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LA ELECCIÓN INTERNA 2024

just as last year, the website eurovision-spain.com, the main spanish website for all eurovision related stuff, made la elección interna, an unofficial preselection made for the fans, in which they send in artists they would want to see in eurovision / benidorm fest, they select 100 (they also add some chosen by the eurovision-spain team, just as in the official preselection) and then there's votings until there's a winner. the past two years some of the 12 finalists were in the benidorm fest, and it's highly indicative of what the people want to see that year. for instance, the winners of 2022's elección interna were tanxugueiras (nothing to add there), and of 2023's was maría josé llergo (her sound is very similar to blanca paloma). at first i was gonna do a post talking about my favourites cause i did listen to the 100 songs (i discover a lot of cool artists through it!), but it got way too long and complicated so i decided to settle for the top 12 instead.

i do recommend listening to all songs tho, here is the official youtube playlist and here's the spotify one if you want to give them a go !! anyways, hope you like it :) as always, everything will be under the cut

12. LA MARÍA - MON VETLATORI

La María is the stage name of María Bertomeu Soria, a Valencian (from Oliva) artist singing in Valencian with sounds representative of Valencian folklore and popular songs.

Mon Vetlatori (My Wake) talks about the burial of a young María who, after going viral with a song, she's buried in critics and insults and she has to grow up too fast.

I really liked this song!! It was one of the last I watched (I watched all through youtube) and I got chills from it, it reminds me of what Blanca Paloma did but with Valencian sounds which <33333

11. BULEGO - SUZKO ERROBERAK:

Bulego is a basque pop group from Azkoitia made up of Tomas Lizarazu (voice), Itziar Beitia (keyboard), Jon Larrañaga (bass), Rubén Lizarralde (guitar) and Xabier Arrieta (drums). They sing in Euskera and are very known in their natal Euskadi.

Suzko Erroberak (Fireworks) talks about defying what its expected and doing what feels right for you. It's a catchy euskaldun pop song with 70s vibes.

I AM IN LOVE WITH THE MUSIC VIDEO cause it gave me so much SKAM vibes that it made me fantasize about a SKAM Euskadi based in Bilbao with those four as protagonists and yeah... Also the song is fun !!! I love pop so this song was made for me, it's just *chef's kiss*

10. LONTREIRA - CAMPO DA FESTA

Lontreira is a Galician band from Vigo formed by Rotce (keyboard), Adri Coyote (vocals) and Iván Barral (guitar) singing in Galician mixing traditional elements with electronic music.

Campo da Festa (Party Field) is a fun song that combines fertility rituals with dance themes. I tried understanding the lyrics but I am not that familiar with Galician, so I couldn't get much more sorry.

I love this !!! It reminds me like SHUM but more gentle, and their vibe is so fun and yeah. 10 / 10. Also they have confirmed they've sent a song to Benidorm Fest so they could be participants this year !!!

9. JULIETA - CARI:

Julieta Gracián is a Catalan pop artist from Barcelona that has a sound that mixes electronic, pop, and urban music, and her greatest inspiration is Angèle, frequently including French sounds in her songs. She is widely known in Catalonia as the next big thing.

Cari (Honey/Sweetie/Love... you get it) is the first chapter of her new album, which will delve on the incidents that happen during one night in Julieta's life. In this song she stumbles in the club into a guy she likes. The song has sounds of house mixed with pop.

I knew Julieta beforehand!! I hadn't listened to her but I had seen people talking about her on Twitter, and now I get the hype!!!! As an Ana Mena superfan, she just hits the same spot, and I can't wait what she could offer to Benidorm Fest!! I'm all for new pop girlies, I collect them like pokemon cards.

8. VALERIA CASTRO - LA RAÍZ:

Valeria Castro is a Canarian singer-songwriter from La Palma island that is known for her incredible voice and her heartfelt songs, very intimist and calming but also with strong messages. She has also recently been nominated to a Latin Grammy for this song !!!!!!

La Raíz (The Root) talks about going back to your roots when something bad happens. In her case, this song is most likely about the volcanic eruption in her home island of La Palma in 2021, which inspired various songs in her second album.

