Although nothing is impossible in the Eurovision world, everything points to the fact that the winner of the Beniform Fest, and therefore the representative of Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, could come out of the second semifinal of the preselection. At least, that is what some numbers say that anticipate that the final will be played between Blanca Paloma, Agoney and Vicco.
While the first semifinal of the Benidorm Fest was led by the controversy between Malbert and the hate of which some contestants have felt victims, in the second gala the music and the show have come back into focus. So while White Dove; Vicco; Jose Otero and Karmento were chosen as the four finalists who join Agony; Alice Wonder; Fusa Nocta and Megara, the fish to this day seems to be sold between three of them.
In fact, if we go by the total scores obtained in both semifinals, the podium would look like this: in first place, Blanca Paloma with 167 points; in second position, Agoney with 161 and, in third place, Vicco with 135. Although it is true that everything can change on Saturday when the proposals that have not yet met in the competition face each other, these are, for many reasons, the big favourites.
White Dove
As soon as RTVE uploaded the performance of the woman from Elche at the Benidorm Fest to its YouTube channel, it was filled with comments from foreign Eurofans enthusiastic about eaea urging the Spanish public “not to give up this opportunity” and promising us “his 12 points”. Good vocal execution, a very good staging and as a flag that flamenco character that Rosalía has shown so much that we have to vindicate, but without being a copy of the Catalan singer. This is everything that has turned Blanca Paloma into the winner alert of this year. At the moment, she has already won the second semifinal of the preselection with 167 points, 32 more than Vicco, the second classified of the night.
agoney
After going unnoticed through the music scene after leaving the successful 2017 edition of Triumph operation, Agoney has been able to demonstrate at the Benidorm Fest that he can offer much more. Definitely, I want to burn It was the best staging of the first semifinal and, in addition, the vocal technique of the canary accompanied. This led to her proposal to become the winner of that gala and with a marked difference from second place (Agoney took 161 points and Alice Wonder, 119).
However, he can play against the fact that his song has people divided in opinions: while some find it “satanic” (his partner Aritz, without going any further), to others it seems original and Eurovisive. At the time of writing these lines, her performance is in second position in music trends on YouTube.
vicco
Although in terms of points she has fallen a bit behind Blanca Paloma and Agoney with her 135 points coming from the televoting, professional jury and demoscopic vote, Vicco, whose real name is Victoria Riba, can boast of leading the listening lists of the proposals of this anus. Between streaming of audio, the reproductions of its video clip and the video with which RTVE launched the songs exclusively through YouTube, passes the million and a half listeners, which makes nocturna in the biggest hit of this edition of the Benidorm Fest. Not surprisingly for such an extremely catchy song. However, she is not the contestant with the best vocal technique or the most powerful staging.
Cover photo | @vicco.music