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Rosa López, Blanca Paloma, Gonzalo Hermida and Sharonne, along with unclassified participants, liven up the hours before tonight's grand final

Nearly 4,000 people celebrate Benidorm Fest in the street in a vibrant party at the Tecnohito

03 February 2024
Un momento de la fiesta

Plaza de la Hispanidad will host the live broadcast of the gala to elect the representative of Spain in Eurovision

Nearly 4,000 people experienced their particular 'celebration' last night at the Tecnohito located at Plaza de la Hispanidad in the already consolidated 'Euroclub' party, one of the favourite activities within the Benidorm Fest program and which attracts the largest audience in the streets of the city. The contestants who have not made it to the final and other names that raise passion among the 'Eurofans', such as Rosa López or Blanca Paloma, winner of the last edition, were in charge of animating the evening before the grand final, which It will be held starting at 10 p.m. this Saturday and will be broadcast live on Spanish Radio Television.

The event, organized by Benidorm City Council in collaboration with RTVE, began shortly after 9 p.m. and lasted until after midnight, with numerous performances that were chanted and highly applauded by all attendees.
The eight contestants who were on the verge of the final, Dellecruz, Lérica, Mantra, Marlena, Noan, Roger Padrós, Quique Niza and Yoli Saa, were in charge of lighting the fuse of this new edition of the 'Euroclub' in which It was her first performance after passing through this musical competition and it was presented by María Eizaguirre´, director of Communication and Participation of RTVE. And despite not getting the pass to qualify for the 'Bronze Microphone' tonight, the audience rewarded them by singing their songs in each of the performances.

Afterwards, the versatile Sharonne, a participant in the 2023 Benidorm Fest, took the reins of the event with a particular tribute to Tina Turner, which was followed by dance songs that raised the temperature of the night even more. After her, other former contestants of this contest, such as Sofía Martín or Gonzalo Hermida, also made the stage their own, which was joined by other of her colleagues, such as the singer of Megara or Rakky Ripper, although without actually singing.

Finally, the representatives of Spain in Eurovision Rosa López (2002) and Blanca Paloma (2023), ended up lifting the public to the top, especially when they performed the Eurovision songs 'Europe is Living a Celebration' and 'Ea ea', in a farewell to which 'María Jesús and her accordion' also joined as an unexpected guest, to dance along with all the other artists to Chanel's 'SloMo', with which the party closed.

Everything ready for the final gala

Tonight, starting at 10 p.m., Palau d'Esports L'Illa in Benidorm will host the third and final gala of this edition of Benidorm Fest. The artist who will represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest held in May in the Swedish city of Malmö will be chosen from it, an award for which María Peláe, St Pedro, Angy Fernández, Jorge González, Nebulossa, Sofía Coll, Miss Caffeina and, finally, Almácor.

In addition to this stage, 'Eurofans' who do not have tickets to follow the gala at Palau will also be able to experience this music festival from Plaza de la Hispanidad, where there will be music to cheer up attendees starting at 8 p.m. In addition to 'Eurofans' who do not have tickets to follow the gala at Palau will also be able to experience this music festival from Plaza de la Hispanidad, where there will be music to cheer up attendees starting at 8 p.m. . and, from ten at night, the grand final will be broadcast live.

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