The Second Semi-Final of Benidorm Fest has just been held in Spain. Seven candidates competed at today’s show, but only four of them have gone through to the final, which is set to take place on Saturday 29th. The show was hosted by singer Alaska, host and former minister of culture Máximo Huerta and host Inés Hernand. Ruth Lorenzo, who represented Spain at Eurovision 2014, and the indie group Niña Polaca performed as guests artists.
Today Benidorm Fest saw the second set of semifinalists compete for one of the last four spots available at the national final:
- Xeinn – “Eco” (Carlos Marco, Jimmy Jansson, Marcus Winther-John, Thomas G:son)
- Marta Sango – “Sigues en mi mente” (Marta Sango, Marco Frías, Mané López)
- Javiera Mena – “Culpa” (Javiera Mena)
- Gonzalo Hermida – “Quién lo diría” (Gonzalo Hermida, David Santisteban)
- Rigoberta Bandini “Ay mamá” (Rigoberta Bandini, Esteban Navarro Dordal, Stefano Maccarrone)
- Rayden – “Calle de la llorería” (David Martínez Álvarez, François Le Goffic)
- Sara Deop – “Make you say” (Leroy Sanchez, Camille Purcell, Linus Nordstrom, Frank Nobel)
The results were decided after a combination of votes from two panels of experts, national (60%) and international (40%), and the public, televote (50%) and demoscopic jury made up of 350 members (50%). The jury members were: singer Natalia Calderón, who was the vocal trainer of Melani, Soleá and Levi Díaz at Junior Eurovision, choreographer Miryam Benedicted and Coordinator of RTVE’s Orchestra and Choir Estefanía García making the national panel, and Austrian scenographer Marvin Dietmann and Iceland’s Head of Delegation, Félix Bergsson as the international judges.
You can find the list of finalists from the Semi-Final 2 below:
- Rigoberta Bandini
- Rayden
- Xeinn
- Gonzalo Hermida
Take a look at the scoreboard below:
These four acts will compete for the Spanish ticket to Turin along with the qualifiers from yesterday’s Semi-Final. You will be able to watch the final of Benidorm Fest 2022 on Saturday at 22.40 CET on La 1 and RTVE Playz.
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