Yes we are talking about none other than Rodolfo Chikilicuatre who has shot to fame in Spain in the last few weeks thanks to his bid to represent Spain in the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest with his song Baila El Chiki Chiki. Massive and extensive mediatic coverage has been devoted to Rodolfo and his entry, as he has taken the Spanish media by storm. He sure is the latest mediatic hurricane to hit the nation, as practically every newspaper in Spain is running an article on him and his song is constantly aired on the local radio stations. He has been leading the TVE Myspace Salvemos Eurovision online voting for many days and currently stands in 2nd place, just behind El Gato. Rodolfo is heavily backed by the private Spanish television channel La Sexta and Andreu Buenafuente. The Spanish comedian who is an Elvis Presley wannabe, has even made headlines on prime time Spanish television news.

Baila El Chiki Chiki is a regaetton style dancesong with a comical flavour. The song has cropped up from the dark on the Salvemos Eurovision online voting poll pushing La Cazal Azul out of the number one slot. The song is already very popular among the Spanish public and has become a huge hit. Rodolfo known in real life as David Fernandez currently works and collaborates onthe famous Spanish television late night chat showBuenafente which is aired on La Sexta. Andreau Buenafuente who conducts the show and is among Spain's most acclaimed presenters has made sure that Rodolfo and his song get the best mediatic exposure possible.

Major Spanish newspapers as El Mundo, El Pais, 20 Minutos, El Correo Gallego, Diario Sur, ABC, El Periodico to mention a few from the many reporting on Rodolfo Chikilicuatre's Eurovision bid.Websites such asVertele.com,Terra.es, FormulaTV have also devoted news and coverage to thisentry. The song has gained much publicity and exposure thanks to the mediatic impact it has caused. The Spanish media is surely having a field day with this song! Much to the listeners amusement, the song has had such an impact that Baila El Chiki Chiki has become the most watched video on internet in Spain!

The song is only 1.24 minutes long and contains some political lyrics in a comical style and has caused some controversy among the Spanish Eurovision fans who are not too happy with the sudden success of this so-called song.Many Spanish fans have shown their concern about this joke entry representing Spain, thusmentioning itsneither the appropiate song northe right approachto go to Eurovision.Does it break the rules? What will happen if Rodolfo wins the golden ticket to Belgrade? We will have to wait and see.

The deadline for the Spanish Eurovision selection Salvemos Eurovision is on Monday 25th February at midnight. The 5 most voted entries will qualify for the grand final along with 5 more entries elected by the expert jury. The Spanish national final will be heldin early March.