PORTUGAL: Live blog of Festival da Canção from 22.00 CET Last year’s hosts take a step nearer Tel Aviv tonight, when they decide who’s getting the Portuguese golden ticket to the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. Two semi-finals have already passed, cutting the 16 songs down to the eight […]
It’s the problem all Eurovision fans face every year – which of the live shows going on around the continent do you tune in to? Sometimes with different time zones and start times, you might get lucky and get to watch more than one show. But more often […]
PORTUGAL: Festival da Canção gives us four more finalists The people of Portugal have picked four more songs to compete in next weeks Grand Final of Festival da Canção in Portimão. They join the four picked a week ago. What are the four songs? Igual a ti by […]
PORTUGAL: Live blog of Festival da Canção semi-final two from 22.05 CET In Portugal, we’ll be a little closer knowing who’ll be brandishing the golden ticket. The second semi-final of Festival da Canção will see four songs out of eight progressing to next week’s grand Final in Portimão. […]
Tonight , last year’s hosts , Portugal started its search for their 2019 entry to this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv , Israel. The first semi -final took place in Lisbon at RTP’s studios in Lisbon ( last year’s host city ) .Eight Acts performed with […]
#PORTUGAL: Cláudia Pascoal wins Festival da Canção! The people of Portugal have spoken, and will be sending Cláudia Pascoal to the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest to try and do the double. She will sing O jardim. She tied with Catarina Miranda and her song ‘Para sorrir não preciso […]
#PORTUGAL: #AllAboard for the Live Blog of Festival da Canção from 22.00 CET The last automatic finalists of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest gets picked tonight in sunny Guimarães. After two semi-finals, we have the 14 best songs who are after a trip to, erm, sunny Lisbon. You […]
We think you’ll agree that after last year’s landslide victory, a lot of eyes are now on host nation Portugal for Sunday’s selection. Who is going to defend Salvador’s title on home soil? Can Festival da Canção, their long standing Eurovision selection event, produce another winner? What do […]
#PORTUGAL: First seven finalists of Festival da Canção known The first semi-final in Portugal’s mission for the double has finished, and seven lucky songs have made it to the final of Festival da Canção on Saturday 4 March. But what are they? Anabela – Para te dar abrigo […]
#PORTUGAL: Live blog of Festival da Canção Semi-final 1 at 22.00 CET Tonight Portugal launches is mission to retain the title that it won last year in Kyiv. Due to Salvador’s win, broadcaster RTP is pushing the boat out with two semi-finals of 13 songs. Will one of […]