Benidorm International Song Festival
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The Benidorm International Song Festival or Festival Internacional de la Canción de Benidorm (in Spanish
) is an annual song contest which takes place each summer, since 1959, in the city of Benidorm
, Spain
. The contest, based on the Italian Sanremo Music Festival, was born to promote Benidorm and the Spanish music. Over the years it has suffered considerable modifications: some editions didn't celebrate, several changes have been done in the prizes, etc. It became international in 2004. The contest is usually broadcast on television by TVE
or Canal 9
. At present, the first prize winner is awarded with the Golden Mermaid Trophy (Sirenita de Oro) and €36,000 (about US$47,000) to produce a record
. Second and third place winners receive the Silver Mermaid Trophy (Sirenita de Plata) and the Bronze Mermaid Trophy (Sirenita de Bronce), respectively.
Note: (#) In 1983 the contest became a musical exhibit without winners. Complaints against this decision emerged.
Note: (*) Pop
-Rock
modality. (**) Ballad
modality.
Spanish language
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) is an annual song contest which takes place each summer, since 1959, in the city of Benidorm
Benidorm
Benidorm is a coastal town and municipality located in the comarca of Marina Baixa, in the province of Alicante, Valencian community, Spain, by the Western Mediterranean....
, Spain
Spain
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. The contest, based on the Italian Sanremo Music Festival, was born to promote Benidorm and the Spanish music. Over the years it has suffered considerable modifications: some editions didn't celebrate, several changes have been done in the prizes, etc. It became international in 2004. The contest is usually broadcast on television by TVE
Televisión Española
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or Canal 9
Canal 9
Canal Nou is a public television station in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is run by Ràdio Televisió Valenciana which operates from Burjassot. It is broadcast in Valencian and Spanish and it can be watched in the Valencian Community and adjacent areas...
. At present, the first prize winner is awarded with the Golden Mermaid Trophy (Sirenita de Oro) and €36,000 (about US$47,000) to produce a record
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
. Second and third place winners receive the Silver Mermaid Trophy (Sirenita de Plata) and the Bronze Mermaid Trophy (Sirenita de Bronce), respectively.
Golden Mermaid Trophy winners
| Edition | Year | Performer | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1959 | Monna Bell & Juanito Segarra | "Un telegrama" |
| 2nd | 1960 | Arturo Millán | "Comunicando" |
| 3rd | 1961 | José Francis | "Enamorada" |
| 4th | 1962 | Raphael Raphael (singer) For the French singer Raphael see Raphaël HarocheMiguel Rafael Martos Sánchez , often simply referred to as Raphael, is a worldwide acclaimed Spanish singer and television, film and theatre actor... |
"Llevan" |
| 5th | 1963 | Alberto y Rosalía | "La hora" |
| 6th | 1964 | José Casas | "Eternidad" |
| 7th | 1965 | Federico Cabo | "Tu loca juventud" |
| 8th | 1966 | Alicia Granados | "Nocturno" |
| 9th | 1967 | Tony Dallara y Bettina | "Entre los dos" |
| 10th | 1968 | Julio Iglesias Julio Iglesias Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva , better known simply as Julio Iglesias, is a Spanish singer who has sold over 300 million records worldwide in 14 languages and released 77 albums. According to Sony Music Entertainment, he is one of the top 15 best selling music artists in history,... |
"La vida sigue igual" |
| 11th | 1969 | Koldo y los Impactos | "Ese día llegará" |
| 12th | 1970 | Dona Higtower y Joe Louis | "Tus manos" |
| 13th | 1971 | Sellés y Portolés | "Mi rincón" |
| 14th | 1972 | Eduardo Rodrigo | "A María yo encontré" |
| 15th | 1973 | Emilio José | "Soledad" |
| 16th | 1974 | Juan Erasmo Mochi | "Un camino hacia el amor" |
| 17th | 1975 | Juan Camacho | "A ti, mujer" |
| 18th | 1976 | Dyango Dyango Dyango, born José Gómez Romero on March 5, 1940 in Barcelona, is a Spanish musician. While he was born in Barcelona, capital of La Cataluña, he is not a Catalán, but rather, of Castilian or "Castellano" ancestry.... |
"Si yo fuera él" |
| 19th | 1977 | Alfonso Pahino | "Aléjate" |
| 20th | 1978 | Yunque | "Toro negro" |
| 21st | 1980 | Jerónimo | "Quisiera" |
| 22nd | 1981 | José Umbral | "Y te quiero" |
| 23rd | 1982 | Fernando Ubiergo | "Yo pienso en ti" |
| 24th | 1983# | |
|
| 25th | 1985 | Círculo Vicioso | "Portero de noche" |
| 26th | 1993 | El desierto que viene* Romero y sus amigos** |
"Tierra del amor"* "Sabed amigos"** |
| 27th | 1994 | Esmeralda Graohttp://www.esmeraldagrao.com | "Fuego y miel" |
| 28th | 1995 | Tábata Ley | "Sólo amor" |
| 29th | 1996 | Malizzia & Malizzia | "Y no puedo más" |
| 30th | 1997 | Diego Daniel | "Soledad" |
| 31st | 1998 | Enrique Casellas | "Seguramente" |
| 32nd | 1999 | Quinta Esencia | "De manera espontánea" |
| 33rd | 2000 | Alazán | "Alcanzarás la luna" |
| 34th | 2001 | Carlos Fénix | "Mi razón de vivir" |
| 35th | 2002 | Marta Solís | "Vida" |
| 36th | 2003 | Carlos Barroso | "Enséñame" |
| 37th | 2004 | Guy Swimer | "Sweet lady" |
| 38th | 2005 | Coral | "Maldito corazón" |
| 39th | 2006 | La Década Prodigiosa La Década Prodigiosa La Década Prodigiosa , also known as La Década, is a Spanish music group formed in the mid-eighties that participated in the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest.... |
"A tí" |
Note: (#) In 1983 the contest became a musical exhibit without winners. Complaints against this decision emerged.
Note: (*) Pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
-Rock
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
modality. (**) Ballad
Ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...
modality.
External links
- Benidorm International Song Festival, in English and Spanish.
- Benidorm, Overview with video of the city. From a local citizen.