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San Marino: Megara are contenders for Una Voce per San Marino 2024!

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Although, we expected them to compete in the Spanish national selection, Benidorm Fest, where we first met them, the Spanish group Megara appears to spread their wings elsewhere in Europe.

We first met the eccentric group, Megara, at Benidorm Fest 2023, Spain’s national final for Eurovision, where they finished at the much respectable fourth place.

Megara consider their participation in Eurovision to be a milestone in their career. Hence, following their first try at Benidorm Fest 2022, where they did not qualify to the galas, they also participated in 2023 with their song “Arcadia“. Regardless not winning the ticket for Liverpool, their groundbreaking performance and their style were praised last year.

The third time is the charm, they say, so this year, they were planning their next participation, aiming to win and represent their country in Malmö. Ultimately, they failed to make it to the 16 participants of Benidorm Fest 2024. However, Megara doesn’t seem to be giving up!

Megara to Una Voce Per San Marino 2024

The Sanmarinese national television , SMRTV, published the list of the names of the artists selected through online casting in Una Voce per San Marino 2024. Based on this list, the Spanish band Megara will compete for a place in the final of the festival and will have the right to represent the small country in May in Sweden.

UVPSM 2024: the entire procedure

As far as it was known, 16 participants will compete in UVPSM 2024 Grand Final.

  • 8 of them would be “emerging artists”
  • and the remaining 8 would be established

The established artists will be selected by RTV without having to participate at any of the following stages of the competition.

Well, the updated UVPSM 2024 regulations give us more insight regarding the emerging artists selection, which will compete at the semi-finals

Semi-finals

Following the conclusion of the “Academy and Casting” phase, Una Voce per San Marino 2024 will consist of six semi-finals in total.

  • Four semi-finals will take place in order for the committee to select the artists who will directly advance to the Grand Final as well as those who will advance to the second-chance semi-final(fifth semi-final). The artists participating in the second-chance semi-final will also fight for a spot at the selection’s Grand Final. During these five semi-finals, approximately seven finalists will be decided.
  • Moreover, a sixth semi-final will be held between Sanmarinese contestants. Out of this semi-final, only one contestant will be directly advanced to the Grand Final.
Grand Final

Between 16 participants, the winner of UVPSM 2024 will be decided by a five-member jury. The winner of the selection will therefore have the right to represent the nation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö in terms of meeting the criteria of eligibility of RTV.

Despite this marathon session of a national selection, Piqued Jacks, UVPSM 2023 winners, did not manage to qualify to the Grand Final, finishing dead least with nul points.

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Source: unavocepersanmarino.com

Spain: Blanca Paloma and “EaEa” to represent the country in Eurovision 2023!

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The grand final of Benidorm Fest, the national final of Spain, has just been completed, with the country choosing Blanca Paloma as the festival’s winner and therefore their representative on Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool.

A total of eight finalists, who qualified from two semifinals, competed in the grand final, claiming the ticket to Turin.

The eight candidates of the night were:

  1. Karmento – “Quiero y duelo”
  2. Megara – “Arcadia”
  3. Alice Wonder – “Yo quisiera”
  4. Fusa Nocta – “Mi familia”
  5. Agoney – “Quiero arder”
  6. Blanca Paloma – “Eaea”
  7. José Otero – “Inviernos en Marte”
  8. Vicco – “Nochentera”

The voting

50% of the result in all three shows (two semi-finals and a final) comes from the jury, while the other 50% comes from the audience. The jury is divided into Spanish and international, while 50% of the audience is divided between the televoting and a sample of the Spanish population selected on the basis of statistical and demographic data (the demographic jury). This is a criterion used in both the Sanremo Festival (Italy) and the Melodifestivalen (Sweden).

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

  • Nina (Spanish singer, representative of Spain in 1989)
  • Christer Bjorkman (Swedish singer and producer, former manager of Melodifestivalen)
  • Tali Eshkoli (Israeli television producer and Israel’s Head od Delegation)
  • Nicola Caligiore (Italian, former Italy’s Head od Delegation)
  • Katrina Leskanich (American singer, representative of the United Kingdom in 1997)
  • William Lee Adams (Founder of the wiwibloggs website)
  • Irene Valiente (Spanish presenter and producer)
  • Juan Jose Santana (Spanish, president of OGAE Spain and composer of previous Spanish entries)

The results

Juries (50%)

  1. Blanca Paloma (94 votes)
  2. Agoney (80 votes)
  3. Vicco (59 votes)
  4. Alice Wonder (53 votes)
  5. Megara (50 votes)
  6. José Otero (37 votes)
  7. Karmento (35 votes)
  8. Fusa Nocta (24 votes)

Demographic jury (25%)

