| Benidorm Fest 2024 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dates | |
| Semi-final 1 | 30 January 2024 |
| Semi-final 2 | 1 February 2024 |
| Final | 3 February 2024 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Palau Municipal d'Esports l'Illa de Benidorm (Benidorm, Valencian Community, Spain) |
| Presenter(s) | TBA |
| Executive supervisor | Ana María Bordas César Vallejo |
| Host broadcaster | |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 16 |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Professional jury (50%), demographic jury (25%) and televote (25%) |
Benidorm Fest 2024 is set to be the third edition of the annual Benidorm Fest, a television song contest held in Benidorm, organised and broadcast by RTVE. The show will be held between 30 January and 3 February 2024, and the winner will earn the right to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.
Format
The 2024 edition was introduced on 26 July 2023 in the presence of Massiel, the first Spanish representative to win the Eurovision Song Contest in 1968.[1]
The competition will consist of two semi-finals on 30 January and 1 February 2024, and one final on 3 February 2024.[1] 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%), a demographic panel (25%) and the televote (25%), will qualify to the final. During the final, the eight qualified songs will be performed again and the winner will be determined following the same voting system as in the semi-finals.[2]
Competing entries
RTVE published the rules and regulations for Benidorm Fest 2024 on 11 May 2023, opening a submission window lasting from 16 May until 10 October 2023. In addition to the open submission, RTVE reserved the right to invite renowned singers and authors from the current music scene.[2] For the 2024 edition, the broadcaster also organised a songwriting camp in September 2023, open to both local and international composers.[1] Upon closing the submission period, RTVE announced that 825 entries had been received by the online form, 23 of which having been composed at the songwriting camp.[3]
The participants, selected by a team including musical advisors Rayden, Pablo Cebrián and Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson, were introduced on 11 November 2023 at the Alameda Theatre in Seville by RTVE's head of communications María Eizaguirre, in the context of the 2023 Latin Grammy Awards.[1][4] The presentation event included performances by some of the participants of the two previous editions, namely 2023 winner Blanca Paloma (accompanied by guitarist José Pablo Polo) with her new single "¡Ay amor!", Agoney, Alfred García, Alice Wonder, Gonzalo Hermida, Karmento, Megara, Sharonne, Tanxugueiras, Varry Brava and Vicco.[5][6]
The selected entries are set to be announced on 14 December 2023.[5][7]
| Artist(s) | Song | Language(s) | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almácor | TBA 14 December 2023 | TBA | |||
| Angy Fernández | |||||
| Dellacruz | |||||
| Jorge González | |||||
| Lérica | |||||
| Mantra | |||||
| María Peláe | |||||
| Marlena | |||||
| Miss Caffeina | |||||
| Nebulossa | |||||
| Noan | |||||
| Quique Niza | |||||
| Roger Padrós | TBA 14 December 2023 | Catalan | TBA 14 December 2023 | ||
| Sofia Coll | TBA 14 December 2023 | ||||
| St. Pedro | |||||
| Yoly Saa | |||||
References
- 1 2 3 4 Casanova, Verónica (26 July 2023). "Todas las novedades sobre el Benidorm Fest 2024: fechas de las galas y anuncio de artistas" [All the news about Benidorm Fest 2024: dates of the galas and artists announcement]. rtve.es (in European Spanish). RTVE. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- 1 2 "Bases que regulan la selección de la canción y representante/s de España en el Festival de Eurovisión 2024. Benidorm Fest 2024" (PDF) (in European Spanish). RTVE. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ↑ Farren, Neil (11 October 2023). "Spain: 825 Entries Received for Benidorm Fest 2024". Eurovoix. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ↑ Álvarez, Jesús (23 October 2023). "Los candidatos del Benidorm Fest 2024 se presentarán en el Teatro Alameda a las 18:30 el próximo 11 de noviembre" [The Benidorm Fest 2024 contestants will be presented at the Alameda Theatre at 18:30 on 11 November]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- 1 2 3 Solano, Cristhian (11 November 2023). "Minuto a minuto: presentación de participantes del Benidorm Fest 2024" [Minute by minute: presentation of Benidorm Fest 2024 participants]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ↑ "Horario y dónde ver hoy gratis en TV la presentación de los participantes del Benidorm Fest 2024" [Where and what time you can watch today's presentation of the Benidorm Fest 2024 participants for free on TV]. rtve.es (in European Spanish). RTVE. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- 1 2 "Meet the participants of Benidorm Fest 2024". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.