"Bailar pegados" (Spanish pronunciation: [bajˈlaɾ peˈɣaðos]; "Dancing Closely") is a 1991 song recorded by Spanish singer Sergio Dalma, written by composer Julio Seijas and lyricist Luis Gómez-Escolar. It is the first single from Dalma's second studio album Sintiéndonos la piel, represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 held in Rome, and over time it has become one of his signature songs.
Background
Conception
"Bailar pegados" was written by composer Julio Seijas and lyricist Luis Gómez-Escolar and was recorded by Sergio Dalma for his second studio album Sintiéndonos la piel. It 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" with lyrics by Pierre Grosz and Italian as "Ballare stretti" with lyrics by Paolo Limiti.[1]
Eurovision
Televisión Española (TVE) internally selected the song as its entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, to be held in Rome, Italy. For the song to participate in the contest, it was necessary to remove a verse and a chorus so that it fit into three minutes.
On 4 May 1991, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at Cinecittà studios in Rome hosted by Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI), and broadcast live throughout the continent. In his introductory video postcard, Dalma sang Rocky Roberts' "Sono tremendo". He performed "Bailar pegados" nineteenth on the night, following Belgium's "Geef het op" by Clouseau and preceding United Kingdom's "A Message to Your Heart" by Samantha Janus. Eduardo Leiva conducted the event's orchestra in the performance of the Spanish entry.[2]
At the close of voting, it had received 119 points, placing fourth in a field of twenty-two.[3] It was succeeded as Spanish entry at the 1992 contest by "Todo esto es la música" by Serafín Zubiri.
Chart history
Weekly charts
| Chart (1991–1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[4] | 6 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1991) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[5] | 37 |
Legacy
Other performances
- David Civera performed the song in the show Europasión, aired on La 1 of Televisión Española on 21 May 2008 to choose by popular vote the best song that Spain has sent to Eurovision winning the competition[6]
Impersonations
Dalma performances singing "Bailar pegados" were recreated several times in different talent shows:
- In the first episode of the second season of Tu cara me suena aired on 1 October 2012 on Antena 3, Javier Herrero impersonated Dalma singing "Bailar pegados" replicating the performance at Eurovision.[7]
- In the eleventh episode of the first season of Tu cara me suena aired on 2–4 December 2013 on Telefe, Pablo Granados impersonated Dalma singing "Bailar pegados" and sang in duo with him.[8]
- In the sixteenth episode of the sixth season of Tu cara me suena aired on 2 February 2018 on Antena 3, Raúl Pérez impersonated Dalma singing "Bailar pegados" replicating the performance at Eurovision.[9]
References
- ^ "1991 - Spain". The diggiloo thrush.
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1991". Eurovision Song Contest.
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1991 scoreboard". Eurovision Song Contest.
- ^ "Sergio Dalma Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "1991: The Year in Music". Billboard: YE-44. 21 December 1991.
- ^ Mahía, Manu (2008). ""Bailar pegados", la mejor canción española, según la gala Europasión". Eurovision-Spain.com. Retrieved 2015-01-28.
- ^ "Javier Herrero es Sergio Dalma". Antena 3 (in Spanish). 1 October 2012.
- ^ "Pablo Granados ganó al imitar a Sergio Dalma y cantaron a dúo". La Capital (in Spanish). 3 December 2013.
- ^ "Raúl Pérez se pone romántico para 'Bailar pegados' como Sergio Dalma". Antena 3 (in Spanish). 2 February 2018.
External links
- "Bailar pegados" at Discogs (list of releases)