The wait is over — Benidorm Fest 2025 reached its grand finale tonight. After a week of unforgettable performances and unexpected twists, “Esa diva” singer Melody claimed her throne — quite literally with the staging — and won the festival. Next stop? Eurovision 2025 in Basel.
Melody, who sealed the deal with a fierce helicopter twirl of her hair, placed third with the jury behind Jk Bello and Daniella Blasco. But she won the public vote to push er over the line.
The show took place at the Palau Municipal d’Esports l’Illa de Benidorm, where three absolute queens guided us through the night: Eurovision 2014 star Ruth Lorenzo, alongside Paula Vázquez and Inés Hernand.
Benidorm Fest 2025 Final Results
Overall results
- Melody – Esa diva (150 points)
- Daniela Blasco – Uh nana (141 points)
- J Kbello – V.I.P. (134 points)
- Mel Omana – I’m a Queen (117 points)
- Lachispa – Hartita de Ilorar (98 points)
- KUVE – LOCA XTI (96 points)
- Lucas Bun – Te escribo en el cielo (70 points)
- Mawot – Raggio di sole (58 points)
Public vote results
- Melody – Esa diva (80 points)
- Daniela Blasco – Uh nana (70 points)
- J Kbello – V.I.P. (60 points)
- Mel Omana – I’m a Queen (56 points)
- Lachispa – Hartita de Ilorar (50 points)
- KUVE – LOCA XTI (44 points)
- Mawot – Raggio di sole (40 points)
- Lucas Bun – Te escribo en el cielo (16 points)
Jury results

Format
Big changes are shaking up Benidorm Fest 2025! While the voting system still relies on three groups to determine the results, there’s a key update: the demoscopic vote (previously 25% of the results) has been replaced by a free app vote. Now, the final breakdown looks like this: 50% jury, 25% free app vote, and 25% televote.
For the first time ever, fans can cast their votes for free through the RTVE Play app! To participate, simply download the app on Android or iOS, sign up for an account, and you’re good to go. Need help? RTVE has a step-by-step guide available. But keep in mind — you can only vote once for free, so choose wisely!
This year, voting results remained secret during semi-final 1 and 2. Instead of revealing the exact scores, the hosts announced which acts have advanced to the final so to ensure early results don’t sway today’s votes. During tonight’s final, full scores will be available.
Running order
Last Friday, RTVE unveiled the official running order for tonight’s grand final during a special press event — featuring none other than last year’s winners, Nebulossa. The draw was conducted by Nebulossa themselves, making for a truly epic moment.
- Daniela Blasco – “Uh Nana”
- Kuve – “LOCA XTI”
- Mawot – “Raggio di Sole”
- Lachispa – “Hartita de Llorar”
- Mel Ömana – “I’m a Queen”
- J Kbello – “V.I.P.”
- Lucas Bun – “Te escribo en el cielo”
- Melody – “Esa Diva”
With only one ballad in the mix, the Benidorm Fest 2025 final is set to kick off on a high-energy note. Daniela Blasco will open the show with her infectious dance anthem “Uh Nana”, a track that’s sure to get stuck in everyone’s head. Daniela Blasco’s “Uh Nana” currently sits at the top spot as the most viral song on Spotify Spain.
Closing the night in the highly anticipated final slot is none other than Melody, a seasoned performer and the bookmakers’ favorite to win, with her powerful entry “Esa Diva”.
Meanwhile, our reader’s fan-favorite Lachispa, will take the stage fourth, ready to deliver a standout performance. And keep an eye on J Kbello — with growing momentum, he’s emerging as Melody’s biggest rival for the trophy and will perform sixth in the lineup.
Jury
RTVE unveiled this year’s panel back in January. With members from Spain, Ukraine, and the Netherlands, there’s no shortage of diversity in the mix. Here’s the full line-up:
- Roberto Santamaría (Spain) – Serving as this year’s jury spokesperson, he is the current director of Radio Nacional de España.
- Javier Llano (Spain) – A recognised journalist with over 25 years of experience.
- Jaime Acero (Spain) – A TV producer with a broad career spanning both Spain and international markets.
- Claudia Orellana (Spain) – A music event coordinator with experience working alongside international artists.
- Oksana Skybinska (Ukraine) – Head of Delegation for Ukraine at Eurovision.
