RTVE, the Spanish national broadcaster, has announced that the Benidorm Fest 2023 participants will be revealed tonight.
In a change to the previously announced plan, the Benidorm Fest participants will be revealed tonight at 22:05 CET on La 1. The ten-minute program will be presented by Inés Hernand. The previously announced special show on October 29 will still take place. This show will be presented by Julia Varela and Rodrigo Vázquez and will feature profiles of all of the selected artists and hints about their songs for the competition. RTVE will also hold a press conference on November 2, where the press will meet all the artists.
Benidorm Fest 2023
All of the shows of Benidorm Fest 2023 will be presented by Monica Naranjó and will take place in Palau Municipal d’Esports l’Illa de Benidorm. A total of 16 entries will take part in the semi-finals, an increase of 14 from last year. Of these entries, 8 will take part in the Grand Final. RTVE will also select six reserve entries, in case one of more of the entries is withdrawn.
The voting system remains the same as last year. In all three shows, the results will be decided by a professional jury (50%), a demoscopic jury (25%) and public voting (25%). The professional jury will comprise of Spanish and international music industry professionals.
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Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest
Spain debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961 and has competed annually since, making them the longest participating country that has never withdrawn. Spain has won the contest on two occasions; the first being in 1968 and the second time in 1969. 1969 is the only year where more than one song has won the contest. The 1969 contest saw a four-way tie between Spain, France, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
