Benidorm Fest

The Benidorm Fest is an annual Spanish song competition hosted in the city of Benidorm. The winning entry (song and artist) gets to represent Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest.

It is broadcast by Radiotelevisión Española in collaboration with the Generalitat Valenciana. The show is based on the Benidorm International Song Festival.

Overview[change | change source]

The contest consists of two semi-finals, in which a number of performers – soloists, duos, trios or groups – perform their songs live. Four entries from each semi-final progress into the finale, where the finalists perform again.

Voting[change | change source]

Points are given to each entry depending on how it ranked in three different votes. The votes are:

• Expert jury (50%) – heads of delegation, artists, musicians and industry experts
• Demoscopic panel (25%) – a statistically-selected sample of the Spanish population.
• Public voting (25%) – via telephone and SMS

List of Benidorm Fest winners[change | change source]