Spain: Meet The “Benidorm Fest 2025” Participants

For the 4th year in a row, Spain will select its Eurovision artist and song via “Benidorm Fest”.
The “Benidorm Fest 2025” submission window closed on the 10th of October 2024.
Nearly 1,000 songs were submitted for the local festival!

The professional committee selected 16 songs to take part in the festival.
The 16 semi-finalists were revealed today at an event with the media at the Prado del Rey studios

The Participants

Carla Frigo – “Bésame” (Eng: Kiss me)
Celine Van Heel – “La casa” (Eng: The house)
Chica Sobresalto – “Mala feminista” (Eng: Bad feminist)
Daniela Blasco – “U Na Na”
David Afonso – “Amor barato” (Eng: Cheap love)
De Teresa – “La pena” (Eng: The pain)
Henry Semler – “No lo ves” (Eng: You don’t see it)
J Kbello – “VIP”
K!ngdom – “Me gustas tú” (Eng: I like you)
Kuve – “Loca por ti” (Eng: Crazy for you)
Lachispa – “Hartita de llorar” (Eng: Tired of crying)
Lucas Bun – “Te escribo en el cielo” (Eng: I write to you in heaven)
Mawot – “Raggio di sole” (Eng: Ray of sunlight)
Mel Ömana – “The Queen”
Melody – “Esa diva” (Eng: That diva)
Sonia & Selena – “Reinas” (Eng: Queens)

Melody has previously participated in the Spanish selection for Eurovision 2009.
Sonia & Selena participated in the Spanish selection for Eurovision 2001.

Benidorm Fest 2025 – Known Details

“Benidorm Fest 2025” will feature 2 semi-finals and a final:
- The semi-finals will be held on the 28th and 30th of January 2025
- The final will take place on the 1st of February 2025
Each show will be determined by:
- 50% international and national jury voting.
- 25% public votes (Free voting via app)
- 25% demographic jury, representing different parts of the population.
Unlike previous years, the results of the semi-final will be revealed only after the final. This means we will only get the qualifiers at the end of each semi-final.
The musical advisors for this edition will be: Beatriz Luengo, Rayden, Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson and Pablo Cebrián
The songs will be released on December 18th, 2024