Sorpresa! Blas Cantó will represent Spain at Eurovision 2020 in Rotterdam. RTVE has made a surprise announcement this Saturday after teasing us all on Twitter.
Half-past two, a Saturday in October… what could possibly be happening in Spain? A Eurovision announcement seems like the least likely option, but there it was. RTVE started teasing their artist announcement on Twitter with this cheeky post:
A ver, os voy contar lo que VA A PASAR HOY. Abro hilo. #MisterioEurovision
— eurovision_rtve (@eurovision_tve) October 5, 2019
And then, nothing happened. Apparently. The Twitter account redirected to television, where Corazón played a piece asking people on Instagram who they wanted to take part at Eurovision.
But just five minutes later, the news broadcast began, and then came the bomb: Spain was about to know who would be going to Rotterdam!
Months of speculation ended all of a sudden. Rosalía, Ruth Lorenzo, Lola Índigo, Aitana… but in the end it was him. Blas Cantó will be the third solo male singer to represent Spain in the last four years, after Manel Navarro and Miki.
Previous single: Blas Cantó – “Él no soy yo”
Who is Blas Cantó?
Born on 26 October 1991, the soon-to-be 28-year-old is no stranger to the world of Eurovision. In 2004, he attempted to represent Spain at Junior Eurovision with “Cantaré”. The selection was won by María Isabel who went on to win the overall contest with the iconic “Antes muerta que sencilla”. “Contigo” hitmaker Mirela also took part in the 2004 national final.
From 2009 to 2016, Blas was a member of the boyband Auryn. The chart-topping outfit took part in Spain’s 2011 national selection. They reached the superfinal with the track “Volver”, losing out to Lucia Perez.
After the group’s split, Blas signed to Warner Music Spain and in 2017 released his debut solo single “In Your Bed”. His biggest hit, “Él no soy yo” went platinum.
With his dashing good looks, it should come as little surprise that Blas is also a regular on TV. He won the fifth season of Tu cara me suena (Your Face Sounds Familiar). Eurovision 2002’s Rosa López came second.
Blas’ song for Rotterdam has not been selected yet. The singer is currently working with broadcaster RTVE to find the right number for Rotterdam. And he’s taking things seriously. In a statement, Blas said “It is a very important decision, we want the perfect song for Eurovision.”
RTVE has not confirmed when Blas’ song will be released, but it is expected to be revealed sometime in 2020.
What do you think? Are you excited that Blas Cantó will represent Spain in Rotterdam? What sort of song should he take to Rotterdam? Tell us your thoughts below!
I’m so relieved OT 2020 won’t be associated with Eurovision… Casting auditions began today, and the producer of the show Tinet Rubira has explained during the press conference that in the new season they are going to “let the drama flow”, meaning the reality tv aspect is going to be even more important than before.
He looks good, but in the end it’s all about the song. Both Manel and Miki had horrible songs, so their results were justified. If you wanna get good results you cannot present a joke song (like Miki had)
Ready for Fuego part 3 .
I expected Dancing in the rain in Rotterdam 🙁
Best Spain entry of the 2010s 🙂 The queen needs to come back in the next 10 years…
He seems like a versatile performer and has domestic success- not the most brilliant pick but has broad appeal and is inoffensive. RTVE have got off to a good start and he’s a big enough star to have a good team behind him for the song, so unless he sounds awful live (which he most likely won’t given his prior experience) Spain will probably make the top 20 at least. But I Hooverphonic have definitely made the bigger splash.
He has a good voice, he can perform and he looks good, I hope he will get the result Miki deserved last year
Miki had bad staging so lets hope for Sasha Jean Baptiste
Miki’s staging wasn’t all bad. I loved the energy, the bright colors and the audience interaction.
It was massy for me – yes he brought party vibes but the robot was afwul idea.
No Spanish person here is going to say that when they mention Diana Navarro in the video they show a picture of Nuria Roca??? It’s crazy
He is handsome…Good luck to him
Please, no Sacha Jean-Baptiste. No Luca Hanni 2.0.
Spain don’t have soldi for Sasha but it would be nice to see Sasha doing stage for Spain and Luca’s staging was good – better than Tamta’s stage… but yes Iveta in 2016, Nina in 2015 or Nika Kocharov in 2016 had better stage
Pleasant voice, very good looking and an experienced performer, sounds like a catch. With the right song, maybe he can save Spain for their streak of bad results. But I must agree with those who said here that his songs are usually very safe and harmless. I hope they go for something bolder than his repertoire.
He will singing balad for sure and I expect same situation like Edurne had
I do want to see if the Spanish team can lure the juries this time. The best Spanish results in 2010s were both by the support of juries and both involved ballads (although both were by female performers), so this might be their key for success.
