TikTok stars, promises of flamenco, urban music and electronic pop make up RTVE’s final selection for the . Those between January 28 and February 1, 2025, at the Palau Municipal d’Esports L’Illa in Benidorm, to represent Spain in the Eurovision festival, which will be held in Basel (Switzerland) next May.
These are the profiles of the candidates who are part of the poster for the Alicante contest, selected from the more than 1,000 proposals that have reached the public channel this year. The songs with which they are presented to the Eurovision preselection will be announced on December 18.
Melody
He has already demonstrated in his adulthood that he has a great live voice and a powerful stage presence. The 34-year-old from Seville already did it in the pre-selection for Eurovision in 2009 and later in Your face sounds familiar to mewhere he had a duel throughout the season with another Eurovision winner, Edurne. It is the oldest of this edition of the Benidorm Fest, with six studio albums and tours throughout Latin America and Europe.
Startle Girl
This 30-year-old Basque woman made herself known, where she demonstrated an enormous musical personality, not necessarily linked to commercial music. His project, which focuses on alternative rock and guitars, has allowed him to release three albums and participate in numerous Spanish music festivals.
Sonia y Selena
Your theme I want to dance It is one of the great summer classics of Spanish music. Sonia Madoc from Barcelona and Selena Leo from Castellón barely lasted two years as a duo. Although they reunited briefly in 2011 to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their only hit, it is now in 2024, after their much-discussed time in The revolt in October, when to confirm their definitive reunion.
Carla Frigo
who has gone in a very short time from being popular on social networks by posting videos of her performances at school to becoming the Spanish artist with the most followers on TikTok after Rosalía, with 4.1 million followers. followers on this social network. Bet on urban pop.
Celine Van Heel
This 29-year-old photographer and director makes her debut in music with her participation in the Benidorm Fest 2025. Born in Athens, she has lived in several cities, such as Berlin, Paris, Stockholm, The Hague, Los Angeles and Madrid.
Daniela Blasco
who comes from the world of dance – she has been a dancer on Justin Bieber’s tours – so it is assumed that her proposal will be close to the successful Slomo by Chanel, who represented Spain at Eurovision in 2022.
David Afonso
brings pop and Latin sounds to Benidorm Fest 2025. With more than two decades dedicated to this genre, he has a long live career, as the voice of important orchestras in the Canary Islands.
DeTeresa
During the press conference for this edition of the festival as the Spanish Katy Perry. Trained in musical theater, she has joined two other women, Inés Ramos de Teresa and Verónica Veranur, to produce The penaltythe song with which he competes for Eurovision.
Henry Semler
Based in Barcelona, he released his debut EP with a curious name in 2023. <3 & in which he mixes pop with sounds typical of soul and folk. He learned to play the guitar and compose through YouTube videos. John Mayer and Bon Iver are some of his references.
J Kbello
surprised with his way of fusing urban music with some of the greatest hits of Spanish music on the La 1 program, in which he was a finalist. He has participated in major musical productions such as Chicago y The Lion King and it is, in principle, one of the great favorites in this edition.
Kingdom
Formed in 2019, it has been presented at all editions of the Benidorm Fest. In his fourth attempt, he has managed to sneak into the 16 chosen. Andrea Rada de Luís, Jorge Gomis Marín and Iván Ramírez Hernández sneaked into Spotify’s 50 most viral artists when they played music to.
Being
Maryan Frutos, 37, from Murcia, is betting on electronic pop. She is a regular collaborator of Nacho Cano, sharing the stage with him in his controversial performance on December 31, 2020 at Puerta del Sol, in tribute to those who died due to the covid-19 pandemic.
Thursday
Considered one of the great promises of current flamenco, 22-year-old from Cádiz, signed with Sony after participating in talents musicals on Canal Sur. was in the series UPA Nextsequel to One step forward, and has been a chorus girl for Rosalía.
Good Lucas
He was born in Barcelona in 1993 and studied music at Berklee (Boston). In his peculiar musical style there are references as diverse as Armando Manzanero, FKA Twigs and Lole y Manuel.
desire
Born in Castellón 51 years ago and named Roberto Comins, he participated a long time ago in the old Benidorm Festival, in 2001. Later, he dedicated himself to composing and producing for other artists and, through the Benidorm Fest 2025, he has decided to become again under the spotlight.
Mel Omana
a 35-year-old Canarian singer, songwriter, dancer, producer and actress, which gives her proposal a unique stage presence, close to cabaret. In his music, he combines genres such as soul, reggae, funk, hip hop and Cuban son.
