| Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2024 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE) | |||
| Country |  Spain | |||
| Selection process | Benidorm Fest 2024 | |||
| Selection date | 3 February 2024 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Zorra" | |||
| Artist | Nebulossa | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 22nd, 30 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Spain was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "Zorra", written byMaría Bas andMark Dasousa, and performed by themselves under their stage nameNebulossa. The Spanish participating broadcaster,Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE), together with theGeneralitat Valenciana, organisedBenidorm Fest 2024 in order to select its entry for the contest.
As a member of the "Big Five", Spain directly qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 8, Spain placed twenty-second out of the 25 performing countries with 30 points.
Prior to the 2024 contest,Televisión Española (TVE) until 2006, andRadiotelevisión Española (RTVE) since 2007, had participated in theEurovision Song Contest representing Spain sixty-two times since TVE's first entry in1961.[1] They have won the contest on two occasions: in1968 with the song "La, la, la" performed byMassiel and in1969 with the song "Vivo cantando" performed bySalomé, the latter having won in a four-way tie withFrance, theNetherlands, and theUnited Kingdom. They have also finished second four times, with "En un mundo nuevo" byKarina in1971, "Eres tú" byMocedades in1973, "Su canción" byBetty Missiego in1979, and "Vuelve conmigo" byAnabel Conde in1995. In2022, RTVE placed third with the song "SloMo" performed byChanel, while in2023, it came 17th with the song "Eaea" performed byBlanca Paloma.[1]
As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, RTVE organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. The Spanish broadcaster has selected its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest through both national finals and internal selections in the past, with the national finalBenidorm Fest being used since 2022. RTVE confirmed its intentions to participate at the 2024 contest on 11 May 2023, while the 2023 contest was still ongoing, announcing the organisation of the third edition of Benidorm Fest in order to select its next entry.[2]
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Benidorm Fest 2024 was the third edition ofBenidorm Fest, organised by RTVE and Generalitat Valenciana to select the Spanish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. The event took place at thePalau Municipal d'Esports l'Illa de Benidorm inBenidorm,Valencian Community. Sixteen artists and songs competed over three shows: two semi-finals on 30 January and 1 February 2024, and the final on 3 February 2024, with a total of eight entries ultimately qualifying to the final.[3]
The voting consisted of televote (25%), a demoscopic panel of judges made up of a sample of the Spanish population selected by statistical and demoscopic criteria (25%), and a national and international jury vote (50%).[4]
The final took place on 3 February 2024 and saw eight contestants, four having qualified from each semi-final.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Expert jury | Demoscopic jury | Televote | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | María Peláe | "Remitente" | 41 | 25 | 20 | 86 | 6 |
| 2 | St. Pedro | "Dos extraños (Cuarteto de cuerda)" | 86 | 28 | 25 | 139 | 2 |
| 3 | Angy Fernández | "Sé quién soy" | 63 | 35 | 30 | 128 | 3 |
| 4 | Jorge González | "Caliente" | 49 | 40 | 35 | 124 | 4 |
| 5 | Nebulossa | "Zorra" | 86 | 30 | 40 | 156 | 1 |
| 6 | Sofia Coll | "Here to Stay" | 29 | 22 | 22 | 73 | 7 |
| 7 | Miss Caffeina | "Bla bla bla" | 27 | 16 | 16 | 59 | 8 |
| 8 | Almácor | "Brillos platino" | 51 | 20 | 28 | 99 | 5 |
As part of the promotion of their participation in the contest, Nebulossa embarked on a trip across the United States in February 2024;[7] they additionally attended the PrePartyES inMadrid on 30 March 2024,[8] the Euro Fest Gala in Madrid on 3 April 2024,[9] theBarcelona Eurovision Party on 6 April 2024,[10] theLondon Eurovision Party on 7 April 2024,[11] the Eurovision in Concert event inAmsterdam on 13 April 2024,[12] and the Nordic Eurovision Party inStockholm on 14 April 2024[13] as well as performing at theSwedish embassy in Madrid on 10 April 2024[14] and at theMuccassassina [it] club night inRome on 26 April 2024.[9] The duo also performed at a public "farewell party" atTeatro Albéniz in Madrid on 22 April 2024, organised by RTVE and available on its online platformRTVE Play.[15][16]
TheEurovision Song Contest 2024 took place at theMalmö Arena inMalmö, Sweden, and consisted of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 7 and 9 May and the final on 11 May 2024. All nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) were required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete in the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progressed to the final. As a member of the "Big Five", Spain automatically qualifies to compete in the final on 11 May 2024, but is also required to broadcast and vote in one of the two semi-finals. This was decided via a draw held during the semi-final allocation draw on 30 January 2024, when it was announced that Spain would be voting in the second semi-final.[17][18] Despite being an automatic qualifier for the final, the Spanish entry was also performed during the semi-final.[19] On 4 May 2024, a draw was held to determine which half of the final each "Big Five" country would perform in; Spain drew "producer's choice", meaning that the country would perform in the half decided by the contest's producers.[20]
In Spain, TVE broadcast the first semi-final of the contest onLa 2 and the second semi-final and the final onLa 1 and its4K UHDsimulcast channelLa 1 UHD; in addition,Radio Nacional de España (RNE) aired the final onRadio Nacional nationwide and onRàdio 4 in Catalonia; with all the shows also broadcast internationally onTVE Internacional, and both television and radio broadcasts available online viaRTVE Play.[21][22][23][24]Julia Varela andTony Aguilar provide the Spanish-language commentary for the television broadcast,[25] and David Asensio, Sara Calvo, Ángela Fernández, Manu Martín-Albo, and Luis Miguel Montes commentated the final on the national radio broadcast.[21] In addition, and for the first time, Catalan-language dual commentary by Sònia Urbano andXavi Martínez [es] was available for the final on La 1 in Catalonia, which was also aired onRàdio 4.[26] As part of the Eurovision programming, the special broadcastEstoy en un buen momento: Malmö Calling, hosted byCarolina Iglesias, preceded each of the three shows,[27] and the documentaryCatalunya, 12 punts, dedicated to Catalan representatives of Spain at the contest, aired onLa 2 before the final.[26]
