatriates, performed the song as "Er is toe" ("Dessert is Ready").
  • In the web series Jake and Amir , Amir sings this song to Jake after getting back from a trip to Mexico.

Notes [ edit ]

  1. ^ The other four acts from Spain are Los Bravos , Julio Iglesias , Enrique Iglesias , and Los del Rio with " Macarena "
  2. ^ The version of Los del Rio's "Macarena" was a remix by the Bayside Boys with English vocals
  3. ^ She performed "Eres tu" in a medley with other three Spanish entries: " La, la, la ", " Vivo cantando ", and " Europe's Living a Celebration ".

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Sources and external links [ edit ]

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