How many of the 16 participants in the third edition of the Benidorm Fest really want to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest next May 11? We can't see the raised hands from here. At this time, about to start the semi-finals of the TVE program, and when we still know nothing, as is logical about the staging, this smells too much like there are plenty of applicants eager to become a Vicco and repeat the success of his Nochentera.

But there are not so many eager to take up Blanca Paloma's baton.