We at That Eurovision Site will be ranking national finals throughout this coming season. The next national final that the team have taken a closer look at is Benidorm Fest 2025, which will take place on the 28th of January. Benidorm Fest 2025 will select the Eurovision representative for Spain in Basel.
Who is taking part in Benidorm 2025?
There are 8 artists taking part in Benidorm 2025. The 8 artists taking part are as follows:
| Entrant | Entry |
| Chica Sobresalto | Mala feminista |
| Daniela Blasco | U na na |
| David Afonso | Amor barato |
| K!ngdom | Me gustas tú |
| Kuve | Loca xti |
| Lachispa | Hartita de llorar |
| Lucas Bun | Te escribo en el cielo |
| Sonia & Selena | Reinas |
Who are our favourites from Benidorm 2025?
We ranked the songs taking part in Benidorm, using a 1-8 ranking. 1 being our favourite, 8 being our least favourite song. We then calculated the average of all our rankings. Right below, you can see our top four for this selection, and the ones we want to qualify.
4th. Daniela Blasca – “U na na” (4.71):
3rd. Lucas Bun – “Te escribo en el cielo” (4.14):
2nd. Kuve – “Loca x ti” (3.29):
1st. K!ngdom – “Me gustas tú” (1.86):
What did some of our team members have to say about their favourite songs from Benidorm 2025?
Shiloh (K!ngdom): Easy to see why this quickly became a fan favorite. This reminds me of the late-aughts, early 2010s dancefloor bops that were all over the radio when I was in middle school, but never once does it feel dated or trashy. Rather, it’s the perfect encapsulation of a night out, with the polished verses taking you to the club and the bridge, both its quiet first half and the chanted chorus that follows, feeling more like stumbling back onto the street with your friends, heading home but still riding the high. I will definitely be checking out more of K!ngdom’s music soon.
Angus (Kuve): This is just an excellent piece of pop music. It feels instantly familiar without being overly retro or derivative. Although it is safe to say that the music production is front and centre here, Kuve brings plenty of conviction and personality to her vocals to really pull every element of this song together. Everything about this songs keeps moving excellently, and overall it is just a great example of the songwriters and producers really working together to craft a very nice piece
Rory (Lucas Bun): This song screams major “Amar Pelos Dois” vibes to me, both in terms of the lyrical content, as well as the arrangement. Lucas’ delivery is powerful, yet understated, almost as if he wants no one to hear him pour his heart out on the stage. The added electronic elements really add to this other-wordly feel to it and I do really appreciate that, so I hope Spanish voters can really connect with this and send it to the final
Kittens (Daniela Blasca): This is not only a piece of pop music that will clearly be presented with sass, but it’s also very catchy to boot. I suspect that this will come alive on the Benidorm Fest stage, but even in the studio it’s a cracking bit of fun. Instantly memorable and singalong with the hook, I hope it lives up to it’s promise when it comes to the live shows.
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.
As the contest is at its heart a celebration of Spanish music, the lyrical contest of each song must be at least 60% from on of the official languages of Spain. 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.
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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