Spanish national broadcaster RTVE will hold a press conference on July 8th 2024 to reveal details of Benidorm Fest 2025.
Presentation and event in Benidorm
ESC Plus España have revealed that RTVE will be holding a press conference and event on July 8th in Benidorm, with the press conference starting at 12:30. The press conference will be attended by representatives from RTVE, Generalitat Valenciana (Valencian Government) and Benidorm City Council.
More details of the 4th Edition of Benidorm Fest will be revealed at this event, but no specifics over what will be discussed have been given. As the submission window is still open, the details are unlikely to be about specific artists or song selections.
What do we know about Benidorm Fest 2025?
The submissions window for artists to submit entries to Benidorm Fest has been open since May 2024. It will remain open until 10th October 2024 at 23:59.
The full set of rules, and how to make an application, can be found on the RTVE website.
After the submission window closes in October, RTVE juries will pick 16 songs from the submissions pool to compete in the contest and 6 reserves. The final 16 will proceed to one of the two semi-finals, where four from each final will go to the grand final.
Voting will be 50% jury vote, 25% public televote and app voting, and 25% demoscopic jury.
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 2024, Spain selected Nebulossa. As part of the Big 5, Nebulossa did not need to qualify to the Grand Final from the semi-finals. At the close of voting, their song “ZORRA” finished 22nd, with a total of 30 points. Of these, 19 points came from the jury, whilst 11 came from the televote.
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News source: ESC Plus España
Photo Credit: RTVE
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