Benidorm Fest 2024
Benidorm Fest 2024 was the third edition of the annual Benidorm Fest, a television song contest held in Benidorm, organised and broadcast by RTVE. The show was held between 30 January and 3 February 2024, and was hosted by Ruth Lorenzo, Marc Calderó, and Ana Prada. The winner, Nebulossa with "Zorra ", in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.
Format
The 2024 edition was introduced on 26 July 2023 in the presence of Massiel, the first Spanish representative to win the Eurovision Song Contest in. Further details were announced at a press conference held at the Torrespaña in Madrid on 9 January 2024. An opening gala was held at Benidorm Palace on 28 January 2024, which included performances by Benidorm Fest 2023 winner Blanca Paloma and the Spanish representative at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023,.The competition consisted of two semi-finals on 30 January and 1 February 2024, and one final on 3 February 2024. In total, 16 candidate songs competed divided between the two semifinals, that is, eight participated in each one. In each semifinal, the four songs with the most votes among a professional jury, a demoscopic panel and the televote, qualified to the final. During the final, the eight qualified songs were performed again and the winner was determined following the same voting system as in the semi-finals.
In addition to the televised shows, three Euroclub concerts took place in Benidorm on 30 January, 2 February and 3 February as part of the festival week, featuring performances by previous Benidorm Fest contestants, international artists as well as acts who applied to compete in 2024 but were not selected.
Presenters
At the January 2024 press conference, Ruth Lorenzo and Marc Calderó were announced as the main hosts of the competition, alongside Ana Prada as the host of the green room. In addition, each show was preceded by an introductory segment, titled Benidorm Calling and hosted by Inés Hernand and Jordi Cruz, and followed by a commentary show, titled La noche del Benidorm and hosted by Hernand and Aitor Albizua.Jury members
The jury consisted of four Spanish members and four international members. The Spanish members are singers Carlos Baute, Ángela Carrasco, and chair Beatriz Luengo; the international members were Lee Smithurst, David Tserunyan, Marta Piekarska and Nicoline Refsing. Piekarska was selected as a replacement for Twan van de Nieuwenhuijzen, who was ultimately unable to attend the festival.Guest performers
with Mr. Rain and Vicco with Abraham Mateo performed during the first semi-final. Íñigo Quintero and Sergio Dalma performed during the second semi-final. Ruth Lorenzo, Camela and Abraham Mateo performed in the final.Competing entries
RTVE published the rules and regulations for Benidorm Fest 2024 on 11 May 2023, opening a submission window lasting from 16 May until 10 October 2023. In addition to the open submission, RTVE reserved the right to invite renowned singers and authors from the current music scene. For the 2024 edition, the broadcaster also organised a songwriting camp in September 2023, open to both local and international composers. Upon closing the submission period, RTVE announced that 825 entries had been received by the online form, 23 of which having been composed at the songwriting camp.The participants, selected by a team including musical advisors Rayden, and Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson, were introduced on 11 November 2023 at the Alameda Theatre in Seville by RTVE's head of communications , in the context of the 24th Annual [Latin Grammy Awards|2023 Latin Grammy Awards]. The presentation event included performances by some of the participants of the two previous editions, namely 2023 winner Blanca Paloma with her new single "¡Ay amor!", Agoney, Alfred García,,, Karmento, Megara, Sharonne, Tanxugueiras, and Vicco.
While the presentation date for the selected entries was set for 14 December 2023, all song titles were inadvertently released a week earlier and multiple songs were leaked, which prompted RTVE to consider legal action. Regardless, the presentation event took place as scheduled at the RTVE Prado del Rey studios in Madrid, with Eizaguirre and festival directors and César Vallejo.
On 23 February 2024, the results of the selection procedure were published, as well as the names of the six artists and songs chosen as reserves.
| Artist | Song | Songwriter | Points | Place |
| Almácor | "Brillos platino" | 75 | 13 | |
| Angy Fernández | "Sé quién soy" | 82 | 11 | |
| Dellacruz | "Beso en la mañana" | 136 | 4 | |
| Jorge González | "Caliente" | 161 | 2 | |
| Lérica | "Astronauta" | 186 | 1 | |
| Mantra | "Me vas a ver" | 97 | 8 | |
| María Peláe | "Remitente" | 106 | 6 | |
| Marlena | "Amor de verano" | 79 | 12 | |
| Miss Caffeina | "Bla bla bla" | 141 | 3 | |
| Nebulossa | "Zorra " | 120 | 5 | |
| Noan | "Te echo de -" | 88 | 9 | |
| Quique Niza | "Prisionero" | 67 | 16 | |
| Roger Padrós | "El temps" | 88 | 10 | |
| Sofia Coll | "Here to Stay" | 97 | 7 | |
| "Dos extraños " | 74 | 14 | ||
| "No se me olvida" | 67 | 15 |
Contest overview
Semi-final 1
The first semi-final took place on 30 January 2024. Eight artists competed and four qualified for the final.| Draw | Artist | Song | Expert jury | Demoscopic jury | Televote | Total | Place |
| 1 | Lérica | "Astronauta" | 40 | 22 | 20 | 82 | 7 |
| 2 | Noan | "Te echo de -" | 46 | 28 | 22 | 96 | 6 |
| 3 | Sofia Coll | "Here to Stay" | 58 | 30 | 28 | 116 | 3 |
| 4 | Mantra | "Me vas a ver" | 33 | 25 | 40 | 98 | 5 |
| 5 | Miss Caffeina | "Bla bla bla" | 64 | 16 | 25 | 105 | 4 |
| 6 | Quique Niza | "Prisionero" | 45 | 20 | 16 | 81 | 8 |
| 7 | Angy Fernández | "Sé quién soy" | 62 | 40 | 35 | 137 | 2 |
| 8 | Nebulossa | "Zorra " | 84 | 35 | 30 | 149 | 1 |
Semi-final 2
The second semi-final took place on 1 February 2024. Eight artists competed and four qualified for the final.| Draw | Artist | Song | Expert jury | Demoscopic jury | Televote | Total | Place |
| 1 | María Peláe | "Remitente" | 71 | 30 | 30 | 131 | 2 |
| 2 | Dellacruz | "Beso en la mañana" | 22 | 16 | 16 | 54 | 8 |
| 3 | Marlena | "Amor de verano" | 48 | 28 | 20 | 96 | 6 |
| 4 | St. Pedro | "Dos extraños " | 94 | 35 | 35 | 164 | 1 |
| 5 | Jorge González | "Caliente" | 42 | 40 | 40 | 122 | 3 |
| 6 | Yoly Saa | "No se me olvida" | 35 | 22 | 22 | 79 | 7 |
| 7 | Roger Padrós | "El temps" | 55 | 20 | 28 | 103 | 5 |
| 8 | Almácor | "Brillos platino" | 65 | 25 | 25 | 115 | 4 |
Final
The final took place on 3 February 2024.| Draw | Song | Juror 1 | Juror 2 | Juror 3 | Juror 4 | Juror 5 | Juror 6 | Juror 7 | Juror 8 | Total |
| 1 | "Remitente" | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 41 |
| 2 | "Dos extraños " | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 86 |
| 3 | "Sé quién soy" | 10 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 63 |
| 4 | "Caliente" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 49 |
| 5 | "Zorra " | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 86 |
| 6 | "Here to Stay" | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 29 |
| 7 | "Bla bla bla" | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 27 |
| 8 | "Brillos platino" | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 51 |