1965

Spain in 1965 was in the late Franco era, but youth music was exploding. Los Brincos, dubbed 'the Spanish Beatles,' spearheaded the beat boom. The yé-yé movement produced Conchita Velasco's iconic 'Chica Ye-Ye.' France Gall's Eurovision winner crossed the Pyrenees easily, while Italian and Anglo-American hits charted strongly, reflecting Spain's growing openness to international pop culture.