RTVE has unveiled the running order of the Benidorm Fest 2026 semi-finals!
Semi Final 1
| Order | Artist | Song |
| 1 | Kitai | “El amor te da miedo” |
| 2 | MarÃa León ft. Julia Medina | “Las damas y el vagabundo” |
| 3 | LUNA KI | “Bomba de amor” |
| 4 | Greg Taro | “Velita” |
| 5 | Izan Llunas | “¿Qué vas a hacer?” |
| 6 | Dora & Marlon Collins | “Rakatá” |
| 7 | Tony Grox & LUCYCALYS | “Te amaré” |
| 8 | Mikel Herzog Jr. | “Mi mitad” |
| 9 | Kenneth | “Los ojos no mienten” |
Semi Final 2
| Order | Artist | Song |
| 1 | Asha | “Turista” |
| 2 | Ku Minerva | “No volveré a llorar” |
| 3 | Funambulista | “SOBRAN GILIPOLLAS” |
| 4 | Dani J | “Bailándote” |
| 5 | The Quinquis | “Tú no me quieres” |
| 6 | Atyat | “Dopamina” |
| 7 | Rosalinda Galán | “Mataora” |
| 8 | MAYO | “Tócame” |
| 9 | Miranda! & bailamamá | “Despierto amándote” |
Semi-finals will be held on February 10 and 12, while the grand final will be on February 14.
A total of 18 acts will participate in Benidorm Fest 2026, and nine acts will compete in each of the two semi-finals. The top 6 acts from each semi-final will proceed to the Grand Final.
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
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