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Algo Más (Camilo Sesto song)

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"Algo Más"
Single by Camilo Sesto
from the album Camilo Sesto
B-side"Sin Remedio"
Released1973
Length3:12
LabelAriola
Songwriter(s)Camilo Sesto
Producer(s)Juan Carlos Calderón
Music video
"Algo Más" on YouTube

"Algo Más" (Something More) is a 1973 song written and recorded by Spanish singer Camilo Sesto, arranged by Juan Carlos Calderón. It represented Spain in the second edition of the OTI Festival placing fifth. The song reached No. 1 on the Spanish charts for ten weeks. The B-side, "Sin Remedio", was also written by Sesto and arranged by Johnny Arthey.

Background

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Televisión Española (TVE) internally selected "Algo Más", composed and recorded by Camilo Sesto, as its entrant for the second edition of the OTI Festival. On 10 November 1973, the festival was held at the Palácio das Artes [pt] in Belo Horizonte, hosted by Rede Tupi, produced by its affiliate TV Itacolomi, and broadcast live throughout Ibero-America, Portugal, and Spain. Sesto performed "Algo Más" third on the evening. Juan Carlos Calderón conducted the event's live orchestra in the performance of the entry. At the end of voting, the song had received six points, placing fifth.[1][2]

Commercial performance

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The song reached No. 1 on the Spanish charts for ten weeks from 26 November 1973 to 28 January 1974.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "7 momentazos de Camilo Sesto". El Español (in Spanish). 14 September 2020.
  2. ^ "OTI Festival 1973". OTI Festival (in Portuguese). 10 November 1973. Rede Tupi / OTI.
  3. ^ Billboard - Dec 15, 1973 Vol. 85, No. 50 - Page 19 "Pronto Records' Camilo Sesto took fifth place honors with "Algo Mas." "
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