Conception "Amanecer" was composed by Spanish songwriter
Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson and Swedish
Peter Boström and
Thomas G:son, with lyrics by Sánchez-Ohlsson. It was described as "a midtempo with a certain degree of drama and ethnic character". It was presented to
Edurne in October 2014 during the selection of songs for her sixth studio album
Adrenalina.
Selection In November 2014, Edurne and her record label
Sony Music Spain decided to place a bid to
Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE) to in the of the
Eurovision Song Contest. On 14 January 2015, RTVE announced that they had "Amanecer" by Edurne as their entrant. On 3 March 2015, Edurne, the RTVE Symphony Orchestra and Choir, once again under the direction of Pepe Herrero, recorded the
symphonic version of the song at the
Teatro Monumental in
Madrid. Edurne performed the song live for the first time on late night talk show '''', aired on
La 1 of
Televisión Española on 6 April 2015. On 11 April 2015, she performed the song live on La 1's variety show ''''.
Music video The official video of the song premiered on 9 March 2015. It was filmed in studio in
Valencia in January 2015, directed by David Arnal and Germán de la Hoz, and features
visual effects by Virtual Art.
Eurovision On 23 May 2015, the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest was held in the
Wiener Stadthalle in
Vienna hosted by (ORF) and broadcast live throughout the continent. Edurne performed "Amanecer" twenty-first on the night, following 's "
De la capăt" by
Voltaj and preceding 's "Wars for Nothing" by
Boggie. She was accompanied on stage by Italian dancer Giuseppe Di Bella. At the close of voting, it had received 15 points, placing twenty-first in a field of twenty-seven.
Aftermath The song was the lead single of Edurne's sixth studio album,
Adrenalina released on 16 June 2015. She performed the song in her concert tour throughout Spain promoting the album between 18 July 2015 and 16 September 2016. "Amanecer" was also the official song of the
2015 Vuelta a España held on 22 August–13 September. ==Track listing==