Portugal PORTUGAL 2025 - Napa - Deslocado

[ESC United Mod Team]

 

[Decayingbooks]

Fernando Daniel on the press conference after the show - here - that he is already thinking how to improve things for Basel and that his not only to represent Portugal at eurovision but it is to win.
He also said in this interview and it was mentioned in the official post-semi radio show - here -, that the artists aren't allowed to make big changes to the staging.

Sidenote, it seems that the running order will be announce tomorrow afternoon and aftar that people will be able to start voting.
I mentioned before that people being able to vote 5 days before the final means that people don't have to actually what the show to vote, if Fernando Daniel can get his fanbase to vote during the week he can easily win the televote.

 

[DirtyFalcon]

Fernando Daniel on the press conference after the show - here - that he is already thinking how to improve things for Basel and that his not only to represent Portugal at eurovision but it is to win.
He also said in this interview and it was mentioned in the official post-semi radio show - here -, that the artists aren't allowed to make big changes to the staging.

Sidenote, it seems that the running order will be announce tomorrow afternoon and aftar that people will be able to start voting.
I mentioned before that people being able to vote 5 days before the final means that people don't have to actually what the show to vote, if Fernando Daniel can get his fanbase to vote during the week he can easily win the televote.

Not great news for Josh if that's the case but it depends of the extent. Did he gave more details about this ? Can they at least change the camerawork ?

 

[Laepo1]

This years FdC final is strong, and the only song that should be there and missed is Lisboa.

However I find the two favorites kinda forgettable... I can see the artistic value and potential of both Tristeza and Medo, and those might be the best chances Portugal has of a good result, but i can't remember them so well.


I do find myself humming to Cotovia though.

 

[Decayingbooks]

Not great news for Josh if that's the case but it depends of the extent. Did he gave more details about this ? Can they at least change the camerawork ?

Gonçalo Madail, the creative director of the nf, in the post-semi radio show said that things here and there can be adjusted but the camework and lighting setup can't be changed.

 

[rasmuslights]

So many good songs!

I'm still rooting for Napa but Fernando Daniel won me over as well. Also love Diana, Emmy and Peculiar.

Josh idk, I love the song but I do think he lacks a bit of experience and lacks the x-factor as a performer.

 

[JSSArcos]

Well, first of all, I’m happy with the quality we are delivering! Despite everything and all the challenges, I’m proud of the range of songs and performances we have! We are staying true to our authenticity while also being a bit more diverse. This is the path the festival should take—just with a bigger arena and a more fluid, Eurovision-style show (tributes are nice, but always?).

I’m sad to lose these two songs:
Capital da Bulgária (I think the televote was the issue here, but it’s still a surprise—not to win, but it deserved a top 5 spot in the festival).
A Cantadeira (Honestly, our jury didn’t support traditional songs, most likely). This one deserved to be in the final.
Xico Gaiato deserved the final, but the performance and vocals weren’t quite there. It was a question mark for me, but I understand the result.

Well, the second semi-final was far superior to the first… But what did Fernando Daniel do on stage? I’m going to have to take back everything I said here… He did the unthinkable for me—he elevated the song by 300%. His voice, his delivery, and the small adjustments made a world of difference. This is just my opinion, but the staging was the most well-thought-out and best-executed ever in the festival! He showcased his full potential and professionalism! Is the song completely generic? Yes! But that’s who Fernando Daniel is—he’s not an artist for intricate, complex compositions. He’s an artist of generic ballads, with one of the best voices I’ve ever heard, and that’s perfectly fine! He did his job, and last night, he gave me chills!

I'm not sure he'll win—he won't have the jury's full support, but he'll definitely get 12 points from some of them. However, this is far from decided, even though he gave me 100% winner vibes last night. This has completely messed up my ranking, and to show just how complicated things are, I'm going to express my support in percentages at this moment. I won't be voting during the week because I want to wait until Saturday to see what changes and how I feel about the songs. I've also decided that I'll only send my votes to one person. Napa could be a threat in the televote, so I want to focus my votes on a single act (this might be a controversial strategy, but that's how I see it).

