She is not the song's original performer as the initial Spanish representative Joan Manuel Serrat was removed after recording, releasing, and promoting the entry, for his demand to sing it in Catalan in the contest.

[2][3] Serrat was under pressure from a small group of Catalanists who called him a traitor if he did not sing the entire song in Catalan –language repressed under the Francoist dictatorship until recently–.

[a] TVE released a answering press note denying any discrimination against Catalan in the network, considering Serrat decision incorrect and inadmissible since he sought to give a political meaning to his participation, and removing him as their representative.

In just a few days, she had to rush back to Spain, learn the song, record it in several languages –Spanish, English, French, and German–, travel to several European cities for promotion –starting in Paris–, and go to London for the contest rehearsals.

Rafael Ibarbia made the orchestral arrangement of the Spanish entry and conducted the event's orchestra in its performance.

TVE honored her at Prado del Rey where she gave a crowded press conference with the authors of the song and appeared on several shows on the network.

[16] The regime awarded her the Ribbon of Dame of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, but she refused to be decorated by Franco himself, so they sent it to her by mail.

American singer Lesley Gore also recorded a version of the song that year, becoming a minor hit in the United States and Canada.

The band Saint Etienne recorded another cover version, featured on the 1998 album A Song for Eurotrash with English lyrics that differ from the original, referring to the man she is dating instead of the things she is thankful for.

[40] Her Eurovision performance also appears in the corporate anniversary video that Telefónica released on 19 April 2024 to celebrate the company's centenary.