RTP, the Portuguese national broadcaster, have revealed the jury for Prova de Acesso, part of Festival da Canção 2026 – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna.

RTP has revealed the jury that chose the artists for Prova de Acesso. The vote WINNER will go onto Festival da Canção 2026. The jury consisted of:

• Capital da Bulgária (Festival da Canção 2025 participant)
• João Lourenço Gomes (pianist for Napa, represented Portugal at Eurovision 2025)
• Luís “Twins” Pereira (producer, composer of “Ai coração” (Portugal Eurovision 2023))
• Nuno Galopim (Portuguese Eurovision commentator since 2016)

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Author: Richard Taylor

Source: Eurovoix