Portugal

The first five qualifiers for the grand final of Festival da Canção 2021 are Valéria, Karetus & Romeu Bairos, The Black Mamba, Fábia Maia, and Sara Afonso. They qualified from the first semi-final, aired by broadcaster RTP on Saturday.

Portugal will kick off their search for their Eurovision 2021 act on Saturday with the first semi final of Festival da Canção. In this preview, we look at the main contenders before the two semi finals and tell you which acts have the biggest chance [read more…]

All of the artists competing in Festival da Canção 2021 have been revealed by broadcaster RTP. They also released the full versions of the songs competing for a ticket to Rotterdam. There are no familiar Eurovision names in the line-up.

We may not get to see our 2020 favourites take to the stage, but that doesn’t mean we can’t reminisce on our Eurovision favourites. This series is aimed to discover the team’s favourite entries from the 21st century, from 2001 to 2019.

After the corona pandemic, Portugal has remained silent about their plans for Eurovision 2021. Will Elisa get a direct pass to Rotterdam, or will Festival da Cancao return next year to select another singer? In today’s episode we look at Portugal in 2021. For a [read more…]

The final of Festival da Canção 2020 has been won by Elisa. She will now sing ‘Medo de sentir’ as the Portugese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. The Portugese final took place at the Coliseu Comendador Rondão Almeida in Elvas.

This Saturday, Portugal will select their artist and song for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. we look ahead to the final of Festival da Canção by looking at the two frontrunners, two rap songs and remaining four contenders.

The Grand Final of Festival da Canção promises to be an interesting affair. Saturday night, 4 more qualifiers joined the already diverse field of songs, including a fado song by Tomás Luzia and a gospel rap song by Jimmy P.