From the Benidorm Fest favorites to the candidates who seem like a joke

• EDUARDO ALVAREZ

Updated Sunday, January 29, 2023-13:59

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There is no hymn this year like that

by

that goes far beyond the strictly musical.

And neither was it a whiplash like

de las

which, however, left the staff somewhat cold with the staging in Benidorm due to the sheer inexperience of the Galician women.

is missing

.

And with barely two days to go before the show begins,

nor that the political elite have not gotten muddy up to their calves to support their favorites like last year -nor has Rufián entered the rag, and it is a shame, despite the fact that we can take

the first song in Catalan since coitus to

interruptus

with that of

-.

And, having said that,

, a RTVE contest from which our representative will come out for the

that will take place in May in Liverpool.

The city of the Beatles will host the great event after the United Kingdom, which came in second place last year, agreed to organize it given the impossibility that the winning country, Ukraine, can today host such an event.

And among the 18 participants there is everything, like in an apothecary.

.

This last scale because our public radio and television would have received a total of 876 aspiring songs.

Something is wrong when the historic third place of the goddess Chanel in Turin and the fantastic repercussion that the participants in the first Benidorm Fest

.

And of course the fear of haters on social media hardly explains everything.

Of course, those of us who have spent the entire last year atoning for the sin of not believing in the

at the right time - that is a sin, Holy Father, not homosexuality, gosh - we must be more cautious in these hours before the start of the function.

And,

, everything we say can be of little use if the staging from Tuesday onwards surprises and the diamond appears in brute still hidden.

Let's match, which is what it is about, and while we review the strengths and weaknesses of the 18 candidates:

Fusa Nocta

My family

The one from Gandía starts as a favourite, with the pressure that this represents.

Her theme,

,

, which always comes in handy at Eurovision.

The mixture of renewed flamenco, trap and hip hop is gimmicky.

Let's see how her voice arrives live.

.

But, as he would say, what is not plagiarism is copying.

Nothing happens because the references are well present on stage.

And Rosalía is still not as well known in Armenia, Lithuania, Iceland or Romania, which are the ones who vote in May.

Fusa Nocta, Vicco, Blanca Paloma and Alice Wonder have the added pressure to sound like winners;

Aritz Aren is the applicant without a grandmother

vicco

nocturna

The singer, songwriter and producer from Barcelona is being one of the revelations in the days leading up to the competition.

Her theme, Nonchentera, takes us back to the dance music of the 80s, the only decade that never goes out of style.

In his case, the staging will be especially decisive.

And even if she doesn't win, she can already be crowned Queen of Song of the Summer this year.

White Dove

eaea

It is the only repeater at the Benidorm Fest

.

This time she tries it with Eaea, which combines flamenco and urban sounds.

It is a theme that flows from the bowels, one of those that allow the vocal display of an artist like this, very effective when they have a good package on the Eurovisual stages.

, but not so much the viewers who spend their money on the televote.

Karmento

I want and mourn

The singer from Albacete is the most singular artist of this edition.

She uses folklore like sourdough bakers, to work it to her liking and shape very interesting songs.

Is Europe ready for something like I love and mourn?

Well, of course it has been for even rarer proposals, such as that of the Serbian Konstrakta in 2022. Whether or not he wins the passport to Liverpool, García-Page cannot reach the next regional ones without creating a Manchego medal for Karmento.

Alice Wonder

I would

The young singer-songwriter from Madrid arrives in Benidorm with the halo of being the one to ring the bell.

Triple pressure, of course.

It is pure emotion.

She conveys authenticity

I would like, that she will like or not at the festival.

She would be a worthy representative in the United Kingdom.

She interprets one of those ballads that are much more than a ballad, that have magic and make your hair stand on end.

alfred garcia

since you are

Among the long list of

in the dispute, he is the veteran.

He was already at Eurovision.

He will think that Eurofans don't remember how bad he and Amaia put us through with the reluctance with which they took their participation in Lisbon.

