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More than 5,000 people in Aigüera Park support Melody at the Eurovision final.

María Jesús and her Accordion star in the moments before the connection with Basel to the delight of thousands of attendees

If the outcome of the Spanish song contest at Eurovision depended on Benidorm, Melody would undoubtedly sweep the competition. Once again, the city rallied behind the Spanish representative, with more than 5,000 people in Aigüera Park to support the author of "Esa diva," a song that was unveiled at the Benidorm Fest and has been played ever since.

There wasn't a soul in the venue who wasn't singing the song when the Spaniard took the stage in Basel. A devoted audience made their presence felt with shouts of encouragement, waving flags, and singing along to every verse of the piece that represented our country.

The afternoon started early in L'Aigüera Park with the Benieuro Bingo and music by DJ Dennis Moore, with the stands and courtyard filling up with more Eurofans by the minute. The queue to enter the venue, in fact, stretched down the park's central promenade and almost reached City Hall. Just before connecting with Basilea, a surprise came with the appearance of the famous María Jesús y su Acordeón, who sang songs by artists such as Alaska, Karina, and others, and closed with her well-known "El baile de los pajaritos" (The Dance of the Little Birds), to the delight of the audience, and Quique González "Torito" (Torito), who acted as the host and enjoyed himself like a child on a stage where designer Ágatha Ruiz de la Prada also came out to greet him.

At 9 p.m., the big screen installed in L'Aigüera Park switched to RTVE, which, in turn, began broadcasting the Eurovision Song Contest. Meanwhile, no one moved, waiting for Melody to make her appearance. When the moment arrived, the thousands of spectators burst into applause and chanted "Esa diva" as the Sevillian singer delighted the viewers. The party, however, continued until the end of Eurovision because no one wanted to miss the final results. Elsewhere in the city, on Poniente Beach, fellow Eurovision contestant Chanel Terreros was in charge of announcing the scores for our country. 

 

For the third year in a row, the UK crashed out at Eurovision, taking 19th place out of a possible 26.