RTP, the Portuguese national broadcaster, has revealed the songs participating in Festival da Canção 2023 – their national selection for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, in Liverpool.

Semi Final 1: Saturday 25th February

• April Ivy – Modo Voo
• Churky – Encruzilhada
• Cláudia Pascoal – Nasci Maria
• BOLHA – Sonhos de Liberdade
• Mimicat – Ai Coração
• MoYah – Too Much Sauce
• Neon Soho – Endless World
• Esse Povo – Sapatos de Cimento
• SAL – Viver
• You Can’t Win, Charlie Brown – Contraste Mudo

Semi Final 2: Saturday 4th March

• Lara Li – Funâmbula
• Bandua – Bandeiras
• Bárbara Tinoco – Goodnight
• DAPUNKSPORTIF – World Needs Therapy
• Edmundo Inácio – A Festa
• INÊS APENAS – Fim do Mundo
• Ivandro – Povo
• Teresinha Landeiro – Enquanto é tempo
• The Happy Mess – O Impossível
• Voodoo Marmalade – Tormento

Five songs from each Semi Final will qualify for the Grand Final. All the songs are available to listen to HERE on the Festival da Canção YouTube Channel.

Semi Final 1 will be hosted by Tânia Ribas de Oliveira and José Carlos Malato. Semi Final 2 will be hosted by Sónia Araújo and Jorge Gabriel. The Grand Final on Saturday 11th March will be hosted by Filomena Cautela and Vasco Palmeirim. Inês Lopes Gonçalves will host the Green Room for all three shows.

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Author: Richard Taylor

Source: eurovision.tv