The Benidorm Fest is an annual Spanish song competition hosted in the city of Benidorm. The winning entry (song and artist) gets to represent Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest.
The contest consists of two semi-finals, in which a number of performers – soloists, duos, trios or groups – perform their songs live. Four entries from each semi-final progress into the finale, where the finalists perform again.
Voting
Points are given to each entry depending on how it ranked in three different votes. The votes are:
Expert jury (50%) – heads of delegation, artists, musicians and industry experts
Demoscopic panel (25%) – a statistically-selected sample of the Spanish population.