Buenas noches Europa!
Tonight was all about Spain as the country’s journy has begun with the first semi-final of Festival Benidrom2022.

Hosted the show were Alaska, Inés Hernand, & Máximo Huerta.
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On the magnificent stage especially built for the event performed the first Six acts. Luna Ki the Seventh act to was supposed to open the show was lacking the show after withdraw from the contest earlier this week. Still in the running remain:
- Varry Brava – Raffaella
- Azúcar Moreno – Postureo
- Blanca Paloma – Secreto del agua
- Unique – Mejores
- Tanxugueiras – Terra
- Chanel – Slo mo

During the voting time, Eurovision 2017 winner Salvador Sobral & group Marlon took the stage one by one performing their latest hists.

Finally, closing the night is the moment we’ve all been waiting for: the results!
The scoreboard after the jury votes, with 50% of the votes looked like this:

2nd phase, adding the 25% belongs to the demoscopic jury votes. the scoreboard is now changed and is looking like this:

Last, the televote results with the last 25% of the evening. aftet all the numbers have been calculated, we are finally revealing tonight’s winners:

That means that unfortunately we are saying goodbye to to Azúcar Moreno and Unique and they are now out from the race to represent Spain this year in Turin
Tomorrow, the show will continue for the second and final semi-final with the next 7 entries battling for the last tickets to the grand final
- Xeinn – Eco
- Marta Sango – Sigues en mi mente
- Javiera Mena – Culpa
- Gonzalo Hermida – Quién lo diría
- Rigoberta Bandini – Ay Mama
- Rayden – Calle de la llorería
- Sara Deop – Make you say
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