Former participants of Operación Triunfo, Factor The 16 participants will compete between January 30 and February 3, 2024 to represent Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest, which will take place in Malmö next May.
Below we look at the profiles of the candidates who are part of the poster for the Alicante competition, chosen from the hundreds of proposals received this year in the public channel. The songs that will be nominated for the Eurovision pre-selection will be announced on December 14th.
Almacor
His creative identity comes from the acronym of his real name. Arturo Almarcha Corrella is a 26-year-old urban music artist from Alicante. This year he presented his first EP, Melancoliz, and received a nomination for Best New Urban Artist from Spain at the Los 40 Music Awards.
Angy Fernandez
It is one of the most popular names of this edition. But at the beginning of this year, Angy Fernández confessed on her social networks that she had been unemployed for months. She gave up music to concentrate on her career as an actress after being a finalist in the first edition of Factor. Returning as a singer, months ago he released Dualidad, a song with a sound reminiscent of nineties rock .
Dellacruz
Canary Islander Jorge de la Cruz Correa has recently become a solo artist with songs such as the melodic reggaeton of “Un Millon de Locracies” after entering the world of music as a composer. He has written songs for artists such as Sergio Dalma and the group Bombay.
Jorge González
The 35-year-old from Madrid specializes in talent shows and has a similar career to Angy Fernández. He first appeared on television as a participant in Operación Triunfo in 2006, then took part in competitions in La Voz (where he was a finalist), entered musical theater and won “Your Face Sounds to Me”. His latest musical moves focus on Latin rhythms with Ricky Martin as a clear reference.
Lyrical
It was born as a trio, but at the moment it is a duo from Cádiz. One of their halves, Juan Carlos Arauzo, took part in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. The group has composed for artists such as Luis Fonsi and Manuel Turizo. They also did it for Abraham Mateo, brother of the other part of Lérica, Tony Mateo.
Mantra
It is the new band of Carlos Marco, former member of Auryn, businessman and who, as musical advisor to the Fremantle production company, helps celebrities sing in Mask Singer. He was linked to the two previous editions of the Benidorm Fest as he was one of the composers of the songs Flamenco by Aritz Aren and Eco by Xeinn.
Maria Pelae
33-year-old singer-songwriter from Malaga and flamenco soul, LGTBI+ icon and another big name of this edition. He has released three albums with Lola Flores as the main reference, has toured throughout Spain and collaborated with Pastora Soler and Vanesa Martín. For me, he also triumphed with “Your Face Sounds,” although he’s done it before on YouTube, where his versions went viral one after the other.
Marlena
Ana Legazpi and Carolina Moyano are two twenty-somethings who, as a duo, have been taking part in various talent shows for several years, such as the Italian and Spanish editions of Factor X. Back then they were called W-Caps, but they changed their name to Marlena in honor of the lyrics a band that also took part in the Transalpine competition, Måneskin, winner of Eurovision 2021. Their latest song, Red Flags, is inspired by the romantic relationship that Legazpi had with a famous Spanish influencer “Sweet” name and to whom he “There is lots of followers on Instagram,” the lyrics say.
Miss Caffeina
This experienced Madrid group, star of the Spanish independent scene, currently consists of a trio: Alberto Jiménez (vocals), Sergio Sastre (keyboards, guitar and synthesizers) and Antonio Poza (electric bass). He signed with the Warner record label more than a decade ago and released his fifth studio album, The Year of the Tiger, last year. During his long career he has collaborated with Rozalén, Ana Torroja and Varry Brava. His song “Me voy” is a raw testament to the world of music and fame.
Fog
Electronic pop duo from Alicante, consisting of the singer María Bas and the producer Mark Dasousa. The band defines itself with the terms “a lot of pop and a lot of synthesizer” and their songs are inspired by the melodies of the 1980s.
Noah
Íñigo Samaniego is a 25-year-old singer, multi-instrumentalist and composer born in Zarautz (Basque Country) and living in Asturias, known as Noan. He appeared on Spotify’s viral lists several times and also used social networks to gain popularity with his versions of Spanish classics. Their Californian-style pop rock also combines with that of El Canto del Loco.
Very nice
He comes from the world of musicals, at the age of 10 he was already on the Gran Vía with The Sound of Music. As an actor, he appears in UPA Next and Días Mejores, Blanca Portillo’s series for Prime Video and Telecinco. The song presented at the Benidorm Fest comes from the composition camp organized by TVE this summer, where musicians were brought together over three working days to create synergies and compose together.
Roger Padros
The 24-year-old singer-songwriter will be this year’s official languages representative as he will sing in Catalan. An expert in ballads, he got pretty far on the 2020 edition of The Voice.
Sofia Coll
The 24-year-old Catalan singer, dancer and actress took part in the first edition of La Voz Kids and has evolved a lot since then, singing in Spanish and with clear influences of the most commercial R&B.
st. Pedro
Attention: Pedro Hernández, a 27-year-old Canarian who also passed through La Voz. Through his protector in the competition, the Colombian Juanes, he met artist manager Rebeca León and moved to Miami to do R&B, but he has shown his enormous versatility by also playing classic Latin rhythms and some pop-rock .
Yoly Saa
31-year-old Galician Yolanda Saa grew up playing boleros and taught herself to play the guitar. He moved to Madrid and started playing in the subway. He gradually made a name for himself as a poet alongside established names such as Malú and Luz Casal. He made his debut as a soloist in 2022 with the album A blows of Faith.
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