Spain: The Spotify streams for the Benidorm Fest final

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The day of the grand final of Benidorm Fest has finally arrived! After Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Albania (and possibly Moldova), Spain will give us the fourth song for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.

Eight songs are going to compete tonight, most of which seem to have a lead.

According to the Spotify, five of the eight songs are in the top 200 of the daily chart. These are:

The televoting may have a 25% effect on the spanish song festival, but it could still affect the final result. Ay mamá has a very big lead both in the streams but also in youtube views and will probably be first in the televoting tonight. But Terra could overturn this, if it manages to move the Galicians to massively vote for it. Also, SloMo, the song that was the surprise of the first semifinal, is constantly gaining ground. Nothing has been clarified yet!

Benidorm Fest 2022 is held at the Palacio de Deportes L’Illa in Alicante and is presented by Alaska, Inés Hernand and Máximo Huerta.

You can watch the grand final of the Spanish music festival at 22:15 CET by clicking HERE.

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Spain: Grand final of Benidorm Fest 2022 tonight!

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Third and final night of Benidorm Fest tonight, as the Grand Final that will determine Spain’s representative in Eurovision 2022 has finally arrived.

Format

The system of Benidorm Fest 2022 consists of two semifinals, in which 7 songs take part respectively. Four artists from each semifinal advance to the Benidorm Grand Final.

The big winner and representative of Spain in Eurovision 2022 will be selected 50% by two juries and 50% by the Spanish viewers. Both juries are composed of professionals in the field, with one consisting only of natives and the other being an international one.

The Benidorm Fest jury members are the following:

National jury:

Natalia Calderón – Vocal coach
Miryam Benedited – Director and Choreographer
Estefanía García – Singer, mezzo-soprano of the RTVE choir

International jury:

Marvin Dietmann – Director of serveral entries in the Eurovision Song Contest
Felix Bergsson – Head of the Icelandic Eurovision delegation

The other 50% of the voting will come 25% from the televote and from 25% from a sample of the Spanish population selected on the basis of statistics and demographics (demoscopic jury). This is used in both the Sanremo Festival (Italy) and Melodifestivalen (Sweden).

Grand Final

Eight artists qualified to the Grand Final from the two semi-finals of January 26th and 27th.

One of them will have the honour of representing Spain in Turin this May.

The artists competing tonight are the following, in order of appearance:

  1. Rayden – Calle de la llorería
  2. Tanxugueiras – Terra
  3. Varry Brava – Raffaella
  4. Chanel – SloMo
  5. Rigoberta Bandini – Ay mamá
  6. Xeinn – Eco
  7. Gonzalo Hermida – Quién lo diría
  8. Blanca Paloma – Secreto de agua

We remind you that the winner of the first semi-final was Chanel, who is performing 4th tonight, while the winner of the second semi-final was Rigoberta Bandini, who is performing 5th.

Benidorm Fest 2022 is held at Palacio de Deportes L’Illa in Alicante and is presented by Alaska, Inés Hernand and Máximo Huerta.

You can watch the Grand Final of the Spanish music festival at 22:05 CET by clicking HERE.

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Spain: The running order of the Final of Benidorm Fest 2022!

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Through Spain’s official Twitter profile for Eurovision, the running order of the eight finalists of the national final, Benidorm Fest revealed.

The running order and the eight songs are:

  1.  Rayden – Calle de la llorería
  2.  Tanxugueiras – Terra
  3. Varry Brava – Raffaella
  4. Chanel – SloMo
  5. Rigoberta Bandini – Ay mamá
  6. Xeinn – Eco
  7. Gonzalo Hermida – Quién lo diría
  8. Blanca Paloma – Secreto de agua

We remind you that the winner of the first semi-final was Chanel, singing fourth in the final, and the winner of the second semi-final was Rigoberta Bandini, singing fifth. The final of Benidorm Fest 2022 will be broadcasted on Saturday February 29, by La 1, on 22:05 CET.

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Spain: The results of the second semi-final of Benidorm Fest 2022!

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Benidorm Fest, the festival which will determine the representative of Spain in Eurovision 2022, continues tonight with the second semifinal, live from the spanish state channel RTVE.

A total of seven candidates competed in the second semifinal, claiming four places for Saturday’s grand final.

