This Benidorm Festival 2023 Warm up the engines for its second edition, which will be held the week of January 30 – February 5. RTVE released the 18 participating songs yesterday afternoon, and as announced by the public body at a press conference attended by YOTELE, they will all be available across platforms from 1pm this Monday.
Below these lines we collect the first impressions of the artists after the release of their nominations. Maria EizaguirreRTVE Director of Communications and Engagement assured that they had accumulated more than 855,000 duplications and 3.8 million effects in less than 24 hours.
Sharonne – Weather
‘Aire’ is the song that Sharonne will try to represent Spain at Eurovision 2023: “I better take a breath for everything that comesI feel personal and nice because of the location”.
Megara-Arcadia
The band Megara says their song ‘Arcadia’ is inspired by mythology:It was a kind of heaven on earthWe wanted to take it to the near future. It’s about the relationship between two girls inside a video game.”
Alfred – If you are
Alfred considers “Since You’ve Been Here” one of the best songs he’s ever composed. Inspired for this”in a feeling like love“Love transforms and shows up in your life in different ways and forms. This time it came out in song form.”
White Dove – Eaea
Blanca Paloma repeats the song ‘Eaea’ at Benidorm Fest, in which she takes a glimpse into the past: “To know where I’m going, you gotta look where I’m coming from“It’s a lullaby that you can sing to your loved one, not just for kids,” she said at the press conference.