Portugal: Maro with a different stage performance in Eurovision 2022!

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Portugal’s representative for Eurovision 2022 Maro, stated that there will be some changes in her appearance for the contest in May.

Speaking on the official podcast of Festival da Canção, Maro promised some changes in her performance of the 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Italy.

Maro said she would have a “slightly different” appearance at Eurovision in May than the one we saw at the Festival da Canção, however, it is unlikely we will see a drastic change. Maria Ferreira, who is a member of the Portuguese delegation, also said that RTP was open to changes regarding the stage presence for the competition.

Maro was selected to represent Portugal using Festival da Canção. In the Grand Final, she received a maximum of 12 points from both the jury and the public and finished 10 points ahead of the second-placed act.

Who is Maro ?

The singer and composer Maro, was born on October 30, 1994, despite her young age, she wrote her first song at the age of 11. She knows how to play piano, guitar and bass. She graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston and in 2018 she released her first album.

Portugal will compete in the second half of the first semi-final.

Listen to Portugal’s participation below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDqfvqsLDSU

Source: eurovoix

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Portugal: Detailed results of the semi-finals of Festival da Canção 2022!

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The detailed results of Portugal’s national final for Eurovision 2022 were announced!

Portugal’s public broadcaster, RTP, announced the result of the jury and the public vote for the two semi-finals of Festival da Canção 2022.

The results of the semi-finals:

Semi-Final 1 (March 5)
  1. Maro – “saudade, saudade”  – 22 points (12 Jury+ 10 televote)
  2. Os Quatro e Meia – “Amanhã”  – 18 points (6 Jury+ 12 televote)
  3. FF – “Como É Bom Esperar Alguém”  – 16 points (8 Jury+ 8 televote)
  4. Diana Castro – “Ginger Ale” – 14 points (10 Jury+ 4 televote)
  5. Aurea – “Why?” – 14 points (7 Jury+ 7 televote)
  6. Fado Bicha – “Povo pequenino”  – 11 points (5 Jury+ 6 televote)
  7. Norton – “Hope” – 7 points (2 Jury+ 5 televote)
  8. Valas & Os Astronautas – “Odisseia”  – 7 points (4 Jury+ 3 televote)
  9. Kumpania Algazarra – “A Minha Praia”  – 5 points (3 Jury+ 2 televote)
  10. TheMisterDriver – “Calisun” – 2 points (1 Jury+ 1 televote)
Δεύτερος Ημιτελικός (7 Μαρτίου)
  1. Milhanas – “Corpo de Mulher” – 20 points (12 Jury+ 8 televote)
  2. Inês Homem de Melo – “Fome de Viagem” – 19 points (7 Jury+ 12 televote)
  3. Pongo & Tristany – “DÉGRÁ.DÊ” – 16 points (10 Jury+ 6 televote)
  4. Syro – “Ainda nos Temos” – 14 points (4 Jury+ 10 televote)
  5. Pepperoni Passion – “Códgio 30” – 13 points (8 Jury+ 5 televote)
  6. Jonas – “Ponas Soltas”  – 13 points (6 Jury+ 7 televote)
  7. Os Azeitonas – “Solta a Voz e Canta”  – 9 points (5 Jury+ 4 televote)
  8. Blacci – “Mar No Fim” –  6 points (3 Jury+ 3 televote)
  9. O Vampiro Submarino – “Ao Lado de Mim” – 4 points (2 Jury+ 2 televote)
  10. Cubita – “Uma Mensagem Tua” – 2 points (1 Jury+ 1 televote)

Winner of Festival da Canção 2022 was MARO with the song “saudade, saudade“.

We remind you that Portugal will compete in the second half of the second semi-final in May 12!

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Portugal: With MARO and “saudade, saudade” in Turin!

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The grand final of Festival da Canção 2022, the show through which the country chose the entry that will represent them in Eurovision 2022, was just successfully completed. It took place in Studio One in Lisbon and was broadcast live on Portugal’s state channel, RTP.

