Spain - Benidorm Fest - Final
The program begins with Ruth Lorenzo, the host of the show, singing the song with which she represented Spain in Eurovision 10 years ago, "Dancing in the Rain." The other two festival presenters, Ana Prada and Marc Calderó, display the trophy: a bronze microphone. Additionally, they explain the breakdown of the voting: 50% jury, 25% demoscopic, and 25% televoting. The jury consists of 4 national and 4 international members.
The participants are as follows:
1. María Peláe - Remitente: Flamenco presentation of the night with a grand stage setup and 4 dancers. Wonderful voice but reminiscent of the previous year's song due to the flamenco influence.
2. St. Pedro - Dos Extraños: Beautiful bolero with echoes of Cuban music. Simple stage setup with shadows of dancers in the background. Receives a great ovation from the audience. The favorite in the betting.
3. Angy Fernández - Ahora Se Quién Soy: Emo is back! Actress and singer who was very successful in Spain in the early 2000s in the Emo-Neopunk genre.
4. Jorge González - Caliente: Third attempt to go to Eurovision for his country. This time with a song and a voice reminiscent of Ricky Martin. Semi-naked dancers and an impeccable voice. I didn't like the dance break moment with "torero" moves.
5. Nebulossa - Zorra: Feminist protest song with cabaret staging and two dancers in corsets and heels. Great enthusiasm from the audience, who sing along throughout the song. Much better voice than in the semifinal. The song names is a spanish slang that could be translated into "slut", but the official translation chosen was "vixen".
6. Sofía Coll - Here To Stay: Song in English, Spanish, and Catalan. Schlager style song that reminds the one with wich Latvia won in 2002.
7. Miss Caffeina - Bla Bla Bla: Indie pop as an alternative proposal that sounds like The Roop.
8. Almácor - Brillos Platino: Latin music with overlaid effects on the screen. Sings off-key a lot but this music somewhat recalls Bad Bunny, a singer very successful in Latin America and the USA. The presentation had some flaws in the screen effects and fireworks that didn't work.
Voting opened, and the interval act was Abraham Mateo, an urban flamenco style singer, very successful in the country. He performed "Clavaíto" solo, a song he originally sings with Channel, who was not invited to the festival.
Later, Ruth Lorenzo apologizes for the presentation flaws of Almácor. The audience demands a repeat performance, but it doesn't happen.
A group called Camela performs too, and during their presentation, voting closes. The results were as follows:
Jury (50%)
3rd: Angy Fernández (63 pts)
=1st: St Pedro and Nebulossa (86 pts)
Demoscopic (25%)
3rd: Nebulossa (30 pts)
2nd: Angy Fernández (35 pts)
1st: Jorge González (40 pts)
Televote (25%)
3rd: Angy Fernández (30 pts)
2nd: Jorge González (35 pts)
1st: Nebulossa (40 pts)
Combined (100%)
1st. Nebulossa (156 pts)
2nd. St. Pedro (139 pts)
3rd. Angy Fernández (128 pts)
4th. Jorge González (124 pts)
5th. Almácor (99 pts)
6th. María Peláe (86 pts)
7th. Sofía Coll (73 pts)
8th. Mis Cafeína (48 pts)
Thus, Nebulossa is declared the winner of the festival and will represent Spain in Eurovision with the song "Zorra." Blanca Paloma, the winner of the previous year's festival, gives them the bronze microphone trophy, after which they perform the song again with great enthusiasm from the audience, who sing along from start to finish.