This can not be. Lérica, Noan, Mantra and Quique Niza were the four artists who did not make it to the grand final of the Benidorm Festival after participating in the first semi-final. Although their feelings were very positive, because the competition introduced them to an audience that did not follow in their footsteps. But leaving this journey has an even sadder side for one of them; Trio (Mantra) consisting of Carlos Marco, Paula Pérez and Charly Weinberg People who burst into tears of joy after learning they were the winners on TV and that they won’t be performing on stage next Saturday After failing to place in the top four, they state, “We have a bittersweet taste, even if it’s sweeter.”
They talked about it with calm emotions this Wednesday. After hearing the votes Tuesday night, the protagonists were in tears. Thus, they received 40 points in the final vote from the public, but this did not serve to “sneak” into fourth place, only 7 points behind Miss Caffeina. RTVE Communications Director María Eizaguirre also provided more information: Between televoting, messages and calls, he collected 12,275 votes; Mantra received the most votes with 7,020, 57% of the total.
The trio explained their impressions: “We don’t understand the scoring process well. It’s not that simple,” they stated. Although they guarantee that “our balance is positive”, this is very important for every artist and “What we value is people listening to you and voting for you.” and this was because they managed to come first in that part of the voting. “We knew people were following us, but not that much,” he notes, so yes, the final taste is bittersweet.
The young people, who attended the press conference held in Benidorm El Castell with the other three semi-finalists who will not take the stage in the final, talked about their feelings after the night they described as “magical”. For Lérica, “It was a gift to be able to open the first semi-final. We said we would dance tonight and we will dance.” For them, “It was a gift in our careers. “Lérica is coming for a while.”
According to Noan, “the only thing to do after the show is smile.” “I’m happy and excited, I released the song and it’s done,” the artist states. His performance at Benidorm Fest was “a magical moment that I will take home with me for the rest of my life.” And now? ““I suddenly get a lot of messages from people who discovered me through this, and I’m extremely grateful because people are able to discover me and such talented artists.”
The mantra highlights how this feeling begins when they hear the audience sing their song before they take the stage: “It’s a beautiful experience and we are loved by people.” For this musical trio, the road continues where they left off: “Now let’s continue what we’ve been doing for a while and the songs to come. Benidorm is very busy and you have to dedicate yourself only to that, so we have to keep working now.”
Artist Quique Niza, also known for portraying Danny Zuko in the renewed musical greaseHe explains: “I am very pleased with my time in Benidorm because it will open many doors for me. “Those who don’t know us will recognize us from this.”. So now “there’s a long way to go. This is just a first step.” The young man is “stepping into the world of music and it’s a huge door.”
Singer He was one of the most critical of his own performance: “It was a song that was meant to be exciting, committed, with a message and risky staging. I realize we had better transitions than we did last night and that was thorny for me.” Thus, he reassures us that “we are artists, we are human and we have good and bad days.”
Staging
Four artists also explained what they wanted to say with their performances on the Benidorm Fest stage. Quique Niza says that the part where he appears alone with the piano was meant to represent “that calmness with yourself”: “When I went upstairs, it was the moment when everything in your head overwhelms your mind with negative thoughts. Put the piano back and you do the same.” finally calm down. “Fight against negative thoughts.”.
In Noan’s case, this represented his journey from adolescence, from room “full of posters, vinyl…” to moving into the rehearsal space and ending with “the feeling of a group performance, the way the song is.” “. As Lérica explains, “we tried to bring the party to the stage. More than just a song to show off your voice, it was about teleporting people to another planet where we are all happy and trouble-free. “Mantra” chose to convey good vibes and be true to ourselves. To be the mantra, to do something that represents us without hiding ourselves, with complicity.”