RTVE, the Spanish national broascaster has selected the 24 acts that will compete in the Spanish 2011 Eurovision national selection.A total of 40 candidates reached the final audition in Barcelona today, 27 of them were selected from TVE's online submission.

A total of 39 candidates attended the final audition today in Barcelona. A special juryhas selected 24 candidates in order to compete in the Spanish national selection galas scheduled to be held in January. We remind you that both the song and singer will be selected separately this year.

27 of the competing candidates todayqualified from TVE's online submission and 12 qualified from the auditions held in Barcelona and Madrid earlier this month. Artists sang 3 different Eurovision entries today during the audition. Candidates from all over Spain were present in today's audition: Madrid, Tarragona, Almeria, Barcelona, Granada, Oviedo, Santander, Alicante, Murcia, Malaga, Valencia, Guadalajara, A Coruñaand Badajoz.

Stay tuned to esctoday.com for the latest information and developments on the Spanish Eurovision 2011 national selection.