¡Ya están aquí! Spain has unveiled the 18 competing songs for Benidorm Fest 2023 and you can listen to them all now.
For the second year in a row, RTVE has brought us an early Christmas present by sharing the songs for Spain’s Eurovision 2023 national final. You can listen to a five-minute recap of all 18 songs below. The full songs are available on RTVE’s website.
On Monday, there’s a press conference scheduled with all the artists from Benidorm Fest 2023 where we’ll be able to learn more about their songs.
Benidorm Fest 2023: Competing songs
Click on the song titles to listen to each entry.
- Agoney – “Quiero arder” (I want to burn)
- Alfred – “Desde que tú estás” (Since you’re here)
- Alice Wonder – “Yo quisiera” (I would like to)
- Aritz – “Flamenco”
- Blanca Paloma – “EaEa”
- E’FEMME – “UFF!”
- Famous – “La Lola”
- Fusa Nocta – “Mi Familia” (My family)
- José Otero – “Inviernos en Marte” (Winters in Mars)
- Karmento – “Quiero y duelo” (I want and I hurt)
- Megara – “Arcadia”
- Meler – “No nos moverán” (They won’t move us)
- Rakky Ripper – “Tracción” (Traction)
- Sharonne – “Aire” (Air)
- Siderland – “Que esclati tot” (Let it all explode)
- Sofía Martín – “Tuki”
- Twin Melody – “Sayonara”
- Vicco – “Nochentera” (The whole night/Eightees night. It’s a play on words)
Benidorm Fest 2023: Show details
Benidorm Fest 2023 takes place between 31 January and 4 February next year. The 18 acts will be split between two semi-finals, with four songs from each semi-final progressing to the grand final.
The voting in each show is comprised of 50% jury, 25% demoscopic jury, 25% televoting.
The hosts of the three broadcasts will be Inés Hernand, Mónica Naranjo and Rodrigo Vázquez.
Which Benidorm Fest 2023 entry do you like the most? Is Benidorm Fest 2023 better than the 2022 edition? Let us know in the comment section below!
And the winer is..
https://youtu.be/eUdGydAIfHs
Omg Monica Narajo is one of the hosts! She is such a legend
Megara, Fusa Nocta and Jose!!
For me right now the right choices would be Alice Wonder or Blanca Paloma. I like Fusa Nocta and Rakky Ripper songs too, but I doubt that their live performances will be similar to the studio version. Vicco, José Otero and Karmento are ok too. I despise Agoney’s song. There are three parts in his song that are bad copies of Azealia Banks 212, Maruv and her Siren song, and any song of the last work of Mónica Naranjo, and even his voice sounds like hers. There is no cohesion between these parts and I cannot see anything authentic and… Read more »
I suppose that those Who know what song Will do better at Esc are the same ones Who knew that Moldova was going to end Top 5 for the televote last year.
Ooookay, this time I’m right on time for the Benidorm hype. My favorites are(in no particular order):
From these I can see Fusa Nocta having the highest chances of winning or maybe Agoney. I’d be fine with either. My secret hope, which will most probably not be fulfilled, is for Megara to win. But who knows, we’ll see
I haven’t listening to all the Benidorm Fest entries, yet but I think I’m leaning towards Flamenco. Inviernos en Marte is a good song too.
I don’t know how to feel about Quiero arder though, which is a shame is I love dance music.
*since I love dance music.
Stupid typos
Waiting to see live performances… I think Alice Wonder could be a really special moment.
The more I listen to Fusa Nocta, the more I think it could win Eurovision.
It’s the perfect balance between flamenco, pop, electronic & hip-hop. The song is very Rosalía-esque and I can hear elements of Rosalía’s past 3 albums all within this one song. The music video is perfect too, it really shows her style and aesthetic.
