| Benidorm Fest 2025 | |
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| Dates | |
| Semi-final 1 | 28 January 2025 |
| Semi-final 2 | 30 January 2025 |
| Final | 1 February 2025 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Palau Municipal d'Esports l'Illa de Benidorm (Benidorm,Valencian Community, Spain) |
| Presenter(s) | |
| Artistic director |
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| Executive supervisor | María Eizaguirre |
| Host broadcaster | |
| Website | www |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 16 |
| Number of finalists | 8 |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Professional jury (50%) and public voting (50%) |
| Winning song | "Esa diva" byMelody |
| 2024 ← Benidorm Fest | |
Benidorm Fest 2025 was the fourth edition of the annualBenidorm Fest, a television song contest held inBenidorm, organised and broadcast byRadiotelevisión Española (RTVE). The show was held between 28 January and 1 February 2025.[2]Melody won the edition with her song "Esa diva", and willrepresent Spain in theEurovision Song Contest 2025.[3]
The competition will consist of two semi-finals and a final. In total, 16 candidate songs will compete divided between the two semifinals, that is, eight will participate in each one. In each semifinal, the four songs with the most votes among a professional jury (50%), and the public voting (50%), will qualify to the final. During the final, the eight qualified songs will be performed again and the winner will determined following the same voting system as in the semi-finals.[3] In response to criticism for the low televoting figures in 2024, attributed to the relatively high costs of telephone calls and SMS messages, RTVE managers stated the goal to make the public voting free by means of a mobile app from 2025;[4] this was confirmed upon the opening of the submission window on 20 May 2024.[3]
Following the2024 edition of the competition, representatives of Benidorm's municipal council (including mayor Toni Pérez), the Department of Innovation, Industry, Commerce and Tourism of theGeneralitat Valenciana, and RTVE travelled to the74th Sanremo Music Festival, currently serving as the Italian national selection for Eurovision; municipal councillor Jesús Carrobles revealed that the aim was to start a collaboration between the two events.[5][6] An agreement for a collaboration with the ChileanViña del Mar International Song Festival was also signed.[7]
At the January 2025 press conference,Paula Vázquez,Ruth Lorenzo andInés Hernand were announced as the hosts of the competition.[8] In addition, each show was preceded by an introductory segment onRTVE Play, titledBenidorm Calling and hosted byJordi Cruz, Masi Rodríguez and Iban Garcia, and the finale was followed by a commentary show, titledLa noche del Benidorm and hosted byLalachus andAitor Albizua.[9]
The jury will consist of four Spanish members and four international members. The Spanish members are radio Roberto Santamaría (director ofRadio Nacional de España), Javier Llano (head of music programming at the Cadena 100 radio channel), Jaime Acero (content director atTelevisaUnivision), and Claudia Orellana (director and founder of the Son Buenos music talent management company); the international members are Oksana Skybinska (head of theUkrainian delegation to the contest), Maja Tokic (executive producer ofDora), Twan van de Nieuwenhuijzen (head of theDutch delegation to the contest), and Mariangela Borneo (director of international projects and festivals atRAI).[10]
Edurne andGinebras [es] performed during the first semi-final. Ruth Lorenzo,Chenoa, andIsabel Aaiún performed during the second semi-final.Nebulossa,Rigoberta Bandini, andAmaral performed during the final.[11]
RTVE published the rules and regulations for Benidorm Fest 2025 on 20 May 2024, opening a submission window lasting until 10 October 2024. In order for an entry to qualify to compete, performers and at least one songwriter must be Spanish citizens over the age of 16 (at least 50% of Spanish citizens in the case of groups), and songs must contain at least 60% of the lyrics in one of theofficial languages of Spain.[3] On 11 October 2024, RTVE revealed that nearly 1000 entries had been received, about 200 more than the previous edition.[2]
