Preparations continue: Spain’s national broadcaster, RTVE, today revealed the hosts and performance order for the Benidorm Fest 2025 semi-finals. All details in the article!
The Spanish Pre-Eurovision, Benidorm Fest 2025, is set to begin in less than two weeks. Sixteen songs will compete in the festival, vying to represent Spain at the Eurovision 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. Today, Spain’s national broadcaster, RTVE, disclosed at a press conference both the performance order in the semi-finals and the hosts.
Benidorm Fest 2025 will be hosted by Ruth Lorenzo, who represented Spain in the Eurovision 2014, and Inés Hernand, a comedian, analyst, lawyer, and television host. Also present at the press conference was the head of the delegation, Ana María Bordas, and María Eizaguirre, the representative from the national broadcaster who leads the press conferences.
Semi-Final 1 Performance Order
The performance order for the songs competing in the first semi-final is:
- Chica Sobresalto – “Mala feminista“
- Daniela Blasco – “Uh nana“
- David Afonso – “Amor barato“
- K!ngdom – “Me gustas tú“
- Kuve – “Loca por ti“
- Lachispa – “Hartita de llorar“
- Lucas Bun – “Te escribo en el cielo“
- Sonia y Selena – “Reinas“
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Semi-Final 2 Performance Order
The performance order for the songs competing in the second semi-final is:
- Carla Frigo – “Bésame“
- Celine Van Heel – “La casa“
- DeTeresa – “La Pena“
- Henry Semler – “No lo ves“
- J Kbello – “VIP“
- Mawot – “Raggio di sole“
- Mel Omana – “I’m a Queen“
- Melody -“Esa diva“
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The Contestants and Their Entries for Benidorm Fest 2025
The 16 contestants for “Benidorm Fest 2025” are:
- Carla Frigo – competing with “Bésame“. She describes the song as: “sensual, elegant, and very catchy.”
- Celine Van Heel – a singer of Spanish-Dutch origin, competing with “La casa“, which she describes as “a song about immigration and empowerment.”
- Chica Sobresalto – a contestant from “Operación triunfo”, competing with “Mala feminista“, which she describes as “a song about guilt and how sometimes we feel that in this profession women are positioned as an obstacle.”
- Daniela Blasco – competing with “Uh nana“. While not providing a description of the song, the singer says, “I hope to give my all and offer a spectacular performance. I want to enjoy it immensely and for people to enjoy it with me.”
- David Afonso – competing with “Amor barato“. The singer says, “Competing in Benidorm Fest means fulfilling one of my dreams, I want to experience it fully.”
- DeTeresa – competing with “La Pena“, which she describes as “something that many people experience. All of us who love boys.”
- Henry Semler – competing with “No lo ves“. The singer says, “I want to enjoy it fully, take advantage of every moment and be true to myself and my song.”
- J Kbello – a contestant from “Cover Night”, competing with “VIP“.
- K!ngdom – competing with “Me gustas tú“. The singers say, “We’re going to offer a party, light, and color.”
- Kuve – competing with “Loca por ti“. The singer says, “It talks about true love, the essential kind. For me, Benidorm Fest is an amazing opportunity because I’ve been working like an ant for many years.”
- Lachispa – who sang background vocals for the well-known singer Rosalía, is competing with “Hartita de llorar“.
- Lucas Bun – a former professional horse rider. Competing with “Te escribo en el cielo“. The singer says he’s confident about the song he sent and that “I’m going to make you shed a few tears.”
- Mawot – participated in the Spanish selection process in 2001, and now competing with “Raggio di sole“. The singer says, “It’s a song that identifies me and I’m going to talk about my story.”
- Mel Omana – competing with “I’m a Queen“. She says: “I’m presenting a song that was well-planned for Benidorm Fest.”
- Melody – tried to represent Spain at Eurovision in 2009 with “Amante de la luna”. Now competing with “Esa diva“. The singer says, “I thought about it a lot; I couldn’t find the perfect moment; I understood that it never exists and you just have to do it,” and describes the song as “having a very deep and emotional message. Many people will feel identified because we are all divas!”
- Sonia & Selena – the duo that tried to represent Spain at Eurovision in 2001 with “Yo quiero bailar“, reunites and will compete with “Reinas”. The singers say: “We can say in advance that we cried when they presented us with the song.”
Competition Format and Voting System
The first semi-final of Benidorm Fest 2025 will be held on January 28, the second semi-final on January 30, and the grand final on February 1. Each broadcast will feature eight songs. The voting system has changed from previous years, where in both semi-finals and the final, the results were decided by a panel of judges who accounted for 50% of the total vote, 25% from a representative sample, and 25% from the general public. Now, the representative sample has been eliminated, and the results will be determined by 50% judges and 50% public vote.
Key Dates for Spain’s Eurovision 2025 Selection
- Semi-final 1 – January 28th, 2025
- Semi-final 2 – January 30th, 2025
- Grand Final – February 1st, 2025
Spain in Eurovision 2024
“Zorra” is the name of the song performed by the duo Nebulossa, representing Spain at Eurovision 2024 held in Malmö. The duo won the Spanish Eurovision selection “Benidorm Fest 2024”. Spain reached 22nd place in the grand final with 30 points. This is the seventh time in the last decade that Spain has received one of the last five places in the Eurovision final.
Source: RTVE.
Eurovision 2025: This will be Spain’s 65th participation in Eurovision. Spain joined the competition in 1961 and won it twice consecutively in 1968 and 1969. Spain has hosted the contest on its territory only once in 1969 and since then holds the longest waiting time since its last victory – 55 years.
