The Eurovision Season is gearing up very very fast! RTP, the Portuguese broadcaster, is preparing for the upcoming edition of Festival da Canção. Festival da Canção will have 2 semi-finals. In each semi-final, 10 songs will be competing and 6 songs will qualify for the Grand Final. In each semi-final, there will be a first round of vote responsible to select 5 songs, based on the results of the public and jury votes (consisting of personalities linked to the world of music, entertainment and media), in a 50/50 proportion. In the event of a tie for 5th place, the song with the highest score in the jury’s vote will qualify to the Grand Final. Later, a sixth song will be exclusively selected through the public vote. The song with the highest number of calls in this second voting period, in each semi-final, will qualify for the Grand Final.

In the Grand Final, voting will be done by televoting and through the vote of a regional jury, made up of representatives of the 5 regions of mainland Portugal and the 2 autonomous regions (Madeira and Azores), in a 50/50 proportion. In the event of a tie for 1st place, the song with the highest number of calls in the televoting will win.

The line-up of the composers are as follows:

Semi-Final 1:

  • Bispo
  • Iolanda
  • JoĂŁo Borsch
  • LEFT. (from open call)
  • MELA (from open call)
  • Mila Dores
  • Nena
  • NOBLE
  • PerpĂ©tua
  • Rita Rocha (from open call)

Semi-Final 2:

  • Buba Espinho
  • Cristina Clara
  • FILIPA (from open call)
  • Huca
  • JoĂŁo Couto (from open call)
  • Leo Middea
  • Maria JoĂŁo
  • No Maka
  • Rita Onofre (from open call)
  • Silk Nobre
Photo Credit: RTP

Detailed line-up will be announced afterwards.

Mimicat represented Portugal this year with their song “Ai Coração”. The song finished 23rd in the Grand Final with a total of 59 points.

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