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Spain: Left party demands Israel expulsion from Eurovision!

Left party Podemos has registered a non-legal proposal that calls for the expulsion of Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest.

According to Podemos leader, Ione Belarra, “Israel should be prohibited from any international activity as a pressure tactic to stop the genocide against the Palestinian people”.  This would include not allowing Israel to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest.

Moreover, Belarra has taken one step further and asked the Spanish Congress to debate the issue.   She has registered a non-legal proposal to request it.

If approved in Congress, it will urge the Government to “position itself clearly against Israel’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest”.  Accordingly, it asks the Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares to “promote, together with other countries of the Union”, the aforementioned expulsion. If the proposition is passed, the Congress would ask RTVE as a member of the EBU and a member of the Reference Group to  “promote, together with other public broadcasters, the expulsion of Israel from the contest, in the same way that was done with Russia after the invasion of Ukraine.

In the explanatory statement, Podemos emphasizes that the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), “as the organizer of the event, establishes the guidelines and regulations that the participating countries must follow. Also, the values ​​that it promotes and that inspire it are universality, diversity, equality, and inclusion. Eurovision is based on principles of cooperation and aims to unite participating countries through music, regardless of their cultural or linguistic differences.”

According to Podemos leader Ione Belarra, “these values ​​and these objectives become incompatible with the participation of Israel”, which “has increased the systematic violation of international law and Human Rights both in the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip”, with a “dimension of human and material damage” that “has reached levels of violence rarely seen before”.

Podemos argues that “it is worrying that a showcase like the one represented by Eurovision serves to whitewash the Zionist State of Israel in the eyes of millions of spectators. Especially when, in 2022, the EBU decided to expel Russia from the contest after the invasion of Ukraine”.

Source: Cadena Ser

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Spain: The viewing figures of the First Semi-Final of Benidorm Fest 2024!

Yesterday, the first semi-final of the third edition of Benidorm Fest, the national final of Spain for Eurovision 2024, took place. A few minutes ago, the viewing figures of the festival were revealed!

In detail, the semi-final of the contest, hosted by Ruth Lorenzo, Marc Caldero and Ana Prada, reached 10.8% of the viewership, with 3.306.000 individual viewers:

In the above second post, we can see the detailed viewing numbers of Benidorm Fest, per age group and community of Spain:

The respective age groups are:

  • 4-12: 6,7%
  • 13-24: 24,2%
  • 25-44: 19,2%
  • 44-64: 10,5%
  • >64: 6,6%

The viewership in the individual communities of Spain is:

  • Andalusia: 7.5%
  • Catalonia: 8.4%
  • Basque Country: 8.2%
  • Galicia: 5.7%
  • Madrid: 17.3%
  • Valencia: 17.7%
  • Castile-La Mancha: 11.8%
  • Canary Islands: 8.7%
  • Aragon: 10.5%
  • Asturias: 8.3%
  • Balearic Islands: 7.9%
  • Murcia: 10.4%
  • Castile and León: 12.0%
  • Other regions: 9.3%

Finally, the public broadcaster RTVE, received a total of 12.275 votes from the Spanish public, from which the 7.020 went to the group Mantra, who won the televote, but eventually didn’t manage to qualify for the Final:

Yesterday, four artists won the ticket to the Grand Final of Benidorm Fest in Saturday. You can watch the detailed results in our article.

Benidorm Fest continues in Thursday 01/02 with the second semi-final, where the last eight artists will be presented!

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Spain: Marta Piekarska will replace Twan van de Nieuwenhuijzen on the jury of Benidorm Fest 2024!

RTVE, the Spanish national broadcaster, has just announced a change on the expert’s jury composition that will decide half the outcome of this year’s Benidorm Fest.

In detail, Twan van de Nieuwenhuijzen, the Head of the Dutch Delegation at Eurovision, will not manage to serve his duty as a jury member in Benidorm Fest 2024 as he cannot attend the galas for personal reasons. Instead, Marta Piekarska, the Head of the Polish delegation at Eurovision, will replace him.

Experts’ jury

The experts’ jury at Benidorm Fest 2024 will consist of eight individuals, four domestic and four foreigners, all of them professionals.

  • Beatriz Luengo (Actress, dancer, singer, composer, known for her roles in the iconic series “Un Paso Adelante” and her musical achievements, including two Latin Grammy Awards – Head of the Jury)
  • Guille Milkway (Producer, DJ, singer of La Casa Azul)
  • Ángela Carrasco (Singer, Actress)
  • Carlos Baute (Spanish singer, composer, actor and presenter)
  • Lee Smithurst (Head of UK delegation)
  • Nicoline Refsing (Artistic Director of Eurovision 2014)
  • David Tserunyan ( Head of the Armenian delegation)
  • Marta Piekarska ( Head of the Polish delegation)

Benidorm Fest 2024

Sixteen artists will take part at Benidorm Fest 2024, the Spanish selection process for Eurovision 2024. The sixteen participants will compete in two semi-finals of eight, while eight participants in total will advance to the Final, vying for the ticket to Malmö.

