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 […]
#BIRTHDAY: Filipa Azevedo from Portugal is 29 today What were you doing 10 years ago? Were you an ardent fan? Had you even discovered the contest? Or were you thinking it was time to take up hang-gliding instead of staying in on a Saturday night in May? If […]
#BIRTHDAY: Tó Cruz from Portugal is 53 today As you know, our friends in Portugal achieved their victory after the longest ever non-winning streak to date. They had tried everything since their début in 1964. Amongst Portugal’s notable achievements was sending the first black male performer in 1967. […]
#STAGGY: Review of 2020 Part IV Our team member Staggy Ristamouse was naturally disappointed he couldn’t go to Rotterdam. Nevertheless, as a Eurovision fan he naturally has opinions on the songs. Here are some more. You can find some previous views of the songs HERE. First up are […]
Last SUNDAY, we announced the first 13 countries and their broadcasters that are going to show this year’s special, one-off programme – “Eurovision: Europe Shine A Light”. Now a further four countries have announced their commitment to showing the programme. The four countries that will be showing the […]
BIRTHDAY: Sabrina from Portugal is 38 today Do you ever wonder what goes through the minds of defeated semi-finalists? Do you think they expect to fall at the semi-final stage? Or are there thoroughly disappointed? Eleventh place must be that most unlucky of positions. You only just miss […]
Welcome back to the brand new Eurovision Ireland series, Review In Two – also known as #ReVu2! Although the Eurovision Song Contest for 2020 has been cancelled, we decided we will finish the series so that every country gets the #ReVu2 treatment and no one is left out. […]
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 […]
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