Being surrounded by other Eurovision fans, discussions inevitably turn to what if… what if that song had been better staged? What if they’d had a better spot in the running order? What if that saxophone hadn’t sounded like a weasel being beaten to death with bagpipes? During these […]
#ESC2025: Eurovision Ireland reviews As in previous years, the Eurovision Ireland team has reviewed the 37 songs taking part in the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Basel. Over the course of seven shows, we give our thoughts and see if we can pick a winner. You can find […]
#PORTUGAL: And the winner is… Portugal’s Festival da Canção has just finished, and the jury and Portuguese public have picked a song destined to carry the hopes of the Iberian nation in Basel in May. But what is the song? It’s… Deslocado by Napa What do you think? […]
#PORTUGAL: Live blog of Festival da Canção 2025 from 21.10 CET The final national final of the 2025 season falls to Portugal, and the broadcaster RTP. Songs from two semi-finals have been whittled down, and the final 12 compete for the coveted Golden Ticket to Basel. Will they […]
#BIRTHDAY: Filipa Sousa from Portugal is 40 today Portugal. What music do you think of when someone says that word to you? Songs about former colonies perhaps? Or young ladies in boots in Bergen? Or, more likely, the fado. The fado can be a beautiful style, and the […]
RTP, the Portuguese national broadcaster, have broadcast Semi Final Two of Festival da Canção 2025 last night – their national selection for the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel. Last night, Semi Final Two of Festival da Canção 2025 took place. The six qualifiers were: Let us know […]
RTP, the Portuguese national broadcaster, have broadcast Semi Final One of Festival da Canção 2025 last night – their national selection for the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel. Last night, Semi Final One of Festival da Canção 2025 took place. The six qualifiers were: Let us know […]
RTP, the Portuguese national broadcaster, have revealed the semi final jury for Festival da Canção 2025 – their national selection for the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel. RTP have revealed the jury members for the semi final stage of Festival da Canção 2025. The seven jury members, […]
RTP, the Portuguese national broadcaster, have revealed the running orders for Festival da Canção 2025 – their national selection for the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel. RTP have revealed the running orders for both of the Semi Finals in Festival da Canção 2025. The running orders are: […]
#BIRTHDAY: Simone de Oliveira from Portugal is 87 today Do you go to the contests, wherever they are held? Have you been to any? In particular, did you go to the fest in Portugal in 2018? If so, you may have witnessed something wonderful. If you were there, […]
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