Hence, few take him into account now to repeat the experience.

- it's also that he seems to be an easy tearer.

But that's it, folks.

Famous

la lola

The thing about the triumphant winner of

in 2018 is the verification that whoever wins in this contest suffers a curse for life.

What a pity.

.

But she is like Rosa from Spain.

She stumbles around without finding any style that fits her.

Famous would be very excited to represent us in Eurovision, he already said it when he was locked up in the cathodic academy;

but with

it will be that no.

There is an excess of 'triumphs';

We have not yet forgotten how badly Alfred gave us a hard time, with Amaia, in his Eurovision show;

and what about agoney?

E'ffemme

Ugh!

Apparently, the

has been directly invited by RTVE to compete in the Alicante city.

.

And it is not understood, the truth.

The song of these girls,

It is

, for not being cruel with the qualifiers.

Next Please!

agoney

I want to burn

The parsley of all the sauces.

The former Canarian triumph says that he wants to burn in his song.

He alone is crying out to suffer the torture proportional to the torture that is his bet.

It would seem that the only reason for her to compete in Benidorm is that the singer who has a voice timbre more similar to that of the diva Mónica Naranjo, presenter of the galas, is going to challenge her to some cooing duel on stage.

Aritz Aren

Flemish

We are before the candidate who does not have a grandmother;

We say it by his own statements about his imposing physique or by the cracks on other rivals in the weeks prior to the competition.

The Valencian, like Chanel, starts, as strengths, with his years as a dancer and choreographer, which causes a lot of expectation around his candidacy.

clichés .

And it does not contribute anything as a theme, everything is said.

Although Chanel's was not something to get excited about and oil could be extracted from it.

We will see.

Rakky Ripper

Traction

The young woman presents

.

To follow her, you need a musical dictionary since, they say, she is one of the pioneers in

, whatever that is.

Until now little has been said about her.

And, in our modest opinion,

.

Sofia Martin

tuki

She says that she wants to "bring a modern, international and new Spain to Eurovision";

there is nothing

From him.

A Spanish-German singer, she is this year's representative of what is called Latin dance.

Everything in

, her song, sounds sooooo artificial.

Megara

Arcadia

It is the rock bet of this year.

It is not a musical style for which Spain has opted for Eurovision, but a few countries on the continent do so in each edition.

.

Anyone who likes guitar can enjoy Arcadia, well defended by this band from Madrid.

The rest of us have a choice.

Jose Otero

winters on mars

The man from Gran Canaria has one of the best voices in this edition.

He plays

.

Let's face it, we've heard songs like yours at Eurovision a thousand times.

Nothing is different.

.

TVE could reuse its giant moon in the scenery and would save a few quarters, yes.

meler

They will not move us

A typical, let's emphasize the typical, boy band of three friends from Madrid who will defend

-will they know who Chanquete is?-.

sideland

what a slave tot

In this case the boy band comes from Barcelona.

They have managed to get a lot of talk about them because they defend

, a song in Catalan.

It is the only theme this year in one of the co-official languages ​​of our country, in which only Spanish is not spoken, although some still do not know it.

And that gives them a certain epic.

You know, it

La, la, la

in this language

, who finally sang an unbeatable Massiel, giving us the joy of our lives.

But beware, regardless of identity issues, Siderland sound very, very good and her song has a hit.

The bad thing is that they would stage a choreography like Miki Núñez's for La venda, and May has screwed us with the flowers.

Sharonne

Air

In a festival as inclusive as Eurovision, divas and a Drag Race Spain winner like her never go out of tune.

It's a pity that

, her song, has fallen short of expectations.

And nothing else, which is not little.

Twin Melody

sayonara

The

twins close this list of 18 chosen ones.

And we have not left them for last by chance.

We're still wondering if this is a joke.

It will be useful for those who are beginning to study Basque, since in

's hodgepodge you hear "bat, bi, hiru, lau" that is, "one, two, three and four".

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