Presenters of the evening were Alaska, Inés Hernard and Máxim Huerta.

The candidates

The seven candidates of the night were the following:

  1. Xeinn – “Eco“
  2. Marta Sango – “Sigues en mi mente“
  3. Javiera Mena – “Culpa”
  4. Gonzalo Hermida – “Quién lo diría“
  5. Rigoberta Bandini – “Ay Mama“
  6. Rayden – “Calle de la llorería”
  7. Sara Deop – “Make you say“

The voting

50% of the results in all three shows (two semifinals and a final) comes from the jury, while the other 50% from the audience. The jury is divided into spanish and international, while 50% of the audience is divided into televoting and a sample of the spanish population selected on the basis of statistics and demographics (demoscopic jury). This is used in both the Sanremo Festival (Italy) and the Melodifestivalen (Sweden).

The Benidorm Fest jury, which determines 50% of the vote, consists of the following:

National jury:

Natalia Calderón – Professor of Vocals
Miryam Benedited – Director and Choreographer
Estefanía García – Singer, mezzo-soprano of the RTVE choir

International jury:

Marvin Dietmann – Director of many entries in the Eurovision Song Contest
Felix Bergsson – Head of the Icelandic delegation to Eurovision

Results

JURY

  1. Rigoberta Bandini 56 points
  2. Xeinn 46 points
  3. Rayden 45 points
  4. Marta Sango 36 points
  5. Javiera Mena 28 points
  6. Gonzalo Hermida 28 points
  7. Sara Deop 21 points

DEMOSCOPIC JURY

  1. Gonzalo Hermida 30 points
  2. Rigoberta Bandini 25 points
  3. Rayden 20 points
  4. Sara Deop 18 points
  5. Xeinn 15 points
  6. Marta Sango 12 points
  7. Javiera Mena 10 points

TELEVOTE

  1. Rigoberta Bandini 30 points
  2. Rayden 25 points
  3. Xeinn 20 points
  4. Gonzalo Hermida 18 points
  5. Marta Sango 15 points
  6. Javiera Mena 12 points
  7. Sara Deop 10 points

OVERALL

  1. Rigoberta Bandini 111 points
  2. Rayden 90 points
  3. Xeinn 81 points
  4. Gonzalo Hermida 71 points
  5. Marta Sango 63 points
  6. Javiera Mena 50 points
  7. Sara Deop 49 points

As a result, the four artists that qualify to the final of Benidorm Fest this Saturday are:

  1. Rigoberta Bandini – “Ay Mama“
  2. Rayden – “Calle de la llorería”
  3. Xeinn – “Eco“
  4. Gonzalo Hermida – “Quién lo diría“

You can watch the performance of this semi-final’s winner, Rigoberta Bandini, here:

What are your thoughts on today’s results? Tell us in the comments!

Spain: Second semi-final of Benidorm 2022 tonight!

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Second night tonight for the Benidorm Festival which is reviving after more than fifteen years and whose edition this year will determine the representative of Spain in Eurovision 2022.

Format

The system of Benidorm Fest 2022 consists of two semifinals, in which 7 songs take part respectively. Four artists from each semifinal advance to the Benidorm Grand Final.

The big winner and representative of Spain in Eurovision 2022 will be selected 50% by two juries and 50% by the Spanish viewers. Both juries are composed of professionals in the field, with one consisting only of natives and the other being an international one.

The Benidorm Fest jury members are the following:

National jury:

Natalia Calderón – Vocal coach
Miryam Benedited – Director and Choreographer
Estefanía García – Singer, mezzo-soprano of the RTVE choir

International jury:

Marvin Dietmann – Director of serveral entries in the Eurovision Song Contest
Felix Bergsson – Head of the Icelandic Eurovision delegation

The other 50% of the voting will come 25% from the televote and from 25% from a sample of the Spanish population selected on the basis of statistics and demographics (demoscopic jury). This is used in both the Sanremo Festival (Italy) and Melodifestivalen (Sweden).

Second Semifinal

Seven artists will compete in tonight’s second semifinal of Benidorm Fest 2022, with four of them advancing to Saturday’s grand final.

Unfortunately, the spread of the Omicron mutation did not leave the Spanish national final unaffected. Thus, Gonzalo Hermida, who tested positive a few days ago, will not be performing live on tonight’s show. Instead, he will be competing with the music video of his song.

