This week see’s the sixth of the week-in, week-out National Final marathon season! This week has eight shows, as well as song announcements… Monday 15th February Norway – Melodi Grand Prix Second Chance Round (19:00 GMT/20:00 CET) Tuesday 16th February Czech Republic – Benny Cristo’s Song Reveal (18:00 […]
#BIRTHDAY: Simone de Oliveira from Portugal is 83 today Do you go to the contests, wherever they are held? Have you been to any? In particular, did you go to the fest in Portugal in 2018? If so, you may have witnessed something wonderful. If you were there, […]
The Participants, along with the news of the Hosts and Audience of Festival Da Cancao 2021, have been announced by RTP, the Portuguese national broadcaster. The participants are listed below in their Semi Finals, along with the Song Writers in brackets: Semi Final 1 – Saturday 20th February […]
This week see’s the second of the week-in, week-out National Final marathon season! This week has two shows, as well as song and artist announcements… Monday 18th January Norway – Semi Final 2 Songs & Artists Announcement (11:30 GMT/12:30 CET) Wednesday 20th January Portugal – Festival da Canção […]
#BIRTHDAY: Conan Osiris from Portugal is 32 today When you’ve only got three minutes to make a statement, you should think about how you do it. A nice safe song with wide appeal? A very attractive performer to maybe sell a more mediocre song? Or do you just […]
#OBITUARY: Carlos do Carmo has died aged 81 Portuguese singer Carlos Manuel de Ascenção do Carmo de Almeida died on 1 January 2021 aged 81. He was widely known throughout Portugal as an exponent of the Fado tradition. In 1976, he was selected by broadcaster RTP to represent […]
#CHRISTMAS: Eurovision Ireland Advent Calendar Day 24 Christmas is a-coming, so we at Eurovision Ireland want to share some notable performances by Eurovision acts of festive songs. Some are standards, and some may be new to you. Today’s song is… Author: John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland
#BIRTHDAY: Rita Guerra from Portugal is 53 today We mentioned yesterday about Portugal finally getting a win. But before Salvador did his stuff in Kyiv, those Lusophones have had some cracking little songs. We can’t put our finger on why Portugal hasn’t done that well (apart from one […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lúcia Moniz from Portugal is 44 today Portugal? Why have they only had one win? They have a Latin-based language so some nations can ‘sort of’ understand them. It’s warm and sunny, and who doesn’t love a bit of warmth and sun, especially if you’re northern. Aside […]
In this series from Eurovision Ireland, we will be taking a look at the participating countries and their entries that have avoided the dreaded ‘Nul Points’ in the Grand Final – thanks to just one other participating country. Today we look at Portugal. 1965 In 1965, Portugal was […]
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