Benidorm brings to l'Aigüera the broadcast of the galas and other parallel activities of the Benidorm Fest

From January 24 to February 1, the City Council will set up a 'village' in the Plaza de SS MM los Reyes de España with performances, food trucks and entertainment

This year, Benidorm City Council will move the broadcast of the three galas and other parallel activities of the fourth edition of the Benidorm Fest, the musical competition organised by Radio Televisión Española, the Generalitat Valenciana and the City Council to choose the singer or group that will represent Spain at Eurovision, to the Parque de l'Aigüera.

The Councillor for Events, Jesús Carrobles, explained that the venue chosen so that the public can follow the two semi-finals and the grand final live will be the Julio Iglesias Auditorium and that, in addition, to host all the activity related to this event "we are going to create a 'village' area in the Plaza de SS MM los Reyes de España with a wide programme within the framework of the Euroclub".

According to Carrobles, this 'Benidorm Fest Village' will be operational from 24 January to 1 February, the day on which the final of the musical competition will be held, which will once again take place at the Palau d'Esports L'Illa in Benidorm. Throughout the week leading up to the festival, this village will host “performances and other musical activities, such as Eurovision karaoke, as well as a gastronomic area with food trucks”, with the aim of becoming a meeting point for music lovers and Eurofans who travel to Benidorm to experience the Benidorm Fest in the city. 

All this thematic offer “will be completed with the exhibition on the origins of our Song Festival that the City Council is organising in collaboration with Spanish Radio and Television” to publicize and promote that historic contest that raised great figures of music, such as Raphael or Julio Iglesias, especially among the younger public. 

The transfer of the broadcast of the 'Fest' galas from the Tecnohito to l'Aigüera responds, as Jesús Carrobles explained, to “the good reception that the broadcast of the Eurovision final had in May of last year at the Julio Iglesias”. He pointed out that “this auditorium offers a space with a larger capacity and more comfort for the public, but also for the assembly of the entire infrastructure”, causing in turn “less inconvenience for the citizens because it is not necessary to close for almost a week one of the main arteries of Benidorm such as the Mediterranean Avenue and the area around the Plaza de la Hispanidad”.
 

Finally, the councillor has shown himself “convinced that this first 'village area' will attract a lot of public throughout the week to enjoy all the activities and performances that will take place in Benidorm, as well as the festival and festive atmosphere of our city”. 

About the Benidorm Fest
Following the victories of Chanel, Blanca Paloma and Nebulossa, the Benidorm Fest has now entered the final stretch, with the event taking place at the Palau d'Esports at the end of this month. The first of the semi-finals will be held on 28 January, and two days later it will be the turn of the second. The grand final will be held on Saturday 1 February, which will determine the song that will represent Spain in the Eurovision contest, which this year will take place on 17 May in the Swiss city of Basel.  

The 16 finalists of this new edition of the Benidorm Fest who will compete for the Bronze Microphone are Carla Frigo; Celine Van Heel; Chica Sobresalto; Daniela Blasco; David Alfonso; DeTeresa; Henry Semler; J Kbello; K!ngdom; Kuve; Lachispa; Lucas Bun; Mawot; Mel Ömana; Melody; and Sonia and Selena, whose songs have already accumulated thousands of views.