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Spain: Nebulossa wins Benidorm Fest 2024 and will go to Malmö!

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Tonight was the night of the Grand Final of the 2024 Benidorm Fest.  The festival serves as Spain’s national final for Eurovision for a third year. The Grand Final was broadcast live on RTVE.

A total of eight candidates made it to the Grand Final and competed to get the ticket to represent Spain on the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö

The show was hosted by  Ruth Lorenzo (Spain 2014), Marc Calderó and Rodrigo Vázquez.

The finalists

  1. María Peláe – “Remitente“
  2. St. Pedro – “Dos Extraños (Cuarteto de Cuerda)”
  3. Angy Fernández – “Sé quién soy“
  4. Jorge González – “Caliente“
  5. Nebulossa – “Zorra“
  6. Sofia Coll – “Here to Stay“
  7. Miss Caffeina – “Bla Bla Bla“
  8. Almácor – “Brillos platino“

The voting

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

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

  • Beatriz Luengo (Spanish musician, composer, actress, and dancer)
  • Ángela Carrasco (Dominican singer)
  • Carlos Baute (Venezuelan singer-songwriter and television host)
  • Guille Milkyway (Spanish singer, composer, DJ and producer)
  • Lee Smithurst (Executive Producer, BBC Head of Show for Eurovision 2023)
  • David Tserunyan (Armenian Head of Delegation for the Eurovision Song Contest )
  • Nicoline Refsing (Artistic Director at Eurovision 2014)
  • Marta Piekarska. (Poland Head of Delegation for the Eurovision Song Contest)

The results

The split results of the Grand Final of Benidorm 2024 were as follows:

Juries (50%)

  1. St. Pedro 86 points
  2. Nebulossa 86 points
  3. Angy Fernández 63 points
  4. Almácor 51 points
  5. Jorge González 49 points
  6. María Peláe 41 points
  7. Sofia Coll 29 points
  8. Miss Caffeina 27 points

Demographic jury (25%)

  1. Jorge González 40 points
  2. Angy Fernández 35 points
  3. Nebulossa 30 points
  4. St. Pedro 28 points
  5. María Peláe 25 points
  6. Sofia Coll 22 points
  7. Almácor 20 points
  8. Miss Caffeina 16 points

Televoting (25%)

  1. Nebulossa 40 points
  2. Jorge González 35 points
  3. Angy Fernández 30 points
  4. Almácor 28 points
  5. St. Pedro 25 points
  6. Sofia Coll 22 points
  7. María Peláe 20 points
  8. Miss Caffeina 16 points

Overall ranking

  1. Nebulossa 156 points
  2. St. Pedro 139 points
  3. Angy Fernández 128 points
  4. Jorge González 124 points
  5.  Almácor 99 points
  6. María Peláe 86 points
  7. Sofia Coll 73 points
  8. Miss Caffeina 59 points

You can watch the winning performance of Nebulossa, live at the Benidorm Fest Final below:

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Spain: the results of Benidorm Fest 2024 First Semifinal!

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Tonight the first semifinal of the 2024 Benidorm Fest took place.  For a third year, the festival serves as Spain’s national final for Eurovision 2024. The first semi-final was broadcast live on RTVE.

A total of eight candidates performed in the first semi-final, competing for the first four spots for Saturday’s Grand Final.

The show was hosted by  Ruth Lorenzo (Spain 2014), Marc Calderó and Rodrigo Vázquez.

The candidates

  1. Lérica – “Astronauta“
  2. Noan – “Te echo de –“
  3. Sofia Coll – “Here to Stay“
  4. Mantra – “Me vas a ver“
  5. Miss Caffeina – “Bla Bla Bla“
  6. Quique Niza – “Prisionero“
  7. Angy Fernández – “Sé quién soy“
  8. Nebulossa – “Zorra“

The voting

50% of the result in all three shows (two semifinals 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 based on 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:

  • Beatriz Luengo (Spanish musician, composer, actress, dancer)
  • Ángela Carrasco (Dominican singer)
  • Carlos Baute (Venezuelan singer-songwriter and television host)
  • Guille Milkyway (Spanish singer, composer, DJ and producer)
  • Lee Smithurst (Executive Producer, BBC Head of Show for Eurovision 2023)
  • David Tserunyan (Armenian Head of Delegation for the Eurovision Song Contest )
  • Nicoline Refsing (Artistic Director at Eurovision 2014)
  • Marta Piekarska. (Poland Head of Delegation for the Eurovision Song Contest)

