These are the first six finalists of Benidorm Fest 2026

He Benidorm Festival 2026 This Tuesday, February 10th, arrived on RTVE with its first semi-final and several new features in terms of mechanics: the jury remained isolated in a room, without being present on the set; the vote of a demoscopic jury returned; and a total of six finalists were chosen for the grand finale next Saturday.

The grand gala began with an uncoordinated performance by Fangoria and continued with the interpretations of the nine participating candidates. After that, the program opened the voting lines and gave the public time to deliberate, an interval they took advantage of to offer a great performance by Paloma Saint Basil as second guest star.

After the jury’s deliberation and counting of votes, the program announced who would advance to Saturday’s final, revealing the scores and also announcing to the competitors that, unfortunately, they had to abandon their adventure in the competition in this first semi-final. The professional jury focused 50% of the weight of the total votes, while the demoscopic jury and the televote had 25% each.

Voting by the professional jury of the first semi-final

The jury with their votes, which were not revealed and will be known as soon as the festival ends, chose the finalists Dora and Marlon CollinsMikel Herzog Jr., Kitai, Izan LuasTony Grox, LUCYCALYS and Kenneth.

The vote by the demoscopic jury of the first semi-final

The demoscopic jury that represents society through the careful selection of 320 people awarded their points, which determined that the six finalists were Izan Llunas, KennethMaría León with Julia Medina Mikel Herzog Jr.KITAI and Tony Grox and LUCYCALYS.

The televoting of the first semi-final

However, unlike other votes, the program did not reveal who was chosen by the public through calls and SMS, and directly announced the six finalists which will continue in the grand final on Saturday.

Added up the votes, the six finalists of the first semi-final, who will therefore fight for the prize next Saturday, are: Mikel Herzog Jr., IZAN lunas, María León Ft. Julia Medina, Kitai, Tony Grox, Lucycalys and Kenneth. Greg Taro, Luna Ki and Dora & Marlon Collins are left out of the festival after this first semi-final.