I can see he doing a ballad or a dance song. I wonder if Spain will evaluate how the field is shaping up before making a final choice.
Get ready for a radio spainish dance song.
Well at least they’ve already won Next Top Model.
TOLD YOU! He was my first thought after RTVE revealed the internal selection of a “wel-known artist” and some names popped up. I’m extremely satisfid with this choice and I’m very confident RTVE is taking Euorvision seriously for the last couple of years. They wanted to change the vision the general public and artists have about Eurovision in Spain and I really think this is the way to go: well-known artist with recent hits. They just have to work hard in the song and the staging. This is very promising, though after all these year of disappointments and rejection from… Read more »
Apparently he is that “well-known artist”. Is he really that popular in Spain? Do people know him? More than Rosalía, Cristina Ramos, Eleni Foureira, Ruth Lorenzo and Famous?
Yep. Not more than Rosalia, but more of those singers that you say of course!! He was in a boyband very successful 4 or 5 years, and then 3 months in Your face sounds familiar (most viewed tv program every week) which he won and he started his solo career with one CD that was #1 on the spanish chats, and last year his single “Él no soy yo” was a big hit in the country. Platinum x 2. You can usually hear his song on the radio. Famous is not famous, after OT he is missing. Cristina Ramos lot… Read more »
Ruth Lorenzo (love her) is famous in Spain since ESC 2014. Blas Cantó was already singing with his boyband Auryn . For now he had better results than her in the music industry. Anyway, both of them are from Murcia and they are good friends.
He has some nice songs but not eurovision oriented. Its more radio friendly.
Regardless, its a nice pick from Spain. Hope they do well.
If he sings as good as he looks i stan 😛
Btw rumors saying Kazaky band gonna submit for Vidbir 2020 …. oh my… ?
Small correction: “Cantare” was eliminated in 2004 and Blas went to the Eurojunior final with “Sentir”, a great song that ended up as the runner-up.
There is no info about him ending as a runner-up, but it was rumoured that the 2nd place was awarded to Mirela (“Conoci el amor”), and him then the 3rd place, as he had enough charisma to end up at that position.
It’s gonna be a good year and can’t wait to be there! 😀
All the best, Spain. I have a little more faith in the song, thanks to 2019’s choice. Take it away and get the staging and vocals right.
Also, I think i just solved the biggest mystery of Eurovision called “who should have won in 2011”? Spain! Duh! When all else fails, just go with fun. Lucia’s song actually was quite fun.
Where is the big name? I’ve never heard of this guy.
You don’t, but we did. Big name in SPAIN, not in Europe. Maybe after esc he will 😉
Good to know. He seems experienced artist. Now we wait for the song.
He also has a fan base here in the US among the latinx community
I’m in love with his hair <3 And I also like him musicalwise 😀
Someone cute. I like it. I’d also like to hear a song in the vein of “Él no soy yo”, a little more lively, compact and cut down to three minutes at Eurovision. Not bad at all.
An unfortunate first name in German, though. But very suitable, nonetheless.
the song better sound like it’s from 2020
Seems like an Imri and Luca Hanni kinda type, hopefully the latter if they are going for a high placing.
A part of me had kinda wished for Belinda Peregrín to be revealed, anyone know her? Tamta covered her ”Egoista” single.
well, sounds promising. I’m excited to hear the song.
First time in a very long time TVE gets to select an act with a recent hit that is legit (“Él no soy yo”). They have plenty of time to work on a strong entry, hope they don’t f**k it up this time.
He seems a good choice but that would mean nothing if Spain messes up the song or the staging. I pray they get it right this time
Hmm I’d prefer Ruth or Lola Indigo, BUT he ain’t bad and we have to wait for the song, checked some of his material and not a huge fan of that kind of ballads, bu still again we have to wait. But for now I’m more excited about Hooverphonic:)
Absolutely excited for this choice. Belgium and Spain chose some big names, I’m eager to discover if their songs are as big.
Now Ilira can definitely shut up, with those artists being chosen.
God Blas him. I mean God bless him.
„ Blas“ is the German imperative for blasen (blow )
Just sayin
That sounds like a blast (I’ll stop now).
I’ve definitely heard “El no soy yo” here in the US! It’s not very often that Eurovision artists are heard over here after the contest, let alone beforehand, so this could be promising.
Considering the Hispanic-American is the “it” market right now, it’s no surprise that some Spanish artist can easily make it here.
