#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 […]
2018 is going to be quite the Eurovision year! Along with the excitement of heading to a brand new country for Europe’s favourite musical party, we also have a (potentially) whopping 32 national selections to look forward to! Along with yearly staples such as Melodifestivalen and San Remo, […]
#PORTUGAL: Salvador Sobral to represent his country in Kyiv in May RTP’s Festival da Canção has just finished, and Salvador Sobral has won the grand prize of a two-week trip to Kyiv in May with the song ‘Amar pelos dois’. After an extensive show, that included a tribute to […]
PORTUGAL: Live blog of Festival da Canção Final. Join us from 22.00 CET! Portugal tonight chooses its song for Kyiv, after a year out in 2016. Sixteen songs have been whittled down to eight, but only one can win. Who will it be? Tune in to the blog […]
The second Semi Final of Festival da Canção 2017 in Portugal has just finished so who has qualified for the Final? Lena d’Água, Pedro Gonçalves, Celina da Piedade and Jorge Benvinda have qualified for the Final at Coliseu dos Recreios in Lisbon on March 5th. So we now have a full line up for the Final next Sunday. Viva la […]
The first Semi Final of Festival da Canção 2017 in Portugal has just finished so who has qualified for the Final? Viva la Diva, Salvador Sobral, Fernando Daniel and Deolinda Kinizimba have qualified for the Final at Coliseu dos Recreios in Lisbon on March 5th. So we now have half the line up for the Final two weeks on […]
Tonight starts the first Semi-Final of Festival da Canção 2017 – the show that selects Portugal’s representative at Eurovision Song Contest. The show is organized by Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) and can be watched live here. I’m Bogdan your host tonight here at Eurovision Ireland and I’ll keep you company […]
Welcome back Portugal! You’ve been missed :) On this year’s edition of Festival da Canção, Portugal will have 16 contenders all wanting to represent them at Eurovision Song Contest 2017. There will be two semifinals, each with 8 songs. First semifinal will take place on February 19th and the second […]
With Lindita’s “Botë” selected to represent Albania, the national selection season 2017 has officially began! Ah, nation selection season… for Eurovision fans, this means 2 things: – a heck of a lot of excitement, and more often than not, a bucket load of disappointment too! It’s the […]
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