The presenters

Presenters of the evening were Filomena Cautela (presenter of Eurovision 2018), Vasco Palmeirim and Inês Lopes Gonçalves.

The candidates

Ten songs competed in the final, claiming the ticket to Eurovision 2022. The 10 finalists were:

1 . Pongo & Tristany – Dégrá.dê

2 . SYRO –  Ainda Nos Temos

3 . Milhanas – Corpo de Mulher

4 . Inês Homem de Melo – Fome de Viagem

5 . Aurea – Why?

6 .  Os Quatro E Meia – Amanhã

7 . FF – Bom Esperar Alguém

8 . Diana Castro – Ginger Ale

9 . MARO – saudade, saudade

10 . Pepperoni Passion – Código 30

Results

The winner of this year’s Festival da Canção was determined 50% by the jury and 50% by the television audience.

The vote of the jury was as follows:

MARO also came first in the televote, crowning her the winner!

The winner

Therefore, the big winner of Festival da Canção 2022 and the country’s representative in Turin this May is MARO with the song saudade, saudade! You can listen to the entry below:

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Portugal: Festival da Canção 2022 Final tonight!

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The Festival da Canção 2022 comes to an end tonight, through which Portugal will choose its representative at Eurovision 2022.

The Portuguese national selection will take place on three different nights: two semifinals on March 5th and 7th and the grand final on March 12th.

Finalists

Ten artists are participating in tonight’s final of the Festival da Canção 2022. These artists are:

  1. Pongo & Tristany – Dégrá.dê
  2. SYRO –  Ainda Nos Temos
  3. Milhanas – Corpo de Mulher
  4. Inês Homem de Melo – Fome de Viagem
  5. Aurea – Why
  6. Os Quatro E Meia – Amanhã
  7. FF – Bom Esperar Alguém
  8. Diana Castro – Ginger Ale
  9. MARO – saudade, saudade
  10. Pepperoni Passion – Código 30

The Portuguese representative at Eurovision 2022 will be chosen by 50% of the will of the Portuguese public and 50% of the preference of the jury.

Presenters of the second semifinal of the Festival da Canção 2022 are Filomena Cautela and Vasco Palmeirim.

The Grand Final of the Festival da Canção 2022 will start at 22:00 CET and will last three hours. You can watch it through the RTP website by clicking HERE.

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Portugal: The running order of Festival da Canção 2022!

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RTP has just announced the running order for the national final that will select the Portuguese entrant for Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Festival da Canção 2022!

Pongo & Tristany will open the grand final while Pepperoni Passion will close the night!

The running order of the grand final is as follows:

  1. Pongo & Tristany – Dégrá.dê
  2. SYRO –  Ainda Nos Temos
  3. Milhanas – Corpo de Mulher
  4. Inês Homem de Melo – Fome de Viagem
  5. Aurea – Why
  6. Os Quatro E Meia – Amanhã
  7. FF – Bom Esperar Alguém
  8. Diana Castro – Ginger Ale
  9. MARO – saudade, saudade
  10. Pepperoni Passion – Código 30

The results of Festival da Canção 2022 will be decided 50% by the regional juries and the remaining 50% of the result by the public vote. The televoting has already started.

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Source: Eurovoix

Portugal: The results of the second semifinal of Festival da Canção 2022!

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The second semifinal of Festival da Canção 2022, the festival which will decide Portugal’s entry for Eurovision 2022, has just been successfully completed.