The 16 participants, selected by a professional panel made up of musical advisorsBeatriz Luengo,Rayden,Pablo Cebrián [es] andTony Sánchez-Ohlsson, were originally set to be introduced on 7 November 2024 at thePrado del Rey studios in Madrid;[7][12] however, on 4 November RTVE revealed that the announcement was being postponed.[13][14] The artists and songs were announced on 12 November 2024.[15] An additional 6 reserves have been selected, and will be revealed at a later date.[7]
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Arranger(s) |
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| Carla Frigo | "Bésame" |
| Eyla Bengro |
| Celine Van Heel | "La casa" |
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| Chica Sobresalto [es] | "Mala feminista" | Maialen Gurbindo | Chica Sobresalto |
| Daniela Blasco | "Uh nana" |
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| David Afonso | "Amor barato" |
| Lex C |
| DeTeresa | "La pena" |
| DeTeresa |
| Henry Semler | "No lo ves" | Henry Semler |
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| J Kbello | "VIP" |
| Luis del Toro |
| K!ngdom | "Me gustas tú" |
| Pau Paredes |
| Kuve [es] | "Loca xti" |
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| Lachispa | "Hartita de llorar" |
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| Lucas Bun | "Te escribo en el cielo" |
| Pau Aymí |
| Mawot | "Raggio di sole" | Roberto Comins Cubertorer | Julián Gálvez Vozmediano |
| Mel Ömana | "I'm a Queen" |
| Lex C |
| Melody | "Esa diva" |
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| Sonia & Selena | "Reinas" |
| Mark Dasousa |
The first semi-final took place on 28 January 2025. Eight artists competed and four qualified for the final.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Expert jury | Public vote | Total | Place | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Televote | App | Total | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Kuve | "Loca xti" | 65 | 586 | 8,653 | 9,239 | 56 | 121 | 3 |
| 2 | David Afonso | "Amor barato" | 33 | 300 | 3,030 | 3,330 | 32 | 65 | 8 |
| 3 | Chica Sobresalto | "Mala feminista" | 50 | 203 | 8,060 | 8,263 | 50 | 100 | 5 |
| 4 | K!ngdom | "Me gustas tú" | 29 | 1,056 | 6,263 | 7,319 | 44 | 73 | 7 |
| 5 | Lucas Bun | "Te escribo en el cielo" | 64 | 477 | 5,635 | 6,112 | 40 | 104 | 4 |
| 6 | Sonia & Selena | "Reinas" | 31 | 249 | 9,169 | 9,418 | 60 | 91 | 6 |
| 7 | Lachispa | "Hartita de llorar" | 83 | 340 | 19,062 | 19,402 | 70 | 153 | 2 |
| 8 | Daniela Blasco | "Uh nana" | 77 | 641 | 24,798 | 25,439 | 80 | 157 | 1 |
The second semi-final took place on 30 January 2025. Eight artists competed and four qualified for the final.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Expert jury | Public vote | Total | Place | |||
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| Televote | App | Total | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Mel Ömana | "I'm a Queen" | 90 | 1,009 | 16,494 | 17,503 | 70 | 160 | 1 |
| 2 | Henry Semler | "No lo ves" | 50 | 171 | 2,139 | 2,310 | 32 | 82 | 7 |
| 3 | DeTeresa | "La pena" | 22 | 468 | 12,596 | 13,064 | 60 | 82 | 6 |
| 4 | J Kbello | "VIP" | 65 | 663 | 12,338 | 13,001 | 56 | 121 | 3 |
| 5 | Carla Frigo | "Bésame" | 37 | 2,799 | 2,882 | 5,681 | 50 | 87 | 5 |
| 6 | Mawot | "Raggio di sole" | 54 | 329 | 4,891 | 5,220 | 44 | 98 | 4 |
| 7 | Celine Van Heel | "La casa" | 36 | 239 | 3,100 | 3,339 | 40 | 76 | 8 |
| 8 | Melody | "Esa diva" | 78 | 1,378 | 34,371 | 35,749 | 80 | 158 | 2 |
Taking place on 1 February 2025, Melody won the final with her song "Esa diva", making her the representative for Spain in Eurovision 2025.[22]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Expert jury | Public vote | Total | Place | |||
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| Televote | App | Total | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Daniela Blasco | "Uh nana" | 71 | 2,309 | 38,350 | 40,659 | 70 | 141 | 2 |
| 2 | Kuve | "Loca xti" | 52 | 735 | 8,775 | 9,510 | 44 | 96 | 6 |
| 3 | Mawot | "Raggio di sole" | 18 | 512 | 6,104 | 6,616 | 40 | 58 | 8 |
| 4 | Lachispa | "Hartita de llorar" | 48 | 912 | 22,614 | 23,526 | 50 | 98 | 5 |
| 5 | Mel Ömana | "I'm a Queen" | 61 | 2,486 | 27,935 | 30,421 | 56 | 117 | 4 |
| 6 | J Kbello | "VIP" | 74 | 3,103 | 28,213 | 31,316 | 60 | 134 | 3 |
| 7 | Lucas Bun | "Te escribo en el cielo" | 38 | 1,247 | 4,831 | 6,078 | 32 | 70 | 7 |
| 8 | Melody | "Esa diva" | 70 | 6,118 | 86,272 | 92,390 | 80 | 150 | 1 |
| Show | Air date | Viewers (millions) | Share (%) | Ref. |
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| Semi-final 1 | 28 January 2025 | 1.215 | 13.1% | [24] |
| Semi-final 2 | 30 January 2025 | 1.030 | 11.7% | [25] |
| Final | 1 February 2025 | 1.938 | 17.1% | [26] |