Hola! It is time for Spain to get their groove on and select their song for Eurovision 2016 so come and  join us at 22:15CET for our LIVE BLOG of ‘Objetivo Eurovisión’. You know the drill – just refresh the page for full updates and our thoughts on the performances.

Madrid is the epicenter for ‘Objetivo Eurovisión’. 6 acts compete in the final and we will be in the safe, reliable and beautiful hands of Anne Igartiburu on First Channel (La1).

Our on-line International poll is FAR TOO CLOSE to call – SEE HERE

How To Watch

The Show starts at 22:15 CET

You can watch internationally using the following links HERE  and   HERE

Running Order

Maverick – Un Mundo Más Feliz

Barei – Say yay!

Xuso Jones – Victorious

Salvador Betrán – Días de Alegría

María Isabel – La Vida Solo es Una

Electric Nana – Now

How The Winner Will Be Selected

The winner will be selected through 3 sets of votes

• Public Televote (40%)
• National Jury Vote (30%) – Jury Members are Edurne (Spain 2015), Loreen (Sweden 2012) and Il Divo’s Carlos Marín (Italy 2015)
• International Jury (30%)

Performing Guests

D’Nash, Coral, Mirela, Brequette and Jorge Gozález will be there for your delight.

LIVE BLOG – Starts 22:15 CET Here

You know the drill by now peeps. You just refresh the page after each song for our comments. Don’t forget we will be awarding our #MagicMic Award for the most memorable moment of the show!

THE SHOW BEGINS!!

Memories of previous Eurovision winners!

Will someone give Loreen a LIGHT! Since 2012 we still can’t see the poor woman!

They are one wild bunch there in the studios #LoveThem!!!!! Vamos Amigos!

You can follow us on Twitter too where you will get some Happy Tweets like this!

MAVERICK

It’s all about the Hair, about the HAIR, about the HAIR about the HAIR no Singing!

He is a Calvin Klein singer in the making from the tightness of those jeans! However I went CRINGE FEST with him taking the girl out of the audience! So not REHEARSED!

I’d enjoy this song on holidays with a few sangria on me! Not a winner one thinks!

BAREI

She brought her “A game” and through Kurt Calleja dance moves! I hope she asked for permission of there will be a liable suit heading her way. Seriously this is the type of song we have been waiting for Spain to send to Eurovision so I can feel the sun on my head at the contest!

XUSO JONES

Am sure Loreen heard that song as I am sure she rejected it in 2012 ;-)

SALVA

Always helps if the guy before you didn’t do so good vocally. Not a winner but moved up the rankings!

MARIA ISABEL

She’s all grown up since Junior Eurovision. Pleasant song but would probably get lost at Eurovision – sort of like Xuso’s voice earlier tonight. Maybe they could hang out together. Did you get her hidden message in the performance?

ELECTRIC NANA

Well that was a bunch of electric indie punk pop. Loved it! This contest is wide open!!!

OVERALL FEELING

Let’s keep it short and sweet!

The big guns failed to deliver for me. Xuso was out of key and his song sounds dated like his blue suit. Maria Isabel was good but was lacking something special for me!

Maverick is just beautiful to look at! Do I need to say more :-) He can sing but the song is for the bar when on the Costas!

Salva was the big surprise! His song was better live than in the studio version. Will do better than I thought originally. The song would not have a wide enough appeal at Eurovision to win even though I liked it.

That leaves serious #GirlPower with Barei and Electric Nana! These were by far the best of the night! Either one of them could challenge the Top 10 in Stockholm.

For me Barei just edges it for me and is my tip for the top!

#MagicMic Award

This has to go to Barei for her Kurt Calleja dancing – ‘This is the night; for Barei!

INTERVAL ACTS

Recap of the songs and the telephone numbers.

VOTING

First Set of Votes! OMG

After Vote 2

The votes are in and Barei WINS!!!

She will now go to Stockholm with the mega funky song ‘Say Yay’
https://youtu.be/qAtfAPjnPcE

The best song definitely won in the night. Best chance from Spain at a victory in a long time at Eurovision!

Hope you enjoyed the Blog and you had a giggle with us!

Adios

Author/Editor in Chief Garrett Mulhall

Source : Eurovision Ireland