- Twan van de Nieuwenhuijzen (the Netherlands) – Responsible in entertainment and music events at NPO (Nederlandse Publieke Omroep).
- Mariangela Borneo (Italy) – Director of International Projects and Festivals at RAI since 2011.
- Maja Tokic (Croatia) – Musical executive producer and of DORA (Croatia’s own Eurovision selection process).
Who will win Benidorm Fest 2025? Show us your predictions and your sass as you comment the show in the comment section below!
Lucas so low with the jury is a crime.
In a strong year, this could land around #8–#15 because Melody knows how to sell a song. She’s a true performer: full of attitude, charisma, power, and strong vocals. But with 2025 shaping up to be a dull year so far, filled with slow and uninspired entries, this banger has a real chance to stand out. If things keep going this way, we could be looking at a Top 5. And if Melody performs in the second half… Chanel 2.0 incoming.
Please, Estonia, Latvia, UK and Germany, choose your representations wisely. As a Spaniard I want to root for you.
Wow!! This is the best Spanish entry for Eurovision ever!! It’s not only a great song, it’s the perfect hymn for equality!!
I can understand the envy she arouses among European haters because her performance was AMAZING, her vocals are out of this world, she’s gorgeous and dances even better than Chanel!!
Melody, honey, you are the queen!! Be PROUD, Spain!! 10/10.
Me dear and poor Spanish friends… What illusion you live in… What faith… Like that it will take 100 years for you to get another win.
Melody is an incredible performer and her vocals were really improved compared to the semi-final, she hit the high note – thank god cause what was that screaming on thursday? – but the “song” is incredibly dated, it could come straight out of 2006 and the staging is a HUGE mess. It’s like “let’s do everything with a wow-effect that could give us some points”… From the 360 flip to the hair helicopter swing to the swing coming down. It’s all WAY too much. Wishing Spain the best of luck, but right now I’m not seeing this scoring high.
The helicopter swinging was a personal highlight 😉
Why is the Benidorm trophy so horrible?
Like a regular Eurovision trophy that’s been salvaged from a dumpyard. Recycling, I suppose.
What kind of toxic derogatory comment is this? The pyramids of Egypt look old and run down, don’t they? What a great display of lack of culture you have shown Lol
So, this is the best Spain could send? I wonder. I did not watch Benidorm Fest but I can’t believe that such a big country with such a huge music industry and talent sends this. I get that the market for Spanish music is huge and artists don’t need Eurovision to advance their careers. Not sure what is going wrong with Benidorm, it’s the Spaniards’ choice and we should respect that, but this song is a big no. Even Zorra sounds better and catchier (though it was bottom low quality). Shall we have to wait for another Chanel in 2030?
SloMo was hardly a modern classic, she just sold it incredibly well.
The contest rules are getting less artist-friendly every year. Artists have little incentive to participate in the contest and it shows. There was not much to choose from this year, little variety, no rock bands, etc.
I am a little tired of so many Fortune tellers every year: Spain the last one..botton 5…wait to the festival and voting.Every songs elected until now are wonderful but Spain : rubbish.It is so boring.Melody has said that there Will be many changes in her song.if this songs would have been english or serdis or italian…ohhh a máster piece
It is really absurd what we are having today in Spain. Those who voted last year for Zorra which ended Up bottom 5 telling those who voted for Esa Diva this year that It Will end Up Bottom 5 because they don’t choose well. ??
it will do aswell as eaea my prediction 17th or 18 in grand final
A miracle if it gets so high
yeah but it will have its fans you know the generic girl bop ones
Unlistenable dreck
It’s so funny to see the super dramatic comments, as if Spain abandoned a winner alert to choose a last place, when the reality is: all the entries had some critical problems. For example, the second place could perform without a microphone and you wouldn’t notice the difference, that’s the kind of disaster we’re talking about. Melody won a competition full of bad options, it’s not that deep.
I think if Spain wants any sort of result ever again at Eurovision they have to change up the selection process, because this is not it. The Spanish fans love the campy entries, Eurovision itself is at least 15 years ahead.
That’s a mad thing to say when the Lasagna televote winner last year was also very campy and dated, but it was in a style that you prefer instead probably ofc…
Well-said! We love Spain but it’s gotta to be more than this. Zorra was at least catchier, but this is not going anywhere. A bad copy of Chanel’s song.
