With the fourth edition of Benidorm Fest, Spain’s national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, just over a week away, RTVE have revealed the stage that will showcase the Spanish Eurovision hopefuls.
The stage
With this year’s stage now complete, the rehearsals for this year’s edition of the contest can now commence. The stage features a triangular floor and backing panel in a similar style to the Eurovision 2019 stage. It is 30 metres wide and 20 metres tall, with LED screens across them. The structure features 500 lights, connected 5km of wiring. This announcement comes shortly after the semi final splits, and the hosts were revealed by Spain’s broadcaster.
El escenario del #BenidormFest2025 ya está listo para que los 16 concursantes comiencen sus ensayos 🔥
— Benidorm Fest (@BenidormFestTVE) January 21, 2025
Un escenario de casi 30 metros de ancho, con una gran pantalla triangular en el suelo de 20 metros de longitud, y un despliegue técnico de primer nivelhttps://t.co/PYE2V6M0DD pic.twitter.com/tlLhXWJW95
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. Though this time was to much greater success, as inaugural winner Chanel ultimately finished third at the 2022 contest in Turin. Originally held between 1959 and 2006, the winner of the contest would go on to receive the prestigious award the Sirenita de Oro (trans. The Golden Mermaid). Though the winners of the current iteration of the contest receive a bronze microphone instead.
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: TVE
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