Presenters of the evening were Tânia Ribas de Oliveira and José Carlos Malato, while the members of the jury, who determined 50% of the results, were:

  • Dulce Pontes (Representative of Portugal at Eurovision 1991)
  • Dino D’Santiago (Composer at the Festival da Canção 2020)
  • Surma (Finalist of the Festival da Canção 2019)
  • Teresa Salgueiro (Singer)
  • Pedro Granger (Presenter of the press conference and opening ceremony at Eurovision 2018)
  • Miguel Cadete (Music critic)
  • Tatanka (Lead singer of The Black Mamba, representatives of Portugal at Eurovision 2021)

The candidates

In total, 10 artists claimed the five tickets leading to the final of Festival da Canção 2022. The candidates were the following:

1. Os Azeitonas – Solta a voz e canta

2. Cubita – Uma mensagem tua

3. Inês Homem de Melo – Fome de viagem

4. SYRO – Ainda nos temos

5. Pepperoni Passion – Código 30

6. Milhanas – Corpo de mulher

7. O Vampiro Submarino – Ao lado de mim

8. Jonas – Pontas soltas

9. Blacci – Mar no fim

10. Pongo & Tristany – Dégrá.dê

Results

The five qualifiers were selected 50% by the jury and 50% by the television audience. The exact ranking of the artists by both the jury and the public was not announced at the end of the night. The detailed results will be made public at the end of the festival.

The five artists who qualified for the final of Festival da Canção 2022 are:

  • Milhanas – Corpo de mulher
  • SYRO – Aida nos temos
  • Inês homem de melo – Fome de viagem
  • Pongo e Tristany – Dégrá.dê
  • Pepperoni Passion – Código 30

Combined with the five finalists of Saturday’s first semifinal, the ten overall finalists of Festival da Canção 2022 are:

  • Os Quatro E Meia – Amanhã
  • Aurea – Why
  • FF – Bom Esperar Alguém
  • Diana Castro – Ginger Ale
  • MARO – saudade, saudade
  • Milhanas – Corpo de mulher
  • SYRO – Aida nos temos
  • Ines homem de melo – Fome de viagem
  • Pongo e Tristany – Dégrá.de
  • Pepperoni Passion – Código 30

See you this Saturday, March 12th, for the grand final of Festival da Canção 2022!

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Portugal: Second Festival da Canção 2022 Semi-Final tonight!

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The Festival da Canção 2022 continues tonight, through which Portugal will choose its representative at Eurovision 2022.

The Portuguese national final will take place on three different nights: two semifinals on March 5th and 7th and the grand final on March 12th.

Finalists

Five artists advanced from the first semifinal of the Festival da Canção 2022 the day before yesterday to the grand final on Saturday. The first five finalists are:

Contestants

Ten artists are participating in tonight’s second semifinal of the Festival da Canção 2022. These artists are:

  1. Os Azeitonas – Solta a Voz E Canta
  2. Cubita – Uma Mensagem Tua
  3. Inês Homem de Melo – Fome de Viagem
  4. SYRO –  Ainda Nos Temos
  5. Pepperoni Passion – Código 30
  6. Milhanas – Corpo de Mulher
  7. O Vampiro Submarino – Ao Lado de Mim
  8. Jonas – Pontas Soltas
  9. Blacci – Mar No Fim
  10. Pongo & Tristany – Dégrá.dê

Five artists will qualify for next Saturday’s grand final. The first five finalists will be chosen by50% of the will of the Portuguese public and 50% of the preference of the jury.

Presenters of the second semifinal of the Festival da Canção 2022 are Tânia Ribas de Oliveira and José Carlos Malato.

The secondsemifinal of the Festival da Canção 2022 will start at 23:00 and will last for three hours. You can follow it through the RTP website by clicking HERE.

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Portugal: The results of the first semifinal of Festival da Canção 2022!

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The first of the two overall semifinals of Festival da Canção 2022, from which the portuguese representative for Eurovision 2022 will be decided, has been successfully completed.

Presenters of the evening were Sónia Araújo and Jorge Gabriel, while the members of the jury which determined 50% of the results were the following:

  • Dulce Pontes (Representative of Portugal at Eurovision 1991)
  • Dino D’Santiago (Composer at the Festival da Canção 2020)
  • Surma (Finalist of the Festival da Canção 2019)
  • Teresa Salgueiro (Singer)
  • Pedro Granger (Presenter of the press conference and opening ceremony at Eurovision 2018)
  • Miguel Cadete (Music critic)
  • Tatanka (Lead singer of The Black Mamba, representatives of Portugal at Eurovision 2021)

The candidate songs

In total, 10 artists claimed the five tickets leading to the final of Festival da Canção 2022.

