Universo (song)
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| Single by Blas Cantó | ||||
| Language | Spanish | |||
| Released | 30 January 2020 | |||
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| Length | 3:02 | |||
| Label | Warner Music Spain | |||
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| "Universo" on YouTube | ||||
| Eurovision Song Contest 2020 entry | ||||
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| Final result | Contest cancelled | |||
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| ◄ "La venda" (2019) | ||||
| "Voy a quedarme" (2021) ► | ||||
"Universo" is a song by Spanish singer Blas Cantó written by himself, Dan Hammond, Ashley Hicklin, Dangelo Ortega, and Mikołaj Trybulec, and produced by Hammond and Trybulec. The song would have represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 at Rotterdam.[2]
Background
[edit]Conception
[edit]"Universo" was written by Blas Cantó, Dan Hammond, Ashley Hicklin, Dangelo Ortega, and Mikołaj Trybulec, and produced by Hammond and Trybulec; the latter also co-wrote and produced "Friend of a Friend" who represented the Czech Republic in Eurovision 2019.[1]
Eurovision
[edit]On 5 October 2019, Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE) announced that they had internally selected singer Blas Cantó as their performer for the 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. On 30 January 2020, RTVE announced "Universo" as the entry for Eurovision. The promotion of the song was focused in Spain, including a performance on the fourth gala of series 11 of Operación Triunfo on 10 February.[3]
However, the Eurovision Song Contest, which would have been held on 12–16 May 2020 in Rotterdam, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] On 18 March 2020, RTVE confirmed that Cantó would remain as their representative for the following contest and, according the Eurovision rules, they would select a new song.[5]
Music video
[edit]The official video of "Universo", directed by Cristian Velasco, was filmed in Tenerife and Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, and was released on 30 January 2020.[6][1]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Universo" | 3:02 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Mira ya el videoclip de Blas Cantó, "Universo", la canción con la que representará a España en Eurovisión 2020". RTVE (in European Spanish). 2020-01-30. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
- ^ "'Universo' es la canción con la que Blas Cantó representará a España en Eurovisión 2020". RTVE (in European Spanish). 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- ^ Fuster, Luis (10 February 2020). "Watch: Blas Cantó performs "Universo" live for the first time". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Official EBU statement & FAQ on Eurovision 2020 cancellation". Eurovision Song Contest website. 6 April 2020.
- ^ Muldoon, Padraig (29 March 2020). "Eurovision 2021: All confirmed acts (29 March)". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ Primeras imágenes del ‘Universo’ de Blas Cantó
- ^ "Universo - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 31 January 2020.