Yeah but Chanel didn’t do helicopter hair swinging so…
This is the reason why ,The Netherlands decided not to have a national selection . They rather go for internal selection because the public always ends up voting for a failure song
The draw determined this result, didn’t it?
Well, Spain really loves being on the right side of history. And on the scoreboard, too .
Mystic Meg is alive and well I see
The worst thing about this year’s Benidorm Fest is that DeTeresa’s crazy (in the best possible way )show was not in the Final.
FACTS.
Ay, que la pena…
Chimpón!
TYPO: straight in the bin
Second listen – no, no, no – this is really straight in the bid (without being rude)!
Such an eloquent critique
Oh no! Spain, what have you done?!
I like it, but I like Spanish music, I think it’s a bit too complicated/ cultural for the average viewers, and we already have Belgium with dance beats combined with strong vocals… Personally I think this one has more soul.
Please, there’s nothing complicated or cultural about this. It’s a standard bop written by Melfest composers who think Spanish music should sound like this.
Oh I thought the helicopter hair spinning was traditionally Spanish. No?
I’ve read this several times and I don’t know where people got this info: this song is not composed by “Melfest composers”, is written by a Spanish guy, Alberto Lorite. The producers are Swedish, but the song is Spanish and it sounds like a typical 2000 Spanish song for the summer.
You’re right, Melfest producers. It still sounds like a dated product, as you say a summer hit from twenty years ago. Just like in Melfest they keep on recycling Swedish pop schlagers.
Belgium strong vocals? Lol lol lol
He sings live like my cat when I step on his tail
This country…..they will NEVER learn
So the kitchen sink worked
Bottom 5 – and we know it. Let’s not pretend.
Your optimism is palpable
Song has a lot of potential…
To be played at your nearest Zara store soon
Está claro que España no tiene nada que ver con el resto de Europa. No compartimos ninguna similitud, no nos parecemos culturalmente a ellos y mucho menos con estos insultos y degradación. Es mejor que nos retiremos de todo lo que tenga que ver con este continente y miremos hacia otro lado donde al menos se nos respete. Gracias.
English pls
Learn a language!
Manners pls
Hablas como si “el resto de Europa” fuera un bloque cultural uniforme que en su totalidad es completamente diferente de España.
La verdad es que somos muy cutres. No aprendemos y así nos va. Jurado profesional, por favor.
I am a Spaniard and this is very true. We don’t learn and come on, our music taste is questionable. We need a professional jury.
Melody and her dancers bring the energy and I’m here for it!! Refreshing contrast to the likes of Klemen.
Last place, Spain will never learn
Having a bad day Tom?
Promising start – and then fast downhill!
Spaniard here, and sorry, but I just don’t see this cliche storm making the top 20.
My God Spain, what have you done?
Horrible song. Yuck. They had a top 10 potential with V.I.P., but Spain being Spain decided to go for rubbish instead. Enjoy your bottom 5 again. They never learn.
V.I.P. woul’ve been 15th -13th max. Definitely not top 10. At least a better option than Esa Diva..
He cant sing…it’s my favorite studio song…but he is better dancer than singet…the start of the song it’s creepy…he looked so lost..
Really surprised the jury didn’t award better vocalists like Lucas Bun. What are they there for? Anyway, this is a very cheap and dated song that will struggle to fit into Eurovision. Bottom five vibes.
say what you want i think she’s freaking amazing.
Deserved last place in the grand final.
Irritating vocals, no emotions, no charisma, too many lyrics vs music, trying to dance like Chanel but her body is not made for this, tacky, generic. Many people will joke about her because it’s so obvious she tries too much and too hard but she is not owning the performance at all
Such kind words
You’re wrong..she has extra emotion and carisma in the scenario. She has too much…
They need back Eva Mora ! Since she left Spanish team they are getting worse!
I would have preferred J Kbello but just relieved it wasn’t wiwi overhyped Lachispa. I couldnt have gone through another repeat of a 2023 screamathon from Spain
At least Blanca could sing. She was a worthy entrant. The jury wanted her to represent Spain, the public wanted her. She came top ten in the ESC jury vote but the public doesn’t tend to go for entries like hers, Alvan&Ahez, or Ulveham.
