Benidorm Fest RTVE's plan to "sweep" at Eurovision
The participants One of these 18 songs will represent Spain in Eurovision 2023
RTVE
is finalizing the details of the next edition of the
Benidorm Fest
, Spain's pre-selection for the
Eurovision Song Contest
, with a great
show
with concerts, giant screens through the streets of the city, raffles and a route of gastronomic tapas.
This was announced by
RTVE
at a press conference led by RTVE's Director of Communication and Participation,
María Eizaguirre
, with the participation of the presenters of the event ,
Mónica Naranjo
,
Rodrigo Vázquez
and
Inés Hernand
;
and the director of RTVE Originals,
Ana María Bordás
.
RTVE
has presented this Wednesday from Torrespaña the distribution of the
18 artists
who will compete in the two semifinals of the
Benidorm Fest 2023
, which will take place
on January 31 and February 2
to achieve a place in the grand final that will lead them to the
Festival of Eurovision
.
In this way, in the first of the semifinals
Agoney
,
Alice Wonder
,
Aritz Aren
,
Fusa Nocta
,
Megara
,
Meler
,
Sharonne
,
Sofía Martín
and
Twin Melody
will participate , while in the second semifinal
Alfred García
,
Blanca Paloma
,
E'Femme
will perform ,
Famous
,
José Otero
,
Karmento
,
Rakky Ripper
,
Siderlan
and
Vicco
.
Arranged alphabetically, the order of performance has yet to be revealed.
Each semifinal will be accompanied by a pre-show and a post-show, and the final by a special post-show.
Carlos Higes and Rosa Lopez
Eizaguirre has detailed that, in addition to the galas, the
Benidorm Fest
begins on Sunday, January 29 with an orange carpet where "the best of the best" will be, the presenters, the contestants, faces of the chain;
and a small subsequent reception already behind closed doors, which will be broadcast.
At this reception ,
Carlos Higes
,
Rosa López
and the
Unión Musical de Benidorm
and
Societat Musical 'La Nova' de Benidorm
will perform, who will make medleys of great
Eurovision
songs .
Subsequently, on Monday, January 30, the doors of the
EuroClub will open on RTVE
and both Monday and Wednesday at the
Benidorm Palace
there will be groups, singers and artists who have stayed at the gates of entering this
Benidorm Fest
and familiar faces of the former as
Sara Deop
,
Bel
,
Carmen Puente
,
Álvaro Montes
,
Adonay Santana
,
Nena Daconte
and
Azúcar Moreno
, among others.
Already on Wednesday, February 1,
Kingdom
,
Gatica
,
Ernesto Alonso
,
Borja Escalona
,
Karina
,
Juana
,
Juanma Fernández
,
El Guapo Calavera
,
Tanxugueiras
and
Ruth Lorenzo
.
Starting this Thursday, from 12:00 noon, tickets for both events go on sale.
On Friday, at the
Tecnohito in Benidorm
, there will be a free concert with
Soraya Arnelas
,
Marta Sango
,
Gonzalo Hermida
,
Ronela
and
WRS
, author of the song
Llámame
and representative of Romania in the last
Eurovision Song Contest
.
Both Tuesday and Thursday there will be screens to see the semifinals and the final at different points in the city of Alicante.
"We are very excited about this entire show," declared Eizaguirre, who confirmed that
this entire parallel program will be broadcast on
RTVE .
On the other hand, the director of Communication and Participation of RTVE, together with the mayor of Benidorm,
Toni Pérez
, and the head of tourism of the Generalitat Valenciana have advanced that a total of 18 venues in
Benidorm
will participate in a new edition of
Tapa Fest
, a gastronomic route through the city of Alicante.
In relation to the space that will host the competition, it is a space of 3,200 square meters, divided into the main stage of 360 square meters and the second of 458 that will host the 'green room', the jury and the presenters.
In addition, during the next edition of
Fitur
, it will be possible to participate in a new contest to get two tickets for the event, the result of which will be revealed by
RNE
.
Finally, during the press conference,
Mónica Naranjo
was "expectant" and "super excited".
"For me it has been a brutal opportunity," she declared, while
Rodrigo Vázquez
has stated that he is "very excited" and has indicated that, for a presenter, it is "all candy" to be on that stage.
Inés Hernand
, as a veteran of this event, has called to enjoy it and has stressed that the staging has required a lot of work.
"It's going to be a sweet week", she has concluded herself.
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