After days of speculation, intrigue, and the occasional leaked list, the participants of the next edition of the Benidorm Fest. Until now, the contestants who have participated have been emerging talents or unknown groups, with the exception of Azúcar Moreno. And in the next edition something unprecedented and surprising is going to happen because two women return who made half of Spain dance in the 2000s and who got David Broncano to move his hips in ‘La Revuelta’ after his return: Sonia and Selena. «It was time. Everyone invited us to come back. We have returned for love, because our audience always wanted the duo to return. When we came back, this opportunity was in mind and we thought it was the ideal time because it’s like starting over.” They recognize that the path is being very special. «He is very jovial. We are in a more carefree stage. I have enjoyed the process. We are having a very good reception.” They will sing ‘Queens’. “What we can say is that we cried. We both cried when we heard the song. Something very emotional. Very ‘Sonia and Selena’. We have changed a lot, we have also grown. You never know “It gave us the space for the public to really get to know us.”
The singers of the already anthem ‘I want to dance’ are already participants in an edition that also has another talent that made the older people and also the little ones move their bodies to the beat of ‘the gorillas’: Melody. «I couldn’t find the perfect moment, although the perfect moment in life does not exist. I’ve been on tour and preparing songs for a long time, but I’ve personally had a very nice year. I have been a mother for eight months and it makes me want to continue fighting in the profession, which is very hard. I think I owe one to the people who follow me. They always asked me about the ‘Benidorm Fest’ so the time has come and I feel at a very nice stage. Now yes. “We are not going to leave for tomorrow what we can do today,” acknowledged the artist during the presentation of the candidates, who will sing ‘Esa diva’. It is a song that has a deep message. “Many people are going to feel identified, it is not talking about the typical diva, we are all divas, from those who do not have a poster to those who succeed,” he added.
These three women join a group of 16 participants including Celine Van Heel (‘The House’), Kuve (‘Loca por ti’), DeTeresa (‘La pena’), La Chispa (‘Fed up with crying ‘), Chica Suralto (‘Bad feminist’), Daniela Blasco, Lucas Blun (‘I write to you in heaven’), Mel Omana (I am queen’), David Alfonso (‘Cheap love’), Herny Semler (‘No you see it’), JKabello (VIP), Mawot (‘Raggio di sole’), Carla Frigo (‘Kiss me’) and K!ng-Dom (‘I like you’).
“I want to enjoy it to the fullest and be true to myself and my proposal,” acknowledged Henry Semler during the press conference. Many of the participants have repeated this idea in the presentation. Each of them has introduced themselves and given the name of their song, explaining, without revealing many details, what topics their song addresses and why they have decided to participate in the contest. While some faces like DeTeresa were unknown until now, others like JKcabello were known in the house, since in this case, the Cádiz singer was a participant in ‘Cover Night’, an RTVE program. The theme, love in most cases, also addresses feminist issues and this has been explained by several contestants. “‘Bad feminist’ is a topic in which I talk about how women carry many things on our backs and are also required to be empowered,” acknowledged Chica Sobresalto, who participated in OT 2019.
Other candidates such as La Chispa or Kuve have already worked professionally with international singers and artists, as in the case of Claudia (‘La Chispa’), who has performed backing vocals at several Rosalía concerts. The genre ranges from the most current flamenco to electronic pop and many of the songs are composed by the artists themselves.
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