Spain SPAIN 2022 - Chanel - SloMo

[escYOUnited]

Llegó la mami
La reina, la dura, una Bugatti
El mundo está loco con este party
Si tengo un problema, no es monetary
Yo vuelvo loquito’ a todos los daddies
Yo siempre primera, nunca secondary
Apenas hago doom, doom
Con mi boom, boom
Y le tengo dando zoom, zoom
Por Miami

Y no se confundan
Señora’ y señore’
Yo siempre ‘toy ready
Pa’ romper cadera’, romper corazones
Solo existe una
No hay imitaciones (Na, na)
Y si aún no me crees, pues me toca mostrárselo

Take a video
Watch it slo mo, mo, mo, mo, mo
Booty hypnotic
Make you want more, more, morе, more, more
Voy a bajarlo hasta el suеlo, lo, lo, lo, lo (Yeah)
If you wish, you could do this dembow (Do this dembow)
Drives you loco (Yeah)
Take a video, watch it slo mo

Te gusta todo lo que tengo
Te endulzo la cara en jugo de mango
Se te dispara cuando la prendo
Hasta el final, yo no me detengo
Take a sip of my cola-la
Un poco salvaje na-na-na
Make it go like pa-pa-pa-pa
Like pa-pa-pa-pa-pa

Y no se confundan (Y no se confundan)
Señora’ y señore’
Yo siempre ‘toy ready (Yo siempre estoy ready)
Pa’ romper cadera’, romper corazone’
Solo existe una (Solo existe una)
No hay imitaciones (Na, na, na)
Y si aún no me crees, pues me toca mostrárselo (Oye)

Take a video
Watch it slo mo, mo, mo, mo, mo
Booty hypnotic
Make you want more, more, more, more, more
Voy a bajarlo hasta el suelo, lo, lo, lo, lo
If you wish, you could do this dembow (Do this dembow)
Drives you loco (Yeah)
Take a video
Watch it slo mo, mo, mo, mo, mo
Booty hypnotic
Make you want more, more, more, more, more
Voy a bajarlo hasta el suelo, lo, lo, lo, lo
If you wish, you could do this dembow (Do this dembow)
Drives you loco (Yeah)

Y no se confundan (Y no se confundan)
Señora’ y señore’
Yo siempre ‘toy ready (Yo siempre estoy ready)
Pa’ romper cadera’, romper corazones
Solo existe una (Solo existe una)
No hay imitaciones (Na, na, na)
Y si aún no me crees, pues me toca mostrárselo (Oye)

Take a video
Watch it slo mo, mo, mo, mo, mo
Booty hypnotic
Make you want more, more, more, more, more
Voy a bajarlo hasta el suelo, lo, lo, lo, lo
If you wish, you could do this dembow (Haz el dembow)
Drives you loco (Yeah)

Take a video
Watch it slo mo​

 

[Mainshow]

This situation is tiring. Everybody knew the rules beforehand. The juries voted whatever they wanted to vote, and imo we cannot compare that to what happened in 2017. In every single national final there are entries that win thanks to the juries, others thanks to the televoting, and so on. Tanxugueiras smashed with the televote (also because Benidorm Fest had 50% share in Galicia, compared to the 21% in the whole country), but Chanel was also top 3 in the three categories, otherwise it would have been impossible for her to win.
I agree with the fact that the system must change for the upcoming years, but I think all this has to stop here. Chanel will go to Eurovision (which I am proud of, as she is great) and she has the right to enjoy the full experience. Honestly I cannot believe how toxic people have been in the past days not only about TVE but also about her. For me it’s time to move on.

I also agree with you and @HayashiM ´s latest post BUT it´s totally alright to feel the anger of the televoters and Spanish fans at the moment - especially since the televoting numbers got annonced TODAY. - Now is the right time to be vocal about how stupid that voting system was so that TVE can only learn from their mistakes IF they want to keep Benidorm Fest alive!

And yes, I fully support Chanel and wish her all the best - I´ve also already mentioned several times tha I think she was the best option for Spain to perform well in Eurovision and she´s a great performer - She doesn´t deserve any hate/shameful comments.
TVE does.