These are the participants of the first semi-final (in the official running order):

  1. Lérica – “Astronauta”
  2. Noan – “Te echo de -“
  3. Sofía 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”

These are the participants of the second semi-final (in the official running order):

  1. María Peláe – “Remitente”
  2. Dellacruz – “Beso en la mañana”
  3. MARLENA – “amor de verano”
  4. st. Pedro – “Dos extraños (Cuarteto de cuerda)”
  5. Jorge González – “Caliente”
  6. Yoly Saa – “No se me olvida”
  7. Roger Padrós – “El temps
  8. Almácor – “Brillos platino”

The first semi-final will take place on January 30, the second semi-final on February 1, while the Grand Final will take place on February 3.

Last year’s Benidorm Fest winner and hence the Spanish representative in Liverpool was Blanca Paloma, with her song “Eaea“, finishing in the 17th place of the scoreboard.

https://youtu.be/Vw6qPWhjevk

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Source: RTVE

Spain: Barcelona Eurovision Party will be held on April 4th to 6th !

It’s time to shine your dancing shoes, because the has just announced its 2024 three-day program.

Eurovision pre-parties are a great way for fans to meet other fans and party with their favorite Eurovision artists. And 2024 will be no exceptions.

One of the newer and larger parties, the Barcelona Eurovision Party, has been going strong since 2022 – and in 2024, the tradition lives on. With a star-studded program and the promise of a good time, it’s time to purchase your ticket if you haven’t already. Here’s a rundown of what you can expect every day for the three days that the party is happening:

Thursday, April 4th: dance party

April 4th is the opening night of the party. Here, you can partake in dancing, drinking and having fun at the Sala 2 Safari Disco Club. The DJ promises to play all your Eurovision favorites so you can sing along all night. Purchase your ticket for the event here.

Friday, April 5th: youngsters and justice

Friday is another exciting day during the program! From 6pm to 9pm, you can enjoy music from some of the youngest Eurovision participants. And from 9pm until the break of dawn, you can experience some of the robbed Eurovision artists on stage. Did your favorite act not do as well as you hoped? Come cheer them on and give them the love they deserve at this event! Both events of the day will be held at La Terrrazza, and you can get tickets for ESC Young here and Euro Justice here.

Saturday, April 6th: The big party

Saturday is the big day! You can look forward to a HUGE party with all your Eurovision favorites. No names have been confirmed so far, but we know that a very special performance will take place: The winners of FANVision 2023, Mirko Buljan and legendary drag performer Maxima Love, will take the stage with their rendition of “My Way” by Tone Sekelius. It’s guaranteed to be an amazing evening, night and morning! You can buy tickets right here.

More information and links to all ticket-purchases can be found here!


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Source: BCN Eurovision

Spain: PrePartyEs 2024 dates announced!

Just a while ago, the organizers of the pre-party, announced that the PrePartyEs is going to take place once again in 2024, and it is scheduled for the last weekend of March.

The PrePartyEs of Madrid, is set to take place again, but this time, for three nights! The party that is taking place for the last nine years, will have the following nights:

  • March 28 – EuroClubES Dress Party
  • March 29 – PrePartyES Opening Night
  • March 30 – PrePartyES

27 out of the 37 artists taking part in Eurovision 2023, performed in the previous pre-party. Also many more artists performed as guests, like Konstrakta (Serbia 2022), Poli Genova (Bulgaria 2011, 2016) and Ivi Adamou (Cyprus 2012).

Tickets will be available for sale in September 1st at 12:00 CET, and can be bought here.

Sourceeurovision-spain.com

Spain: Ruth Lorenzo expresses her frustration on a participation on Benidorm Fest 2024!

Despite her strong interest, Ruth Lorenzo has decided not to take part in Benidorm Fest 2024. The singer who represented Spain at Eurovision 2014 has revealed that she was considering taking part in the next RTVE national final, but this year’s rules will prevent her from doing so.

Through her social media accounts, the singer explained that she wanted to participate with her song “Woman”, one of the tracks of her latest EP. In order to be able to compete, she decided to remove it from her album, before its release on April 14.

However there was a change in plans. Ruth Lorenzo said:

“I was informed, unofficially, that this year at Benidorm Fest they were going to accept 100% songs in English.

