Eurovision 2015 Contestants

Portugal : 12 contestants announced for Festival da Canção and 2 returning Eurovision stars

RTP (Portuguese National Broadcaster) have announced the 12 contestants for their Eurovision 2015 selection. Along with some new names there are 2 high profile former Eurovision contestants in the hunt.

Adelaide Ferreira – Paz
Composer: Adelaide Ferreira / Lyrics: Adelaide Ferreira

Diana Piedade – Maldido Tempo
Composer: Carlos Massa / Lyrics: Carlos Massa
Filipa Baptista – A Noite Inteira
Composer: Augusto Madureira / Lyrics: Augusto Madureira
Filipe Gonçalves – Dança Joana
Composer: Héber Marques / Lyrics: Héber Marques
Gonçalo Tavares – Tu Tens Uma Mágica
Composer: Gonçalo Tavares / Lyrics: Gonçalo Tavares & José Cid
José Freitos – Mal Menor (Ninguém Me Guia À Razão)
Composer: Chukry / Lyrics: Chukry
Leonor Andrade – Há Um Mar Que Nos Separa
Composer: Miguel Gameiro / Lyrics: Miguel Gameiro
Rita Seidi – Lisboa, Lisboa
Composer: Sara Tavares / Lyrics: Sara Tavares
Rubi Machado – Quando A Lua Voltar A Passar
Composer: Sebastião Antunes / Lyrics: Sebastião Antunes
Simone de Oliveira – À Espera Das Canções
Composer: Renato Júnior / Lyrics: Tiago Torres da Silva

Teresa Radamanto – Um Fado Em Viena
Composer: Fernando Abrantes / Lyrics: Jorge Mangorrinha
Yola Dinis – Outra Vez Primavera
Composer: Nuno Feist / Lyrics: Nuno Marques da Silva

You should remember Simone de Oliveira who represented Portugal at Eurovision in 1965 and 1969 and then Adelaide Ferreira sang for Portugal in 1985.

There will be 2 Semi Finals on March 3rd and 5th and the Final on the 7th.

Could we have our first returning contestant to Eurovision 2015?

Author/Editor in Chief Garrett Mulhall

Source : RTP