 

[HayashiM]

And one more word - I don't believe this was intentionally rigged, though some political influence is undeniable (playing BOTH against and for Tanxugueiras). I doubt the broadcaster could have known they will score so big in the televote. The format must have been decided a long before the broadcaster could have known who would take part.
Sure, I truly am sorry for Tanxugueiras and I think the system should be slightly changed. But I don't believe there's much if any intentional malice towards them - the format had been known first, its participants and their results only came after that.

 

[Mainshow]

And one more word - I don't believe this was intentionally rigged, though some political influence is undeniable (playing BOTH against and for Tanxugueiras). I doubt the broadcaster could have known they will score so big in the televote. The format must have been decided a long before the broadcaster could have known who would take part.
Sure, I truly am sorry for Tanxugueiras and I think the system should be slightly changed. But I don't believe there's much if any intentional malice towards them - the format had been known first, its participants and their results only came after that.

"rigged" in the sense that TVE didn´t want to make the televoters the ones to decide on the actual entry.
It would have been only fair to let the jurys award 30/25/... points as well (like with the other demoscopic jury/televoters).
Also, their choice of jury members can also lead to the assumption that they wanted to focus only on the performances instead of the music/compositions - "rigged" might be the wrong word here but they clearly "adapted" the voting system/national final to "have some sort of the winner TVE wanted", I´d say.

Apart from that, I loved every second of Benidorm Fest, tbh, and I think it was one of the best national finals Spain has ever come up with - I would like to see it return next year BUT pls, FIX this system (or at least the weight of the jury vote).

 

[jatojo]

The only way to show that Spain's method is wrong is by not voting for Chanel at Eurovision - isn't it? I mean, I'm not talking about expressing anger or taking revenge. But if Spain get a Top 10 place in Turin, the organizers could claim that they are doing the right thing by giving the jury so much influence. And I don't want them to reach that conclusion.

 

[BorisBubbles]

poll points for this queen.

TAKE A VIDEO WATCH IT SLOMO MO MO MO MO

BOOTY HYPNOTIC MAKE IT ONE MO MO MO MO

I hope she does really well in Eurovision to rub more salt in the wound of the bitter Tanxutards (THEY SUCKED! Deal. With. It.)
btw when i say 'really well' I mean 'around 18th place' because lol it's Spain, chickens.

BENIFEST 2022
Chanel - "SloMo"
Rigoberta Bandini - "Ay mamá"
Xeinn - "Eco"
Javiera Mena - "Culpa"
Blanca Paloma - "Secreto de agua"
Marta Sango - "Sigues en mi mente"
Varry Brava - "Raffaella"
Azúcar Moreno - "Postureo"
Rayden - "Calle de la llorería"
Tanxugueiras - "Terra"
Sara Deop - "Make you say"
Gonzalo Hermida - "Quién lo dería"
Unique - "Mejores"

Good NF with great results, I hope they change NOTHING for next year.

 

[ayzelto]

I'm not talking about expressing anger or taking revenge.

Well, that’s exactly what you are talking about if you are not voting for a contestant because of the reasons given, so what you said doesn’t make much sense imo. Plus, no matter what place Chanel gets in Turin, the Benidorm Fest voting system will change.

 

[EscGeek]

4% is shockingly low for a winner and she was my fave while i didn't care for the other two.

I don't want to go into jury vs televote discussion because sometimes i gain, and sometimes i lose thanks to either. This time i came out as a winner, but who knows what will happen in the next NF..

 

[jatojo]

Well, that’s exactly what you are talking about if you are not voting for a contestant because of the reasons given, so what you said doesn’t make much sense imo. Plus, no matter what place Chanel gets in Turin, the Benidorm Fest voting system will change.

No, if I feel that a contestant has gone through to Turin under formal conditions that I don't like (and maybe even find suspicious), I think it's totally fair to not vote for him or her.

 

[ayzelto]

No, if I feel that a contestant has gone through to Turin under formal conditions that I don't like (and maybe even find suspicious), I think it's totally fair to not vote for him or her.

The rules were very clear since minute 1. But thank God people watching Eurovision won’t have an idea about that.

