Let’s tell you when and how you can watch the semi-finals of Benidorm Fest 2026, the popular annual music competition. Until now, this contest was used to decide who would go to Eurovision, but even though they will not attend in 2026, the contest continues, and this week the semifinals are held.
In each of these two semi-finals, after the performance of the artists, the vote of the public and the jury of experts will arrive, and with the sum of all The artists who go to the final will be decided. Each semi-final is on a different day, and we are going to explain how you can watch them.
Dates and times of the Benidorm Fest semi-finals
There are two semi-finals of the Benidorm Fest 2026, and they will be held on February 10 and 12. Therefore, as usual, the first will be on Tuesday and the second on Thursday of this week. Then, The final will be on Saturday February 14. Each of the programs will be held at the Palau d’Esports l’Illa in Benidorm.
The two semi-finals They will start at 11:00 p.m.right after the program “The Revolt”and will last until 1:20. On both days, the contest will begin at the same time. In each of the semi-finals there will be a group of eight aspiring artists who will perform their songs for the first time.
These are the participants of the first semi-final:
- KITAI – Love scares you
- María León ft. Julia Medina – Ladies and the Tramp
- Luna Ki – Love Bomb
- Greg Taro – Velita
- Izan Llunas – What are you going to do?
- Dora & Marlon Collins – Rakata
- Tony Grox & LUCYCALYS – T AMARÉT AMARÉ
- Mikel Herzog Jr. – My half
- Kenneth – Eyes don’t lie
These are the participants of the second semi-final:
- ASHA – Tourist
- KU Minerva – I will not cry again
- Tightrope walker – SOBRAN GILIPO**AS
- Dani J – Dancing you
- The Quinquis – You don’t love me
- Atyat – Dopamine
- Rosalinda Galán – Mataora
- MAY – Touch me
- Miranda! & bailamamá – I wake up loving you
How to watch the Benidorm Fest semi-finals
The semi-finals of this new edition of the Benidorm Fest will be broadcast by Spanish Television La1. This means that you will be able to watch it for free on any television where you have this channel, whether it is DTT or streaming services with access to television channels.
You will also be able to watch the semifinals through the Internet, specifically through the the RTVE Play website or mobile applicationwhich is available in rtve.es/play. There, at the time the broadcast begins, you will have the option to watch the semifinals live.
Another option available is to see them from apps for smart devices. You can do this with the official RTVE Play app on Google Play for Android, and in the App Store for iOS. These applications are also available on all Android and iOS-based platforms, including devices with Android TV or Apple TVs. There are also official applications for Smart TVs from the main manufacturers.
And as an alternative, you can also use applications that allow you watch DTT live online on any device, such as TiViFy, DTT Channels and other similar alternatives.
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