RTVE, the Spanish national broadcaster, has unveiled that it will be premiering the competing songs at Benidorm Fest 2026 on 18th December.
Cesar Vallejo, the Spanish Head of Delegation graced the 19th OGAE Congress in Malaga last weekend where he revealed that preparations for Benidorm Fest 2026 are in full swing. Cesar revealed that RTVE is set to premiere the Benidorm Fest 2026 entries on 18th December.
RTVE is currently evaluating all the submitted entries and will be shortlisting them in due course.
RTVE has received 870 songs for Benidom Fest 2026. RTVE will now listen to all the submitted entries and evalaute them in order to select 16 songs for the forthcoming edition of Benidorm Fest 2026.
Benidorm Fest 2026
RTVE will be opting to select the Spanish Eurovision entry and act via Benidorm Fest for the fifth consecutive time if Spain participates at Eurovision 2026.( Spain will compete at ESC 2026 if Israel is excluded from the contest).
Benidorm Fest 2026 will consist of three live televised shows ( two semi-finals and a grand final). A total of 16 acts will partake in the competition, eight acts in each of the two semi-finals. The top four acts from each semi-final will proceed to the Grand Final after a 50/50 public -jury deliberation
Hence a total of 8 acts will battle at the Grand Final of Benidorm Fest 2026
RTVE reserves the right to extend the number of competing acts at Benidorm Fest 2026 both in the semi-finals and grand final if it deems that the quality of the songs is high.
The 2026 Spanish Eurovision act and entry will be determined via a 50/50 jury /public voting deliberation. The public voting will consist of 25% (app, televoting,sms) and 25% (demoscopic vote).
The winner of Benidorm Fest will be awarded €100,000 whilst the composers of the winning entry will receive €50,000.
Benidorm Fest 2026 will be held on 10, 12 and 14 February in Benidorm, Spain.
