Spain’s broadcaster RTVE has revealed the results of the semi-final draws for this year’s competition, along with the songs.
Which Semi-Final are the participants competing in?
The artists will be competing in the following Semi-Finals:
Semi-Final 1
| Artist | Song |
| Dora & Marlon Collins | “Rakatá” |
| Greg Taro | “Velita” |
| Izan Llunas | “¿Qué vas a hacer?” |
| Kenneth | “Los ojos no mienten” |
| Kitai | “El amor te da miedo” |
| LUNA KI | “Bomba de amor” |
| María León ft. Julia Medina | “Las damas y el vagabundo” |
| Mikel Herzog Jr. | “Mi mitad” |
| Tony Grox & LUCYCALYS | “Te amaré” |
Semi-Final 2
| Artist | Song |
| Asha | “Turista” |
| Atyat | “Dopamina” |
| Dani J | “Bailándote” |
| Funambulista | “SOBRAN GILIPOLLAS” |
| Ku Minerva | “No volveré a llorar” |
| MAYO | “Tócame” |
| Miranda! & bailamamá | “Despierto amándote” |
| Rosalinda Galán | “Mataora” |
| The Quinquis | “Tú no me quieres” |
Benidorm Fest 2026 will take place next February, with the semi-finals being on 10th and 12th February and the Grand Final set for 14 February 2026. Following Spain’s decision to boycott Eurovision 2026, the winner of Benidorm Fest will win €100,000, while the songwriters will win €50,000, as well as the bronze trophy.
What is Benidorm Fest?
Following a decade and a half interval, Spain’s national broadcaster RTVE revived the Benidorm International Song Festival and transformed it into Spain’s selection show for Eurovision. This is not the first time RTVE has experimented with pre-existing formats to select its 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 professionals 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 makeup of Spain, and makes up 25% of the vote. The final 25% of the vote consists of a simple televote.
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News source: RTVE
Photo credit: RTVE
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