RTVE's website for the 2009 Eurovision selection has already received more than 100,000 votes since the voting process opened yesterday at 12:00 CET. Concretely, the vote number 100,000 was cast at 00:51 CET last night.
This means that nearly 7,700 votes are cast in rtve.es/eurovision every hour and it is still 30 days until the voting term finishes. If we take a look at the current overall ranking, Soraya tops the voting with 5,503 votes, followed by Mirela (4,511), Melody y Los Vivancos (3,234), Julia Bermejo (2,256) and La La Love You (2,171).
As already reported, the 5 top rated acts in each category will qualify for the semifinals. This is the current top-5 in each category:
Pop/rock:
- Soraya: 5,503
- El secreto de Álex: 1,819
- Noelia Cano: 1,550
- Diven: 1,462
- Fucking Monday FM: 1,368
Ballad:
- Julia Bermejo: 2,256
- Virginia: 1,841
- Sueños Robados: 549
- Tontxu: 531
- Rafa Saez: 461
Metal:
- Leather Boys: 501
- Remembrances: 500
- Bloodsuckers: 287
- Foxes in the Night: 246
- No Life after Love: 240
Electronic:
- Andermay: 1,108
- Solydo: 968
- Goico: 963
- Carola Terror Drag: 668
- Izan: 658
Latin:
- Melody y Los Vivancos: 3,234
- Jorge González: 2,113
- Arkaitz: 1,435
- Salva Ortega: 711
- Santa Fe: 660
Hip-hop/rap:
- Mario Vaquero Garcés: 1,415
- Jammy & Shark: 108
- Depresión post-parto: 95
- Patrix y Los Raperos: 71
- Aid: 70
Indie:
- La La Love You: 2,171
- Yulia Valentayn: 1,068
- Un Pingüino en mi Ascensor: 927
- Biquini: 831
- Calipop: 600
Flamenco/Spanish:
- Coral: 1,179
- Rafael Sánchez Gálvez: 1,098
- Fran Arenas: 189
- Sin Tanto: 130
- Iko de la Llilla: 99
R&B:
- Mirela: 4,511
- Jaime Rojo Contreras: 372
- Ángeles Vela: 360
- Adriel: 293
- Esther D'Pazos: 274
Other:
- Necxis: 671
- Gran Baobab: 643
- Beatriz: 533
- Isi: 533
- David Caballero: 508
Regarding de Jury category, the ranking is topped by José García Hernández 'Luka', of partner website eurovision-spain.com, with 542 votes.