The results

The split results of the first semifinal of Benidorm 2024 were as follows:

Juries (50%)

  1. Nebulossa 84 points
  2. Miss Caffeina 64  points
  3. Angy Fernández 62 points
  4. Sofía Coll 58 points
  5. Noan 46 points
  6. Quique Niza 45 points
  7.  Lérica 40 points
  8. Mantra 33 points

Demographic jury (25%)

  1. Angy Fernández 40 points
  2. Nebulossa 35 points
  3. Sofía Coll 30 points
  4. Noan 28 points
  5. Mantra 25 points
  6. Lérica 22 points
  7. Quique Niza 20 points
  8. Miss Caffeina 16 points

Televoting (25%)

  1. Mantra 40 points
  2.  Angy Fernández 35 points
  3. Nebulossa 30 points
  4. Sofía Coll 28 points
  5. Miss Caffeina 25 points
  6. Noan 22 points
  7. Lérica 20 points
  8. Quique Niza 16 points

Overall ranking

  1. Nebulossa 149 points
  2. Angy Fernández 137 points
  3. Sofía Coll 116 points
  4. Miss Caffeina 105 points
  5. Mantra 98 points
  6. Noan 96 points
  7. Lérica 82 points
  8. Quique Niza 81 points

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

  1. Nebulossa – “Zorra“
  2. Sofia Coll – “Here to Stay“
  3. Miss Caffeina – “Bla Bla Bla“
  4. Angy Fernández – “Sé quién soy“

You can watch the performance of the winner of the first semifinal, Nebulossa, below:

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Sofia Coll: “It would be an honour to bring Catalan back to Eurovision!” | Interview

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In an interview to Apostolis and Paschalis from Eurovisionfun, Sofia Coll, Spain’s candidate for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, spoke exclusively about Benidorm Fest 2024 and about her desire to be on the Malmö Arena stage this May!

How did you decide to take part in Benidorm Fest?

“Although this year it wasn’t on my mind, because I was in various shows on TV I always thought that with a good song I would like to go to Eurovision! So in the summer I got a call from the creators of the song that they have the song and want to we’re going to Eurovision and when we finished it in September I knew we had something good that could work on the competition stage.”

The message of the song:

“When we were writing the song I was thinking about myself on stage at Eurovision and Benidorm Fest and how I would like to feel when that moment comes. I wanted to convey my journey and the opportunities I wasn’t given that made me who I am and I have them with me in this song.

Sofia then revealed to us that she will not be alone  on stage at Benidorm Fest but accompanied with dancers and it will be quite artsy. As her favorite participation of Spain she called that of Chanel in 2022, while as her favorite participation from the competition in general she mentioned last year’s participation of Finland “Cha Cha Cha” but also “Snap” from Armenia in 2022!

Watch Sofia Coll’s full interview below:

Thanks to Sofia Coll for the exclusive interview and we wish her all the best in Benidorm Fest 2024!

 

Spain: More information about Benidorm Fest 2024 will be revealed on January 9th!

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The Spanish National Broadcaster RTVE will reveal more information about the national selection process on January 9th.

It is known that for the third consecutive year, through the national format of Benidorm Fest, the country will choose the act who will win the ticket for Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö. Before that happens, on 9th of January, RTVE will hold a press confrence in Madrid to reveal more information about the Spanish National Final, as fas as the jury members and the interval acts.

Sixteen acts will participate at Benidorm Fest 2024, you can listen to them below by clicking on the title of each song:

Benidorm Fest 2024 will include two semifinals of eight acts on January 30 and February 1, 2024 as well as a Grand Final with eight competing acts on February 3.

The winner of Benidorm Fest 2023 and later the country’s representative at Eurovision 2023 was Blanca Paloma with her song “Eaea” finishing in 17th place.

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Spain: Listen to the songs of Benidorm Fest 2024!

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The Spanish broadcaster has just published on its online platform, RTVEplay, the songs that will be competing at this year’s Benidorm Fest for the ticket to Malmö!

Tonight, after midnight, the songs will be available on all digital platforms!

Listen to them below by clicking on the title of each song:

Can you pick out a song? Are you waiting to see someone’s stage performance? Let us know in the comments below!

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