The running order for the final of Benidorm Fest, Spain’s national selection competition for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 has been revealed by broadcaster RTVE. The final takes place on Saturday 3rd February, and eight performers will be competing for the right to represent Spain in Malmö.
Benidorm Fest Final Running Order
The running order was announced by RTVE on Friday, February 2nd, and follows on from the two semi-finals that took place on Tuesday and Thursday of this week. The official running order is as follows:
| Running Order | Artist | Entry |
|---|---|---|
| 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” |
What Is Benidorm Fest?
Following a decade and a half interval, Spain’s national broadcaster RTVE revived the Benidorm International Song Festival, and transformed into Spain’s selection show for Eurovision. This is not the first time RTVE has experimented with pre-existing formats to select it’s Eurovision entrants; having previously intermittently used Operación Triunfo.
Voting in Benidorm Fest consists of a hybrid system, with three voting methods: jury, demiscopic, and televote. the jury consists of music professions ranking the competitors, and makes up 50% of the vote. The demiscopic vote is a weighted system meant to balance the vote based on the demographic make up of Spain, and makes up 25% of the vote. The final 25% of the vote consists of simple televote.
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Spain’s Eurovision Journey
Spain debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961 with Conchita Bautista’s “Estando Contigo”. The country earned its first win in 1968 with Massiel’s “La La La”, and won again in 1969 with Salome’s “Vivo Cantando” in an infamous four-way tie. Although they have yet to win again, Spain earned several 2nd place finishes, most famously with Mocedades’ “Eres tu” in 1973 and Anabel Conde’s “Vuelve conmigo” in 1996.
In 2023, Spain selected Blanca Paloma to carry on the success of Chanel in 2022. As part of the Big 5, Blanca Paloma did not need to qualify to the Grand Final from the semi-finals. At the close of voting, her song “EAEA” finished 17th, with a total of 100 points. Of these, 95 points came from the jury, whilst 5 came from the televote.
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News Source: RTVE
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