Portugal: The results of Semi-Final 2 of Festival da Canção 2023!

Some minutes ago, the Second Semi-Final of Portugal‘s national final though which their Eurovision 2023 representative is being selected, has been completed. The show took place at RTP studios in Lisbon, while the presenters of the night were Sónia Araújo, Jorge Gabriel and Inês Lopes Gonçalves.

The jury that is voting in the semi-finals is composed of:

• Alex D’Alva (songwriter at Festival da Canção 2019 and 2021)
• Carlos Mendes (representative of Portugal in Eurovision 1968 and 1972)
• Márcia (participant in Festival da Canção 2017)
• Maro (representative of Portugal in Eurovision 2022)
• Neev (participant in Festival da Canção 2021)
• Pedro Ribeiro (radio host)
• Sara Correia (singer)

The ten songs that claimed the six tickets for the final are:

• Edmundo Inácio – “A Festa”

• The Happy Mess – “O Impossível”

• Teresinha Landeiro – “Enquanto é Tempo”

• Bandua – “Bandieras”

• Bárbara Tinoco – “Goodnight”

• Inês Apenas – “Fim do Mundo”

• Ivandro – “Povo”

• Dapunksportif – “World Needs Therapy”

• Lara Li – “Funâmbula”

• Voodoo Marmalade – “Tormento”

Results:

The five of the six finalists were determined 50% by the jury and 50% by the TV audience. One sixth song was selected in a second round via televoting. The exact ranking of the artists by both the jury and the TV audience was not announced at the end of the evening. The detailed results will be made public at the end of the festival.

The six artists that qualified to the Grand Final are:

• Ivandro – “Povo”
• Edmundo Inácio – “A Festa”
• Bárbara Tinoco – “Goodnight”
• Voodoo Marmalade – “Tormento”
• Inês Apenas – “Fim do Mundo”
• Dapunksportif – “World Needs Therapy”

The 13 artists we will see in the Grand Final are:

• Churky – “Encruzilhad”
• Cláudia Pascoal – “Nasci Maria”
• Mimicat – “Ai Coração”
• You Can’t Win, Charlie Brown – “Contraste Mudo”
• SAL – “Viver”
• Esse Povo – “Sapatos de Cimento”
• NEON SOHO – “Endless World”
• Ivandro – “Povo”
• Edmundo Inácio – “A Festa”
• Bárbara Tinoco – “Goodnight”
• Voodoo Marmalade – “Tormento”
• Inês Apenas – “Fim do Mundo”
• Dapunksportif – “World Needs Therapy”

See you next Saturday, March 11th for the Grand Final of Festival da Canção 2023!

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding Portugal’s participation in Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool!

Source: RTP