The Canarian artist and former ‘triumph’, the nice winner of the primary semifinal, being probably the most voted for by the jury and the general public, and second within the demoscopic Alice Wonder and Fusa Nocta, who additionally began as favourites, full the quartet of classifieds together with Megara, who offers a shock Aritz Aren, the favourite of the RTVE inside committee, is neglected of the competitors together with Twin Melody and Sharonne, amongst others
We already know the primary 4 finalists of the Spanish pre-selection for Eurovision 2023, categorised within the first semifinal of the Benidorm Fest 2023, held this Tuesday.
Agoney, Alice Wonder, Fusa Nocta and Megara have prevailed over the opposite 5 candidates who have been competing to go to the ultimate on February 4, Aritz Aren (Flamenco), Sharonne (Aire), Meler (They won’t transfer us), Twin Melody ( Sayonara) and Sofía Martín (Tuki), who’re neglected of the competition.
Agoney sweeps the primary semifinal
Agoney, the Canarian artist who rose to fame in Operación Triunfo 2017, has been the nice winner of the gala introduced by Mónica Naranjo, Rodrigo Vázquez and Inés Hernand. The music that he needs to take to Eurovision, I wish to burn, has acquired the very best rating from the jury and the general public, and has obtained second place within the demoscopic vote.
Alice Wonder and Fusa Nocta are confirmed as favorites
This first semifinal confirms Fusa Nocta and Alice Wonder as favorites, whose songs, along with Agoney’s, have been already probably the most listened to on the Spotify platform since its launch.
Megara surprises as fourth categorised
The shock of the evening has include Megara, the “fucksia rock” band additionally categorised for the ultimate with their music Arcadia, a digital story by which two flesh and blood women unleash their love via a online game :
Aritz Aren, the “favourite” of RTVE, stays on the gates of the ultimate
At the gates of the ultimate, in fifth place, nonetheless, Aritz Aren has remained, who additionally began at the moment among the many favorites, since his music, Flamenco, was one of the best scored by the inner committee that selected the 18 finalists among the many greater than 800 proposals this 12 months. The skilled dancer, skilled overseas and well-known for his choreographies on TikTook, has been the second most voted for by the general public, behind Agoney, however he has not had sufficient help from the jury and the demoscopic vote to sneak into the ultimate.
This has been the distribution of votes between the jury, public and demoscopiaAgoney: 86 factorsAlice Wonder: 79 factorsFusa Nocta: 65 factorsMegara: 51 factorsAritz: 50 factorsSharonne: 45 factorsMeler: 29 factorsTwin Melody: 29 factorsSofía Martín: 22 factorsMeler: 40 factorsAgoney: 35 factorsMegara: 30 factorsTwin Melody: 28 factorsFusa Nocta: 25 factorsAritz: 22 factorsSharonne: 20 factorsAlice Wonder: 15 factorsSofía Martín: 13 factorsAgoney: 40 factorsAritz: 35 factorsMegara: 30 factorsFusa Nocta: 28 factorsAlice Wonder: 25 factorsSharonne: 22 factorsTwin Melody: 20 factorsMeler : 15 factors Sofía Martín: 13 factors Who are the members of this 12 months’s jury?
As within the first version of the Benidorm Fest, the choice has been divided between the jury (50% of the ultimate end result), the televoting and the demoscopic pattern (25% every).
To keep away from controversies just like the one final 12 months, with Chanel’s defeat of the general public’s favorites Tanxugueiras and Rigoberta Bandini, which reached the Congress of Deputies, on this second version there have been some modifications. The variety of members of the skilled jury has been elevated (from 5 to eight) with a majority of worldwide specialists (amongst them the vocalist of Katrina & The Waves) and the singer and actress Nina as spokesperson. In addition, they needed to present extra voice to the eurofan group with the president of OGAE among the many judges.
The actress and singer Nina (director of the ‘OT’ Academy) in ‘Deluxe’Mediaset
This Thursday the opposite 4 semifinalists will likely be determined
This Thursday, February 2, the second semifinal will likely be broadcast on TVE, the place 4 different finalists will likely be chosen from among the many different candidates to go to Eurovision: Alfred García, Blanca Paloma, E’FEMME, Famous, José Otero, Karmento, Rakky Ripper, Sideland and Vicco.
Rodrigo Vázquez, Mónica Naranjo and Inés Hernand, presenters of the Benidorm Fest 2023ALDARA ZARRAOA
On Saturday we are going to know who’s going to Eurovision
At the gala this Saturday, February 4, the 8 finalists categorised within the two semifinals will compete for the bronze microphone, which is able to give them the ultimate passport to the Eurovision 2023 ultimate, on May 17 in Liverpool (United Kingdom). In this case, the order of motion will likely be determined by lot “until there are operational wants”.