[1] On 23 February 2001, "Dile que la quiero" performed by an unknown David Civera competed in the national final organized by Televisión Española (TVE) to select its song and performer for the 46th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest.
The song won the competition so it became the Spanish entry, and Civera the performer, for Eurovision.
TVE filmed a promo video with Civera singing the song on location in Seville that was distributed to the other participant broadcasters.
Civera performed "Dile que la quiero" thirteenth on the night, following Ireland's "Without Your Love" by Gary O'Shaughnessy and preceding France's "Je n'ai que mon âme" by Natasha St-Pier.
[7] The song was succeeded as Spanish entry at the 2002 contest by "Europe's Living a Celebration" by Rosa.