RTVE Play will premiere exclusively on Sunday, December 18 at 6 p.m. Vale a redundancy, songs that will fight to represent Spain at Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool. Chanel raised the bar a lot during the last edition of the Festival da Canção, but the songs of the second edition of the Benidorm Fest live up to last year’s legacy.
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“I WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT”
torment
Agoney’s music is a risky and explosive track that he wants to show off all his vocal waste. This electropop is based on a series of violins that merge into a base of multisensory electronics.
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‘THAT YOU ARE’
ALFRED GARCIA
The singer-songwriter enters the competition in Alicante with a pop rock that he wants to embrace the heaven and hell that we all carry within us. For Alfred, the song with which he will participate in Benidorm Fest is the best he has written so far.
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‘I CAN’
Alice Wonder
An indie, alternative and dance pop song with which she wants to touch our hearts. In the words of the artist: “I want” It is the inner storm that arises in those who give up trying to understand the world, just living in it.
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‘FLAMENGO’
ARITZ ARENS
The singer brings the most international pop to the event in Alicante with the taste of Spanish pop arrangements and influences. The theme consists of Carlos Marco, Frida Amundsen, Kaci Brown, Sam Gray and Tonino Speciale.
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‘EAEA’
White dove
After the success of «Secreto de Agua» last year, Elche’s wife brings us «Eaea», a love story that transcends death. In the words of the artist, the theme with which she will again try to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest “celebrates the legacy of love and knowledge passed down from generation to generation through Nana”.
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“Fierce!”
E’FEMME
Sandy, Melania, BUBU and Lottie are E’FEMME. That girl band participates in Benidorm Fest 2023 with «Uff!» share, a song full of power, so that everyone who hears it knows how to put out their claws. Pop, composed by Antonio Escobar, Barei, Spain’s representative at Eurovision 2016 and the E’FEMME girls themselves, also talks about women’s empowerment.
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‘LA LOLA’
Familiar
A pop/urban sound born from a powerful rhythmic base that invites you to sing a catchy melody with open and powerful vowels. It is not the first time that Famous has tried to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest.
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‘MY FAMILY’
Fusa Nocta
The theme, in the words of the singer, has different musical genres to represent the many facets of the family, from the most beautiful to the darkest. Fusa Noctas Trap/Flamenco mixes electronic sounds with rap.
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‘WINTER ON MARS’
Jose Otero
A power ballad with which he wants to inspire the entire audience. “Winters on Mars” is about that impossible love and giving up before you know you’ve lost someone. In the words of the artist, the song is a clear example of empowerment in the face of heartbreak.
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“I WANT AND IT PAIN”
carment
A local expression from part of La Mancha that serves to express the feeling of wanting something and dealing with the pain and difficulty of getting it. La Mancha brings to the competition in Alicante the most indigenous folklore of its country, dedicated to all those people who at some point had to give up their roots to find their way in life. Karmento himself is the composer.
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‘ARCADIA’
Megara
In the words of the group, “the rock fucksia” they compete with dives into a virtual story where two flesh-and-blood girls reveal their love through a video game.
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“THEY WILL NOT MOVE US”
meler
“We also felt it was time to take a risk and we dared to try a more electronic production,” say Jonathan, Javier and Lorenzo, the three members of the band.
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‘TRACTION’
Ricky Ripper
Rakky Ripper takes part in the second edition of the competition in Alicante with “Traction”, a song that speaks of unspoken feelings. The theme with which he will try to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest has been composed by KICKBOMBOARTWORK and Rakky Ripper.
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‘SKY’
sharon
the theme of the dance, he tries to open and free himself, get air and push forward. The drag queen’s musical proposal has epic connotations as the theme tells a cinematic story of how we live our lives. Iván Torrent, Alejandro Barroso and Cristóbal Garrido (Sharonne) wrote the song.
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‘WHAT SCLATI DIE’
she country
These three friends from Barcelona could make history in May by being the first representatives of Spain to sing in Catalan. “Que esclati tot” tells the story of two people who love each other, but react in reverse to a collapsing world. The theme was composed by Siderland in collaboration with Roger Argemí.
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‘TUKI’
Sophia Martens
Spanish-German singer-songwriter Sofía Martín competes with “Tuki” to represent Spain in the Eurovision Theme Song Contest with an electronic rhythm that collects the sounds and vibes of contemporary Spanish pop and urban music. Freddy Rochow, Claudio Maselli and Sofia Martin They are the authors of the song «Tuki».
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‘SAYONARA’
twin melody
With the Twin Melody a song about empowerment and self-love, leaving behind and saying goodbye to the things that don’t fulfill or represent us and the people who don’t appreciate us. Influencers mingle in “Sayonara” languages such as French, English with Spanish and Basque. The music was composed by Jonathan (de Meler), Natalia and Twin Melody herself.
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‘Night’
vicco
The theme with which Barcelona will try to represent Spain at Liverpool is a hymn to happiness and the desire to enjoy life. In the words of the artist, the song has very catchy melodies so that you will not go out of your mind. The theme consists of Victoria Riba (Vicco), Rubén Pérez and Joan Valls Paniza.
Source: La Neta Neta
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