1-Josh (40%)
2- Fernando Daniel (36%)
3- Diana (24%)

4-Henka
5-Peculiar
6-Marco
7-Napa
8-Emmy
9-Bombazine
10-Bluay
11-Margarida Campelo
12-Jéssica Pina

I wouldn’t mind if, over the next five years, the top 5 all got the chance to go to Eurovision. Honestly, it’s an incredibly strong top 5, the best I can remember! (Henka and Peculiar have very good songs, different (as usual for fdc) but vocally they failed a bit.)
At this moment, my support is for Josh (for all the reasons I’ve already mentioned), but Fernando gave me chills, and I can’t ignore that fact! Diana was sublime, and she probably would have been my winner in any previous year.
Let’s see who makes me feel the most on Saturday and earns my 15-20 votes (most likely)!

 

[Dark]

I'm trying so hard to like Fernando Daniel's song but I just can't . I want to be proud our song but my god it's so generic and repetitive. Josh needs a miracle to win, he can't change the staging and Fernando will do very well with both de jury (remember Carolina Deslandes) and specialy the public (at leat 10 pts from the public). So yeah, he's mostly the winner. I think RTP also wants him to win (why allow the revamp?).

He has a good performance at least.

If he goes to Eurovision I'm positive no one will care about him, he will qualify but not do super well in the finals (he's like Mäns from Wish with better vocals).

Josh should do a video and try to become viral on tiktok so people vote for him . At least do something...

 

[i anixi]

Not having watched the show yesterday I was dismayed but accepted the fact today that Fernando Daniel had been fantastic as everyone was raving about him.
However, the day went by and to really come to terms with it I just decided to go and watch that wonder and wow...., really? Are you serious?
If Josh's facial expressions were bad, Fernando's are not much better. His outfit was on the trashy alley beyond belief and all that screaming just to hide he doesn't have a song... Repetitive ad nauseum... I was truly appalled.
The last person trying that trick didn't do too well (Aurea) if I remember correctly.
Honestly, could an act feel more fake and ridiculous? Sending this to Eurovision will be an embarrassment

Unlike most people coming to write here, I'm not crazy about FDC and I certainly don't think it's a high quality show with oh so many great songs. It's not. It's more on the side of a miserable affair, as music is concerned. Still, it's true that it has been much much worse in days gone by.

I was surprised to find Henka much better than I thought she'd be, and I actually love one little song no one mentions and which of course has no chance to go anywhere.
"Calafrio" is fresh, melodic, catchy, the routine with the three identical girls is as simple as it is elegant and original and there's nobody screaming at you as if you have misbehaved and deserve a scare.
It leaves me with a smile on my face and wanting to press repeat. And repeat.
It wouldn't bring us any prizes, of course it wouldn't, but it wouldn't embarrass us either.

 

[mercachita]

To have any chance with the judges of the final Henka needs to improve her vocals. I've read some comments that say that the problem is that she does not have much momments to breathe and that's why she can't keep up with the song and I can totally see what they mean, they could have kept some singing parts in the chorus as a breather and in other nfs many artists did exactly that.Although, I must say, she does no have a eurovision ready package. The staging needs work, not in throw away everything and let's start from scratch like Josh, but I would have changed the clothes to give a cheerleader vibes, making it easier to the public to read and connect with it(and I thought that was the idea when she posted a instastory wearing a very cheerleader-esque sporty top during rehearsals) and make the eyes completely black(like she has in her postcard, let's serve something like "Jennifer's Body", you're possessed by an ancient being of unfathomable power and there bitches around you are annoying). I would also add two more dancers to make it an actual cheerleader squad and I would remove some of the screen effects, the D-E-S-T-R-O-Y should have been in the ledwall during a wide shot.

Aniway, it's up to her at this point. I'll go down with her ship and I intend to vote as many times as possible so that she can get a good result and for other portuguese artists, like Henka, to try to participate next year or in the years to come, but for me Fernando Daniel has the goods.

I'm sorry, but I think these are just excuses. I just feel that Henka doesn’t sing well right in the beginning. She does the scream pretty well but the rest is a big no

 

[goncalovieira]

If Fernando wins, his first plan for the staging should be used for Eurovision.
The good thing about his victory will be the budget for the whole journey. After all, he is our biggest pop singer and has the whole Universal Studios Portugal behind him.
And yes... 12 points from Switzerland and ROW are (probably) locked. Good points from Belgium, Netherlands, Spain too. He is even bigger along the diaspora.

