Spain: Benidorm Fest 2026 semi-final 1 results
- Domenic Rossi
- 21 minutes ago
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Six acts will move forward to the 2026 Benidorm Fest Grand Final following the conclusion of the first semi-final this morning.
Although Spain is not competing in Eurovision 2026, the annual music festival is continuing.
Nine songs competed in today's semi-final. They were judged by a combination of voting from a panel of experts, a demoscopic jury, and the national televote.
Continuing with changes implemented last year, the result was comprised 50% from the experts, and 25% each from the demoscopic jury and public vote.
The results breakdown of each voting group is as follows. These are in no particular order.
Top 6 of the Expert Panel (50%):
Dora & Marlon Collins - Rakatá
Mikel Herzog Jr. - Mi mitad
Kitai - El amor te da miedo
Tony Grox & LUCYCALYS - T AMARÉ
Izan Llunas - ¿Qué vas a hacer?
Kenneth - Los ojos no mienten
Top 6 of the Public Vote (25% Demoscopic Jury and 25% Televoting):
Izan Llunas - ¿Qué vas a hacer?
Kenneth - Los ojos no mienten
MarÃa León & Julia Medina - Las damas y el vagabundo
Mikel Herzog Jr. - Mi mitad
Kitai - El amor te da miedo
Tony Grox & LUCYCALYS - T AMARÉ
Songs that quailified for the final
Following the combination of these three voting groups, six songs qualified for the grand final this weekend. In no particular order, they are:
Tony Grox & LUCYCALYS - T AMARÉ
Izan Llunas - ¿Qué vas a hacer?
Kitai - El amor te da miedo
Mikel Herzog Jr. - Mi mita
Kenneth - Los ojos no mienten
MarÃa León & Julia Medina - Las damas y el vagabundo
These three acts did not advance:
Dora & Marlon Collins - Rakatá
Greg Taro - Velita
Luna Ki - Bomba de amor
Where can I watch the shows and performances?
You can watch all the semi-final performances via the RTVE Musica YouTube channel.
The second semi-final will take place this Friday morning (Australian time). You can watch from Australia on the RTVE Play YouTube channel.
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