I really like the song and i would not mind if that was the one chosen to represent Spain but to say It is Rosalia-esque is an understatement: It is Rosalía. She even does the same movements with the arms and hands
There are hundreds of Spanish artists that came before Rosalía that have combined flamenco with urban sounds, Rosalía didn’t invent the sub-genre.
If you look a Fusa’s old music videos, you’ll see she’s been doing these ”hand movements” since 2017, she’s not copying Rosalía at all, she’s her own artist.
Ok then Rosalía copied her.
Nobody copied anyone.
Well…
Exactly, nobody did. If so, we should say that Rosalía copied many other artists that came first. To me, this trap mixed with flamenco is just a normal development of the Spanish music: we already had pop mixed with flamenco, rock mixed with flamenco… we just mix new genres with our root genres, as any other music culture in the world.
I like this, because they don’t play safe. My top 5 are Mi familia, Traccion, Nochentera, Arcadia y Quiero arder. I am very curious how the live performance will look of some of these songs.
Let’s remember for now this is the studio cuts of all songs. Still need to see staging, whether they can sing in tune (some have got very overpowering autotune currently), and audience reactions to factor into this. Early days
I just hope they will not vote for “what is good for Eurovision”. This is a wrong state of mind. I think spain turned benidorm into a typical Eurovision final. The ticket to Eurovision was suppose to be an extra, not the goal of the festival.
It’s actually the very reason why RTVE revived Festival de Benidorm and turned it into Benidorm Fest in the first.place. They wanted their own counterpart to Melodifestivalen that can serve as both a Eurovision national selection but also serve as a platform for new music for the domestic market.
🙂
When was the last time that a song “good for Eurovision” actually won Eurovision?
I agree, that’s my point exactly. There are still people stuck in the concept of let’s choose what is ‘good for Eurovision’. Not only voters, but also the judges and the broadcaters.
I still recall some years recently in which the team of our entry would announce a revamp in order to make it “more Eurovisive”. That was the point where we knew our chances at a decent result were going down the drain. The concept of an “Eurovisive song” is obsolete and needs to be banished from existence; deleted if you will. [insert Matt Hardy ‘DELETE!’ GIF here]
Looking at these comments and what the spanish public are liking so far, i dont think its a bad idea that the jury has the most power.
1. Fusa Nocta
2. Agoney
3. Megara
4. Alice Wonder
5. Sofia Martin
Very good songs !
I don’t think people were jumping over the moon when they first heard SloMo, but Chanel brought THE performance in 22. Guessing this will be more of the same…i have to imagine Spain will bring back her same choreographer/stager to some of this year’s contestants. Right now it does feel like it lacks a bit of the strong songwriter vibes that Rigoberta and Rayden brought last year. And I can’t speak to their live voice abilities, but this has to be the prettiest group of contestants a national final ever has seen.
Not only people were not jumping over the Moon, when Slomo was released most of us Spaniards ignore It completely.
Agoney: very trashy, sounds a bit like a Spanish version of Moldova 2021 to me. Alfred García: decent ballad and his voice is quite special. The song doesn’t really take off the way I want it to and the ending is truly a mess. Alice Wonder: quite surprising; this is the kind of song I’d expect more in Festival da Canção than in BenidormFest. I don’t mind this actually. Aritz Aren: sounds way too much like a simple copy of Camila Cabello. Blanca Paloma: she was my favourite last year, and this is again quite captivating. Even though I think… Read more »
In the future, I will probably just wait for your post and then comment with some minor adjustments, because this pretty much sums up my feelings towards this selection. Our biggest difference would probably be Megara, because here it went the other way around for me. As long as the verses were on, I was like “Hell, yeah”, and when the pop rock chorus chimed in, my enthusiasm waned a little bit. As for José Otero, you make a good point, I’m struggling with this one. I still think, it sounds like a longer song that had to be cut… Read more »
I don’t see him winning either. There are quite a few songs here though that I’ll probably think differently about when they’re staged well.
That can always happen, of course, some performers just kill it live and can make an unremarkable song stand out just by virtue of their stage presence.
