RTVE's plan to "sweep" at Eurovision

• Benidorm Fest One of these 18 songs will represent Spain in Eurovision 2023

• MomenTVs RTVE's 'orgy' with the Benidorm Fest

"All of them are going to take Spain and Europe by storm."

, head of the Spanish delegation at

, began her speech

, the presentation and official press conference that kicks off the

, which will be held the last week of January and the first of February, and from which the artist and the song that will represent Spain in the

will come out .

The emotion in RTVE with the second edition of the

is more than palpable.

The unexpected success of the past, with

's victory , the subsequent controversy and the more than triumphant third place achieved by the artist in

, makes the public channel project, prepare and live this new edition with the aim that it should and

.

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RTVE.

One of these 18 songs will represent Spain in Eurovision 2023

• Writing: ESTHER MUCIENTESMadri

One of these 18 songs will represent Spain in Eurovision 2023

RTVE's 'orgy' with the Benidorm Fest

• Drafting: ESTHER MUCIENTES Madrid

RTVE's 'orgy' with the Benidorm Fest

"

aspires to break all records this year, both in terms of audience and network monitoring," says

, director of Communication and Participation at

, and one of the culprits of the new stage that the public entity is experiencing. with

, after catastrophic years, since it was decided to return to the times of the epic

from which the Spanish representative for the European song festival always came out, and almost always with success.

It is not for less.

The first

, beyond the controversies that arose after the result, brought together

in its grand finale.

The data of what has been shown by

predict that the one for 2023 can far exceed the first: the tickets flew a few minutes after going on sale last November;

Just a few hours after the songs premiered, last Sunday as soon as the

ended , it has achieved 855,000 views and 125,000 unique visitors;

and in less than 24 hours they achieved 3.8 million hits on social networks, and 3.1 million on Twitter alone.

Maximum protection for the artists of the Benidorm Fest

Data that shows that the interest in the

is unquestionable.

And

knows it.

He is so aware of this that, in addition to turning each step into a spectacle worthy of the big festivals, they want what happened with

in the last edition to never happen again in any way.

Of course, the objective of the public channel is to exceed the screen share data of the last edition and attract as many audiences as possible, but this time controlling the explosion:

that lived not only

, but also the rest of the participants.

"We ask the press for a lot of respect during all this time for these artists. That they be treated with the same affection with which they have worked to give us their songs," pleads Eva Mora, probably the person in charge who suffered the most with Chanel from the avalanche of criticism that the artist suffered a few months ago.

This translates into absolute protection of the

for the

not only during the festival but, of course, after it and during the

celebration .

, he repeats.

In fact, during the presentation of the songs, the

, who described themselves as "excited" and even "misplaced", showed on their faces those nerves that representing not only representing Spain in

means, but what that entails .

"You are looking worried," Eizaguirre told them before giving way to each one's meeting with the press.

"You have to smile," he insisted.

However, each of them is aware of the relevance of the

and the ghost of the past that arose in the previous edition.

"You are brave", sentenced Eizaguirre.

Protection

, the priority;

success second

There is no doubt that

.

More artists, more songs, more genres, more record companies involved, more national projection, but also international, more business... What

achieved in the last edition of

has opened the door for the

to become become not just an election, but the start or implosion of one or many careers.

"Diversity", the key to the Benidorm Fest

On this occasion there are well-known artists, others who are just starting out, some whose careers have never been within the usual record business and who now want to make a name for themselves, others almost unknown.

Undoubtedly, if there is something that can be stated about the election for this

, it is that, in addition to being all songs and artists that fit perfectly with

, they represent, as the presenter of this edition,

, assures , "diversity, pluralism and union.

"Because Eurovision is that, the union through music and art", adds the artist, who remembers what "these brave" face: "The song is important, a lot, the music is important, a lot, But

."

At the moment, the 18 artists, including

,

, soloists, duos... remain expectant and somewhat overwhelmed by the monster that is the

, especially among the most inexperienced and, of course, by what means

.

"I'm going to make

burn ," says

when talking about his song

.

The Canarian artist says that this song was not created with

in mind , but that he did it "because he needed it".

knows festivals and television well, having been a contestant on

and has been a contestant on

.

She moves like a fish in water before the cameras and knows what to say so that they listen to her.

Nor is it a matter of experience.

Among the 18 artists -

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

and

- there is everything and all styles:

, pop, ballads, new and old flamenco, rock,

, urban music... If taste is in variety, that variety is in the

, and with a bet not only on one winning horse, but on 18.

"In effect, I wonder what I'm doing here", says

, probably the piece that least fits in the puzzle of

and

.

"It wasn't in my plans," she adds.

Although all the songs have something from each of their performers and composers,

's is something else.

"

-her song of her- of her is very me, but I show myself quite vulnerable and let myself be known in another way", she affirms.

It is the same thing that happens with the song by

,

, in which together with

and

, the young artist navigates between different musical genres such as

, flamenco, rap and electronic music, on a journey that shows the many facets of the family, from the most beautiful to the darkest part.

Or

, by

, who repeats as a participant in the

, but changing the ballad of the first edition for a lullaby "for children and adults".

she says.

Among the bands, there are also many of them,

, the youngest artists at this festival, who play it with

, a theme with which they call for the

, also very present in this edition, but so that each one can choose what she wants to interpret.

Megara

, another of the groups, pulls from mythology with their

, and its members assure that they are going "to go all out to go to

, although the dream has already been fulfilled".

, with

, a song in Catalan that shares many of the characteristic elements of the nocturnal pop that the group champions;

or

, with

, put an end to the groups of this festival.

Among the soloists, artists already known as

, winner of OT, who arrives at the

with

or

, another of the 'smallest' of this edition, but who appears with his

i, which if he does not succeed at the

it has all the ballots to become one of the surprising songs of the coming year.

"Companionship", "love", "heart", "ambition", "faith", "strength", "revolution" are some of the words of the 18 chosen for the festival.

And with those words they are with which

seeks to promote one of its great bets, not to say,

.

"Today it doesn't matter who is the winner or the winner, the reality is that everyone has already won. They are all already part of the history of this house,"

says .

The story that begins with a

at the top and with which

wants to crown

and the audiences.

The 18 songs of Benidorm Fest 2023

Agoney:

Alfred García:

Alice Wonder:

Aritz Aren:

White Dove:

E'Femme: Ugh

Famous:

Fusa Nocta:

José Otero:

Karmento:

Megara:

Meler:

Rakky Ripper:

Sharonne:

Siderland:

Sofia Martin:

Twin Melody:

Vicco:

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