  1. Vicco (40 votes)
  2. Blanca (35 votes)
  3. Agoney (30 votes)
  4. Megara (28 votes)
  5. Fusa Nocta (25 votes)
  6. José Otero (22 votes)
  7. Karmento (20 votes)
  8. Alice Wonder (16 votes)

Televoting (25%)

  1. Blanca Paloma (40 votes)
  2. Agoney (35 votes)
  3. Vicco (30 votes)
  4. Megara (28 votes)
  5. Karmento (25 votes)
  6. Fusa Nocta (22 votes)
  7. Alice Wonder (20 votes)
  8. José Otero (16 votes)

Overall ranking

  1. Blanca Paloma (169 votes)
  2. Agoney (145 votes)
  3. Vicco (129 votes)
  4. Megara (106 votes)
  5. Alice Wonder (89 votes)
  6. Karmento (80 votes)
  7. José Otero (75 votes)
  8. Fusa Nocta (71 votes)

You can watch Blanca Paloma’s performance below:

Do you agree with Spain’s choice of representative for Liverpool? Let us know in the comments below!

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Spain: the results of Benidorm Fest 2023 first semi-final!

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Tonight the Benidorm Fest, the festival through which Spain’s representative in Eurovision 2022 will be chosen, premiered, with the first semi-final being broadcast live on RTVE.

A total of nine candidates competed in the first semi-final, vying for four spots in Saturday’s Grand Final.

The show was hosted by Inés Hernández, Mónica Naranjo and Rodrigo Vázquez.

The candidates

Tonight’s nine candidates were:

  1. Sharonne – “Aire” 
  2. Aritz Arén – “Flamenco”
  3. Sofía Martín – “Tuki”
  4. Agoney – “Quiero arder” 
  5. Megara – “Arcadia”
  6. Alice Wonder – “Yo quisiera”
  7. Meler – “No nos moverán”
  8. Fusa Nocta – “Mi familia” 
  9. Twin Melody – “Sayonara” 

The voting

50% of the result in all three shows (two semi-finals and a final) comes from the jury, while the other 50% comes from the audience. The jury is divided into Spanish and international, while 50% of the audience is divided between the televoting and a sample of the Spanish population selected on the basis of statistical and demographic data (the demographic jury). This is a criterion used in both the Sanremo Festival (Italy) and the Melodifestivalen (Sweden).

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

  • Nina (Spanish singer, representative of Spain in 1989)
  • Christer Bjorkman (Swedish singer and producer, former manager of Melodifestivalen)
  • Tali Eshkoli (Israeli television producer and Israel’s Head od Delegation)
  • Nicola Caligiore (Italian, former Italy’s Head od Delegation)
  • Katrina Leskanich (American singer, representative of the United Kingdom in 1997)
  • William Lee Adams (Founder of the wiwibloggs website)
  • Irene Valiente (Spanish presenter and producer)
  • Juan Jose Santana (Spanish, president of OGAE Spain and composer of previous Spanish entries)

The results

Thus, the results of the first semi-final of Benidorm 2022 were as follows:

Juries (50%)

  1. Agoney (86 votes)
  2. Alice Wonder (79 votes)
  3. Fusa Nocta (65 votes)
  4. Megara (51 votes)
  5. Aritz Arén (50 votes)
  6. Sharonne (46 votes)
  7. Meler (29 votes)
  8. Twin Melody (29 votes)
  9. Sofía Martín (22 votes)

Demographic jury (25%)

  1. Meler (40 votes)
  2. Agoney (36 votes)
  3. Megara (30 votes)
  4. Twin Melody (28 votes)
  5. Fusa Nocta (25 votes)
  6. Aritz Arén (22 votes)
  7. Sharonne (20 votes)
  8. Alice Wonder (15 votes)
  9. Sofía Martín (13 votes)

Televoting (25%)

  1. Agoney (40 votes)
  2. Aritz (36 votes)
  3. Megara (30 votes)
  4. Fusa Nocta (28 votes)
  5. Alice Wonder (25 votes)
  6. Sharonne(22 votes)
  7. Twin Melody (20 votes)
  8. Meler (15 votes)
  9. Sofía Martín (13 votes)

Overall ranking

  1. Agoney (181 votes)
  2. Alice Wonder (119 votes)
  3. Fusa Nocta (118 votes)
  4. Megara (111 votes)
  5. Aritz (107 votes)
  6. Sharonne(87 votes)
  7. Meler (84 votes)
  8. Twin Melody (77 votes)
  9. Sofía Martín (48 votes)

The finalists of the first semi-final in Benidorm are therefore:

  1. Agoney – “Quiero arder” 
  2. Megara – “Arcadia”
  3. Alice Wonder – “Yo quisiera”
  4. Fusa Nocta – “Mi familia” 

You can watch the performance of the winner of the first semi-final, Agoney, below:

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