Sonia and Selena, Mélodie and the Navarrese Surprised girl are some of the main names who will participate in the fourth edition of the Benidorm Festival between January 28 and February 1 and this could represent Spain at Eurovision 2025.
During a press conference held this Tuesday, RTVE revealed the list of 16 participants, also consisting of Kuve, Lachispa, Carla Frigo, Celine Van Heel, Daniela Blasco, David Afonso, DeTeresa, Henry Semler, David Afonso, Mel Ömana, J Kbello, Lucas Bun and Mawot.
It will be on December 18 that the songs of an edition marked by DANA that affected the east and south of the country will be presented, therefore, although the agreement has not yet been signed, RTVE announced that all the money raised with tickets for the semi-finals and the final will be reserved for those concerned.
“I haven’t found the perfect moment, but it doesn’t exist, you have to get started“, said the Sevillian Melody, one of the best known faces at the start of this edition, about the decision to now risk participating in the competition, only eight months after becoming a mother but “in a very beautiful stage and calm. “.
He will do it with ‘Esa diva’, based on the idea that “we are all divas: the diva who has no signs and the mother who gets up early,” he anticipated.
Also very well known, after their recent artistic reunion after years of separate careers, Sonia and Selena will try to reach Eurovision after a previous attempt in 2001 with “Yo Quiero Bailar”, which would later become one of his biggest hits.
“We are coming back for the love of the public who asked us for this return and Benidorm Festival We saw this as the perfect opportunity to do it,” explained the duo, who will sing “Reinas,” “something very Sonia and Selena.”
The Navarrese Chica Suralto, well known for her time in ‘Operación Triunfo, will sing ‘Bad Feminist’, on “the guilt and the feeling that in this profession women have a lot of problems and what’s more we have to give them power”.
THE Murcia Kuve will perform ‘Crazy for you’ after a frustrated attempt at participation the previous year, like Madrid trio K!ngdom, who managed to qualify on the fourth attempt with ‘Me gustas tú’ and its synth-laden electronic pop.
From the USA he arrives Henri Semler with ‘No lo ves’ and, from Cádiz, the two Lachispa, who after being a backing vocalist for Rosalía will put his undisciplined mixture of flamenco with other styles at the service of ‘Hartita de cry’, as well as J Kbello with ‘VIP’ and the intention of “it’s all a party.”
The Majorcan Daniela Blasco she will take “Uh na na” to exploit her dancing talents which even allowed her to share the stage with Justin Bieber.
Two Canaries will compete in this edition with their fusion of Latin music: the Tenerife David Afonso with ‘Cheap Love’ and, from Gran Canaria, Mel Ömana, with ‘Im a queen’.
Carla Frigo will present ‘Bésame’, “very sensual, elegant and explosive”, Céline Van Heel will present the first song she composed in her budding musical career, ‘La casa’, about goodbyes after a breakup, and DeTeresa, a “Katy Perry a la madrileña”, will perform “La pena”.
The Barcelona native creates his songs from “art pop” Lucas Bunalso in his song for the Benidorm Fest, ‘I’m writing to you in paradise’, dedicated to his mother, who died a year ago.
Finally, with a global proposal in which he even designs the costumes, Mawot, who already participated in the old Benidorm Festival, during the 2001 edition, returns to the city to apply. “Raggio di sole”.
“I know it will be the most spectacular edition we have ever done,” he promised. Cesar Vallejoco-director of the Benidorm Fest before a collection of songs that “will surprise many”, generated this time “without direct invitations to participate” and which includes new genres in the competition.
