The Benidorm Fest will return with more capacity, tickets on sale, Nacho Cano on the jury and Mónica Naranjo as presenter

The second edition of the

will choose the Spanish representation for

among 16 aspiring songs, two more than last year, will expand the capacity and will put tickets on sale to enjoy the show live.

will chair the jury and

will be one of the presenters of the galas, between January 31 and Saturday February 4.

These are the main novelties announced at the launch of the

, held at the Paseo de los Tamarindos in Benidorm with

as godmother together with the composer

, the

of the Generalitat,

;

the mayor of Benidorm,

, the president of the RTVE corporation,

, and the director of Communication and Participation of RTVE,

.

After a balance of

, the organizers have advanced that the Spanish preselection will be one of the earliest and the 'eurofans' from all over the world will be able to listen to the song of Spain among the first.

The production company Boomerang will continue to be in charge of the production of the galas.

16 artists, eight in each semifinal, will take the

stage to compete to win the bronze microphone and represent Spain in the 67th edition of

.

The top four songs from each semi-final will advance to the grand final on Saturday.

The winner will be chosen by a jury chaired by

, in charge of issuing the expert vote, together with a group of professionals that will be made up of names such as

.

The Swedish musician and producer has been the director of the

for 19 years and the producer of the

.

Regarding voting, the same system as the previous year will be maintained: 50% of the votes will be determined by a professional jury, with "great international weight", and the remaining 50% will come from the opinion of the public.

Half of this last percentage will be determined by the 'televote' and the other half will be set by a demographic jury.

Mónica Naranjo: "We fell in love with Eurovision again"

One of the keys to the second edition is that

will be one of the presenters.

The singer has connected live by video call from Mexico to communicate the news.

"I was disenchanted with

, but this year was something magical. We fell in love again with what the most important stage and the most important place in music means," he said, and predicted that the 2023 galas will be stronger, powerful and spectacular so that "sooner or later" Spain wins

.

For now, the name of

is the only one confirmed, so it is unknown if

,

or

will repeat .

In the question time, the director of Communication of RTVE has confirmed that they are not closed to anything.

For the public, the capacity of

will be greater than last year.

The technicians are already studying how the expansion will be carried out and more details will be announced soon.

In addition, it has been confirmed that this year tickets will go on sale to attend the event with the public, with a price range that will be

.

There will be some kind of 'pack' for viewers who want to attend the three 'shows', although there will be more information after the summer.

Other novelties are that during the week of the

there will be a daily program to comment on it and that the participants of the contest will participate in a Christmas gala on RTVE.

Chanel invites you to "live the experience"

The presentation has meant the return of

to

.

Accompanied by her dance corps, the artist has recalled her time at the festival and everything that

has brought her at a professional level.

Although she has not completely ruled out participating in future editions of the

, she has advocated leaving the site to other people so that they "live the experience".

Among the authorities, after signing the collaboration protocol, Puig highlighted the values ​​of "universality, Mediterranean, openness and friendliness" that represent the festival and the Community and connect with

.

He has predicted that the next edition will be "unforgettable" and has assured that all those who participate in the

are "our best business card".

The mayor has agreed that "the illusion flew" in the first edition, "a very strong and very brave bet" at a time that is still complex due to the pandemic.

He has valued the alliance to launch this new brand and has linked it to an internationally recognized destination such as

.

In turn, the president of RTVE recalled that the last festival managed to "draw international attention" with the selection format and involve "millions of young people" reaching a record audience.

This shows, in his opinion, that a movement has been generated around

that brings together all audiences.

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