Conception "Say Yay!" was written and composed by
Barei, Rubén Villanueva, and Víctor Púa Vivó.
Selection In December 2015,
Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE) announced Barei as one of the six participants of ''
, the competition organised to select their song and performer for the of the Eurovision Song Contest. Barei performed "Say Yay!" live for the first time on Objetivo Eurovisión'' on 1 February 2016. The song went on to receive top scores from Spanish televoters and the in-studio jury, winning the competition and becoming the for Eurovision. It is the only ever Spanish Eurovision entry that features no Spanish language lyrics.
Promotion After being selected, Barei also performed "Say Yay!" on the
morning show La mañana on
La 1 of
Televisión Española on 3 February. On 13 February, she performed the song at the as a special guest during the second semi-final. On 5 March, she performed an acoustic version of "Say Yay!" at the El Intruso club in
Madrid as a part of the city's Ellas Son-Arte festival. On 29 March, she performed an acoustic version of the song on the talk show
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#0. On 2 April, she performed "Say Yay!" at the
Eurovision Pre-Party in
Riga, Latvia, held at the Spikeri Concert Hall, and on 3 April, at the
Eurovision Pre-Party in
Moscow, Russia, held at the Izvestia Hall. Barei also performed the song during the 2016 Eurovision in Concert, the largest gathering of Eurovision artists outside of Eurovision itself, held in the
Melkweg, a popular music venue in
Amsterdam, Netherlands on 9 April. On 17 April, she performed during the
London Eurovision Party, which was held at the
Café de Paris venue in
London, United Kingdom. On 28 April, she performed the song at a party in her honour at the
Swedish Embassy in Madrid. On 29 April, she performed during a Spanish Eurovision party, which took place at the
Palacio de la Prensa in Madrid.
Eurovision On 14 May 2016, the final of the Eurovision Song Contest was held in the
Globe Arena in Stockholm hosted by (SVT) and broadcast live throughout the continent. Barei performed "Say Yay!" live nineteenth on the evening. Laura García was the choreographer for the performance, while Florian Boje was the stage director. On stage, Barei was joined by five backing vocalists: Rebeca Rods, Milena Brody, Alana Sinkëy, Awinnie MyBaby, and Brequette. At the end of voting, the song had received 77 points placing twenty-second in a field of twenty-six songs. ==Music video==