Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024
| Eurovision Song Contest 2024 | ||||
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| Country |  Spain | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Benidorm Fest 2024 | |||
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| Selected entrant | Nebulossa | |||
| Selected song | "Zorra" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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As a member of the "
Background
Prior to the 2024 contest, Spain has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest sixty-two times since its first entry in
The Spanish national broadcaster,
Before Eurovision
Benidorm Fest 2024
Benidorm Fest 2024 was the song festival organised by RTVE and Generalitat Valenciana that took place at the Palau Municipal d'Esports l'Illa de Benidorm in Benidorm, Valencian Community. Sixteen artists and songs competed over three shows: two semi-finals on 30 January and 1 February 2024, and the final on 3 February 2024.[3]
The voting consisted of televote (25%), a demoscopic panel of judges made up of a sample of the Spanish population selected by statistical and demoscopic criteria (25%), and a national and international jury vote (50%).[4]
Semi-finals
- The first semi-final took place on 31 January 2023. "Zorra" performed by Nebulossa, "Sé quién soy" performed by Angy Fernández, "Here to Stay" performed by Sofia Coll and "Bla bla bla" performed by Miss Caffeina advanced to the final, while "Me vas a ver" performed by Mantra, "Te echo de -" performed by Noan, "Astronauta" performed by Lérica and "Prisionero" performed by Quique Niza were eliminated.
- The second semi-final took place on 2 February 2023. "Dos extraños (Cuarteto de cuerda)" performed by St. Pedro, "Remitente" performed by María Peláe, "Caliente" performed by Jorge González and "Brillos platino" performed by Almácor advanced to the final, while "El temps" performed by Roger Padrós, "Amor de verano" performed by Marlena, "No se me olvida" performed by Yoly Saa and "Beso en la mañana" performed by Dellacruz were eliminated.
Final
The final took place on 3 February 2024 and saw eight contestants, four having qualified from each semi-final.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Expert jury |
Demoscopic jury |
Televote | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | María Peláe | "Remitente" | 41 | 25 | 20 | 86 | 6 |
| 2 | St. Pedro | "Dos extraños (Cuarteto de cuerda)" | 86 | 28 | 25 | 139 | 2 |
| 3 | Angy Fernández | "Sé quién soy" | 63 | 35 | 30 | 128 | 3 |
| 4 | Jorge González | "Caliente" | 49 | 40 | 35 | 124 | 4 |
| 5 | Nebulossa | "Zorra" | 86 | 30 | 40 | 156 | 1 |
| 6 | Sofia Coll | "Here to Stay" | 29 | 22 | 22 | 73 | 7 |
| 7 | Miss Caffeina | "Bla bla bla" | 27 | 16 | 16 | 59 | 8 |
| 8 | Almácor | "Brillos platino" | 51 | 20 | 28 | 99 | 5 |
Promotion
As part of the promotion of their participation in the contest, Nebulossa embarked on a trip across the United States in February 2024;[7] they additionally confirmed their presence at the PrePartyES in Madrid on 30 March 2024,[8] the Euro Fest Gala in Madrid on 3 April 2024,[9] the Barcelona Eurovision Party on 6 April 2024,[10] the London Eurovision Party on 7 April 2024,[11] the Eurovision in Concert event in Amsterdam on 13 April 2024,[12] the Nordic Eurovision Party in Stockholm on 14 April 2024[13] and the Copenhagen Eurovision Party (Malmöhagen) on 4 May 2024,[14] as well as performing at the Swedish embassy in Madrid on 10 April 2024[15] and at the Muccassassina club night in Rome on 26 April 2024.[9] The duo also performed at a public "farewell party" at Teatro Albéniz in Madrid on 22 April 2024, organised by RTVE and available on its online platform RTVE Play.[16][17]
Calls for boycott
At Eurovision
The
A public event, organised by RTVE, is scheduled to be held on the day of the final in Benidorm, featuring a live screening of the show at the Auditorio Julio Iglesias as well as performances by special guests and other activities.[21]
In Spain, the first semi-final of the contest will be broadcast on La 2 and the second semi-final and the final on La 1; in addition, the final will also be aired on Radio Nacional nationwide and on Ràdio 4 in Catalonia, and all the shows will be available online via RTVE Play;[22][23][24] Catalan-language commentary by Sònia Urbano and Xavi Martínez will be available for the final on the national TV and web broadcast and on the local radio broadcast,[25] while Julia Varela and Tony Aguilar will provide the Spanish-language commentary for the national TV and web broadcasts[26] and David Asensio, Sara Calvo, Ángela Fernández, Manu Martín-Albo and Luis Miguel Montes will commentate the final on the national radio broadcast.[22] As part of the Eurovision programming, the special documentary Catalunya, 12 punts, dedicated to Catalan representatives of Spain at the contest, will air on La 2 before the final.[25]
Performance
Nebulossa will take part in technical rehearsals on 2 and 4 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 10 and 11 May.[27] Their performance of "Zorra" at the contest is staged by Israel Reyes and Juan Sebastián Domínguez, and choreographed by Vero Mejías.[28] Their costume designer is Michael Costello.[29]
Voting
The spokesperson for the Spanish jury at the final will be Soraya Arnelas, who represented Spain in the 2009 contest.[30]
References