Being the most important song of this EP, with the most important message and with a sound that marks a before and after in my career, I wanted to give you the gift of presenting it at Benidorm Fest trying to return to Eurovision after ten years. Unfortunately, “Woman” was not chosen to compete at the Festival.”

The track is set to be released on September 1st, and she considers it very important to her now that she is in a new phase of her life where she is 100% free after overcoming her problems with her previous record company.

“I am now establishing myself, as an independent label for future work”

Benidorm Fest rules allow song lyrics to be mainly in Spanish and/or another official language, however, lyrics in other languages are acceptable as long as they do not exceed 40% of the total lyrics.

The previous winner of Benidorm Fest and Spain’s representative at Eurovision 2023, was Blanca Paloma with the song “EaEa” and placed 17th in the Grand Final:

https://youtu.be/Vw6qPWhjevk

Source: eldiario.es


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Spain: Sandra Valero will represent the country on Junior Eurovision 2023!

Sandra Valero will represent Spain at Junior Eurovision 2023, which will take place in Nice, France on November 26!

Spain has chosen its representative internally once again, among hundreds of children. Sandra is from Valencia and started singing at the age of four, and now, at the age of eleven, she is a singer, actress and model. She is a young girl with immense talent, which led her to participate in many television competitions.

Sandra will show all her talent on the Junior Eurovision stage in Nice on November 26. Right now RTVE is busy finding the most suitable song for her. In September, the music video of her song will be shot, which RTVE must deliver to th EBU by October 16.

Last year’s representative of Spain in Junior Eurovision 2022, was Carlos Higes with his song “Señorita” and ended up in sixth place, after coming second in the online voting:

https://youtu.be/uxPnSuDQQz8

Source: rtve.es


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Eurovision 2023: The viewership of the Grand Final in Spain and Ukraine!

The official ratings of the Contest as broadcasted in Spain and Ukraine have been published.

According to official figures, Saturday’s Grand Final was watched by over 4.8 million viewers in Spain via RTVE‘s frequency. Overall, this corresponds to 39.7% of the audience, 11.1% less than last year and 1,996,000 fewer viewers.

In Ukraine, on the other hand, over 1.3 million viewers watched Suspilne‘s coverage of the Grand Final on TV, YouTube and Facebook. With 584,000 of them watching the competition on TV noting an average percentage of 20%, which jumped to 40% during the voting. On YouTube, 473,000 viewers watched the final on the Eurovision Ukraine account, a further 147,000 viewers on the Suspilne website and 124,000 viewers on Facebook.

On the night of the Grand Final, Spain came 17th with 100 points, while Ukraine came 6th with 243!

Source: VerTele / Suspilne

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Eurovision 2023: The first Dress Rehearsal of the Grand Final!

Just a few minuts ago, the first dress rehearsal of the Grand Final, which is going to take place tomorrow night, took place. Eurovisionfun, was present in the M&S Bank Arena and is here to offer you a small glimpse of the rehearsals of the performances of tomorrow’s Grand Final.

🇫🇷 France – La Zarra – “Évidement”

🇨🇾Cyprus– Andrew Lambrou – “Break A Broken Heart”

🇪🇸Spain– Blanca Paloma – “EaEa” 

🇸🇪Sweden– Loreen – “Tattoo”

🇮🇱 Israel – Noa Kirel – “Unicorn”

What’s next today, is the Jury Rehearsal and as a matter of fact, it will be the first time in this year’s contest, that the jury vote will count, as in the semi-finals, it was the public alone that decided the result.


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Spain: Eurovision 2024 participation confirmed| Benidorm Fest 2024 rules published!

RTVE confirmed Spain’s participation in the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, revealing the rules of Benidorm Fest 2024.

What if the 2023 edition of Eurovision Song Contest is still under away, the Spanish national broadcaster is already looking at the 2024 edition, as the rules of Benidorm Fest 2024, the contest through which the Kingdom of the Iberian Peninsula chooses their representative, were released.

The submission process commences on 16th of May and is going to last until 10th of October. The reason behind the early beginning of the preparation is because RTVE wants they candidates to have plenty of time to prepare properly their entries. 16 artists are going to take part in the 2024 Benidorm Fest, while 6 will be under back-up status in case of circumstances changes.

This year Spain is being represented by Blanca Paloma and the song “Eaea” and they compete directly in the Grand Final of Saturday 13th of May, as the country is a Big 5 member.

https://youtu.be/NGnEoSypBhE

In the following video you can also watch the reaction of the Eurovision Fun team to the Spanish entry.

Source: Eurovoix

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