In addition to witnessing the election of the Spanish representative for Eurovision with the Benidorm Fest celebration, Benidorm will turn the tourism capital upside down on the final day of this international event, which will take place on 14 May. Turin (Italy). The city has prepared a festive day where you can see the live performances and three giant screens in order not to lose the details of everything that is happening, especially the performance of the series. Spanish representative Chanel with the song “SloMo”. The place will be the Plaza de la Hispanidad, which will be the epicenter of the celebration.
It was put forward this Tuesday by Benidorm mayor Toni Pérez and Events Councilor Jesús Carrobles. The “Benidorm Fest Eurovisión Front Party” will take place at the start of Avenida del Mediterráneo, in this famous square, also called the Triangle square. where a capacity of about 4,000 people is calculated, according to the first mayor. Thus, there will be one stage and three giant screens scattered around this famous residential area. The event will start on Saturday 14th at 19:00. To begin, the day will be animated by “a DJ who will hold a singing session not only from Euovisión but from Benidorm Fest or the historic song festival”. city.
There will also be live performances during the celebration. Thus, the three participants in the two semi-finals of Benidorm Fest, held in the tourism capital in January, have already been confirmed, Marta Sango, Javiera Mena and Unique. However “There will be more surprises” neither the mayor nor the council member responsible for the events did not want to explain for now.
The Eurovision final will start at 21:00 in Turin. After the actions of all countries and during the voting, While the Spanish jury will cast their votes from Benidorm itself this year, as is tradition, the model will be Nieves Álvarez., that is, from the scene of the touristic capital. The mayor pointed out that “votes rarely come from RTVE studios.”
Another hero of this “pre-party” celebration will be: technology. Namely, the 18-meter structure that forms a large circular screen located in the same Plaza de la Hispanidad. This tower will be officially illuminated on the same day of the festival and will serve to reflect images of the city and its promotion. “On that day we full performance “Tecnohito”, the mayor stated. However, the operation as this newspaper previously published has been undergoing testing for days to verify that everything from the screens to the entire electrical connection is working. And they will continue these tests until they pass. It’s the same day as the Eurovision celebration.
tourist promotion
As with Benidorm Fest, we will “reposition Benidorm” and the city “will once again have all its significance that night”. An action organized in conjunction with RTVE that will once again allow the municipality to promote tourism not only nationally but internationally, by standing by Álvarez’s side during the vote. “This is a huge event. important for the city, for tourist promotionalso on a date that is celebrated, right in the middle of May,” said Pérez.
It should be noted that Benidorm Fest is already a “victory” in publicity. Thus, 358 million users followed the finale of this musical event held in the city in January. a number that turns into an effect 13.3 million euros from Generalitat Valenciana and Benidorm City CouncilBenidorm Fest’s main sponsors had to invest to reach these fans.
At Plaza de la Hispanidad, “We have been working with RTVE for months for the organization and this is a celebration at the pinnacle of the event, Benidorm, and the impact is as minimal as possible” and therefore creates the least inconvenience to neighbors and visitors. For this, the assembly of the stage and other elements will not start until Friday, May 13. “Tests and rehearsals will be held on the same night” and It will be the 14th of the month when the traffic in the region will be cut from 19:00.. The mayor suggested that “more details of the event and the celebration itself will be given over the next few days.”
As a result, this “pre-party” declared that it was “an independent act”, but “a consequence of them”, of the cooperation agreements signed between RTVE, Generalitat Valenciana and Benidorm for Benidorm Fest celebrations. . In this sense, “RTVE has found a city in Benidorm that meets all its expectations”. Therefore, “we are already working to continue taking steps under these agreements and next celebration Benidorm Festival”.
It should be noted that on the same day as the final of the Benidorm Fest, the President of the Generalitat, Ximo Puig confirms new edition for 2023. Estimates were that in less than half the San Remo festival would consolidate as a 5,000-seat festival that would become profitable within four years.
Source: Informacion
