Portugal: With Elisa and the “Medo De Sentir” in Rotterdam

Yesterday night, the grand final of the Festival da Canção 2020 was completed, with Portugal’s representative for the 65th Eurovision Contest in Rotterdam.

The presenters
The hosts of the evening were Filomena Cautela (one of the four Eurovision 2018 presenters) and Vasco Palmeirim.

The candidate songs

Eight artists competed to represent the country in the Eurovision competition.

1 . Filipe Sambado – “Gerbera amarela do Sul”

2 . Jimmy P – “Abensonhado”

3 . Tomás Luzia – “Mais real que o amor”

4 . Elisa Rodrigues – “Não voltes mais”

5 . Throes + The Shine – “Movimento”

6 . Kady – “Diz só”

7 . Elisa – “Medo de sentir”

8 . Bárbara Tinoco – “Passe-Partout”

Results

Each geographical area of Portugal had its own jury which rated the eight candidate songs. District committees determined 50% of the result while the remaining 50% were determined by the television audience.
FINAL 7TH MARCH 2020
DRAW ARTIST SONG JURY TELEVOTE TOTAL PLACE
1 Filipe Sambado “Gerbera amarela do Sul” 12 4 16 3
2 Jimmy P “Abensonhado” 7 6 13 5
3 Tomás Luzia “Mais real que o amor” 3 8 11 6
4 Elisa Rodrigues “Não voltes mais” 4 3 7 8
5 Throes + The Shine “Movimento” 6 5 11 7
6 Kady “Diz só” 8 7 15 4
7 Elisa “Medo de sentir” 10 10 20 1
8 Bárbara Tinoco “Passe-Partout” 6 12 18 2

 

The winner

Elisa was named the winner of the Festival da Canção 2020 after the set-off of the committee and audience scores. She will represent Portugal in the Eurovision competition with “Medo De Sentir”!

Listen to the studio version of the winning song below:

 

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