The seven artists and songs of tonight’s second Benidorm semi-final are the following:

  1. Xeinn – “Eco“
  2. Marta Sango – “Sigues en mi mente“
  3. Javiera Mena – “Culpa”
  4. Gonzalo Hermida – “Quién lo diría“
  5. Rigoberta Bandini – “Ay Mama“
  6. Rayden – “Calle de la llorería”
  7. Sara Deop – “Make you say“

Finalists

We remind you the four artists that already advanced to the grand final of Benidorm from last night’s first semi-final:

  1. Chanel – “SloMo“
  2. Tanxugueiras – “Terra”
  3. Blanca Paloma – “Secreto de agua”
  4. Varry Brava – “Raffaella“

Benidorm Fest 2022 is held at the Palacio de Deportes L’Illa in Alicante and is presented by Alaska, Inés Hernand and Máximo Huerta.

You can watch the second semifinal of the Spanish music festival at 22:40 CET by clicking HERE.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all news regarding Spain’s participation in Eurovision 2022!

Spain: The results of the first semi-final of Benidorm Fest 2022!

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Benidorm Fest, the festival which will determine the representative of Spain in Eurovision 2022 has started tonight with the first semifinal, live from the spanish state channel RTVE.

A total of six candidates (instead of seven, after the withdrawal of Luna Ki) competed in the first semifinal, claiming four places for Saturday’s grand final.

Presenters of the evening were Alaska, Inés Hernard and Máxim Huerta.

The candidates

The six candidates of the night were the following:

  1. Varry Brava – “Raffaella“
  2. Azúcar Moreno – “Postureo“
  3. Blanca Paloma – “Secreto del agua”
  4. Unique – “Mejores“
  5. Tanxugueiras – “Terra”
  6. Chanel – “SloMo“

The voting

50% of the results in all three shows (two semifinals and a final) comes from the jury, while the other 50% from the audience. The jury is divided into spanish and international, while 50% of the audience is divided into televoting and a sample of the spanish population selected on the basis of statistics and demographics (demoscopic jury). This is used in both the Sanremo Festival (Italy) and the Melodifestivalen (Sweden).

The Benidorm Fest jury, which determines 50% of the vote, consists of the following:

National jury:

Natalia Calderón – Professor of Vocals
Miryam Benedited – Director and Choreographer
Estefanía García – Singer, mezzo-soprano of the RTVE choir

International jury:

Marvin Dietmann – Director of many entries in the Eurovision Song Contest
Felix Bergsson – Head of the Icelandic delegation to Eurovision
Results

The results

JURY

  1. Chanel – 55 points
  2. Blanca Paloma – 41 points
  3. Varry Brava – 39 points
  4. Azucar Moreno – 39 points
  5. Tanxuqueiras – 38 points
  6. Unique – 28 points

DEMOSCOPIC JURY

  1. Chanel – 30 points
  2. Tanxugueiras – 25 points
  3. Blanca Paloma – 20 points
  4. Azucar Moreno – 18 points
  5. Varry Brava -15 points
  6. Unique -12 points

TELEVOTE

  1. Tanxugeiras – 30 points
  2. Chanel -25 points
  3. Varry Brava – 20 points
  4. Blanca Paloma – 18 points
  5. Unique – 15 points
  6. Azucar Moreno – 12 points

OVERALL

  1. Chanel – 110 points
  2. Tanxugueiras – 93 points
  3. Blanca Paloma – 79 points
  4. Varry Brava -74 points
  5. Azucar Moreno – 69 points
  6. Unique -55

As a result, the four artists that qualify to the final of Benidorm Fest this Saturday are:

  1. Chanel – “SloMo“
  2. Tanxugueiras – “Terra”
  3. Blanca Paloma – “Secreto de agua”
  4. Varry Brava – “Raffaella“

Chanel with the song “SloMo” managed to win the first semi final. You can watch her full perfomance here:

What are your thoughts on today’s results? Tell us your opinion on the comments below!

Spain: All about Beniform fest Second semifinals

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Rehearsals for Benidorm Fest continues as we get more details about what we are going to see onstage.  This time it was the turn for the acts competing in the second semifinal.  Seven acts  are competing in the second semifinal for the last four places in the national final.  In this semi-final early favorite Rayden will perform.  Furthermore, all eyes are on Rigoberta Bandini who is currently leading the betting odds.