- ^ a b "Spain". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (11 May 2023). "Spain: Eurovision 2024 Participation Confirmed as Benidorm Fest Rules Released". Eurovoix. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ Casanova, Verónica (26 July 2023). "Todas las novedades sobre el Benidorm Fest 2024: fechas de las galas y anuncio de artistas" [All the news about Benidorm Fest 2024: dates of the galas and artists announcement]. rtve.es (in European Spanish). RTVE. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Bases que regulan la selección de la canción y representante/s de España en el Festival de Eurovisión 2024. Benidorm Fest 2024" (PDF) (in European Spanish). RTVE. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ Contreras Real, Carlos (2 February 2024). "Descubre el orden de actuación de la Gran Final de Benidorm Fest 2024" [Discover the running order of the Grand Final of Benidorm Fest 2024]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Canto, Jesús (3 February 2024). "Nebulossa con «Zorra» gana el Benidorm Fest 2024 y representará a España en el Festival de Eurovisión" [Nebulossa with "Zorra" wins Benidorm Fest 2024 and will represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (26 February 2024). "Spain: Nebulossa Complete Promotional Trip to the United States". Eurovoix. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ Grace, Emily (20 February 2024). "Spain: Several Artists Join The PrePartyES 2024 Line-Up". Eurovoix. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ a b Rossini, Federico (29 February 2024). "Eurovision 2024: i Nebulossa (Spagna) a Roma il 26 aprile" [Eurovision 2024: Nebulossa (Spain) in Rome on 26 April]. Eurofestival News (in Italian). Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ Grace, Emily (21 February 2024). "Spain: Numerous Acts Confirmed For Barcelona Eurovision Party So Far". Eurovoix. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (12 March 2024). "Spain: Nebulossa Joins London Eurovision Party 2024 Line-Up". Eurovoix. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ Dibben, Jazzi (27 February 2024). "Nebulossa to perform at Eurovision in Concert 2024". That Eurovision Site. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ @nordiceurovision (4 March 2024). "¡Hola @nebulossa_oficial! Next 14th April in Stockholm will be very 'Z0rra'. After winning the Benidorm Fest, the group will perform at Eurovision 2024 but first you can see them at the Nordic Eurovision Party". Retrieved 5 March 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ @malmohagen_eurovision_party (24 March 2024). "Reminder of Acts 1-16 in our line-up. Get ready to vote live on your top 10 songs in the MalmöHagen Grand Final Show and Concert: the only Pre-Party for Rest of World Eurovision Week visitors to unite with European based visitors in the same place!". Retrieved 25 March 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ Andersson, Rafaell (21 April 2024). "Eurovision 2024: Nemo, Dons and Nebulossa Perform at Swedish Embassies". Eurovoix. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ Mancheño, José Miguel; Solano, Cristhian (22 April 2024). "Minuto a minuto: Sigue en directo la fiesta de despedida de Nebulossa antes de viajar a Malmö" [Minute by minute: Follow live Nebulossa's farewell party before travelling to Malmö]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ Conte, Davide (24 April 2024). "Spain: Farewell Party for Nebulossa Held in Madrid". Eurovoix. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
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- ^ "Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Draw results". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Major changes for Malmö: Big Five & Sweden perform LIVE in Semi-Finals and you can vote for longer". Eurovision.tv. EBU. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
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- ^ a b Mancheño, José Miguel (23 April 2024). "Radio Nacional de España emitirá en directo la gran final del Festival de Eurovisión 2024" [Radio Nacional de España will broadcast live the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Cuándo es Eurovisión 2024: esta es la fecha" [When is Eurovision 2024: this is the date]. La Razón (in European Spanish). 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ Mancheño, José Miguel (23 April 2024). "RTVE vuelve a relegar la primera semifinal de Eurovisión 2024 a La 2 y mantiene la segunda en La 1" [RTVE once again relegates the first semi-final of Eurovision 2024 to La 2 and maintains the second on La 1]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ a b Farren, Neil (2 April 2024). "Spain: RTVE to Provide Catalan Commentary for Eurovision 2024". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ Mancheño, José Miguel (12 April 2024). "Julia Varela y Tony Aguilar comentarán el Festival de Eurovisión 2024 en RTVE" [Julia Varela and Tony Aguilar will commentate the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 on RTVE]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 12 April 2024.
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- ^ Álvarez, Jesús (12 March 2024). "¿Cuáles son los equipos de trabajo de las diferentes candidaturas de Eurovisión 2024?" [What are the working teams behind the various entries for Eurovision 2024?]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ Farren, Neil (22 April 2024). "Spain: Michael Costello to Design Nebulossa's Eurovision Outfits". Eurovoix. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ Solano, Cristhian (22 April 2024). "Soraya Arnelas será la portavoz del jurado español en Eurovisión 2024" [Soraya Arnelas will be the spokesperson for the Spanish jury at Eurovision 2024]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2024.