With Festival da Canção 2023 being in full swing and a second semi-final quickly approaching we are happy to have had the chance to talk with contestant INÊS APENAS. Today, we talked about INÊS’ thoughts on performing her own music on the festival stage, the message behind her song “Fim do Mundo,” and her dream of representing Portugal at Eurovision. …
Tonight the annual Portuguese national selection Festival da Canção kicked off at RTP studios, with the first ten semi-finalists vying for a spot in the grand final on March 11th. The semi-final was hosted by Tânia Ribas de Oliveira and José Carlos Malatom, while the green room host was Inês Lopes Gonçalves. The running order was announced prior to the …
From making music in their parents’ basements as teenagers to releasing albums and touring the world as adults, Lisbon indie rock band You Can’t Win, Charlie Brown (YCWCB) have had an incredible journey. Invited by RTP to write a song for Festival da Canção 2023, YCWCB has sent the mesmerizing “Contraste Mudo.” As we gear up for the first semi-final …
Bringing together an unexpected fusion of sounds, alternative electropop band Neon Soho stand out with their ethereal entry “Endless World” at Festival da Canção this year. Get to know Ana, Vera and Ricardo as we welcome them for a Q&A with ESC United ahead of the first semi-final! What are you looking forward to the most about Festival da Canção? …
When Bristol, England-based rapper MoYah received a call from a Portuguese phone number, he initially thought it would be a relative or friend on the other line. But to his surprise, it was a representative from Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. MoYah’s manager had submitted his upbeat hip-hop track “Too Much Sauce” for the annual Festival da Canção. As weeks …
The Portuguese broadcaster, RTP, has released the entries for Festival da Canção 2023. The festival is set to take place on February 25 and March 4 for the semi-finals and March 11 for the grand final. Here is the list of the 20 competing songs: Semi-Final 1 (February 25, 2023): April Ivy – “Modo Voo” BOLHA – “Sonhos da Liberdade” Churky – “Encruzilhada” …
All opinions expressed in this article are those of the person quoted and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the other team members or ESC United as a whole. It’s 2 days to go until Junior Eurovision 2022, and we are counting down the 16 nations who are participating in Yerevan, Armenia on Sunday, December 11, 2022. Every day …
Hello there Nicolas, welcome to ESCUnited! How are you doing today? I’m doing fine, in general a bit nervous because the day of the show is coming closer but I am extremely happy. Let’s help our readers get to know you a bit better. What is one thing people might be surprised to learn about you? I always get a …
The Portuguese national broadcaster, RTP, has unveiled the 20 composers who will compete at the forthcoming edition of Festival da Cançao 2023. Source: RTP, Photo of the 20 Festival da Cançao 2023 composers RTP has whittled down its 667 entries in quest to find its 2023 Eurovision entry. The broadcaster has finalized the list so that a total of 20 songs …
RTP has released Portugal’s entry for Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Yerevan, Armenia. The song is “Anos 70” (The Seventies) and it is a mid-tempo song that fuses soft rock with a more traditional rock chorus. Here is the music video for Anos 70: Nicolas, who is of Brazilian descent, comes from the Lisbon Metropolitan area and placed second …
