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Portugal: 486.000 viewers watched the Final of Festival da Canção 2024!

The Final of Festival da Canção 2024 was broadcast by RTP, the national broadcast of Portugal, last Saturday. It is yet known that Iolanda with “Grito” will represent Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in MalmöSweden.

The Grand Final of Festival da Canção 2024 was watched by an average of 486.000 spectators, which corresponds to 12% of all the viewers. The maximum viewing figures was 18,3% and was reached at 02.46. However, in comparison with last year, the tv ratings represented a decrease of 0.9%, which means around 74.000 less spectators.

Portugal will perform in the second half of the first semi-final on May 7.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5wDGhcDSpQ

You can also watch EurovisionFun’s reaction video on “Grito“, below:


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Source: ESC PORTUGAL

Portugal: With Iolanda and “Grito” at Eurovision 2024!

The last national final of this year was successfully completed! The Festival da Canção 2024, as the country’s public television procedure is called, consists of two semi-finals and a final. A few minutes ago, the grand final was completed with the twelve contestants claimed a ticket to Malmö.

The presenters of the evening were Filomena Cautela and Vasco Palmeirim. Inês Lopes Gonçalves was the presenter in the Green Room.

The twelve songs that claimed the ticket to Malmö were:

Shortly afterwards Mimicat appeared to perform “Ai Coração” the song that won the Festival da Canção 2023 and represented Portugal at Eurovision 2023 where it came in 22nd place.

The Results:

The winner of this year’s Festival da Canção was determined 50% by the jury committees in each region of Portugal and 50% by the TV audience.

The voting of the jury was determined as follows:

The results of the jury

The result after the vote of the TV audience was as follows:

The results of the TV audience and the overall results

After the end of the public vote, the big winner was Iolanda, with the song, “Grito” .

 

Portugal will perform in the Second Half of the First Semi-Final.

What do you think of Portugal’s participation this year? Tell us in the comments.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the latest news about Portugal’s participation in Eurovision 2024!