No… it’s not the late Peter Sissons or Angela Rippon, but RTVE swerved its usual method of announcing its singer by using the opening of the lunchtime news to do it.
Luis Guilera, its newsreader, announced that 27-year-old Blas Cantó will sing the yet-unnamed (and probably unwritten) song in Rotterdam next May. RTVE seems to think he’s the bees knees, describing him as having: “a magnificent live show and extensive experience both on television and on stage. In addition, he has the love and support of the fans of the contest that every year include him as one of the favourite artists to send to Europe.“
So no pressure then!
Blas has been unlucky in Eurovision selections before, coming fourth in the 2004 EuroJunior festival and then not winning the Destination Eurovision show in 2011. At least this time there will be no public vote to stop his irresistible rise to the top.
