PORTUGAL: And the winner is… Portuguese broadcaster RTP has concluded the annual Festival da Canção and Elisa has emerged as the winner. She will perform the song Medo de sentir. Elisa beat Bárbara Tinoco into second place. Filipe Sambado finished third. What are Portugal’s chances in Rotterdam? Should […]
The running order for this year’s Festival da Cançao 2020 Grand Final has been announced. Filipe Sambado will open the Final this Saturday, while Bárbara Tinoco will close. The full running order can be seen below: Filipe Sambado – Gerbera amarela do Sul Jimmy P – Abensonhado Tomás […]
PORTUGAL: Festival da Canção SF1 #JoinUs at 22.45 CET Portugal’s road to the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest starts tonight with the first of two semi-finals of Festival da Canção. Four songs from tonight will go forward to the national final on 7 March. You can follow the action […]
BIRTHDAY: Suzy from Portugal is 40 today Luck plays a huge part in our favourite TV show. Who gets through from a semi-final depends on who you’re lucky enough to get in your semi-final. But the unluckiest place to finish in a semi-final isn’t last – it’s eleventh. […]
The line-up for the 2020 edition of ‘Festival da Cancao’ has been announced. The artists and their songs have been drawn into two Semi Finals. The Song Writers appear in brackets. The line-up for Semi Final 1 is: Blasted – Rebellion (Blasted, Stego, Guerra) Filipe Sambado – Gerbera […]
With Christmas just days away, many of us are starting to take part in those little traditions that make Yule tide so special. For some that’s baking, for others it’s decorating our homes and for some it’s watching those festive feel-good movies we watch every year! One such […]
BIRTHDAY: Carlos do Carmo is 80 today We’ve seen many changes in Europe since Eurovision started in 1956. Countries have come and gone, revolutions have happened. And through it all, countries still have the chance to put these changes behind them and send us a song. In the […]
OBITUARY: Eduardo Nascimento has died aged 76 Portuguese singer Eduardo Nascimento was the first black male performer in the Eurovision Song Contest, and has died after a short illness. He represented Portugal in the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, finishing twelfth, receiving points from France, Spain and […]
And we are back LIVE for the first time since Tel Aviv! Yes, while first rehearsals have been taking place behind closed doors, we’ve provided some limited coverage and interviews, however our LiveBlogs start here! Join me (John), along with Richard and the odd squeak from Staggy along […]
JESC BIRTHDAY: Pedro Madeira is 27 today Pedro represented Portugal in 2006 with the song Deixa-me sentir. Happy birthday, Pedro! Author: John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland
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