Colombia in the Universong Contest

History[]

Colombia made its debut in the sixteenth edition of the Universong Contest in Paris, France. Their first, and to day the only victory in the Universong came in Paris 16 with the song "Whenever, Wherever" by the country's most popular singer and global superstar Shakira. Colombia also reached top 3 on one more occasion, when in Kyiv 102 the song "Devuélveme El Corazón" by Sebastián Yatra finished in the second place. Other notable artists who participated multiple times include Juanes, Cali y El Dandee, Maluma, J Balvin, Andrés Cepeda, Camilo Echeverry, and ChocQuibTown. Majority of the Colombia's entries in the contest were in Spanish, only a few were in English (including the winning song "Whenever, Wherever"), with some very rare instances of other languages. Up to the 150th edition, Colombia had a decent qualification rate of 41.89%.

Colombia is one of only 3 South-American and 5 Spanish-speaking countries to have won the Universong Contest at least once. They are also one of only 5 countries to win the contest on their debut (along with Austria, Netherlands, New Zealand and North Macedonia).

Participation overview[]

Table key: Winner; Second place; Third place; Disqualified; Withdrew

Edition	Artist(s)	Song	Language	Semi	Points	Final	Points
#16	Shakira	"Whenever, Wherever"	English	Semifinals not held		1	133
#17	Juanes	"La Camisa Negra"	Spanish	Semifinals not held		12	60
#23	Piso 21	"Te Amo en la Distancia"	Spanish	Disqualified
#24	Pasabordo	"Quisiera"	Spanish	8	79	14	73
/ #25	SIAM	"Quizás Debió Llover"	Spanish	Disqualified
#28	Santiago Cruz	"Cuando Regreses"	Spanish	Semifinals not held		19	33
#29	Los de Adentro	"Nubes Negras"	Spanish			24	15
#30	Anghelo López	"Ángeles Fuimos"	Spanish			Disqualified
#38	DJ Buxxi	"Como Tú No Hay Dos"	Spanish	11	58	24	37
#42	Cali y El Dandee	"Yo Te Esperaré"	Spanish	8	73	13	89
#43	Cali y El Dandee ft. David Bisbal	"No Hay 2 Sin 3 (Gol)"	Spanish	12	62	Disqualified
#50	Shakira	"Why Wait"	English	13	61	Did not advance
#54	Monsieur Periné	"Suin Romanticón"	Spanish	25	18	Did not advance
#56	J Balvin	"Tranquila"	Spanish	Disqualified
#57	Alkilados & Dálmata	"Solitaria"	Spanish	21	19	Did not advance
#58	Veka	"¿Dónde Estás"	Spanish	18	23	Did not advance
#59	ChocQuibTown	"Uh La La"	Spanish	18	29	Did not advance
#60	Shakira	"Estoy Aquí"	Spanish	4	116	7	126
#61	Juanes	"La Luz"	Spanish	13	56	Did not advance
#62	Fonseca	"Eres Mi Sueño"	Spanish	12	60	13	100
#63	Paula Arenas ft. Esteman	"Lo Que El Tiempo Dejó"	Spanish	25	19	Did not advance
#65	Carlos Vives & ChocQuibTown	"El Mar de Sus Ojos"	Spanish	20	35	Did not advance
#66	Maluma ft. Eli Palacios	"La Temperatura"	Spanish	24	21	Did not advance
#67	Verónica Orozco	"Las Bragas"	Spanish	16	11	Did not advance
/ #68	INNA ft. J Balvin	"Cola Song"	English, Spanish	12	58	Did not advance
#69	Aterciopelados	"Rompecabezas"	Spanish	20	8	Did not advance
#70	Maluma	"La Curiosidad"	Spanish	10	60	Did not advance
#71	Cabas ft. Enrique Bunbury & Orishas	"He Pecado"	Spanish	17	22	Did not advance
#74	Juanes	"Para Tu Amor"	Spanish	11	61	Did not advance
#79	Maía ft. Maluma	"Fiesta de Verano"	Spanish	6	84	12	92
#82	LEVIT	"Huir De Mí"	Spanish	19	35	Did not advance
#86	Sebastián Yatra	"Como Mirarte"	Spanish	2	108	6	108
#87	Carlos Vives & Colombian Artists	"La Tierra del Olvido"	Spanish	8	66	14	71
#88	Esteman	"Baila"	Spanish	15	33	Did not advance
#89	ChocQuibTown	"Nuqui (Te Quiero Para Mi)"	Spanish	23	17	Did not advance
