# Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025

Spain will be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Esa diva", written by Alberto Fuentes Lorite and Melodía Ruiz Gutiérrez, and performed by Ruiz herself under her stage name Melody. The Spanish participating broadcaster, Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE), together with the Generalitat Valenciana, organised Benidorm Fest 2025 in order to select its entry for the contest.

## Background

Prior to the 2025 contest, Televisión Española (TVE) until 2006, and Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE) since 2007, had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Spain sixty-three times since TVE's first entry in 1961. They have won the contest on two occasions: in 1968 with the song "La, la, la" performed by Massiel and in 1969 with the song "Vivo cantando" performed by Salomé, the latter having won in a four-way tie with France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. They have also finished second four times, with "En un mundo nuevo" by Karina in 1971, "Eres tú" by Mocedades in 1973, "Su canción" by Betty Missiego in 1979, and "Vuelve conmigo" by Anabel Conde in 1995, and third two times, with "Lady, Lady" by Bravo in 1984 and "SloMo" by Chanel in 2022. In 2024, RTVE placed 22nd with the song "Zorra" performed by Nebulossa.
As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, RTVE organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. The Spanish broadcaster has selected its entry for the contest through both national finals and internal selections in the past, with the national final Benidorm Fest being used since 2022. RTVE confirmed its intentions to participate at the 2025 contest on 1 February 2024, while Benidorm Fest 2024 was still ongoing, announcing the organisation of the fourth edition of the festival in order to select its next entry.

## Before Eurovision
### Benidorm Fest 2025

Benidorm Fest 2025 was the fourth edition of Benidorm Fest, organised by RTVE and Generalitat Valenciana to select the Spanish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The event took place at the Palau Municipal d'Esports l'Illa de Benidorm in Benidorm, Valencian Community. Sixteen artists and songs competed over three shows: two semi-finals on 28 and 30 January, and the final on 1 February 2025, with a total of eight entries ultimately qualifying to the final.
The voting consisted of a national and international jury vote (50%) and public voting (50%), the latter of which was a combination of telephone calls, SMS messages and votes cast through a free mobile app.

#### Semi-finals

* The first semi-final took place on 28 January 2025. "Uh nana" performed by Daniela Blasco, "Hartita de llorar" performed by Lachispa, "Loca xti" performed by Kuve [es] and "Te escribo en el cielo" performed by Lucas Bun advanced to the final, while "Mala feminista" performed by Chica Sobresalto [es], "Amor barato" performed by David Afonso, "Reinas" performed by Sonia & Selena and "Me gustas tú" performed by K!ngdom were eliminated.
* The second semi-final took place on 30 January 2025. "I'm a Queen" performed by Mel Ömana, "Esa diva" performed by Melody, "VIP" performed by J Kbello and "Raggio di sole" performed by Mawot advanced to the final, while "Bésame" performed by Carla Frigo, "La pena" performed by DeTeresa, "No lo ves" performed by Henry Semler and "La casa" performed by Celine Van Heel were eliminated.

#### Final

The final took place on 1 February 2025 and saw eight contestants, four having qualified from each semi-final. The winning entry was "Esa diva" performed by Melody. The song was written by Melody herself along Alberto Fuentes Lorite, and was arranged by Joy Deb, Peter Boström, and Thomas G:son.
Final – 1 February 2025 :
| Draw | Artist | Song | Expert jury | Public vote | Total | Place |
| 1 | Daniela Blasco | "Uh nana" | 71 | 70 | 141 | 2 |
| 2 | Kuve | "Loca xti" | 52 | 44 | 96 | 6 |
| 3 | Mawot | "Raggio di sole" | 18 | 40 | 58 | 8 |
| 4 | Lachispa | "Hartita de llorar" | 48 | 50 | 98 | 5 |
| 5 | Mel Ömana | "I'm a Queen" | 61 | 56 | 117 | 4 |
| 6 | J Kbello | "VIP" | 74 | 60 | 134 | 3 |
| 7 | Lucas Bun | "Te escribo en el cielo" | 38 | 32 | 70 | 7 |
| 8 | Melody | "Esa diva" | 70 | 80 | 150 | 1 |