 

[Leydan]

I don't usually subsrcibe to the concept that the jury should follow the desire of the televote, otherwise whats the point in them being there, but getting 70% of the televote and it amounting to nothing while the winner only got 4% is kinda yikes ngl. Idk if RTVE should have even released that break down considering how it may reflect badly on Chanel. Shes already getting so much hate and this doesn't really do her any favours. RTVE should have known better than to use such a flawed voting system.

 

[MopManMoss]

I wanted Tanxugueiras to win and the televote voteshares really show just how much of a sham the calculation and voting weighting process was however releasing this information after Chanel deleted her account to escape abuse is really questionable behaviour on RTVEs part

 

[lasse braun]

Apparently, some people did care enough to pick up their phones. That´s the point of a televoting. What´s the point of letting a demoscopic jury decide when a huge sum of them don´t even care about Eurovision or will never pick up their phone to cast a vote?
That´s the point of a televoting... can still come up with the televoting from 2016: One phone call per one device.

Why should dubious jury members (4 jury members from Benidorm are non-musicians) make such a huge decision and overthrow the massive demoscopic and televoting winner that easily? - just because "well-established acts with a huge fanbase" can´t win? just because people being heavily backed up by a region can´t win?" - What´s the point of organising a televoting if you really don´t want the televoters to have a fair say in the whole voting process?
Just scrap it alltogether and turn Eurovision into an event in which all #3 or #4 places from each country in Europe compete in because some head of delegations from Iceland, Moldova or Malta as well as some stage directors chose them.

I strongly disagree with such views and I wholeheartly believe that the people - the televoters and/or the demoscopic jury - should decide on the entry which should represent THEIR OWN country - not has beens, international head of delegations, wiwiblogg members or former Eurovision participants from different countries - especially if they have more than a 50% say in this.

Just scrap the whole national final and let that jury decide internally then - so that fans can´t get rightfully upset.

from a lot of good comments about that published jury&televotes this is the best.
I could not put it better.

 

[Ana Raquel]

however releasing this information after Chanel deleted her account to escape abuse is really questionable behaviour on RTVEs part

the fact they are simply trying to shift the blame away instead of backing up Channel, who has been getting a lot of hate (and some of them being misogynistic and xenophobic) is disgusting


I really hope channel does well but at this moment I hope the worst for rtve

 

[Ezio]

RTVe cashes in on a very expensive televoting although they have picked their winner already beforehand. And that’s quite the scandal actually.

 

[harey]

The jury having the same set of points than the two others would be a good idea for next year (and maybe translate it as esc points to give more weight to the top 3 12-10-8-7-etc.). And not giving the results of the semis but only the qualifying acts would be fairer.

I don't think giving 70% of available points to a 70% televote is possible because it would mean that the two others categories of points would be pointless because not calculated on the same scale. (I think that's what happened with bilal in france.)

 

[crashworld]

The only way to show that Spain's method is wrong is by not voting for Chanel at Eurovision - isn't it? I mean, I'm not talking about expressing anger or taking revenge. But if Spain get a Top 10 place in Turin, the organizers could claim that they are doing the right thing by giving the jury so much influence. And I don't want them to reach that conclusion.

And what good can be achieved here? Just to dampen Chanel's morale even further? She won the NF based on what the rules that have set forth before the competition, so she won it fair and square. Just because it appears that the voting format works in her favour doesn't mean she didn't win it in her own right.

There are other ways to let the Spanish broadcaster know their voting format isn't ideal, but we shouldn't make Chanel bear the brunt. Blame the system, not the players.
Plus from the looks like it, Chanel didn't get much public support from the Spanish broadcaster after all this saga. What you suggested here won't amount to anything good except causing more distress to Chanel, which is utterly unfair.

 

[Ausesken]

41.620 phone calls (2€) + 94.220 SMS (1,45€) voting for Tanxugueiras = 219.859 € were robbed from Tanxugueiras' supporters.

 

[jatojo]

There are other ways to let the Spanish broadcaster know their voting format isn't ideal

For me, there isn't.

 

[crashworld]

For me, there isn't.

Then fingers crossed for you that you won't end up in a situation similar to Chanel in your own private life where you are being penalized for things that you have no part in.

 

[Decayingbooks]

Not sure if it was talked here before, but there was a galician telephone company that let people vote for Tanxugueiras in the final for free.
(News article in spanish here)