The candidates were the following:

1. Os Quatro e Meia – Amanhã

2. TheMisterDriver – CaliSun

3. Diana Castro – Ginger Ale

4. FF – Como É Bom Esperar Alguém

5. Norton – Hope

6. Aurea – Why?

7. Kumpania Algazarra – A Minha Praia

8. MARO – saudade, saudade

9. Valas & Os Astronautas – Odisseia

10. Fado Bicha – Povo Pequenino

Results

The four qualifiers were selected 50% by the jury and 50% by the television audience. The exact ranking of the artists by both the jury and the public was not announced at the end of the night. The detailed results will be made public at the end of the festival.

The five artists who qualified for the final of Festival da Canção 2022 are the following:

  • Os Quatro e Meia – Amanhã
  • Aurea – Why?
  • FF – Como É Bom Esperar Alguém
  • Diana Castro – Ginger Ale
  • MARO – Saudade, saudade

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Portugal: First Festival da Canção 2022 Semi-Final tonight!

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The Festival da Canção 2022 starts tonight, through which Portugal will choose its representative at Eurovision 2022.

The Portuguese national final will take place on three different nights: two semifinals on March 5th and 7th and the grand final on March 12th.

Contestants

Ten artists are participating in tonight’s first semifinal of the Festival da Canção 2022. These artists are:

  1. Os Quatro E Meia – Amanhã
  2. TheMisterDriver – CaliSun
  3. Diana Castro – Ginger Ale
  4. FF – Bom Esperar Alguém
  5. Norton – Hope
  6. Aurea – Why
  7. Kumpania Algazarra – A Minha Praia
  8. MARO – saudade, saudade
  9. Valas & Os Astronautas – Odisseia
  10. Fado Bicha – Povo Pequenino

Five artists will qualify for next Saturday’s grand final. The first five finalists will be chosen by50% of the will of the Portuguese public and 50% of the preference of the jury.

Presenters of the first semifinal of the Festival da Canção 2022 are Sónia Araújo and Jorge Gabriel.

The first semifinal of the Festival da Canção 2022 will start at 23:00 and will last for three hours. You can follow it through the RTP website by clicking HERE.

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Portugal: The running order of the Festival da Canção 2022 semi-finals!

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Portuguese broadcaster RTP has just revealed the official running order of the two semifinals of Festival da Canção 2022.

The festival consists of two semifinals of 10 songs each and the grand final. Five entries from each semifinal will advance to the grand final, from which the Portuguese representative in May in Turin will be decided.

The running order

First semifinal

  1. Os Quatro E Meia – Amanhã
  2. TheMisterDriver – CaliSun
  3. Diana Castro – Ginger Ale
  4. FF – Bom Esperar Alguém
  5. Norton – Hope
  6. Aurea – Why
  7. Kumpania Algazarra – A Minha Praia
  8. MARO – saudade, saudade
  9. Valas & Os Astronautas – Odisseia
  10. Fado Bicha – Povo Pequenino

Second semifinal

  1. Os Azeitonas – Solta a Voz E Canta
  2. Cubita – Uma Mensagem Tua
  3. Inês Homem de Melo – Fome de Viagem
  4. SYRO –  Ainda Nos Temos
  5. Pepperoni Passion – Código 30
  6. Milhanas – Corpo de Mulher
  7. O Vampiro Submarino – Ao Lado de Mim
  8. Jonas – Pontas Soltas
  9. Blacci – Mar No Fim
  10. Pongo & Tristany – Dégrá.dê

Program

The program of the festival is as follows:

  • 1st semifinal – March 5
  • 2nd semifinal – March 7
  • Final: March 12

We remind you that Portugal has already been drawn to compete in the second half of the first semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest in May.

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