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Blanca Paloma
Blanca Paloma
	Blanca Paloma in 2023
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Birth name	Blanca Paloma Ramos Baeza
Born	9 June 1989 (age 35); Elche, Valencian Community, Spain
Genres	New flamenco;
Occupations	Singer; set designer; costume designer;
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2013–present
Labels	Universal Music Publishing

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Blanca Paloma Ramos Baeza (born 9 June 1989), also known by her given name of Blanca Paloma, is a Spanish singer, set designer and costume designer. She represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "Eaea", finishing in 17th place.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Early life and education

She was born and raised in Elche. After graduating from Miguel Hernández University of Elche with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, Ramos moved to Madrid to pursue a career in theatre in 2013.

Career

On 10 December 2021, it was announced that she would participate in Benidorm Fest 2022 with her song "Secreto de agua".^[4] She participated in the first semi-final and qualified to the final, in 3rd place with 79 points. In the final, she came in 5th place with 61 points.^[5]^[6]

The following year, she participated in Benidorm Fest 2023 with the song "Eaea". She performed in the second semi final and qualified to the final.^[7] In the final, she came in first place with 169 points (94 points from the juries, 40 points from the televote and 35 points from the demoscopic juries),^[8]^[2] and thus represented Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. She won 95 points from the jury while coming last in the televoting (5 points),^{[n. 1]} ultimately receiving a combined score of 100 points and placing 17th.^[10]

Discography

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
Title	Year	LTU ^[11]	Album
"Secreto de agua"	2021	—	Non-album singles
"Niña de fuego"	2022	—
"Eaea"	2022	67
"Plumas de nácar"	2023	—
"Jaleo"	2023	—

Notes

^ 3 televoting points came from Portugal whilst the other 2 came from "rest of the world".^[9]

References

^ "Blanca Paloma wins Benidorm Fest 2023 with "Eaea"". ESCXTRA.com. 4 February 2023. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Spain: Blanca Paloma wins Benidorm Fest 2023 with "Eaea"". Eurovisionworld. 4 February 2023. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
^ "Spain: Blanca Paloma takes the 'Benidorm Fest' trophy with 'Eaea'". eurovision.tv. 4 February 2023. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
^ López, Víctor (10 December 2021). "Spain: Benidorm Fest 2022 Participants Revealed". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^ Davies, Megan (26 January 2022). "Spain: Four Qualify From Benidorm Fest First Semi-Final". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^ Farren, Neil (29 January 2022). "Spain: Chanel to Eurovision 2022". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^ "Agoney, favorito junto a Blanca Paloma en la final de infarto del Benidorm Fest". Europa Press (in Spanish). 4 February 2023. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
^ Santos, Pedro (3 February 2023). "Spain: Lineup for Benidorm Fest 2023 Final complete". Eurovisionworld. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^ "5 puntos que hundieron a Blanca Paloma en el televoto de Eurovisión: ¿de quiénes fueron?". 20minutos.es. 16 May 2023. Archived from the original on 12 July 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
^ "Blanca Paloma, la gran damnificada del televoto". La Vanguardia. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
^ "2023 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 19 May 2023. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Chanel with "SloMo"	Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023	Succeeded by Nebulossa with "Zorra"

[10] 3 televoting points came from Portugal whilst the other 2 came from "rest of the world".^[9]

[1] "Blanca Paloma wins Benidorm Fest 2023 with "Eaea"". ESCXTRA.com. 4 February 2023. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.

[Win-2] "Spain: Blanca Paloma wins Benidorm Fest 2023 with "Eaea"". Eurovisionworld. 4 February 2023. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.

[3] "Spain: Blanca Paloma takes the 'Benidorm Fest' trophy with 'Eaea'". eurovision.tv. 4 February 2023. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.

[4] López, Víctor (10 December 2021). "Spain: Benidorm Fest 2022 Participants Revealed". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.

[5] Davies, Megan (26 January 2022). "Spain: Four Qualify From Benidorm Fest First Semi-Final". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.

[6] Farren, Neil (29 January 2022). "Spain: Chanel to Eurovision 2022". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.

[7] "Agoney, favorito junto a Blanca Paloma en la final de infarto del Benidorm Fest". Europa Press (in Spanish). 4 February 2023. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

[8] Santos, Pedro (3 February 2023). "Spain: Lineup for Benidorm Fest 2023 Final complete". Eurovisionworld. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.

[9] "5 puntos que hundieron a Blanca Paloma en el televoto de Eurovisión: ¿de quiénes fueron?". 20minutos.es. 16 May 2023. Archived from the original on 12 July 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2023.

[11] "Blanca Paloma, la gran damnificada del televoto". La Vanguardia. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.

[12] "2023 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 19 May 2023. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.

