Spain's new set up, the Benidorm Fest*, delivered a 3rd place with Chanel last year and they hoped to do the same with this year's winner Eaea by Blanca Paloma.
Blanca won the Benidorm final on February 4.
The song, described as "new Flamenco" was written by Blanca Paloma
Ramos Baeza herself with Jose Pablo Polo and Alvaro Tato.
The digital single was released on December 20.
The version used at the contest is the same as the one on the official Liverpool album. But it has a slight difference compared to the original version. (Almost as small as the French one)
The difference is around the 2:15 mark - on the compilation album version the backing fades to silence for a while here while on the original version background music is heard throughout. The karaoke version matches the version on the compilation album.
Thanks to Krzysztof for spotting that and letting us know. (see comments)
Like last year, a promo CD with all Benidorm songs was issued by TVE.
Blanca Paloma also participated in the 2022 Benidorm Fest. Then she ended 5th with Secreto De Agua.
* The Benidorm Fest isn't new but only since 2022 it provides the Eurovision entry.
Versions:
Eaea - ESC version
- on the official album (2CD/3LP/digital)
Eaea - single version
- digital 20-12-2022, TEV Benidorm promo
Eaea - karaoke of ESC version
- On the official karaoke album (digital)
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| backside of sleeve to non-existent record |
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Ruth Lorenzo and Pastora Soler both made it to the top 10 but my recent Spanish favorite is Barei.
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