 

[Ziko]

Really love Henka's song (one of my whole season favs), but live was a disaster. I'm shocked she is in the final. I would never vote for this even if it's the only one I would listen outside the ESC. Never. Mega flop. My other fav is also out (A Cantadeira), so from what I saw in semis I would go with Fernando Daniel - by far the best vocal, others with no chance.

 

[DirtyFalcon]

I truly believe Fernando Daniel could give Portugal a top 3 if he wins. He reminds me of Slimane : star in his country, a lot of charisma and stage presence live, very strong voice. We are exactly in the same scenario here potentially and Medo could be the new Mon Amour of this year. Mon Amour followed Due Vite and Medo will follow Mon Amour. Portugal could be happy if he's chosen. And Fernando song is as good as both Marco and Slimane entries.

 

[goncalovieira]

I truly believe Fernando Daniel could give Portugal a top 3 if he wins. He reminds me of Slimane : star in his country, a lot of charisma and stage presence live, very strong voice. We are exactly in the same scenario here potentially and Medo could be the new Mon Amour of this year. Mon Amour followed Due Vite and Medo will follow Mon Amour. Portugal could be happy if he's chosen. And Fernando song is as good both Marco and Slimane entries.

I would not be so hyped, but there is a good chance of watching Fernando going for a very good result.
But if he wins, some euro fans will be pissed. Even though, I prefer Josh song over Medo, let's be real... he still needs to grow as an artist.

 

[i anixi]

I truly believe Fernando Daniel could give Portugal a top 3 if he wins. He reminds me of Slimane : star in his country, a lot of charisma and stage presence live, very strong voice. We are exactly in the same scenario here potentially and Medo could be the new Mon Amour of this year. Mon Amour followed Due Vite and Medo will follow Mon Amour. Portugal could be happy if he's chosen. And Fernando song is as good as both Marco and Slimane entries.

A good example of how far fans delusions can go

 

[lacrymea]

I would not be so hyped, but there is a good chance of watching Fernando going for a very good result.
But if he wins, some euro fans will be pissed. Even though, I prefer Josh song over Medo, let's be real... he still needs to grow as an artist.

You don't have to keep saying you prefer Tristeza over Medo, following that with your reasoning on why FD is a better option than Josh. Just own your new found preference, it's all good.

 

[lacrymea]

Double post

 

[Decayingbooks]

Looking at the lineup of semi 1 and the entire eurovision, I think that Fernando Daniel will easily stand out.
There's no male power ballad, there are some mid-tempo male ballads like Netherlands and Czechia, but they lack the grandeur and intimacy of Fernando's song. I can totally see it being top 3 with the judges in the final and reharding the televote I just have to say that he and his team were very smart staging it. Some critics may call it basic, but the staging has a easy to understand message, anyone in europe will understand what is happening and may even sympathize with him, so I think we can get a respectful result in the televote.
I do worry about one thing, the running order. The story of a unknown singer writing a song in his home and making it into the big eurovision stage is a great opener and that would be bad for Portugal.

 

[goncalovieira]

You don't have to keep saying you prefer Tristeza over Medo, following that with your reasoning on why FD is a better option than Josh. Just own your new found preference, it's all good.

You are right. It is all about Tugavision dramas.

 

[goncalovieira]

Looking at the lineup of semi 1 and the entire eurovision, I think that Fernando Daniel will easily stand out.
There's no male power ballad, there are some mid-tempo male ballads like Netherlands and Czechia, but they lack the grandeur and intimacy of Fernando's song. I can totally see it being top 3 with the judges in the final and reharding the televote I just have to say that he and his team were very smart staging it. Some critics may call it basic, but the staging has a easy to understand message, anyone in europe will understand what is happening and may even sympathize with him, so I think we can get a respectful result in the televote.
I do worry about one thing, the running order. The story of a unknown singer writing a song in his home and making it into the big eurovision stage is a great opener and that would be bad for Portugal.

The opening act should be Tommy Cash or Iceland. Fernando would be the #4 to #6. But it really depends if Mans is winning or not and how Bjorkman wants to place him

 

[lacrymea]

You are right. It is all about Tugavision dramas.

I'm also on Tugavision. Causing drama xD Hence my comment Team Josh here and it's all good.