Watch: Tonight at 22:00 CET as the Grand Final of “Benidorm Fest 2025“, takes place. At the end of the broadcast, the Spanish representative and song for Eurovision 2025 will be chosen. A link to watch is provided.

Tonight at 22:00 CET, the grand final of “Benidorm Fest 2025” will take place, at the end of which the representative and song representing Spain at Eurovision 2025 in Basel, Switzerland, will be chosen. Spain will be the seventh country to reveal its song for the international competition, following Montenegro, Albania, Luxembourg, Greece, Slovenia, and Belgium. Eight contestants will participate in the local pre-selection tonight, with the winner to be selected by a jury panel comprising 50% of the total vote, and an additional 50% from the general public.

The semi-final will begin at 22:00 and will continue until 00:00 CET. To watch the grand final of “Benidorm Fest 2025” – click here!

Benidorm Fest 2025 will be hosted by Ruth Lorenzo, who represented Spain in the Eurovision 2014, Inés Hernand, a comedian, analyst, lawyer, and television host, and Paula Vazquez, a model, actress 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.

Who Are the Favorites Tonight?

In a survey conducted on the website, voters chose Melody as the favorite to win the Spanish Eurovision selection tonight with her song “Esa Diva“. The singer received 34.92% of the votes. Daniela Blasco ranked second with 23.81% of the votes for her song “Uh nana“, while Lachispa came in third with 15.87% of the votes for “Hartita de Llorar“. To watch the full results – click here.

The Euromix editorial team, after listening to the songs, disagreed with the voters’ choice and selected Daniela Blasco as the most deserving representative for Spain at the upcoming Eurovision, awarding her 86 points. Kuve, ranked seventh by voters, came second in the editorial team’s ranking with 80 points. Melody, the voters’ favorite, placed third with 74 points. Lachispa, who ranked in the third place among website voters, ranked sixth with the editorial team, receiving 49 points. To watch the full results – click here.

According to the betting odds for the Spanish Eurovision selection, Melody leads with a 35% chance of winning and an average odds ratio of 2, while Lachispa follows closely with a 22% chance and an average odds ratio of 3.5. YouTube views show a race between Melody and Daniela Blasco, with Daniela leading at over 400,000 views for her performance, and Melody, whose performance was uploaded two days later, at around 225,000 views. Lachispa, whose performance was uploaded on Tuesday like Daniela’s, is between them with about 235,000 views, but Melody has a clear advantage due to a higher rate of views.

Note that the Spanish Eurovision selection is known for being unpredictable, making it difficult to forecast the winner. However, Melody and Lachispa currently appear to be the most likely contenders for victory, with much depending on the effectiveness of their live performances.

Melody – Who Are You?

 

Melody is a Spanish pop singer who previously attempted to represent Spain at Eurovision in 2009 with the song “Amante de la luna”. She is now competing in the national selection with “Esa diva“. The singer says, “I thought about it a lot, I couldn’t find the perfect moment, I realized 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!”

Grand-Final Running Order

1. Daniela Blasco – “Uh nana“
2. Kuve – “Loca por ti“
3. Mawot – “Raggio di sole“
4. Lachispa – “Hartita de llorar“
5. Mel Omana – “I’m a Queen“
6. J Kbello – “VIP“
7. Lucas Bun – “Te escribo en el cielo“
8. Melody – “Esa Diva“

Click on the song title to listen!

Competition Format and Voting System

The first semi-final of Benidorm Fest 2025 will be held on January 28th, the second semi-final on January 30th, and the grand final on February 1st. 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.

Jury Members of “Benidorm 2025”

Spanish Jury Members:

• Roberto Santamaria – Director of Spain’s National Radio, spokesperson for the Spanish Eurovision selection jury.
• Javier Llano – Head of music programming at CADENA 100 radio.
• Jaime Acero – Content Director at TelevisaUnivision.
• Claudia Orellana – Director and founder of “Son Buenos” company.

International Jury Members:

• Oksana Skybinska – Head of the Ukrainian delegation for Eurovision.
• Maja Tokic – Musical producer of the Croatian Eurovision national selection “Dora 2025”.
• Twan Van De Nieuwenhuizen – Music event producer and Head of the Dutch delegation for Eurovision.
• Mariangela Borneo – Director and manager of international projects and festivals for the Italian television network RAI.

Key Dates for Spain’s Eurovision 2025 Selection

• Semi-final 1 –Tuesady, January 28th, 2025.
• Semi-final 2 – Thursday, January 30th, 2025.
• Grand Final – Saturday, 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.

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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.