I’m just curious how Quiero Arder is similar to Sugar XD
I guess, it’s both shrill, unsubtle, suggestive and flashy. But my go to comparison would rather be Michael Ben David. A slightly cooler version of MBD in the verses and then even more annoying in the chorus.
Call me strange but, Quiero Arder sounds more like if you crossbred Sugar with Siren Song (Maruv 2019) to me. I’m not entirely sure if the music have identical matches in different parts but, it always makes me feel like some sampling was used everytime I give it a listen.
It’s mostly the rather bombastic, almost wordless chorus. I get the comparison with I.M. that Tibor makes too.
Please Spain dont ruin it by sending Agoney. I know he has alot of fans, but remember what happened in 2018 and 2019? The song is fine but nothing really special. Now, if u send fusa nocta or alice wonder or blanca, i can definitely see a top 5 or maybe even a win based on what the other countries send
How about you let us choose what we want and you focus on your country?
I am Spanish too and ashamed of your comment. We are all fans and we all care about the other countries’ songs. This is Eurovision, not football.
Fusa nocta is sooo contagious. Cant stop listening it.
Curious how these songs will sound live
Cant wait to hear that
the more i listen to fusa nocta the more i love it
My top 3:
My favorites are Uff and Quiero arder right now. I might like the others gradually. But i love Alice’s voice so much!! Arcadia and Tracción sound really interesting too!
Fusa nocta for the win!
Unpopular opinion:
1. José Otero – Inviernos en Marte ?????
2. Famous – La Lola ????
3. Fusa Nocta – Ma Familia ???? (would’ve been a 5/5 without the autotune)
4. Alfred García – Desde que tú estás ???
Don’t care about the others.
Oof. You can’t post emojis.. The question marks were supposed to be stars.
I totally agree, Mi Familia is being held back by that auto tune! (cry emoji)
If Fusa Nocta can just perform it live without it, guaranteed mind-blowing<3 (chef's kiss)
Either Alice or Fusa Nocta for me.
Pretty clear. Live will tell
Exactly like me.
My exact top 2 as well. They stand out a lot
I think Blanca Paloma got the best song this year. It’s modern, with the touch of ethnical sound. The song title needs no translation. And that ending left me speechless!
But I recognize Megara (even though it reminds me a bit to Hatari) got a strong song too
Megara all the way! Seriously, this year seems like it’s going to be the rock music fest Maneskin’s win promised XD
How. We have one song out.
I’m looking at the other national finals/internal selections. Croatia has like 3 rock or rock adjacent bands in it’s selection, Slovenia is sending a rock band, Spain has Megara, etc. There’s a noticeable uptick the presence of rock bands form past years, no?
I personally think this benidormfest is better than last year’s, I’m very excited about the live performances though, I think they are gonna change some opinions, super excited
OK I listened to all of them. At this current time I’d like Megara to win.
No winner vibes so far, maybe the live performances will lift these rather bland songs.
I think Benidorm 2022 was stronger but this is also very colorful i love the variety.
My 12 is for “Tracción”
Rigoberta would have won this year easily! Even Luna Ki 😀
Ay qué pesado qué pesado siempre pensando en el pasado…
Voy a morir
Voy a morir
I was expecting more – Its same story like it was with French Selection last year …
My winner is Rakky Ripper, but I like also Blanca, Megara, Aritz and E’Femme
Its Agoney vs Fusa Nocta this year
I am Spanish and for me It is Blanca Paloma. I think It is time for us to bring to Eurovision something risky and new. Imo one of the most interesting aspects about this song which has not been “explored” that much at Esc is to bring the backing vocalists forward and make them part of the act and not recorded voices or people at the back Who Sing and dance a little.
A group of older women as backup singers sitting in traditional chairs, clapping
and standing Up and dancing a little would be amazing.
