Spain will decide its representative for the 2025 Eurovision edition this Saturday, February 1, at which time the winner of Benidorm Fest will be known and in charge of defending the National Pavilion in the prestigious European Gala of the Song.
The winner will leave the group of candidates that make up Melody, Lachispa, Daniela Blasco, J Kbello, Kuve, Mel Ömana, Lucas Bun and Mawot. When they finish counting the votes, both from the jury and the public, the organization will proclaim the winner, who will receive the bronze microphone from ‘Nebrossa’, the Alicante duo that rose with the triumph in the last 2024 edition and which represented Spain in Malmö, although ‘Zorra’, its daring proposal, did not reaped the success that was anticipated in our country after leaving expectations very high. The candidate who raises the trophy will be present this 2025 in Basel (Switzerland) this May, when Eurovision is celebrated. Switzerland hosts the contest after Nemo’s triumph last year with ‘The Code’.
Gala schedule
At 19.45 the RTVE program ‘Benidorm Calling’ will begin to be broadcast, which will heating the atmosphere and heating the engines for The beginning of the gala, scheduled for 10 pm on Saturday, February 1. Through about two hours of pure ‘show’ the participants will show all their talent to the public to make deserving of the bronze microphone. The organization expects the gala to end around midnight, and 1.00 in the morning the press conference of the new Spanish representative in Eurovision 2025 is scheduled.
Where to see the final
Television spectators can enjoy the Benidorm Fest live final through RTVE 1 or on the chain digital platform, RTVE Play. The broadcast will last approximately two hours, from 22.00 to 0.00.
Favorites
Although Benidorm Fest has signs on other occasions that has plenty of space for surprises, betting houses seem to have a solid perception of candidates with more options to take the cat to the water.
It seems clear that Kuve, Mel Ömana, Lucas Bun and Mawot have little chances of ending up impressing jury and public. Unless the decision is a capital surprise, these four candidates should not end up raising the trophy, something they will try to achieve through their actions.
Daniela Blasco and J Kbello are better placed according to bets, but they only have a probabilities of victory around 10% that do not foresee that they will be in the fight for the bronze microphone. However, everything can happen on the magic night of Benidorm, and the public is always thirsty for surprises.
The main favorites are Lachispa and Melody. Although the Gaditana left with advantage after the second semifinal, she is no longer so clear that her ‘tartita of crying’ is going to be chosen to travel to Basel. ‘That diva’ has traced in the predictions and Sevillian could end up rising with the prize, especially if he can avoid the blows of bad luck, such as the second semifinal, when the sound failed in full performance. Of course, it seems to go ahead of its rivals in terms of the public vote, since its song is, among all the participants of Benidorm Fest 2025, The most seen on YouTube and the most listened to in Spotifytwo reliable barometers of the musical pulse of the contest.
It should be remembered that, in this edition of the contest, the voting system has changed. 50% of the qualification comes from one jury, while the other 50% leaves both the SMS of the audience and the free vote through the RTVE Play application.
Order of participation
The organization made the order in which the candidates will participate in the grand final of Benidorm Fest 2025. The Mallorcan Daniela Blasco will open the show with its ‘UH Nana’ and Melody will be the last to jump to the stage with ‘ESE diva’. The other great favorite, Lachispa, will perform in fourth place with ‘Hartita to cry’.
The order is as follows:
