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.
There will be two semi finals in Portugal, on Saturday the 20th and 27th of February. On the 6th of March they will pick their song for Rotterdam. As in recent years, Portugal first choose composers, and these composers looked for suitable artists for their songs.
Semi final 1:
* Nadine – Cheguei Aqui (Anne Victorino d’Almeida)
* Fábia Maia – Dia Lindo
* Sara Afonso – Contramão (Filipe Melo)
* Valéria – Na mais profunda saudade (Hélder Moutinho)
* IAN – Mundo
* Irma – Livros
* Karetus, Romeu Bairos – Saudade
* Miguel Marôco – Girassol
* mema. – Claro como água (Stereossauro)
* The Black Mamba – Love is On My Side (Tatanka)
Semi final 2:
* Carolina Deslandes – Por Um Triz
* Da Chick – I Got Music
* Joana Alegre – Joana do Mar
* Graciela – A vida sem acontecer (João Vieira)
* Neev – Dancing in the Stars
* EU.CLIDES – Volte-Face (Pedro da Linha)
* Pedro Gonçalves – Não vou ficar
* Tainá – Jasmim
* Ariana – Mundo Melhor (Virgul)
* Ana Tereza – Com Um Abraço (Viviane)