After Myspace voting in Spain had ended, the results were finally announced yesterday. Today, the Spanish broadcaster TVE, declared the semifinalists who will compete at the Spanish national final. The new selecting system in Spanish national finals will be including three semi and one grandfinal this year.
The MySpace voting was divided into ten categories, with the five best scoring candidates in each going through all hoping to be the next representative to sing at Eurovision Song Contest 2009, which will be held in the capital of Russia. The twenty songs which scored the most votes on the whole at Myspace, qualified directly for the live shows. A jury will be choosing the ten other candidates.
The five best scoring candidates per category are Soraya Arnelas Rubiales, Noelia Cano, El Secreto De Álex, Normativa Vigente and Roel in the category Pop Rock; Julia Bermejo, Vicente Casal, Virginia, Rafa Saez and La Red De San Luis in the category Canción Romántica; Melody, Santa Fe, Jorge González, Salva Ortega and Dulce in the category Latina; La La Love You, Biquini, Yulia Valentayn, Calipop and Diqesi in the category Indie; Ron, Jammy & Shark, Patrix & Los Raperos, Depresión Post-Parto and Adrián in the category Hip Hop; Rafael Sánchez, Iko De La Llilla, Fran Arenas, Mari Callas and Sin Tanto in the category Flamenco; Leather Boys, Remembrances, No Life After Love, Bloodsuckers and Midnight in the category Metal; Electronikboy, Atalis, Oskee, Solydo and Izan in the category Electrónica; Mirela, Jaime Rojo, Vilas Mata, Omi Di and Ángeles Vela in the category R&B; and Carlos Ferrer, Gran Baobab, Isi, Beatriz and David Caballero in the category Otros.
Here are the detailed list of this year’s live contestants in the Spanish national final:
. Melody Y Los Vivancos – Amante De La Luna
. Soraya Arnelas Rubiales – La Noche Es Para Mí
. Santa Fe – You Got Me Hot
. La La Love You – Dame Un Beso
. Noelia Cano – Cruza Los Dedos
. El Secreto De Alex – Por Esta Vez
. Roel – Y Ahora Dices
. Normativa Vigente – Alejandría The New Generation
. Julia Bermejo – Ya No Estás
. Vicente Casal – Tú Me Complementas
. Virginia – True Love
. Biquini – Una Chica Normal
. Yulia Valentayn – Uh La La
. Jorge González – Si Yo Vengo A Enamorarte
. Calipop – Burbuja
. Digesi – Subiré
. Electronikboy – Mon Petit Oiseau
. Mirela – Nada Es Comparable A Ti
. Atalis – Retrato Frontal
. Oskee – No Quiero Despertar
As was decided at the beginning at the Myspace voting, the jury will select ten more songs to compete in Spanish national final:
. Rafa Saez – Y Tú Decides Volver
. Solydo – Tú
. Izan – Prisionero De Tu Corazón
. Carlos Ferrer Eai – El Patito
. Gran Baobab – Despedida De Soltero
. Jaime Rojo Contreras – Unión
. Salva Ortega – Lujuria
. Dulce – Bésame
. Vilas Mata – Dance With Me
. Isi – Ahora No
. Beatriz – ¿Dónde Te Metes?
. Omi Di – Touch My Heaven
. Ángeles Vela – Vístete De Primavera
. David Caballero – Tango Visión
. La Red De San Luis – Gracias, Madre Tierra
. Leather Boys – We’re Livin’ In A Bar
. Remembrances – Espejismo
. No Life After Love – Time
. Bloodsuckers – The Anthem Of The Vampires
. Midnight – Bloody Brutality
. Rafael Sánchez Gálvez – Si Tú Me Quieres
. Iko De La Illa – Trono Sin Reino
. Fran Arenas – La Echo De Menos
. Mari Callas – Otra Vez
. Sin Tanto – Gitana
. Ron – Siente
. Jammy & Shark – Presentí Tu Amor
. Patrix Y Los Raperos – La Fuerza De La Unión
. Depresión Post-Parto – Un Día Sin Fuste
. Adrián – Se Puede Olvidar
From the thirty acts competing in the three semifinals, three acts from each will proceed to the final. The remaining 21 songs will go through a Second Chance Contest, which will be held between the 3rd semi and the final and one of them will join the nine qualifiers from the semifinals via a televote.