Here are the first details from the Second semifinal rehearsals:

Xeinn:  Xeinn is planning to do some storytelling through his performance.  He will use the LED screens, the camera movements and light playing at the same time to represent the story of his song and “the nostalgia of past love”.

Marta Sango: Marta Sango’s stage will look retro.  Her performance has some 80s vibes with a glam, colorful style.  According to RTVE, the atmosphere of Marta Sango’s performance will indeed be glamorous.  There will be fireworks and a TikTok like choreography.

Javiera Mena: She will use lots of gadgets, lasers and light elements.  The performance will surely be very energetic.

Gonzalo Hermida: Sadly Gonzalo Hermida could not participate on the rehearsals.  He was tested positive for coronavirus and is isolated.  Following this update, his Quién lo diría music video will be played during his performance on the semifinal.

Rigoberta Bandini: Rigoberta’s performance will be one of the biggest surprises of this semifinal.  Contrary to all expectations, Rigoberta is using a very theatrical staging.  Her band and a dancer will join Rigoberta onstage.  The dancer will help her show the feminist message she is bringing in this performance.

Rayden: Rayden’s performance will use lots of smoke as a visual resource.  The smoke is indeed an element representing hate.  Furthermore, in his choreography Rayden is fighting an enemy that represents his fears, insecurities and social control.

Sara Deop: Sara will have an outstanding choreography made by Vicky Gómez (Spain’s JESC 2020 and 2021). Moreover, there will be neon lights.  Sara’s stage is reminiscent to SuRie’s (United Kingdom 2018) staging.

Source: RTVE

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Spain: Benidorm Fest 2022 begins today with the first semi-final!

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The big moment for spanish eurofans has arrived. The Benidorm festival is reviving after more than fifteen years and this year’s edition will determine the representative of Spain at Eurovision 2022.

Format

Benidorm Fest 2022 will consist of two semifinals, with 7 songs taking part in each. Four artists from each semifinal will advance to the Benidorm Grand Final.

The big winner and representative of Spain in Eurovision 2022 will be selected 50% by the preference of two juries and 50% by the will of the Spanish viewers. Both juries will be composed of professionals in the field, with one consisting only of natives and the other being an international one.

The Benidorm Fest jury, which will determine 50% of the voting, consists of:

National jury:

Natalia Calderón – Vocal coach
Miryam Benedited – Director and Choreographer
Estefanía García – Singer, mezzo-soprano of the RTVE choir

International jury:

Marvin Dietmann – Director of several Eurovision entries
Felix Bergsson – Head of the icelandic Eurovision delegation

The other 50% of the will of the Spaniards will be determined 25% by the televoting and 25% by a sample of the Spanish population selected on the basis of statistics and demographics (demoscopic jury). This is used in both the Sanremo Festival (Italy) and Melodifestivalen (Sweden).

First semifinal

Seven artists were to compete in tonight’s first semifinal of Benidorm Fest 2022, however Luna Ki’s sudden withdrawal from the competition for violating Eurovision rules (Autotune use) changed the original design.

Therefore, six artists and six songs will take part in tonight’s show, four of which will qualify to Saturday’s grand final. These artists are:

  1. Varry Brava – “Raffaella“
  2. Azúcar Moreno – “Postureo“
  3. Blanca Paloma – “Secreto del agua”
  4. Unique – “Mejores“
  5. Tanxugueiras – “Terra”
  6. Chanel – “SloMo“

Benidorm Fest 2022 will be held at Palacio de Deportes L’Illa in Alicante and will be presented by Alaska, Inés Hernand and Máximo Huerta.

You can watch the first semifinal of the Spanish music festival at 22:40 CET by clicking HERE.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all news regarding Spain’s participation in Eurovision 2022!

Spain: All about Benidorm Fest Semifinal 1 rehearsals

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The acts competing in the first semifinal of the Benidorm Fest have made their first rehearsals and the first details are already here.  Six acts  are competing in the first semifinal after Luna Ki’s unexpected withdrawal from the competition.  However, the competition for the first spots to the final is far from settled.  Among the competitors we have fan favorites Tanxugueiras and Azúcar Moreno.