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@@ Line 34: / Line 34: @@
 On 10 December 2021, it was announced that she would participate in [[Benidorm Fest 2022]] with her song "Secreto de agua".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eurovoix.com/2021/12/10/spain-benidorm-fest-2022-participants-revealed-2/|title=Spain: Benidorm Fest 2022 Participants Revealed|website=Eurovoix|date=10 December 2021|access-date=5 February 2023|language=en-GB|first=Víctor|last=López|archive-date=2 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202112408/https://eurovoix.com/2021/12/10/spain-benidorm-fest-2022-participants-revealed-2/|url-status=live}}</ref> She participated in the first semi-final and qualified to the final, in 3rd place with 79 points. In the final, she came in 5th place with 61 points.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eurovoix.com/2022/01/26/spain-four-qualify-benidorm-fest/|title=Spain: Four Qualify From Benidorm Fest First Semi-Final|website=Eurovoix|date=26 January 2022|access-date=5 February 2023|language=en-GB|first=Megan|last=Davies|archive-date=7 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207044203/https://eurovoix.com/2022/01/26/spain-four-qualify-benidorm-fest/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eurovoix.com/2022/01/29/spain-chanel-to-eurovision-2022/|title=Spain: Chanel to Eurovision 2022|website=Eurovoix|date=29 January 2022|access-date=5 February 2023|language=en-GB|first=Neil|last=Farren|archive-date=30 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130085001/https://eurovoix.com/2022/01/29/spain-chanel-to-eurovision-2022/|url-status=live}}</ref>
-The following year, she participated in [[Benidorm Fest 2023]] with the song "[[Eaea]]". She performed in the second semi final and qualified to the final.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=4 February 2023 |title=Agoney, favorito junto a Blanca Paloma en la final de infarto del Benidorm Fest |url=https://www.eldiario.es/canariasahora/sociedad/agoney-final-benidorm-fest-favoritos-ganar_1_9924914.html |url-status=live |access-date=6 February 2023 |website=[[Europa Press]] |language=es |archive-date=4 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204171308/https://www.eldiario.es/canariasahora/sociedad/agoney-final-benidorm-fest-favoritos-ganar_1_9924914.html }}</ref> In the final, she came in first place with 169 points (94 points from the juries, 40 points from the televote and 35 points from the demoscopic juries),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/spain-heres-the-lineup-for-benidorm-fest-2023-final|first=Pedro|last=Santos|title=Spain: Lineup for Benidorm Fest 2023 Final complete|date=3 February 2023|access-date=5 February 2023|website=Eurovisionworld|language=en-GB|archive-date=5 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205003710/https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/spain-heres-the-lineup-for-benidorm-fest-2023-final|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Win"/> and thus represented Spain at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2023]] in [[Liverpool]], United Kingdom. She won 95 points from the jury while coming last in the televoting (5 points),{{Refn|group=n.|Reportedly 3 televoting points came from Portugal whilst the other 2 came from "rest of the world".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5128214/0/5-puntos-que-hundieron-a-blanca-paloma-en-el-televoto-de-eurovision-de-quienes-fueron/|website=[[20minutos.es]]|title=5 puntos que hundieron a Blanca Paloma en el televoto de Eurovisión: ¿de quiénes fueron?|date=16 May 2023}}</ref>}} ultimately receiving a combined score of 100 points and placing 17th.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20230513/8965591/blanca-paloma-gran-damnificada-televoto.html|website=[[La Vanguardia]]|date=13 May 2023|title=Blanca Paloma, la gran damnificada del televoto}}</ref> Her participation in the European contest was labeled a "failure" by different media and part of the public opinion in Spain.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.diariodesevilla.es/television/Blanca-Paloma-fracaso-cantado-Espana-eurovision_0_1792921066.html|website=[[Diario de Sevilla]]|date=14 May 2023|title=Blanca Paloma y el fracaso cantado de España que nadie vio venir}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elmundo.es/television/2023/05/14/6460d9bfe4d4d80d4a8b4581.html|website=[[El Mundo (Spain)|El Mundo]]|date=14 May 2023|title=Las claves del desastre de Blanca Paloma en Eurovisión: del televoto a la incomprensión}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/television/2023-05-14/cinco-expertos-analizan-eurovision-que-fallo-en-la-actuacion-de-blanca-paloma-es-suecia-una-justa-ganadora.html|website=[[El País]]|date=14 May 2023|title=Cinco expertos analizan Eurovisión: ¿qué falló en la actuación de Blanca Paloma? ¿Es Suecia una justa ganadora?}}</ref> She is criminally underrated by televotes.
