RTVE, the Spanish national broadcaster, has opened the song submission window for the forthcoming 2023 Spanish national selection- Benidorm Fest.
The 2023 Benidorm Fest Song Submission window will run from 01 September- 10 October. Hereafter a special professional jury will shorlist the submitted entries to 22 songs (16 competing acts and 6 reserve entries).
The song submission window consists of two different mechanisms:
- Online public submission via RTVE’s official website
- Direct invitation to composers/artists by RTVE
You can find the rules and regulations for Benidorm Fest 2023 here. Artists and composers wishing to compete at the upcoming Spanish national selection can do so by submitting their entries via the following form here.
Composers can submit up to a maximum of 3 songs whilst an artist can submit only one song. Songs can be submitted with an artist and individually without an artist.
About Benidorm Fest 2023
The 2023 Benidorm Fest will consist of three live televised shows (two semi-finals and a Grand Final). A total of 16 acts will compete in the 2023 Spanish national selection, 8 acts will battle in each of the two semi-finals, the top four acts from each semi-final will proceed to the Grand Final. Hence a total of 8 acts will battle for the golden to Eurovision 2023 in the Grand Final. Benidorm Fest 2023 will run from 29 January-4 February.
Spain will determine its 2023 entry and act on Saturday 4 February 2023.
- 29/01/ 2023- Benidorm Fest 2023 Opening Ceremony
- 31/01/2023- Benidorm Fest 2023 Semi-final #1
- 02/02/2023- Benidorm Fest 2023 Semi-final #2
- 04/02/2023- Benidorm Fest 2023 Grand Final
The internationally acclaimed Spanish superstar Monica Naranjo will host the competition next year. Mr. Eurovision aka Christer Bjorkman will play a key role at the 2023 edition as he will be part of the international jury. Nacho Cano (Mecano) who is one of Spain’s most sought after musicians, composers and producers will be the president of the jury.
The 2023 Spanish Eurovision entry will be determined via 50/50 jury public deliberation. The jury will consist of an international and national professionals whilst the public voting will consist of 25% demoscopic voting and 25% of televoting.
Chanel won the first edition of Benidorm Fest and was awarded the golden ticket to Eurovision 2022. She represented Spain in Turin with her mega hit ‘Slo Mo‘, achieving an honourable 3rd place in the Grand Final.
Source: RTVE/ESCToday
Photo credit: RTVE