Seems to me as a decent choice. People here are, however, saying that he mostly sings ballads (please correct me if I’m wrong). That isn’t bad in itself, but Spanish pop music is so mainstream these days. Such great opportunity for a country that has been struggling for the past few years. I don’t think many people would agree with me, but I would like to see such a ‘trendy’ song from Spain. Think Taki Taki/Mi Gente vibes with hints of Fuego or She Got Me. They could secure themselves a potential televote-top 5 and commerical hit with such a… Read more »
take a look to ”In my bed” his first solo single in english. It’s not a ballad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSGBQbkmEPg
if you check him on Tu cara me suena he did many different perfomances like Ricky Martin, Anastacia, John Travolta, Freddie Mercury,…
And check this guy too if you are bored https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x-pmYhFrwo
Oh wait..I just remembered why his name is so familiar to me. I actually have “El no soy yo” in my Spotify playlist for a year now, hence the name being familiar. Hehe
The announcement of Blas and the release of Melani’s ‘Marte’ made me wonder if a miracle has happened inside RTVE.
If Spain doesn’t do well in 2020, they can just withdraw for the rest of this century. This guy is a STAR and will bring song, voice, stage and all.
Not only balads:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C93N8jZh1w
He was 2nd the year of Maria Isabel “antes muerta que sencilla” JESC (2004)
and 2nd again the year of Lucía Pérez “que me quiten lo bailao” ESC (2011)
He was the winner of your face souds familiar.
He started a solo career and his song “Él no soy yo” was a big hit in Spain last year.
“Blas Cantó will be the third male singer to represent Spain in a row after Manel Navarro and Miki.”
Alfred and Amaia won’t be too happy to hear that.
Didn’t he took part in a past Spanish national selection or was he an alumni from the rebooted OT? I’ve been hearing his name being thrown around as a potential representative for sometime now.
He was in the 2011 NF as one-fifth of Auryn.
He took a part in Eurojunior 2004, a national selection for JESC 2004 (eventually won by the fellow contestant Maria Isabel Lopez).
Surprise! Indeed it is. First because it’s a man and all the potential candidates were women and second because I really thought after the announcement of the Belgian group that we’ll have a dead period until November. I like the voice but I need the song. Off topic: in an interview the Director of entertainment programs of France télévisions said that we’ll use an NF but everything is on the table (change of name, format, everything is in discussions so my country will be very « discrete » for a long time). Anyway back to the topic Buena suerte vecinos. <3
A pretty solid pick. Blas proved in Tu Cara Me Suena that he has an impressive vocal range, and he has released some brilliant songs since going solo. He previously was in boy band Auryn, which entered Spain’s 2011 NF, and also featured JESC 2006 alum Dani Fernández.
If TVE can avoid unnecessary revamps and overthought stagings as the ones in Tel Aviv, we might, just might, finally get out of the bottom five.
His songs do not stand out but they are cute and radio friendly. He needs a big song PLEASE. I didn;t know him but his latest video has 65m views WOW
Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisi… I mean artist announcement!
He seems like a good singer, but to me his songs, though pleasant and well produced, lack something extra that would help him stand out at Eurovision. I’m mildly positive about Spain’s choice, I guess the song reveal will clear everything up.
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Guys I don’t know him at all. What genre does he sing?
Most of his songs are ballads
Generic radio songs mostly. Pop and ballad.
It’s a very safe choice.
It will do better with juries than televoting I would say (without knowing the song)
So should we be waiting for a Sweden type of song? Mainstream and jury favourite? Hope not…
Nah, his music’s more generic ballad-y types.
He can sing many types of music. But I guess he will do something pop. I hope more likely to his single In my bed but we’ll never know
I didn’t know him, so just checked out two of his songs, and I can definitely say that he is an interesting voice. I’m not really sure but I would more expect a ballad type of song from him, let’s see what they will offer..
Please, RTVE do whatever you do, but don’t mess this staging up again!! We need a good song and a good staging!!
You are Spanish and you don’t know who is Blas Cantó? WHERR DO YOU LIVE??????
Lol, I’m not Spanish?! Hahahah
Hahaha ok.
He is on the radio, TV etc
Let’s wait for the song but at the moment as a Spanish person my expectations are close to zero. Not exactly thrilled.
I think we have Eurovision’s Next Top Male Model 2020!!! 🙂 😉
Because that’s so important isn’t it?
`For some people, it is. Let him/her be one of those people
I’m sorry if I somehow offended you…
Hm, this seems like a good choice – I guess I’m happy!
Also, I think you’re forgetting Amaia (y Alfred)…
great singer, current, Good option spain!
Good choice, let’s hope it isn’t a Darude scenario!
Well…Darude isn’t from a Big 5 country so yep, Blas is on the clear on that.
I meant the song choice
After the complex song selection formats they have had in the past three years, it would be smart for TVE to not even remotely consider a multi-song national selection to pair their chosen singer with a song for Europe.
Great singer. I’m so happy.