"Esa diva" | ||||
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Single byMelody | ||||
Language | Spanish | |||
Released | Original: 20 December 2024 (2024-12-20) Revamp: 13 March 2025 (2025-03-13) | |||
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"Esa diva" onYouTube | ||||
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Eurovision Song Contest 2025 entry | ||||
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Artist(s) | Melody | |||
Languages | Spanish | |||
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◄ "Zorra" (2024) | ||||
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"Esa diva" (National Final) onYouTube | ||||
"Esa diva" (Spanish:[ˈesaˈdiβa];transl. That Diva) is a song by Spanish singerMelody, written by herself alongside Alberto Fuentes Lorite. It was released on 20 December 2024, produced byJoy Deb,Peter Boström, andThomas G:son, forBenidorm Fest 2025, which it ultimately won and will thusrepresent Spain in theEurovision Song Contest 2025. A revamped version of the song, produced by Eighty4, Rick Parkhouse, George Tizzard, and Guillem Vila Borras, was released on 13 March 2025, alongside an accompanying music video directed by Mario Ruiz.
"Esa diva" was written byMelody and Alberto Fuentes Lorite. It was originally produced byJoy Deb,Peter Boström, andThomas G:son.
A revamped version of "Esa diva", produced by Eighty4, Rick Parkhouse, George Tizzard, and Guillem Vila Borràs, was released on 13 March 2025, alongside an accompanying music video directed by Mario Ruiz.[1][2]
Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE), organised a 16-entry competition,Benidorm Fest 2025, the fourth iteration of the event, in order to select its entry for theEurovision Song Contest 2025. It consisted of two semi-finals consisting of eight songs, with the top four songs in each semi-final qualifying for the final. The results of each show were determined through a combination of public televoting, a mobile app vote, and an expert jury. The categories made up of 25%, 25%, and 50% of the total vote, respectively.[3][4]
RTVE announced "Esa diva" as a competing song in the selection on 12 November 2024, and released it on 20 December 2024.[5] It was placed into the second semi-final, where it was drawn to perform last.[6] On 30 January 2025, it qualified from its semi-final, after finishing in the top half of the jury and public votes. On 1 February 2024, "Esa diva" was performed last in the final, and won the contest after getting first place from the televote and third place from the jury.[7][8] As a result, it willrepresent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.[9]
The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 will take place atSt. Jakobshalle inBasel, Switzerland, and will consist of two semi-finals to be held on the respective dates of 13 and 16 May and the final on 17 May 2025.[10] As Spain was a member of the "Big Five", "Esa diva" automatically qualified for the grand final.[11]
Digital download/streaming – Benidorm Fest edit[12]
Digital download/streaming – Eurovision version[13]
Chart (2025) | Peak position |
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Spain (PROMUSICAE)[14] | 29 |
Country | Date | Format(s) | Version | Label | Ref. |
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Various | 20 December 2024 | Benidorm Fest edit |
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14 March 2025 | Eurovision version |