Benidorm Fest 2025: Split results show Daniela Blasco and Mel Ömana won their semi-finals

Spain’s Benidorm Fest 2025 reached its grand finale last Saturday, with Melody and her song “Esa Diva” topping the results and securing her ticket to Eurovision. Sixteen artists competed for the coveted spot, but Melody emerged victorious — and her journey to Basel is only just beginning. 

Today, another major revelation has shaken things up. Spanish broadcaster RTVE has officially released the full split results for both semi-finals and the grand final. The numbers brought a tertulia-worthy twist — Daniela Blasco and Mel Ömana topped semi-finals 1 and 2 respectively, yet neither managed to claim victory on the final night.

Craving some salseo? Check out the full results below.

Benidorm Fest 2025 split results

This year, the voting system for Benidorm Fest 2025 underwent a slight adjustment. While three groups still determined the final outcome, the demoscopic vote — previously accounting for 25% of the results –was replaced by a free app vote. As a result, the final breakdown was: 50% jury, 25% free app vote, and 25% televote.

A closer look at the split results revealed that points were distributed using different mechanics for the jury and the public, despite both groups having the same total number of points to allocate. The jury followed the familiar Eurovision-style ranking system, with individual jurors awarding points as follows: 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1. Since both the jury and the public had 432 points to distribute, the jury’s scale may have followed a structure like 12+10+8+7+6+5+3+2+1 — though RTVE has not officially confirmed the exact method, and multiple variations are possible.

Meanwhile, the public vote followed a fixed-point system based on ranking. The winner received 80 points, with the rest descending as follows: 70 for second place, 60 for third, then 56, 50, 44, 40, and finally 32 for the lowest-ranked contestant.

This suggests that, depending on the scale used, the jury could award a maximum of 96 points or as few as 8 to 16 points. In contrast, the public vote had a more controlled range, with less extreme highs and lows.

Semi-final 1 

The highest scores from both the jury and the public are highlighted in bold.

The semi-final 1 results reveal some unexpected turns! Sonia y Selena may have landed top three in the public vote, but it still wasn’t enough to carry them to the Benidorm Fest 2025 final. On the flip side, Lucas Bun barely made it through, relying on strong jury support to sneak into the qualifiers — despite ranking among the bottom three in the public vote.

The night also saw a nail-biting duel between Lucas Bun and Chica Sobresalto for the last qualification spot, with only four points making the difference.

And then there’s K!ingdom! Their infectious track “Me Gustas Tú” won over televoters, securing the highest call and SMS tally of the semi. But their jury score — the worst of the night — along with low app voting, left them stranded in seventh place.

Semi-final 2

The highest scores from both the jury and the public are highlighted again in bold.

The results of semi-final 2 suggest that Mel Ömana might have been the dark horse of this edition. Despite not being among the initial favourites, she managed to place ahead of Melody and J Kbello — both considered strong contenders, especially given Melody’s status as the odds-on favourite to win. It’s also worth noting that Melody’s technical difficulties during the performance may have shifted votes toward other acts.

This semi-final also saw the biggest disparity between jury and public voting in the entire contest. That distinction went to DeTeresa, who secured the third-highest public vote of the night but received the lowest jury score, ultimately finishing in sixth place — tied with Henry Semler. Many fans were shocked by her non-qualification. Meanwhile, Mawot secured a spot in the final thanks to a stronger jury score.

Additionally, Carla Frigo achieved the highest televote result across both semi-finals, receiving nearly 3,000 calls and SMS votes.

Grand final

Again, the highest scores from both the jury and the public are highlighted in bold.

For the first time since Benidorm Fest’s launch in 2022, neither of the semi-final winners went on to claim victory in the grand final.

The grand final results reveal some intriguing shifts. For example, Mel Ömana, who won semi-final 2, and Lachispa, who secured the jury vote in semi-final 1, both saw a significant drop in jury support during the grand final. On the other hand, J Kbello, who placed third in the jury vote of semi-final 2, managed to win over the jury in the grand final. The public vote also experienced some surprises, with both Mel Ömana and Lachispa losing much of their earlier public support in the final round.

Fans will be pleased to see that their rankings were reflected exactly in the final results — from Melody to Kuve, every artist placed in the same order as the public had voted.

The jury’s inability to award any score above 80 points suggests they struggled to reach a clear consensus on a winner.

Benidorm Fest 2025 results overview

The results highlight another interesting point. Despite the split-result voting, the support garnered through the free app vote was significantly higher than that of the televote. The disparity between the televote (25%) and the free app vote (25%) is especially evident in the case of Melody, who received over 6,000 calls and SMS votes, but an impressive 86,272 free app votes.

Some fans have raised concerns about the rigidity of the public voting system compared to the jury’s. The public votes are distributed in fixed increments — such as 80, 70, 60, and so on — which leads to a rather rigid allocation and fails to capture more subtle differences between contestants. In contrast, the jury’s more detailed and flexible scale allows for finer distinctions, which could make their votes feel more impactful in determining the final rankings.

There are growing concerns among fans that this voting structure could undermine the overall fairness and fail to fully reflect the public’s preferences in the future.

Similarly, the discrepancies in the jury’s verdicts between the semi-finals and the grand final have left fans questioning their choices. This is especially evident with acts like Mel Ömana and Lachispa, who performed well in the jury rankings in their respective semi-finals, only to end up struggling in the grand final.

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