RTP, the Portuguese national broadcaster, have revealed the semi final allocations for Festival da Canção 2026 – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna.

RTP have revealed which artists have been allocated to which semi final – the running orders will be announced at a later date. The semi final allocations are:

Semi Final One: Saturday 21st February

• AGRIDOCE
• Evaya
• Marquise
• Djodje
• Dinis Mota
• Bateu Matou
• André Amaro
• Nunca Mates o Mandarim

Semi Final Two: Saturday 28th February

• Bandidos do Cante
• Cristina Branco
• Inês Sousa
• Sandrino
• Jacaréu
• Francisco Fontes
• Gonçalo Gomes
• Rita Dias

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Author: Richard Taylor

Source: Eurovoix