Spain need to tread a careful line between the “internationally recognisable” Spanish vibe that they achieved with Chanel, and cliché cartoon Spain. France and Italy also have the same baked in advantage, but it has to be matched with quality to secure a high score. This however is La Noche Es Para Mi, from 2009, with added flamenco guitar. It’s Contigo – revenge against Manel Navarro, from 2017. It’s a Spanish equivalent (as in Spanishness + 4/10 song quality) to La Zarra, at best. The song doesn’t even have a hook. My view is, left hand side of the scoreboard… Read more »
Lots of energy, great performance and vocals. The staging needs to change, is quite underwhelming like Angelina Mango’s one in Malmö. Spain is bringing quality and heart this year.
Heart and quality? Thomas Gson didn’t even bother to come there but stayed with John Lundvik in Sweden… This is chatGPT written song.
This is great for what it is…and what it is it’s pure fun… You remember that, when Eurovision was fun. Nowadays, everything needs to be experimental, new, edgy… This woman is singing her heart out, and comments are: “well, it’s expected that she sings well” , like that’s something given on Eurovision.
Ok, song is throwback, it’s not what Eurovision is today – who cares. We are here to have fun ?
OK. Then the woman and the Spanish people should not be surprised when they get a bottom 5 place. But hey, at least they’re having fun.
You should try it sometime 🙂
I don’t think anyone cares Zorra was poorly placed last year. It was received this year with probably the biggest cheer of all.
Is “Esa Diva” the most modern song? No. But really why do we have to care about it. I mean she can perform it and her whole presence was not a bland and well organized choreography, she was really feeling it. At the end of the day, it’s the people’s choice. Many scream on how Luxembourg’s juries saved their final and point their finger to the spanish public for not choosing the entry they wanted, but in May we are going to have the same conversation again on how the public should have more power etc etc. Personally, It wasn’t… Read more »
Fashion and trends above all else
Terrible
Donald Trump has just enacted a law banning middle aged gays from voting at BenidormFest
He should
I feel attacked
Spain is about 15-20 years too late in thinking what Eurovision is versus what Eurovision has become. The only saving grace is that so far it’s the only “girlbop” chosen but if a country decides to throw onstage some hot 20-year old girl with a half-decent current track—the Spanish entry will look like moldy manchego covered in flies.
maybe next time , Spain …..
Pffffffff…
Spain loves being bottom
What’s wrong with being a bottom??
Bottom Spain Bravo for your non-intelligence. this selection was catastrophic. I hope it will review its staging because it goes in all directions
She really reminds me of somebody, but I can’t place whom
Nadine from Girls Aloud?
yes, me too
Gloria Trevi.
I am from Balkan and she reminds me of Serbian pop star Teodora Dzehverovic lol
No shade on Melody, she’s a great performer. The song is dated and cliche though and I don’t think this is the route Spain should be taking in Eurovision.
What is the route then? We sent Blanca Paloma and we got 5 points ! Let us send whatever we want !
Yes you send what u want but stop being hysterical when you are last. Delulu level hard.
I don’t think there’s one single route that works, but it’s not that hard to come up with something more interesting than this.
Btw Blanca Paloma got you on of only two top 20 results in a decade, so it’s not like she was the worst thing that ever happened to Spain in Eurovision.
I wanna quote a comment i just saw on instagram “ thank u to all the balding G4ys in spain, always have to drag the rest of us dowk with you” pretty much sums up spain in eurovision
Ageist, homophobic… nice
Im gay myself and on the older side, im just being realistic with what i see
With what you see? What the hell do you see? Your comment is as stupid as you are. If u are on the older side u should know better that writing this stupid generic messages as if we gays were all the same and liked the same things… U should be ashamed being gay yourself.
And yall are sensitive af. Do you really think the 15-25 year olds that listen to bad bunny and rosalia voted melody to win? The delusion
Why are 15 – 25 year olds so important? I personally couldn’t give a fcuk what the cool kids think.
Well if you want spain to have a good result maybe you should listen to those cool kids, like in 2022!
Beg your pardon? The cool kids did not vote for Chanel. In fact no one voted for her, she got the 5% of votes. Cool kids were voting Ay Mama, which btw became an anthem in Spain but would have flopped in Esc.
So if the 15-25 group did not vote for her, does that mean It was the middle aged gays Who voted for her? There are no more people Who vote? no women? No straight people?… Man you are very stupid.
Well just take a look at the audience in the arena and you will see who the primary audience at benidorm is
The same kind of audience at Esc. Does that mean that no women or straight men like Eurovision? Only gays vote?