2023 single by Nebulossa
"Zorra" (pronounced [ˈθora]; Spanish for 'Vixen')[1] is a song by Spanish synth-pop duo Nebulossa. The song won Benidorm Fest 2024 and will represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö.
Eurovision Song Contest
Benidorm Fest 2024
"Zorra" competed in Benidorm Fest 2024, a song festival organised by RTVE to select Spain's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest since 2022. It took place at the Palau Municipal d'Esports l'Illa de Benidorm in Benidorm, Valencian Community.[2] Sixteen artists and songs competed over three shows: two semi-finals on 30 January and 1 February and the final on 3 February 2024. Each semi-final featured eight songs and four qualified for the final. The results of each show were determined through a combination of public voting, a demoscopic jury and an expert jury.
"Zorra" won the first semi-final with 149 points, and subsequently won the final with 156 points. In the semi-final, "Zorra" received the most points from the expert jury, while in the final, "Zorra" received the most points from the demoscopic jury and televote, and tied on point with "Dos extraños (Cuarteto de cuerda)" by St. Pedro in the expert jury.[3]
Lyrical content
The title of the song, repeated multiple times in the lyrics, literally means "vixen" but is also used with vulgar connotations, and was thus brought into question as potential infringement of Eurovision regulations. However, the European Broadcasting Union, in charge of organising and supervising the contest, explained in a public statement to El País that the use of the word does not constitute a breach of the rules.[4]
On 7 February 2024 RTVE announced that the official English title of the song would be "Vixen", and Nebulossa released a music video of the song with official English lyrics.[1]
Charts
The song became and instant hit in Spain, reaching position 3 in the Top 50 Viral Hits and the position 8 in the Top 50 Spanish chart in Spotify, as well as position 2 in Apple Music Spain. On February 7, the song reached position 2 in the Top 50 Global Viral Chart[5] after appearing at position 3 the day before.[6]
