Tonight’s 10 qualifying countries took their fates into their own hands … literally. At the post-show press conference immediately following the announcement of the 10 qualifying semi-final one artists, the exhausted and excited group or performers drew for which half of the Grand Final they will be performing in on Saturday. Performing in the first half of the Grand Final …
It’s just 6 days till the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy! Connor speaks to Portuguese representative MARO after her second rehearsal. They talked about preparing her Eurovision performance while doing her tour, bringing Diana Castro and Milhanas (who also competed at Festival da Canção) to the Eurovision stage with her and what you should …
Did they save the best for last? That’s up to the Eurofandom to decide. But tonight, at the final of Festival da Canção, Maro was declared the winner and won the right to represent Portugal at this year’s Eurovision with the song “Saudade, Saudade”. In total, 10 acts competed in tonight’s show. They were: Pongo and Tristany, “Dégrá.dê” Syro, “Ainda …
Lisbon, 5 March 2022 It’s there. Your annual appointment with Portugal’s fashion bonanza doubling as a music festival. It is time to cover, to critique to savour the couture and colour locale of Festival da Canção. The Portugese music festival will hold its semifinals tonight and on Monday, with a line-up of 10 songs each. Tonight the following songs competed: …
This year we are trying something a little different, and offering Eurovision fans two music round-ups a month, one from current and former Eurovision participants and the other from those who unfortunately never made it to the ESC stage. We believe that all artists who enter the Eurovision pre-selections are still a big part of the community, and we hope …
Lisbon, 21 January 2022 Portuguese broadcaster RTP have unveiled the 20 songs set to participate in Festival da Canção this year. The Portuguese music festival, renowned for its unique and forward-thinking approach to live music and for its killer fashion, will deliver Portugal’s participant for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Turin. Here’s the list of acts competing in FdC …
Armando Gama has sadly passed away this morning due cancer at the age of just 67. Armando won Festival da Canção in 1983 and represented Portugal at the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest. With his song “Esta balada que te dou”, he finished in 13th place at the contest in Munich, Germany. Armando António Capelo Diniz da Gama was born on …
The MTV European Music Awards were held in Budapest, Hungary, earlier this evening, and two Eurovision 2021 artists took home top honors! Eurovision 2021 winners Måneskin were nominated for three categories at this year’s ceremony: Best Group, Best Rock Group, and Best Italian Act. The latter is a regional award voted on by the Italian public. Though the quartet did …
They were the first country to announce their artist back in April, but today the Portuguese broadcaster RTP finally released the song that Simão Oliveira will perform at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Paris on Sunday 19 December. Let’s listen to Simão Oliveira’s song “O Rapaz” O Rapaz (‘The Boy’) has been composed by Fernando Daniel and Diogo Clemente. …
The search for the successor of The Black Mamba has started in Portugal! The Portuguese broadcaster RTP has revealed the composers and songwriters that are responsible for the 20 songs competing in Festival da Canção 2022. One of their songs will be representing Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin. The following 16 composers were invited by RTP to …
