Neither Agoney nor Artiz is the audience favorite for Benidorm Fest, according to music platforms.

18 candidates competing for the Bronze Microphone and the opportunity to represent our country at the European song festival will arrive in Istanbul in a few days. Benidorm and the illusion floats around. And this competition, organized by RTVE in cooperation with Valencian general and Benidorm Town HallIt has become a springboard for Promote music and talent in SpainFollowing the example of some European festivals such as San Remo in Italy or Melodifestivalen in Sweden.

This eurofans they’ve already started doing their own polls (and bets) on the artists that will be participating. Benidorm Festival, its contest winner favorites And who will be the finalists? As the event approaches, excitement and anticipation increase, while the views on social networks and media increase. Experts familiar with Eurovision and its dynamics are already talking and giving their opinions on the ideal recipe for success at the European song festival.

However, there are objective data that allow us to come to a conclusion. Overview of how the public is getting each of the 18 songs of Benidorm Fest 2023. when analyzing Plays on platforms like Spotifyuse on popular social networks such as TikTokand in the visualizations of each video there is a song that undoubtedly steals the hearts of the public and turns the bets and does not consider it one of the favourites.

We’re talking about the Benidorm Fest song “Nochentera” that drove Eurofans crazy.. Catalan Vicco presents this song, which became the first big surprise of this edition of the festival and is currently leading most of the statistics. Despite strong rivals such as Agoney, Fusa Nocta, Alice Wonder and E’Femme, Victoria Riba’s stage name Vicco became the most popular proposal on music platforms.

“Nochentera” became the most watched song on Spotify with over one million views. Also, Catalan doubles the rest of the third and fourth option. “Mi Familia” by Fusa Nocta, “Quiero Arder” by Agoney and “Yo Quisiera” by Alice Wonder exceeded half a million copies. “Traction” and “Uff!” by Rakky Ripper According to the data, E’Femme has closed the Benidorm Fest’s favorites list.

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But not all music is Spotify and we cannot forget TikTok, the social network where the popularity of songs can be judged by their use in videos. The song “Nochentera” is also in the first place on this platform.

YouTube views are another way to measure the success of songs and clips, and that’s where things change. The undisputed leader of this platform is Fusa Nocta with the song “My Family”, which reached 380,000 views. Very close favorite Vicco with his nightmarecurrently exceeds 370,000 views. Some of the most acclaimed ones follow by far: Quiero Arder (Agoney) 183,000, Yo Quisiera (Alice Wonder) 140,000, or Traction (Rakky Ripper) 58,000.

So, according to this data avalanche, we can say that Vicco’s Eurovisual “sorpasso” has been achieved and their song, Nonchentera, is one of the biggest favorites of this edition of Benidorm Fest less than a week after the festival started. However, we will have to wait for the second semi-final on Thursday, February 2nd to find out about his staging and the possibilities of bringing the Spanish flag to Liverpool.

What is clear is that Vicco has already gained visibility and popularity and some television shows are already using his song, such as Rigoberta Bandidni’s Moon Mama. Let’s face it, it’s already a victory.