| Benidorm Fest 2024 | |
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| Dates | |
| Semi-final 1 | 30 January 2024 |
| Semi-final 2 | 1 February 2024 |
| Final | 3 February 2024 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Palau Municipal d'Esports l'Illa de Benidorm (Benidorm, Valencian Community, Spain) |
| Presenter(s) |
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| Artistic director |
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| Executive supervisor | María Eizaguirre |
| Host broadcaster | |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 16 |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Professional jury (50%), demographic jury (25%) and televote (25%) |
Benidorm Fest 2024 is set to be the third edition of the annual Benidorm Fest, a television song contest held in Benidorm, organised and broadcast by RTVE. The show will be held between 30 January and 3 February 2024, and will be hosted by Ruth Lorenzo, Marc Calderó and Ana Prada. The winner will earn the right to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.
Format
The 2024 edition was introduced on 26 July 2023 in the presence of Massiel, the first Spanish representative to win the Eurovision Song Contest in 1968.[1] Further details were announced at a press conference held at the Torrespaña in Madrid on 9 January 2024.[2] An opening gala will be held at Benidorm Palace on 28 January 2024, which will include performances by Benidorm Fest 2023 winner Blanca Paloma and the Spanish representative at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023, Sandra Valero.[3]
The competition will consist of two semi-finals on 30 January and 1 February 2024, and one final on 3 February 2024.[1] In total, 16 candidate songs will compete divided between the two semifinals, that is, eight will participate in each one. In each semifinal, the four songs with the most votes among a professional jury (50%), a demographic panel (25%) and the televote (25%), will qualify to the final. During the final, the eight qualified songs will be performed again and the winner will be determined following the same voting system as in the semi-finals.[4]
Presenters
At the January 2024 press conference, Ruth Lorenzo and Marc Calderó were announced as the main hosts of the competition, alongside Ana Prada as the host of the green room.[5][6] In addition, each show will be preceded by an introductory segment, titled Benidorm Calling and hosted by Inés Hernand and Jordi Cruz, and followed by a commentary show hosted by Hernand and Aitor Albizua.[7]
Jury members
The jury will consist of Spanish and international members. The Spanish members will be singers Carlos Baute, Ángela Carrasco, Guille Milkyway and chair Beatriz Luengo; the international members will be Lee Smithurst (head of the British delegation to the contest and executive producer of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023), David Tserunyan (head of the Armenian delegation to the contest), Twan van de Nieuwenhuijzen (head of the Dutch delegation to the contest and executive producer of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021) and Nicoline Refsing (artistic director of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014).[6][8]
Competing entries
RTVE published the rules and regulations for Benidorm Fest 2024 on 11 May 2023, opening a submission window lasting from 16 May until 10 October 2023. In addition to the open submission, RTVE reserved the right to invite renowned singers and authors from the current music scene.[4] For the 2024 edition, the broadcaster also organised a songwriting camp in September 2023, open to both local and international composers.[1] Upon closing the submission period, RTVE announced that 825 entries had been received by the online form, 23 of which having been composed at the songwriting camp.[9]
The participants, selected by a team including musical advisors Rayden, Pablo Cebrián and Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson, were introduced on 11 November 2023 at the Alameda Theatre in Seville by RTVE's head of communications María Eizaguirre (in the role of executive supervisor of the festival), in the context of the 2023 Latin Grammy Awards.[1][10] The presentation event included performances by some of the participants of the two previous editions, namely 2023 winner Blanca Paloma (accompanied by guitarist José Pablo Polo) with her new single "¡Ay amor!", Agoney, Alfred García, Alice Wonder, Gonzalo Hermida, Karmento, Megara, Sharonne, Tanxugueiras, Varry Brava and Vicco.[11][12]
While the presentation date for the selected entries was set for 14 December 2023, all song titles were inadvertently released a week earlier and multiple songs were leaked, which prompted RTVE to consider legal action.[11][13][14][15][16] The presentation event still took place on 14 December at the RTVE Prado del Rey studios in Madrid, with Eizaguirre and festival directors Ana María Bordas and César Vallejo.[17][18]
| Artist | Song | Language(s) | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almácor | "Brillos platino" | Spanish |
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TBA | |
| Angy Fernández | "Sé quién soy" | Spanish |
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| Dellacruz | "Beso en la mañana" | Spanish |
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| Jorge González | "Caliente" | Spanish[lower-alpha 1] |
