Last week, Portugal’s Junior Eurovision entrant Victoria Nicole released her entry for the 2024 contest, “Esperança” (Hope). The song has lyrics in both Spanish and Portuguese. Victoria herself is credited as the writer of both the music and lyrics, and the music direction and production is credited to Nininho Vaz Maia, Bárbara Tinoco and Feodor Bivol. Some of these names …
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 …
Tonight, the second semi-final of the annual Portuguese national selection Festival da Canção was held at RTP studios, with the last ten semi-finalists vying for a spot in the Grand Final on March 9th. The semi-final was hosted by Sónia Araújo and Jorge Gabriel, while the green room host was Inês Lopes Gonçalves. To celebrate Festival da Canção’s 60th anniversary, …
In just two days time the second semi-final of Festival da Canção will kick off, and we will know the last six finalists for the selection. One of the many hopefuls competing for a spot in that final show is artist Rita Onofre, who we had a chance to interview last week. Get to know a bit more about who …
The second semi-final of Festival da Canção is quickly approaching, with another six acts vying for an opportunity to compete in the final on March 10th. One of those acts is João Couto, an artist who started out in garage bands before becoming the winner of Portuguese Idol in 2015. This year will be his second appearance in the national selection, …
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 9th. The semi-final was hosted by Tânia Ribas de Oliveira and José Carlos Malato, while the green room host was Inês Lopes Gonçalves. To celebrate Festival da Canção’s 60th anniversary, several …
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 …
Portuguese broadcaster RTP has unveiled the running order of each semi-final of Festival da Canção 2024. Semi-finals of Festival da Canção are set to take place on February 24th and March 2nd, while the Grand Final will take place on March 9th. Here is the running order of each semi-final: Semi-Final 1 (February 24th): 1. Nena – “Teorias Da Conspiração” (lyrics & …