I am so very normal about Valeria Castro. Um. She's one of my favourite singers of all time, I've seen her live twice and I kinda have a crush on her so. yeah. She has one of the prettiest voices ever and her songs are like a hug and she's the cutest person in this planet and I love her. I would recommend listening to her full discography cause her two albums are just. 10/10 (chiquita and con cariño y con cuidado) but for now here's her (probably) two most popular songs, guerrera and la corriente <3 Anyways. Having her in Benidorm Fest would be a longtime dream for me and it would do her so good, she's a gift to the world and the world needs to know her and experience her because she's... incredible. just. i think i'll shut up now.

7. FILLAS DE CASSANDRA - LISÍSTRATA (VARRE VASOIRA)

Fillas de Cassandra (Daughters of Cassandra) is a Galician duo made of María Perez and Sara Faro that sends a strong feminist message through traditional sounds and folklore mixed with modern ones and mythological references; their first album, ACROPOLE is structured like a greek play and is full of female figures from Greek mythology.

Lisístrata (Varre Vasoira) (Lysistrata (Sweep the Broom) is a retelling of the story of Lysistrata, a woman that convinced all women in Athens to stop functioning as complient wifes to their husbands until the war stops. It talks about the power of women, and it's a feminist anthem urging women to fight back.

THIS IS MY FAVOURITE ONE THEY SHOULD HAVE WON !!!! Like it's a Galician feminist song based on an Ancient Greek play (Lysistrata) ??? Also all of her songs are based on Classics and even the name of the band like !!! I'm a classicist obsessed with languages you can tell how I feel about this !!! Severely underrated !!!! And I think they sent a song to Benidorm Fest so !!!!!!!!

6. RODRIGO CUEVAS - MÁS ANIMAL

Rodrigo Cuevas is an Asturian singer singing in Galician and he's been referred to as 'the Freddie Mercury of Asturian folklore'. He lives in an Asturian hamlet of less that 20 people with his boyfriend and a bunch of animals, and he reivindicates folklore as a queer movement. He also is very involved with the reivindication of rural life, of depoblation, and of the Asturian language.

Más Animal (More of an Animal) is a mix between the traditional muñeira and ajechao sounds from northwestern Iberia, and it's a fun song inviting to dance and having fun, liberating oneself.

The man the myth the legend !!! WHAT IS NOT TO LOVE ???? LIKE !!! A QUEER MUÑEIRA / AJECHAO !!! FROM THE FREDDY MERCURY OF ASTURIAN FOLKLORE !!!! Unfortunately he has said he has no intention of participating in Benidorm Fest in the near future but still !!! What an icon honestly

5. ABRAHAM MATEO - LA IDEA

Abraham Mateo, born in San Fernando (Cádiz) is an icon in Spanish pop culture, due to his early rise to fame when he was 14 with the instant classic Señorita. He's basically the closest thing we have to a Spanish Justin Bieber, receiving similar reactions as him (tho in his case he's actually a pretty cool guy). He's collabed with people like Jennifer López, Becky G or Luis Fonsi, and has a ton of awards.

La Idea (The Idea) is an upbeat urban / electronic song about missing a past love and not being able to forget her, even if it is better that you stay appart.

SPEAKING OF LEGENDS !!! Abraham Mateo is part of Spanish pop culture, and just for that I respect him a lot. He is also pretty cool, very unproblematic, and he seems to be experiencing a reinassance of sorts, which good for him! This song is pretty solid I would say, and I enjoy his collabs with Ana Mena and Chanel as well, I'm happy he's doing good :)

4. TRIQUELL - JUGULAR:

Triquell is the stage name of Cesc Fuentes Triquell, who raised to fame due to the Catalan singing contest Eufòria, and has since been successful in Catalonia singing electronic / pop songs in Catalan.

Jugular is a fun song about going to a party that's not flashy but honest and a place where you can be yourself, going to this parallel realm.