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| Lérica | "Astronauta" | Spanish |
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| Mantra | "Me vas a ver" | Spanish |
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| María Peláe | "Remitente" | Spanish |
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| Marlena | "Amor de verano" | Spanish[lower-alpha 1] |
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| Miss Caffeina | "Bla bla bla" | Spanish |
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| Nebulossa | "Zorra" | Spanish |
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| Noan | "Te echo de -" | Spanish |
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| Quique Niza | "Prisionero" | Spanish |
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| Roger Padrós | "El temps" | Catalan |
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| Sofia Coll | "Here to Stay" | Spanish, English, Catalan |
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| St. Pedro | "Dos extraños (Cuarteto de cuerda)" | Spanish |
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| Yoly Saa | "No se me olvida" | Spanish |
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Notes
References
- 1 2 3 4 Casanova, Verónica (26 July 2023). "Todas las novedades sobre el Benidorm Fest 2024: fechas de las galas y anuncio de artistas" [All the news about Benidorm Fest 2024: dates of the galas and artists announcement]. rtve.es (in European Spanish). RTVE. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (21 December 2023). "Spain: Further Details of Benidorm Fest 2024 to be Revealed on January 9". Eurovoix. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ↑ Mancheño, José Miguel (10 January 2024). "El Benidorm Fest busca iniciar una colaboración con el Festival de Sanremo" [Benidorm Fest is trying to start a collaboration with the Sanremo Festival]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- 1 2 "Bases que regulan la selección de la canción y representante/s de España en el Festival de Eurovisión 2024. Benidorm Fest 2024" (PDF) (in European Spanish). RTVE. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ↑ Solano, Cristhian; Mancheño, José Miguel (9 January 2024). "Ruth Lorenzo, Marc Calderó y Ana Prada serán los presentadores del Benidorm Fest 2024" [Ruth Lorenzo, Marc Calderó and Ana Prada will be the presenters of Benidorm Fest 2024]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- 1 2 Farren, Neil (9 January 2024). "Spain: Benidorm Fest 2024 Stage, Presenters and Jurors Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ↑ Solano, Cristhian; Mancheño, José Miguel (9 January 2024). "Minuto a minuto: Te contamos todo sobre la rueda de presentación de detalles del Benidorm Fest 2024" [Minute by minute: We tell you everything about the press conference introducing the details of Benidorm Fest 2024]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ↑ Solano, Cristhian (9 January 2024). "RTVE presenta la identidad de los jurados del Benidorm Fest 2024" [RTVE reveals the identities of the jury members for Benidorm Fest 2024]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ↑ Farren, Neil (11 October 2023). "Spain: 825 Entries Received for Benidorm Fest 2024". Eurovoix. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ↑ Álvarez, Jesús (23 October 2023). "Los candidatos del Benidorm Fest 2024 se presentarán en el Teatro Alameda a las 18:30 el próximo 11 de noviembre" [The Benidorm Fest 2024 contestants will be presented at the Alameda Theatre at 18:30 on 11 November]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- 1 2 3 Solano, Cristhian (11 November 2023). "Minuto a minuto: presentación de participantes del Benidorm Fest 2024" [Minute by minute: presentation of Benidorm Fest 2024 participants]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ↑ "Horario y dónde ver hoy gratis en TV la presentación de los participantes del Benidorm Fest 2024" [Where and what time you can watch today's presentation of the Benidorm Fest 2024 participants for free on TV]. rtve.es (in European Spanish). RTVE. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- 1 2 "Meet the participants of Benidorm Fest 2024". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ↑ Mancheño, José Miguel (7 December 2023). "Conoce los títulos de las 16 canciones del Benidorm Fest 2024" [Know the titles of the 16 songs of Benidorm Fest 2024]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ↑ Conte, Davide (7 December 2023). "Spain: Benidorm Fest 2024 Song Titles Leaked". Eurovoix. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (9 December 2023). "Spain: RTVE Considering Legal Action Following Benidorm Fest 2024 Leaks". Eurovoix. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ↑ Jiandani, Sanjay (12 December 2023). "Spain: Benidorm Fest 2024 Songs Presentation on 14 December". ESCToday. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ↑ Carros, David (14 December 2023). "Minuto a minuto: Te contamos todo sobre la rueda de presentación de las canciones del Benidorm Fest 2024" [Minute by minute: We're telling you everything about the presentation round of the Benidorm Fest 2024 songs]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ↑ Borrego Escot, Daniel (14 December 2023). "Escucha todas las canciones en exclusiva" [Exclusively listen to all the songs]. rtve.es (in European Spanish). RTVE. Retrieved 14 December 2023.