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Benidorm Fest 2025
Dates
Semi-final 128 January 2025
Semi-final 230 January 2025
Final1 February 2025
Host
VenuePalau Municipal d'Esports l'Illa de Benidorm
(Benidorm, Valencian Community, Spain)
Presenter(s)
Artistic director
  • Ana María Bordas
  • César Vallejo
Executive supervisorMaría Eizaguirre
Host broadcaster
Websitewww.rtve.es/television/eurovision/benidorm-fest/ Edit this at Wikidata
Participants
Number of entries16
Number of finalists8
Vote
Voting systemProfessional jury (50%) and public voting (50%)
Winning song"Esa diva" by Melody
2024 ← Benidorm Fest

Benidorm Fest 2025 was the fourth edition of the annual Benidorm Fest, a television song contest held in Benidorm, organised and broadcast by Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE). The show was held between 28 January and 1 February 2025.[2] Melody won the edition with her song "Esa diva", and will represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.[3]

Format

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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 the 2024 edition of the competition, representatives of Benidorm's municipal council (including mayor Toni Pérez), the Department of Innovation, Industry, Commerce and Tourism of the Generalitat Valenciana, and RTVE travelled to the 74th 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 Chilean Viña del Mar International Song Festival was also signed.[7]

Presenters

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At the January 2025 press conference, Paula Vázquez, Ruth Lorenzo and Inés Hernand were announced as the hosts of the competition.[8] In addition, each show was preceded by an introductory segment on RTVE Play, titled Benidorm Calling and hosted by Jordi Cruz, Masi Rodríguez and Iban Garcia, and the finale was followed by a commentary show, titled La noche del Benidorm and hosted by Lalachus and Aitor Albizua.[9]

Jury members

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The jury will consist of four Spanish members and four international members. The Spanish members are radio Roberto Santamaría (director of Radio Nacional de España), Javier Llano (head of music programming at the Cadena 100 radio channel), Jaime Acero (content director at TelevisaUnivision), and Claudia Orellana (director and founder of the Son Buenos music talent management company); the international members are Oksana Skybinska (head of the Ukrainian delegation to the contest), Maja Tokic (executive producer of Dora), Twan van de Nieuwenhuijzen (head of the Dutch delegation to the contest), and Mariangela Borneo (director of international projects and festivals at RAI).[10]

Guest performers

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Edurne and Ginebras [es] performed during the first semi-final. Ruth Lorenzo, Chenoa, and Isabel Aaiún performed during the second semi-final. Nebulossa, Rigoberta Bandini, and Amaral performed during the final.[11]

Competing entries

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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 the official 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 advisors Beatriz Luengo, Rayden, Pablo Cebrián [es] and Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson, were originally set to be introduced on 7 November 2024 at the Prado 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]

Benidorm Fest 2025 selected artists and songs[15][16]
Artist Song Songwriter(s) Arranger(s)
Carla Frigo "Bésame"
  • Carla Frigola
  • Amanda Castillo
  • Benjamín García
 Eyla Bengro
Celine Van Heel "La casa"
  • Alfred García
  • Pol Álvarez
  • Tom Johnson
Chica Sobresalto [es] "Mala feminista" Maialen Gurbindo Chica Sobresalto
Daniela Blasco "Uh nana"
  • Félix Joan
  • Óscar Campos
  • Carlos José Montado
  • Daniela Blasco
  • Félix Joan
  • Óscar Campos
David Afonso "Amor barato"
Lex C
DeTeresa "La pena"
  • Inés Ramos DeTeresa
  • Vera Noor
 DeTeresa
Henry Semler "No lo ves" Henry Semler
  • Henry Lardner Semler
  • Pepe Bernabé
J Kbello "VIP"
Luis del Toro
K!ngdom "Me gustas tú"
  • Andrea Rada
  • Iván Ramírez
  • Jorge Gomis
 Pau Paredes
Kuve [es] "Loca xti"
  • Maryan Frutos
  • Juan Sueiro
  • Maryan Frutos
  • Juan Sueiro
Lachispa "Hartita de llorar"
  • Claudia Gómez Galindo
  • Alejandro "Jimbo" Páez Lou
  • Eduardo Figueroa Espadas
  • Juan Diego Lazo Gonzales
  • Silvia Expósito Mansilla
  • Chanela Clicka "Jimbo Páez"
  • "Eduardo Figueroa"
Lucas Bun "Te escribo en el cielo"
  • Lucas Bun
  • Luis García Ollés
 Pau Aymí
Mawot "Raggio di sole" Roberto Comins Cubertorer Julián Gálvez Vozmediano
Mel Ömana "I'm a Queen"
  • Mel Ömana
  • Alejandro Martínez
  • Lex C
 Lex C
Melody "Esa diva"
Sonia & Selena "Reinas"
Mark Dasousa

Contest overview

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Semi-final 1

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The first semi-final took place on 28 January 2025. Eight artists competed and four qualified for the final.

Semi-final 1 – 28 January 2025[17][18][19]
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

Semi-final 2

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The second semi-final took place on 30 January 2025. Eight artists competed and four qualified for the final.

Semi-final 2 – 30 January 2025[20][21][19]
Draw Artist Song Expert
jury 		Public vote Total Place
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

Final

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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]

Final – 1 February 2024[22][23][19]
Draw Artist Song Expert
jury 		Public vote Total Place
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

Ratings

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Viewing figures by show
Show Air date Viewers
(millions) 		Share
(%) 		Ref.
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]

References

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  24. ^ Zárate, Pedro (29 January 2025). "El Benidorm Fest 2025 (13.1%) aprovecha al 'telonero' Broncano para liderar y firmar un récord con su primera semifinal". verTele! (in European Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2025 – via eldiario.es.
  25. ^ Zárate, Pedro (30 January 2025). "El Benidorm Fest 2025 (11.7%) lidera por la mínima en coincidencia ante 'GH Dúo' con su segunda semifinal en TVE". verTele! (in European Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2025 – via eldiario.es.
  26. ^ Carabaña Menéndez, Hugo (2 February 2025). "La final del Benidorm Fest 2025 lideró la noche del sábado subiendo respecto a 2024 y marcando el segundo mejor dato histórico (17,1%)". escplus.es (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2025.
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