Melody has stepped hard in his first contact with the stage of St. Jakobshalle de BaselHeadquarters of the 69th edition of the Eurovision Festival, which is held on May 17. The Spanish representative has starred on Thursday, May 8, a vibrant and promising essay with her subject That diva, confirming what many already intuited: Spain goes for all this 2025.
© Getty Images“The sensations on the stage have been incredible. Everyone looks. It has been a very positive first contact and all in the team are very satisfied, ”said Melody, after finishing the test, visibly excited.
© https://eurovisionworld.com/A performance that has served to boost Sevillian in the betting houses, where he has begun to climb positions on his way to the coveted gold microphone, which last year took Nemo with the theme The Code. Melody, who came to take 36 in the Eurovisionworld.com The 18 place, the best position that the Sevillian artist has achieved since the Benidorm Fest won on February 1.
A first technical but forceful contact
During the previous days, the singer of Dos Hermanas was focused on the technical aspects of the performance, as he recognized upon arrival in the Swiss city, her priority in this first essay was “Master the technical part of the performance.” That approach was noticed on stage, where it was precise, safe and magnetic, even in a phase where there are still adjustments to polish. After this first contact, the sensations were the best in the Spanish delegation: “Today we have been very aware of the positions, so in the following essay it is time to enjoy it and give ourselves even more ”.
© GTRESThe Spanish performance is divided into three differentiated acts, in which costume changes, play of lights and a powerful visual narrative that reinforces the female empowerment message of the subject. Although the staging moves away from what was seen in Benidorm Fest, It retains the essence that raised Melody as a national winner, and is now amplified with a more sophisticated and ambitious production, worthy of an event of these characteristics. Will Spain achieve the coveted gold microphone that resists us since 1969 with Salome?
A powerful choreography
Accompanied by a dance body composed of Álex Bullón, Vicky Gómez, Marc Montojo, Ana Acosta and Iván Matías Urquiaga, Melody deployed security and character from the first minute. The movements, designed by Mónica Peña and Bullón itself, are designed for energy to increase, building an emotional and visual climax on stage. Over time, the choreography has also evolved and incorporating more visual elements until the shocking number presented in the Basel stage.
© Corinne Cumming/EBUOne of the most applauded moments of the essay was the choreographic trio between Melody, Vicky and Ana, in which the three artists merge to represent the collective force of women. “I loved to dance with the girls, because we are the three together saying, once again, what divas we are all ”, The artist confessed.
-Costume with message
The costumes is another of the fundamental pillars of the Spanish proposal, which has also introduced Important changes. One of the main costumes is A black dress with flyers that reinterprets the Andalusian tail robe with a modern and structured silhouette, inspired by the thorns of a rose bonus – a lyrical wink to the song itself. The look is completed with a wide winged hat, which provides elegance and connection with its roots.
© Corinne Cumming/EBUThe second costume change impacts even more: A handmade silver body with more than 15,000 crystals sewn by hand, Signed by the Ilicitano designer Gustavo Adolfo Tarí, regular collaborator of Melody. This design seeks to project the image of a global, contemporary and sophisticated diva, without giving up the necessary comfort for such a demanding choreography. Even the artist’s microphone is covered by crystals, providing aesthetic cohesion to the whole.
© Alma Bengtsson/EBUThe body that Melody looks is an evolution he took at Benidorm Fest. “We start from something that has worked and we take it to a higher level: more luxury, more international, bigger. Here everything is big and the costume also has to shine more and be more resounding at the conceptual level ”explained Raúl Amor, stylist and figurine of RTVE. “Melody is that diva that could be singing in Las Vegas, in New York or in any great stadium in the world.”
The Eurovisive calendar
He Second essay in Spain is scheduled for this Saturday, May 10 And in him the Spanish team promises to focus more on emotion and expressiveness, after refining the technical aspects in the essay last Thursday. After this, we entered the European week of Eurovision 2025.
© RTVEThe grand final of the contest will be held on Saturday, May 17 And it will be where Spain will seek to conquer Europe with an action that promises to be unforgettable. But until that time, there will be two semifinals in which our country does not participate by be part of the famous Big 5that pass directly every year to the final, among which is Spain, in addition to the winner of the previous edition; In this case Switzerland. So the First semifinal will be held on May 13 and the Second will be on Thursday, May 15. Then the 26 countries that will participate in this edition will be known.
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