Spain has participated in the
Eurovision Song Contest 55 times since making its debut in , where they finished ninth. Since , Spain is one of the "Big Five", along with
France,
Germany,
Italy and the
United Kingdom, who are automatically allowed to participate in the final because they are the five biggest financial contributors to the
European Broadcasting Union. Spain has competed in the contest continuously since the country's debut in 1961. The only country with a longer run of uninterrupted Eurovision appearances is the United Kingdom, ever-present since 1959.