This song has the same vibes as Cha Cha Cha but in Catalan. To me. No but this song is so fun and I know Triquell would make something equally as good for benidorm fest, and he has expressed his desire to participate so !!!!!

3. COLET - DON FEDERICO:

Colet, stage name of Anna Colet, from Barcelona, is a singer with a distinct 'retrofuturist' sound and personal lyrics with an ironic tone, although there's some songs (like this one) that have a more social theme.

Don Federico talks about domestic violence, denouncing it in a crude and powerful way to an electronic hype tune.

THIS SONG IS SO INCREDIBLE!!! It reminds me a lot to Rigoberta Bandini's songs. Also, the title alludes to the kids' song Don Federico, one of those songs kids play to that starts with 'Don Federico killed his wife, he cut her into pieces and made a stew out of her'. Yeah, we sung that as kids. Idk. It gets better tho I loved that song and game when I was little. Anyways. I think Colet could do wonders in Benidorm Fest, AND just like Triquell she has sent a song so !!!!!!! I am very excited to see if she ends up being selected, she could easily be my favourite.

2. MARÍA PELÁE - EL GRILLO:

María Peláe, born in Málaga, is a very well known flamenco artist that fuses the traditional sounds with a modern twist and a lot of ironic and frankly funny lyrics. For me she's like. the closest thing we have to younger / more modern folclóricas, which are/were a bunch of female flamenco singers that have a certain attitude and air to them that made them instant icons in Spanish pop culture. Recently she was a participant in a famous music program in national TV.

El Grillo (The Cricket) is a very fun song about this one girl who is completely different from María and comes off as pretentious, but who she honestly doesn't care about (she hears crickets when this other girl talks).

I LOVE HER YOUR HONOUR!! Anyways yeah, I think she's a modern folclórica and she especially reminds me of Lola Flores (the greatest folclórica ever!!!!) I cannot recommend her enough, she's incredible and this song is a BOP, I would love her to go to benidorm fest oh my god she would do wonders. Anyways, if you want to hear more of her stuff I would recommend Por si te vas and La Niña (this song talks about a lesbian bar and girl queerness btw and it's soooo fun, it's her best song imo). While writing this I listened to her recent collab with Melody and it's also a bop, actually.

LA LA LOVE YOU FT. SAMURAÏ - EL PRINCIPIO DE ALGO

La La Love You is an indie pop punk band from Parla (Madrid) composed by Roberto Amor (vocals, guitar), David Merino (vocals, guitar), Lydia Carré (bass), and Oscar Hoyos (drums). They are giants in the indie world, and very well deserved !!! I would characterize their sound as coming of age teen movie soundtrack, they're amazing.

El Principio de Algo (The Start of Something) talks about that feeling of getting to know someone new and falling in love with them and realizing it and !!!!!!!

THIS SONG. Um. I am pretty sure it's like... on my top 10 most listened to songs this year. lmao. So yeah. I have many thoughts about it and I'm maybe a bit obsessed with it. Anyways. La La Love You are one of my favourite groups rn, they're incredible, i've seen them live and are so much fun (you haven't lived until experiencing el fin del mundo live imo). Also all of their songs have the same vibe as this one which i LOVE. I would really reccomend listening to El fin del mundo (HYPEST SONG EVER) and La canción del verano, they're SOOO !!!. Also I know this entry is for La La Love You only but Samuraï is my favourite artist I've discovered from this year and she's so freaking good it's insane. I really really recommend her stuff, like TIRANDO BALAS and Mechero for example.

Them winning this year's Elección Interna is insane actually cause it came out of nowhere and they're some of the artists I listen to the most and ?????? Also we've never sent something similar to La La Love You to Eurovision so I have no idea how we would do but it would be fun honestly. They would have my vote in benidorm fest that's for sure.

#benidorm fest #benidorm fest 2024 #esc #esc 2024 #eurovision #eurovision 2024 #let me know what you think of them !!#also i have an idea to talk about other songs of the list #it'll be the post immediately after this one so yeah #anyways. i'm so pleased with this year's la elección interna !!! it gives me a bit of hope for this year's benifest #cause right now i'm not very hyped ngl

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