A public event, organised by RTVE, was held on the day of the final inBenidorm, featuring a live screening of the show at theAuditorio Julio Iglesias as well as performances by special guests and other activities.[28]
Nebulossa took part in technical rehearsals on 2 and 4 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 10 and 11 May.[29] Their performance of "Zorra" at the contest is staged by Israel Reyes and Juan Sebastián Domínguez, and choreographed by Vero Mejías,[30] with backing singer Carmen Díaz and dancers César Louzán Ferrío and Iosu Martínez joining the duo on stage.[27]Michael Costello designed singerMery Bas' costume, which is centred around a black vinylcorset withrhinestones, meant to evoke adominatrix; Domínguez created the rest of the outfits, which include suits for the dancers, removed at one point to reveal high boots and also a corset underneath.[31][32][33] The staging features a sofa and lamps, meant to recreate a "cabaret atmosphere", as well as the usage of smoke at the beginning andpyrotechnics at the end.[33][34][35] Visuals include the image of theVenus de Milo, representing the epitome of classical feminity; a red lock, symbolising the passage to a liberated society; and a LED background inspired by the setting of the 1927 filmMetropolis, said to give the staging a "retro-futuristic look" and to be a reference to the city of Benidorm.[34][35]
On 4 May 2024, a draw was held to determine which half of the final each "Big Five" country would perform in; Spain drew "producer's choice", meaning that the country will perform in the half decided by the contest's producers.[20] Spain will perform in position 8, following the entry fromLithuania and before the entry fromEstonia.[36] Nebulossa once again took part in dress rehearsals on 10 and 11 May before the final, including the jury final where the professional juries cast their final votes before the live show on 11 May. They performed a repeat of their semi-final performance during the final on 11 May. Spain placed twenty-second in the final, scoring 30 points; 11 points from the public televoting and 19 points from the juries.
Below is a breakdown of points awarded to and by Spain in the second semi-final and in the final. Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting in the final vote, while the semi-final vote was based entirely on the vote of the public.[37] The Spanish jury consisted of Irene Garrido Pascual, Juan Manuel Pinzás Sueiro, Rosa María Comín, St. Pedro, and Gema del Valle de la Cruz.[38][39] In the final, Spain placed 22nd with 30 points. Over the course of the contest, Spain awarded its 12 points toIsrael in the second semi-final, and toSwitzerland (jury) and Israel (televote) in the final.[40][41]
RTVE appointedSoraya Arnelas, who representedSpain in the 2009 contest, as its spokesperson to announce the Spanish jury's votes in the final.[42]
| Score | Televote | Jury |
|---|---|---|
| 12 points | ||
| 10 points | ||
| 8 points | ||
| 7 points |  Italy | |
| 6 points |  San Marino | |
| 5 points | ||
| 4 points |  Austria | |
| 3 points | ||
| 2 points | ||
| 1 point | Italy |
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Each participating broadcaster assembles a five-member jury panel consisting of music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent. Each jury, and individual jury member, is required to meet a strict set of criteria regarding professional background, as well as diversity in gender and age. No member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.[43] The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results were released shortly after the grand final.
The following members comprised the Spanish jury:[38][39]
| Draw | Country | Televote | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Points | ||
| 01 |  Malta | 14 | |
| 02 |  Albania | 16 | |
| 03 |  Greece | 6 | 5 |
| 04 |  Switzerland | 7 | 4 |
| 05 |  Czechia | 9 | 2 |
| 06 | Austria | 8 | 3 |
| 07 |  Denmark | 15 | |
| 08 |  Armenia | 4 | 7 |
| 09 |  Latvia | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | San Marino | 2 | 10 |
| 11 |  Georgia | 10 | 1 |
| 12 |  Belgium | 12 | |
| 13 |  Estonia | 11 | |
| 14 |  Israel | 1 | 12 |
| 15 |  Norway | 13 | |
| 16 |  Netherlands | 3 | 8 |
| Draw | Country | Jury | Televote | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juror A | Juror B | Juror C | Juror D | Juror E | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||
| 01 |  Sweden | 16 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 18 | |
| 02 |  Ukraine | 12 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 2 | 10 | |
| 03 |  Germany | 2 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 19 | |
| 04 |  Luxembourg | 7 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 14 | ||
| Netherlands | N/A | |||||||||
| 06 | Israel | 3 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 12 | |
| 07 |  Lithuania | 21 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 1 | |
| 08 | Spain | |||||||||
| 09 | Estonia | 25 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 15 | 24 | 21 | ||
| 10 |  Ireland | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 7 |
| 11 | Latvia | 1 | 19 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 15 | |
| 12 | Greece | 17 | 14 | 22 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 2 | |
| 13 |  United Kingdom | 13 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 16 | |
| 14 | Norway | 24 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 22 | ||
| 15 | Italy | 10 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 16 |  Serbia | 15 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 23 | ||
| 17 |  Finland | 22 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 18 |  Portugal | 14 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 11 | |
| 19 | Armenia | 20 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 3 | |
| 20 |  Cyprus | 9 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 12 | 20 | ||
| 21 | Switzerland | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 6 |
| 22 |  Slovenia | 23 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 23 | 24 | ||
| 23 |  Croatia | 18 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 8 | |
| 24 | Georgia | 6 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 17 | ||
| 25 |  France | 4 | 22 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| 26 | Austria | 8 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 13 | |