#90	Totó la Momposina	"La Candela Viva"	Spanish	19	36	Did not advance
#91	Carlos Vives & Shakira	"La Bicicleta"	Spanish	Disqualified
#92	Bomba Estéreo	"Soy Yo"	Spanish	16	54	Did not advance
#93	Albin ft. Kristin Amparo	"Din soldat"	Swedish	11	66	16	82
#94	Shakira ft. Maluma	"Chantaje"	Spanish	2	133	8	139
#95	Manuel Medrano	"Una y Otra Vez"	Spanish	10	71	14	94
#96	V for Volume	"Cheap Universe"	English	14	57	Did not advance
#97	Jurgis Didžiulis	"Patinka"	Spanish^[1]	15	46	Did not advance
#98	Ventino	"Me Equivoqué"	Spanish	9	76	25	65
#99	Soraya	"Sólo por Ti"	Spanish	21	25	Did not advance
#100	Shakira	"Ciega, Sordomuda"	Spanish	4	111	6	149
#101	J Balvin & Willy William	"Mi Gente"	Spanish	17	55	Did not advance
#102	Sebastián Yatra	"Devuélveme El Corazón"	Spanish	1	141	2	224
#103	Salt Cathedral	"No Ordinary Man"	English	Automatic qualifier		26	67
#104	Jon Henrik Fjällgren ft. Aninia	"En värld full av strider (Eatneme gusnie jeenh dåaroeh)"	Swedish, Sami	14	63	Did not advance
#105	Felipe Ospina ft. Manuel Medrano	"Eco"	Spanish	22	28	Did not advance
#106	Sheppard ft. Sebastián Yatra	"Edge of the Night"	Spanish	12	65	24	71
#107	Morat ft. Juanes	"Besos En Guerra"	Spanish	8	71	7	110
#108	Drea Dury ft. Modfrek	"Thank God"	English	9	66	20	75
#109	David Bisbal & Sebastián Yatra	"A Partir De Hoy"	Spanish	16	50	Did not advance
#110	Maite Hontelé ft. Herencia de Timbiquí	"Nochecita"	Spanish	16	39	Did not advance
#111	Andrés Cepeda ft. Cali y El Dandee	"Te Voy a Amar"	Spanish	13	58	Did not advance
#112	TINI ft. Morat	"Consejo de Amor"	Spanish	5	93	9	127
#113	LIVING ft. Un Corazón	"La Sombra De Tus Alas"	Spanish	11	66	25	55
#114	Nikki Garden	"Bórrame la Memoria"	Spanish	11	69	24	58
#115	Manuel Medrano	"Si Pudiera"	Spanish	19	32	Did not advance
#116	Esteman ft. Natalia Lafourcade	"Caótica Belleza"	Spanish	10	62	12	101
#117	David Guetta, Bebe Rexha & J Balvin	"Say My Name"	English, Spanish	7	74	18	76
#118	Morat	"Cuando Nadie Ve"	Spanish	5	97	14	90
#119	G12 Worship	"Abba Father"	English	6	84	17	83
#120	Ricardo Montaner	"A Donde Va el Amor"	Spanish	17	31	Did not advance
#121	LIVING	"Ojos Abiertos (El Cielo en mí)"	Spanish	6	80	19	62
#122	Sebastián Yatra & Camilo Echeverry	"En Guerra"	Spanish	15	47	Did not advance
#129	Esteman ft. Javiera Mena	"Amor Libre"	Spanish	11	63	26	46
#130	Aterciopelados	"Baracunatana"	Spanish	14	48	Did not advance
#131	Sebastián Yatra & Ricky Martin	"Falta Amor"	Spanish	10	70	10	106
#132	Piso 21	"Tomar Distancia"	Spanish	17	39	Did not advance
#133	Andrés Cepeda	"El Equivocado"	Spanish	9	69	23	65
#134	Matisse & ChocQuibTown	"Nada"	Spanish	20	17	Did not advance
#135	Diamante Eléctrico	"Cuando Quieras Llegar"	Spanish	22	13	Did not advance
#137	Garcián	"Algunos Días Después"	Spanish	18	40	Did not advance
#139	Carlos Vives & Kany García	"Búscame"	Spanish	9	73	26	38
#140	Shakira	"Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos"	Spanish	5	83	8	110
#141	Camilo Echeverry	"Ropa Cara"	Spanish	20	18	Did not advance
#145	MTZ Manuel Turizo & Maluma	"Amor En Coma"	Spanish	20	44	Did not advance
#146	Carlos Vives & Ricky Martin	"Canción Bonita"	Spanish	17	56	Did not advance
#149	Andrés Cepeda & Ximena Sariñana	"Lo Que Se Va"	Spanish	15	44	Did not advance
#150	Shakira	"Eres"	Spanish	7	76	15	97
#151	Sebastián Yatra	"Tacones Rojos"	Spanish	11	73	18	79

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Active countries:

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