Benidorm Fest 2026 kicked off on Tuesday night, 10 February, as the first semi-final took place at the Palau d’Esports L’Illa. Nine acts competed for a place in Saturday’s grand final.
This year, six acts qualified instead of the usual four. The results were determined with 50% coming from the expert jury and 50% from the public vote, with the public score divided equally between the demoscopic jury (25%) and the televote (25%).
Before the announcement of the six qualifiers, the individual results from both the jury and the public vote were revealed, in no particular order.
Jury results:
- DORA y Marlon Collins
- Mikel Herzog Jr.
- KITAI
- Tony Grox y LUCYCALYS
- Izan Llunas
- Kenneth
Public results:
- Izan Llunas
- Kenneth
- MarÃa León ft. Julia Medina
- Mikel Herzog Jr.
- KITAI
- Tony Grox y LUCYCALYS
Combined results determined the six acts advancing to the grand final:
- Tony Grox & LUCYCALYS – ‘T Amaré’
- Izan Llunas – ‘¿Qué vas a hacer?’
- KITAI – ‘El Amor Te Da Miedo’
- Mikel Herzog Jr. – ‘Mi Mitad’
- Kenneth – ‘Los Ojos No Mienten’
- MarÃa León ft. Julia Medina – ‘Las Damas y el Vagabundo’
The acts that did not advance were:
- Luna Ki – ‘Bomba de amor’
- Greg Taro – ‘Velita’
- DORA & Marlon Collins – ‘Rakata’
Benidorm Fest continues on Thursday, 12 February, with the second semi-final, where another nine acts will compete for the remaining spots in Saturday’s final. The show was hosted by Jesús Vázquez, Javier Ambrossi, Inés Hernand and Lalachus.