Here are the first details from the First semifinal rehearsals:

Varry Brava: The act is paying tribute to Raffaella Carrà in their performance.  According to the press the costumes and screens are inspired in the Italian diva.  However, rest assured that Varry Brava are not falling into clichés.  This will be a very colorful performance.

Azúcar Moreno:Azúcar Moreno will perform a revamp version of their song adding more guitarras and palmas.  The duo performance is very ‘old school’ and truthful to their rumba and flamenco roots.

Blanca Paloma: Blanca Paloma’s performance will be very minimalist.  She is not using the LED screens.  Her performance looks more like a theater show than a performance for TV.

Unique: On the opposite side of the spectrum we have the boys from unique.  During their performance there will be acrobatics, light tricks and fireworks.  The guys will include beatbox in their routine.

Tanxugueiras: One of the early favorites to represent Spain.  The scenario will look dark with Galician folk symbolism.  Tanxugueiras are paying tribute to pandereitas.  Further they took inspiration on traditional costumes.  The faces of the artists are displayed on the screens during their performance.  Moreover, the lyrics “there’s no borders” will appear in different languages.  Their backing singers will perform shirtless.

Chanel: Kyle Hanagami was in charge of the choreography for Chanel.  Five dancers support Chanel.  For Semifinal 1 we will have a revamped version of SloMo where percussion is emphasized.

Source: RTVE

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Eurovision 2022: Here are the results of the allocation draw!

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The Semi-Final Allocation Draw for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 took place in Palazzo Madama in Turin. Find out below in which of the 2 Semi-Finals your country will perform and vote in. The annual event was hosted by Carolina di Domenico and Mario Acampa.

The Semi-Final Allocation Draw and Host City Insignia Exchange are key milestones on the path to the Eurovision Song Contest each year.

During the ceremony, Ahmed Aboutaleb, Mayor of Rotterdam, passed on the Host City Insignia to Stefano Lo Russo, Mayor of Turin. The insignia key chain, weighing over 30 kilograms with the new addition of Rotterdam’s insignia, was handed over to Turin. The Italian city is now officially the Host City of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.

Draw Procedure

The 36 countries competing in the semifinals were divided into six pots, based on the points they have exchanged in recent years. This is done in order to avoid, as much as possible, the alliances and bloc voting that appear every year in the voting.

Allocation Pots

Big 5

With the host Italy, directly in the final, along with the rest of the Big 5 (UK, France, Germany, Spain), the first part of the draw determined the semifinal that the direct finalists will vote.

Will vote in the 1st Semi-Final:

  • France
  • Italy

Will vote in the 2nd Semi-Final:

  • Spain
  • Germany
  • United Kingdom

Their performance in the dress rehearsal will be shown in the semifinals where the six aforementioned countries were drawn to broadcast and vote. This was done at Eurovision 2016 for the first time, for reasons of equal visibility of the countries that are directly in the final and the countries that compete in the semifinals. Essentially, viewers watch each entry twice during the shows.

Allocation Draw

The draw of the countries for the two semifinals had two parts. In the first part, the 36 countries that participate in the semifinals, were drawn in which of the two will compete. 18 countries will compete in both the first and the second semifinal.

In the second part each country found out if it will appear in the first or in the second half of the semifinal that will compete. The exact order of appearance will be determined by the EBU and the producers of the show at a later time.

First Semi-Final (10 May):

1st Half

  • Albania
  • Switzerland
  • Latvia
  • Slovenia
  • Moldova
  • Bulgaria
  • Ukraine
  • Lithuania
  • Netherlands

2nd Half

  • Norway
  • Russia
  • Portugal
  • Denmark
  • Armenia
  • Austria
  • Croatia
  • Iceland
  • Greece

Second Semi-Final (12 May):

1st Half

  • Australia
  • Georgia
  • Cyprus
  • Serbia
  • Finland
  • Azerbaijan
  • San Marino
  • Israel
  • Malta

2nd Half

  • Montenegro
  • Romania
  • Czech Republic
  • Poland
  • Belgium
  • North Macedonia
  • Sweden
  • Estonia
  • Ireland

Turin will host the 66th Eurovision Song Contest from May 10th to 14th at the Pala Alpitour. The motto of this year’s event, as chosen by the organizers, is “The Sound of Beauty”.

You can see the draw again through the following link: