The Eurovision Season is gearing up very very fast. After the one year break, RTP, the broadcaster in Portugal is preparing for the upcoming Festival da Canção. This festival will have 2 semi-finals, the first will be held on the 19th February and the second semi final will be held on the 26th February. During each semi-final 4 entries will be …
It’s been a while since we had any informations about Portugal getting back at Eurovision Song Contest and like a boom it came to us that they are back and will have a representative in Ukraine 2017. Searching a Portuguese musical industry, with tendention on performers who are willing to fly Portugese national flag at Eurovision, we found a girl, hot latina – Katia Aveiro! …
Matt and Adam are welcoming Calvin to our Podcast discussion to discuss the latest and greatest news, developments and general Eurovision related info. This time around we are joined by our reader and Forum member Calvin. Make sure to listen to our conversation, today we are tackling the following topics. Today’s topic include: Portugal is withdrawing from Eurovision 2016. Australia …
Sad news for Eurovision fans everywhere – Portugal’s national broadcaster RTP has decided to withdraw from Eurovision 2016 as a result of restructuring in the channel, but hopes to return in 2017. The news will mark the second instance this decade of Portugal taking a sabbatical from the competition, with 2013 being the previous instance of a Portuguese absence in …
Leonor Andrade (Portugal) aims to bring Portugal back to the finals for the first time since 2010 with “Há um Mar que nos Separa”. Rehearsals brought about mixed feelings from the press center, some who really enjoyed the song, and some who really enjoyed hating the song. Nevertheless, no one can deny that Leonor brought her A-game with energetic enthusiasm …
Day 3 is here and after a fun night of watching some of the artists and backing singers at the U4 Diskothek perform, we are LIVE from the press centre at Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna. The weather is a bit wet today, but that won’t stop us from providing you with up-to-date coverage. The first rehearsals for Semi-Final 1 are complete …
Four more votes from OGAE clubs were announced yesterday. It’s the turn of Belgium, Slovakia and Latvia while a confirmation of Portugal’s previous votes also strengthened the poll. Belgium 12 Norway 10 Italy 8 Sweden 7 Slovenia 6 Australia 5 Azerbaijan 4 Estonia 3 Spain 2 Israel 1 Russia Portugal – already reported but today confirmed 12 Italy 10 Norway …
While awaiting confirmation from a more reputable source, it seems that the votes from OGAE Portugal have been released by a Portuguese fan blog as follows; 12 Italy 10 Norway 8 Spain 7 Israel 6 Estonia 5 Slovenia 4 Azerbaijan 3 Sweden 2 Belgium 1 Australia This ranking gives Sweden their lowest points yet and puts Italy into the lead …
Há Um Mar Que Nos Separa (Eurovision 2015 – Portugal) The ESC United “Expert” Panel is back once again reviewing all Eurovision songs and rank them accordingly. You are probably asking yourself on how we pick our panel and the criteria. We looked at people from all walks of life to bring together a unique group of panelists with a …
Festival da Canção, The Portuguese selection for the Eurovision Song Contest is over and we have a winner. Leonor Andrade s going to represent Portugal at the upcoming Eurovision in Vienne with the song Há um Mar que nos Separa. Six acts were competing today for the Golden ticket and initially three songs moved on to the second Round aka …