+The following year, she participated in [[Benidorm Fest 2023]] with the song "[[Eaea]]". She performed in the second semi final and qualified to the final.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=4 February 2023 |title=Agoney, favorito junto a Blanca Paloma en la final de infarto del Benidorm Fest |url=https://www.eldiario.es/canariasahora/sociedad/agoney-final-benidorm-fest-favoritos-ganar_1_9924914.html |url-status=live |access-date=6 February 2023 |website=[[Europa Press (news agency)|Europa Press]] |language=es |archive-date=4 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204171308/https://www.eldiario.es/canariasahora/sociedad/agoney-final-benidorm-fest-favoritos-ganar_1_9924914.html }}</ref> In the final, she came in first place with 169 points (94 points from the juries, 40 points from the televote and 35 points from the demoscopic juries),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/spain-heres-the-lineup-for-benidorm-fest-2023-final|first=Pedro|last=Santos|title=Spain: Lineup for Benidorm Fest 2023 Final complete|date=3 February 2023|access-date=5 February 2023|website=Eurovisionworld|language=en-GB|archive-date=5 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205003710/https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/spain-heres-the-lineup-for-benidorm-fest-2023-final|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Win"/> and thus represented Spain at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2023]] in [[Liverpool]], United Kingdom. She won 95 points from the jury while coming last in the televoting (5 points),{{Refn|group=n.|3 televoting points came from Portugal whilst the other 2 came from "rest of the world".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5128214/0/5-puntos-que-hundieron-a-blanca-paloma-en-el-televoto-de-eurovision-de-quienes-fueron/|website=[[20minutos.es]]|title=5 puntos que hundieron a Blanca Paloma en el televoto de Eurovisión: ¿de quiénes fueron?|date=16 May 2023|access-date=16 May 2023|archive-date=12 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712015138/https://www.20minutos.es/television/5-puntos-que-hundieron-a-blanca-paloma-en-el-televoto-de-eurovision-de-quienes-fueron-5128214/|url-status=live}}</ref>}} ultimately receiving a combined score of 100 points and placing 17th.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20230513/8965591/blanca-paloma-gran-damnificada-televoto.html|website=[[La Vanguardia]]|date=13 May 2023|title=Blanca Paloma, la gran damnificada del televoto|access-date=14 May 2023|archive-date=14 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514002356/https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20230513/8965591/blanca-paloma-gran-damnificada-televoto.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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-! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[AGATA (organization)|LTU]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s20-2/|title=2023 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)|publisher=[[AGATA (organization)|AGATA]]|language=lt|date=19 May 2023|access-date=19 May 2023}}</ref>
+! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[AGATA (organization)|LTU]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s20-2/|title=2023 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)|publisher=[[AGATA (organization)|AGATA]]|language=lt|date=19 May 2023|access-date=19 May 2023|archive-date=19 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519080551/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s20-2/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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 | before = [[Chanel Terrero|Chanel]]<br />with "[[SloMo (Chanel song)|SloMo]]"
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v t e Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest
Benidorm Fest Operación Triunfo
Participation	1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
Artists	Alejandro Abad Alfred Amaia Remedios Amaya Soraya Arnelas Azúcar Moreno Bacchelli Victor Balaguer Barei Conchita Bautista Beth Blanca Paloma Braulio Bravo Cadillac Blas Cantó Antonio Carbonell Chanel Rodolfo Chikilicuatre David Civera Anabel Conde D'Nash Sergio Dalma La Década Daniel Diges Edurne ESDM José Guardiola Mikel Herzog Julio Iglesias Karina Las Ketchup Patricia Kraus Marcos Llunas Ruth Lorenzo Lucía Lydia Massiel Micky Miki Betty Missiego Mocedades Jaime Morey Manel Navarro Nebulossa Nina Peret Lucía Pérez Ramón Raphael Rosa Salomé Paloma San Basilio Eva Santamaría Sergio and Estíbaliz Pastora Soler Son de Sol Tim, Nelly and Tony Trigo Limpio José Vélez Serafín Zubiri
Songs	"Algo pequeñito" "Algo prodigioso" "Amanece" "Amanecer" "¡Ay, qué deseo!" "Baila el Chiki Chiki" "Bailar pegados" "Bailemos un vals" "Bandido" "Bloody Mary" "Brujería" "Canta y sé feliz" "Caracola" "La chica que yo quiero (Made in Spain)" "Colgado de un sueño" "Contigo hasta el final" "Dancing in the Rain" "Dile que la quiero" "Dime" "Do It for Your Lover" "Eaea" "Él" "Ella no es ella" "En un mundo nuevo" "Enséñame a cantar" "Eres tú" "Estando contigo" "Europe's Living a Celebration" "La fiesta terminó" "Gwendolyne" "Hablemos del amor" "Hombres" "I Love You Mi Vida" "La La La" "Lady, Lady" "Llámame" "Nacida para amar" "No estás solo" "No quiero escuchar" "La noche es para mí" "Para llenarme de ti" "¡Qué bueno, qué bueno!" "Que me quiten lo bailao" "¿Qué voy a hacer sin ti?" "Quédate conmigo" "Quédate esta noche" "¿Quién maneja mi barca?" "Say Yay!" "Sin rencor" "SloMo" "Sobran las palabras" "Su canción" "Todo esto es la música" "Tu canción" "Tú volverás" ~~"Universo"~~ "Valentino" "La venda" "Vivo cantando" "Voy a quedarme" "Vuelve conmigo" "Y sólo tú" "Yo soy aquél" "Zorra"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Spain did not compete

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