He Benidorm Fest 2023 has already given its starting signal. After several days of comings and goings in which RTVE has been changing its plans on the way in which it was going to publicize its selection of candidates to participate in the 2023 Benidorm Fest that will take place on February 4, it has been Inés Hernand herself, host of the first edition of the festival and one of the most visible faces of the event, in charge of publicizing the definitive list with the names of the selected artists.
After the evening edition of the news on Tuesday, October 25 and the contest Mapiin full prime time television and competing with great phenomena on the grid such as the anthill by Pablo Motos and The intermediate of Greater Wyoming, the popular comedian and presenter has read to the public of La 1 de TVE until 18 names of participants who will present a song at the Benidorm Fest. Thus, Inés has confirmed the rumors that have been heard in recent days, and has announced that in the second edition of the new era of Benidorm Fest, there will be two more candidates for represent Spain in Eurovision than in the first
All the participants of the Benidorm Fest 2023
1. Aritz Aren
This artist comes from Valencia. He is 30 years old and in addition to being a singer, he is a dancer and an actor. In addition to various musicals, Aritz Arén has participated in television programs such as Fama a bailar, where he came in second place. In addition, he is a benchmark on Tik Tok and Instagram, where he is a hit.
2. E’Woman
This girlband arrives at the Benidorm Fest from Madrid. It was formed in Madrid in 2019, just before the pandemic and is made up of Sandy (1997), Melania (1998), BUBU (1999) and Lottie (2000). The philosophy of the E’Femme involves understanding art as something global: they take care of all the details and it will surely be noticed in their proposal.
3. Shooting Night
Miriam, better known as Fusa Nocta, is an urban artist from Gandía whose participation in the Factor X program in 2019 helped her position herself on the national scene. Fusa Nocta already has experience in festivals and her proposal promises to be risky and powerful.
4. White Dove
White Dove repeats. This singer from Elche was already in the first edition of the Benidorm Fest and this year she returns to try to conquer the public with her unique voice and her personal project.
5. Rakky Ripper
From Granada and with 27 years Raquel, better known as Rakky Ripper, Raquel arrives at the Benidorm Fest after having managed to position herself in the music scene as one of the pioneers of hyperpop.
6. Agoney
This 27-year-old from Tenerife hardly needs an introduction. Agoney was the sixth finalist of Operación Triunfo 2017 and since he left the academy he has not stopped working. Right now, in addition to dedicating himself to his music, he also takes time to participate in Incredible Duos.
7. Alfred García
With 5 gold and 5 platinum records, Alfred García is the first Spanish artist to place 16 songs from his debut album ‘1016’ in the Spotify Top 200 and iTunes Top 100 on the first day of release of his album. Alfred is a multi-instrumentalist musician, composer, producer, singer and audiovisual communicator, who in case of winning the Benidorm Fest would repeat in Eurovision. He was already the representative, along with Amaia, of Spain at the 2018 European festival.
8. Sofia Martin
From the indie environment comes Sofía Martín. This 26-year-old singer-songwriter living in Alicante and of German origin, will present a musical proposal linked to her style, a mix of contemporary Latin American and electronic rhythms.
9. Alice Wonder
Alice Wonder is the clear example of the arrival of a musical generational change. At barely 23 years old, the artist/songwriter has burst onto the music scene with an artistic maturity that can scare the most veteran.
10. Famous
At 23 years old, Famous already has a lot of experience acting in front of the cameras and the public… The Sevillian man won Operación Triunfo 2018 and is currently part of the cast of the musical The Lion King.
11. Megara
Megara is classified as the perfect mix between the sinister and cotton candy… Their proposal is unique and they have named it ‘Fucksia Rock’. Come on, what yours promises
12. Vicco
Vicco is 27 and a unique composer, pianist and music producer. Despite her youth, she has already opened for Alejandro Sanz and has worked with artists and producers such as Alizz, Bejo, Álex Ubago, Edurne and La Pegatina, among many others. In addition to being focused on the Benidorm Fest, Vicco is also working on his album.
13. Twin Melody
The Twin Melody are twins named Paula and Aitana de Ordizia. At the age of 24, these two sisters have won over the TikTok public, where they accumulate 18.2 million followers, making them the most followed content creators in Spain.
14. Jose Otero
José Otero was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria but is already, at the age of 32, a true international artist. He trained, thanks to a scholarship, at the prestigious music school The BRIT School for Performing Acts, then moved from England to Mexico and there he participated in La Voz, where he finished third. Will you get the same or better result at the Benidorm Fest? We will have to see and listen to his proposal!
15. Carmen
Karmento, born in Albacete, has been in music since 2012. Mixing pop with songwriters, this artist manages to bring universal stories to the public with touches of traditional music. It is a very complete bet!
16. Meler
Jonathan, Javier and Lorenzo come together in Madrid and form Meler. This boyband started in the subway and everything indicates that they will end up playing in much larger audiences.
17. Sharon
Sharonne is also used to flashes. The winner of Drag Race Spain has participated in the show The Hole, in Your face it sounds to me, in The Marathon from TV3 and in many other formats.
18. Siderland
Uri Plana, Albert Sort and Andreu Manyós are Siderland, a band from Barcelona that arrives at Benidorm Fest ready to win the prize. His thing is dance music, electronics and tropical rhythms. An explosive mix!
On Saturday 29, a special gala to present the candidates
Although Inés Hernand has been in charge of advance the information that all eurofans were waiting fortoday’s announcement is not the only previous content that RTVE will broadcast before the Benidorm Fest.
The next Saturday, October 29, La 1 de RTVE will rebroadcast starting at 10:05 p.m. a special program to learn a little more about all the candidates entitled Los elegidos Benidorm Fest 2023. The format will be presented by one of the great figures specialized in house music, the journalist Julia Varela and by the presenter Rodrigo Vázquez. In addition, although RTVE has not confirmed it, judging by the promotions it has been doing on its social networks, it is possible that they have a live performance by Chanel, the last winner of this contest and the third classified in Eurovision 2022.
A select few out of nearly a thousand
After the success of the first edition of the Benidorm Fest, which has catapulted both its winner, Chanel Terrero, and other participants such as Rigoberta Bandini and Tanxugueiras to fame, RTVE has been practically overwhelmed by the number of requests that have reached them. in the 40 days that the period to participate has been open in the second installment of this festival.
In total, public television has registered 876 candidacies of all musical styles. Of all the songs received, 455 have been via the web through the form and 27 by email; while the remaining 394 have been sent directly by record labels and other management agencies.
When is the Benidorm Fest 2023?
Aritz, Agoney, the members of Delaporte, those of Meler and all the other candidates to represent Spain in Eurovision that will participate in the second installment of the Benidorm Fest They will have until next January to thoroughly prepare their proposals.
Although it is foreseeable that a few days before the start of the new edition of the festival, TVE will premiere the songs of each of the candidates, we will not see them perform live until January 31when the first Semifinal is held in the city on the Alicante coast, in which half of the artists will participate.
The day February 2 will be held second semifinal of the Benidorm Fest 2023 with the performances of the remaining participants and finally, on Saturday, February 4, the grand final will be held, which, without a doubt, will be the highlight and the most anticipated by all music lovers and Eurofans. Despite the fact that there is still a long way to go, talk has already begun about tickets to enjoy this contest live and about what the new program for this musical event will be like.
