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, …
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 …
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 & …
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 …
The search for the successor of Mimicat has started in Portugal! The Portuguese broadcaster RTP has revealed the composers and songwriters that are responsible for the songs competing in Festival da Canção 2024. One of their songs will be representing Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö. 20 songs will take part in the competition, which will be …
RTP has released Portugal’s entry for Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Nice, France. The song is “Where I Belong” and it tells us about a trip and all the uncertainties and risks that the search for a better place can involve. The story of someone who lives in a dark and sad place and tries to find a brighter …
In a post on the channel’s Facebook page, RTP revealed the composers of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 entry. Júlia Machado, winner of The Voice Kids Portugal, will sing an entry composed by Aurora Pinto, Fernando Daniel, João Direitinho and Twins. No details were given about when the entry will be revealed. Until then, we can still enjoy the …
We asked #YOU, our lovely readers, viewers and visitors, to vote on your favourite national final entries of the Eurovision 2020 season, and now that the votes have all been counted, we can start to go down memory lane and look back at some of the gems and new classics from last year’s competitions. Thank you to everyone who took …
Did the right song win Melodifestivalen back in March? Should another act have become triumphant in Lithuania? Did Senhit pick the right option for San Marino? While the national selection shows of Eurovision 2020 may feel like a lifetime away, it’s true that the selection season for the cancelled contest gave us some real gems that unfortunately missed out on …
It’s time to continue our countdown of the top 50 national final entries from 2019, as voted for by #YOU, our faithful viewers and readers! Time to see who finished between 45th and 41st place… 45 🇫🇷 Chimène Badi – Là-haut The first of a number of entries from France’s Destination Eurovision, La-haut impressed with its stomping powerful pop sound, …
