Two years ago, Televisión Española decided to turn around its strategy for Eurovision and rescued from the trunk of memories the mythical Benidorm Festival in which great figures such as Julio Iglesias or Raphael triumphed and became.
Under the name of Benidorm Fest, the public channel held a first edition in which renowned artists from our country participated, such as Rayden, Azúcar Moreno or Rigoberta Bandini. Chanel's triumph and her subsequent third place at the European festival made millions of people in our country regain faith in the musical competition and enjoy the program to the fullest.
However, the second edition, held last February, caused a great social uproar, since it put the mental health debate on the table. After the contest ended, different contestants from both seasons publicly denounced having suffered "brutal harassment" on social networks, something that means that many professionals do not want to submit to such public exposure.
The singer of Sevillian origin, Beret, recently confessed in an interview for the newspaper Sport that he would participate in the Benidorm contest if it weren't for the unlimited hate that floods the Internet, since he sees it as a good way to connect with the public: ' 'The truth is that Eurovision does not attract my attention at all. It seems to me that people are very critical. I would only go if there was a healthier environment. The truth, honestly, because it is normal for the Benidorm Fest to arrive and for Twitter to be filled with hatred and hate for music, for live artists, when really the musicians are going to make people enjoy themselves''.
"And it's not something positive, I would go, but it seems to me that many things have to change to make me want to go to a place with that exposure," the Andalusian stated sincerely in the interview that the aforementioned medium.
The author of Me vas a ver, Sorry, Hopefully or Come back has many plans for 2024. The young artist has lists more than 12 songs, but he is studying how to publish them and at what times and moments. Also, he wants to travel next year and extend his art to places he hasn't visited yet.
''I have many songs there, but little agenda. Return to Latin America and increase my dates in the United States. As I told you, I will also do many more dates in 2024 than Spain,'' explained the singer-songwriter.
