The Portuguese broadcaster RTP has revealed the full song lineup for Festival da Canção 2025. The songs were announced on January 23 during an Instagram livestream hosted by RTP. Semi-Final allocation for competing entries took place in December: Semi-Final 1: Bluay – “Ninguém” (written by Bluay) Capital da Bulgária – “Lisboa” (written by Capital da Bulgária) Du Nothin – Sobre …
Eyes will soon be focused on one specific Swiss city, but before we get that far, Portugal has already set their eyes for finding the next representative of the country. With the Portuguese broadcaster (RTP) confirming participation, they have at the same time revealed the rules and regulations for their upcoming national final. Portugal in ESC 2025 Portugal will in …
In the last couple of years, certain patterns have formed and one of them, is having Portugal being the last country, to host a national final. This trend was once again the case tonight, as the 2024 national final season has now come to an end, along with the announcement of the winner in Portugal. Festival da Canção 2024 The …
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. As the saying goes, they saved the best for last. That is certainly true for Eurovision national selections, as Portugal’s beloved Festival da Canção is usual amongst the very last …
This weekend the first semi-final of Festival da Canção will kick off, getting us one step closer to knowing the next artist representing Portugal at Eurovision. One of the artists set to compete in this semi-final is producer, singer, songwriter, and self-proclaimed statementer LEFT., who is competing for the very first time with his self-penned song “Volto a Ti”. Thankfully, …
In the lead up to the Portuguese national selection we had the honor to sit down with Perpétua to talk about their participation in Festival da Canção, what the band’s members are doing when they aren’t making music and so much more. We hope you enjoy! Hi Perpétua, it’s great to have the chance to chat with you. To start …
A week before releasing the artist list for the Portuguese national selection Festival da Canção, RTP has revealed the official dates for the competition. As in years prior, there will be two semi-finals set to take place on February 24th and March 2nd respectively. The national selection’s grand final is set for March 9th, placing it once again as the …
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 …
It’s Portugal calling, fellow Eurovision fans! In a post on the channel’s Facebook page, RTP confirmed the country’s participation at Eurovision Song Contest 2024 and announced Festival da Canção as the selection mechanism for their entry. Submission open in Portugal The 58th edition of Festival da Canção will once again have 20 songs competing, 14 of which will come from …
Tonight the annual Portuguese national selection Festival da Canção has its second semi-final. A total of 13 acts will compete for a ticket to the Grand Final of Festival da Canção 2023, where only six of them will make it. Tonight’s show is hosted by Sónia Araújo and Jorge Gabriel. The full running order was as follows: Edmundo Inácio – …
