Tonight, Spain finished its search for Blanca Paloma’s successor as the final of Benidorm Fest 2024 took place. After a thrilling show, Nebulossa won the selection. As a result, they will represent Spain at Eurovision 2024 in Malmö.
These were the results for the final of Benidorm Fest 2024…
The acts who competed tonight’s Final and the results are as follows:
| Running Order | Artist | Entry | Jury Vote | Demoscopic Vote | Televote | Total | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | María Peláe | “Remitente” | 41 | 25 | 20 | 86 | 6th |
| 2 | St. Pedro | “Dos Extraños (Cuarteto De Cuerda)” | 86 | 28 | 25 | 139 | 2nd |
| 3 | Angy Fernández | “Sé Quién Soy” | 63 | 35 | 30 | 128 | 3rd |
| 4 | Jorge González | “Caliente” | 49 | 40 | 35 | 124 | 4th |
| 5 | Nebulossa | “Zorra” | 86 | 30 | 40 | 156 | 1st |
| 6 | Sofia Coll | “Here to Stay” | 29 | 22 | 22 | 73 | 7th |
| 7 | Miss Caffeina | “Bla Bla Bla” | 27 | 16 | 16 | 59 | 8th |
| 8 | Almácor | “Brillos Platino” | 51 | 20 | 28 | 99 | 5th |
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.
If you’re new to Eurovision National Final season, why not check out our handy primer?
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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