It didn’t work out for France 2022 and Blanca’s entry is weaker than Alan’s
Both songs are soooo similar… But anyway It is not always a Matter of “working” and being number 1. I LOVE the song, i LOVE what It tells about my country and I want It at Esc working or not working.
You want to destroy your country? Interesting…
Risky and new?? Portugal and Maru 2022 already did that.
Good for them.
But your comment is a bit weird. Doing something new IS not new anymore because last year someone did something new??
Fusa Nocta!!!
It’s about time Spain send q different to the usual recipe in the contest! Alice Wonder seem to represent a different more contemporary genre of Spanish music. And apart from that the song seems to fit a televised show. You can do amazing things with staging.
There are 2-3 other interesting songs but I feel we have heard them before
Agoney with Quiero arder is amazing!
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The difference between Benidorm Fest and Melodifestivalen is that these song are actually interesting. Keep up the good work Spain, you’re doing great!
Rly? I find many of them same – Who rly stood out is Blanca, Megara, Rakky and Alice
My absolute and clear favourite is actually Alfred Garcia’s song. It touches me so much.
And is perfect for #bedtime
Alice Wonder and José Otero both have something about them that would make me very interested in them as Spain’s Eurovision entries. The rest of the selection? Definitely not as interesting as last year’s.
Fusa Nocta’s song is outstanding. It reminds me of Rosalia’s older work, which is a huge compliment. I imagine Europe will react well to this, especially the younger audience!
I also appreciate Blanca Paloma and Agoney’s entry. I just hope Agoney’s performance doesn’t come across as cringe like Michael Ben David’s.
Nothing here gave me winner vibes tbh but good selection overall
The winner vibes thing is so overrated.
I agree. No one got “Winner vibes” from Salvador when his song came out and yet
Or Chanel. People saying the televote the televote but juries wont vote for this… And then reality came and… in your face.
In reality what happened was that the Spanish jury managed somehow to represent the televote for the rest of the world!
I did.
Yeah, I think we need to stop Trying to scope out winner vibes from every song that is either in contention to win a national final or released from an internally selected artist. It would just lead to frustration and disappointment. Rather, we should be judging songs for what they are and then see what comes out on top.
My faves are Blanca Paloma, Fusa Nocta and Alice Wonder. Karmento is also very interesting. All in all, a good selection. Hopefully we’ll see a song with traditional elements and not a cheap Chanel knock off.
My favorite would be Megara with Arcadia, but I’m a little bit conflicted about it. I wonder whether it will do good at Eurovision, but nevertheless I really really like it.
Well, it is your typical rock song that most of times finishes top 10 at ESC (with the exception of last year’s The Rasmus)
Indeed! That’s what makes it so difficult: it’s a little bit “typical rock” but at the same time I find it very good haha!
Cancel this and send Agoney!!!
Is this Benidorm Fest or Melodifestivalen? There are some really good quality entries here. I can’t choose just yet.
Oh great selection! But staging is what matters most… Last year Chanel was not even favourite… and top 3 in Eurovision! Aritz Aren is also a dancer, Flamenco with a good choreography could do well.. but I have other favourites
Nothing here grabbed me instantly! Rather bland selection!
I must admit, I was expecting higher quality songs. Recently I’ve been listening to very good songs from spanish artists and composers. Where are they? This year’s Benifest is mostly bringing a bunch of forgettable uptempo songs with basic spanish/latin sounds and boring balads. There are two standups in my opinion; 1. Alice Wonder – She has a winner presence, unforgettable voice and interesting song. Not very radio-friendly but definitely our most promising shot this year. 2. Fusa Nocta – The Rosalia’s vibes we wanted. I’m not sure about her live and staging. This is a very difficult song to… Read more »
RTVE este año me ha gustado mucho las canciones, y pienso que va a ser muy difícil elegir al ganador ya que todos los temas tienen potencia escénica, si creo que la canción elegida Española puede ganar Eurovisión 2023!!
estoy absolutamente contigo.