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 […]
RTP announced that it will not participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 and obviously fans are very disappointed. https://youtu.be/JajCDOGhn2s There is however a promise to return in 2017 with a fully refurbished selection method. Fans expect that to happen. There is no perfect format but it is […]
Portugal : Dates Released for Festival da Canção Eurovision 2015 selection RTP (Portuguese National Broadcaster) have announced the dates of the Festival da Canção that will decide Portugal’s entry for Eurovision 2015. March 3rd and 5th will see the 2 semi finals, with the Grand Final on Saturday march […]
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