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Portugal: MARO will perform during Festival da Canção final

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Portuguese representative for Eurovision MARO will perform during the Grand Final of Festival da Canção.

The Grand Final of Festival da Canção will take place on March 11, 2023 with the two semifinals taking place on February 25 and March 04, 2023 respectively.

RTP made the announcement on their social media today

MARO represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Saudade.  She achieved a 9th place in the Grand Final in Turin.

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Eurovision 2022: The Dress Rehearsal of the First Semi Final! (Live)

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Today is the first day of the Eurovision week! We can already hear the “Sound of Music” echoing from Pala Olimpico in Turin and it’s just a few days before we finally know who is actually going to win the 66th Eurovision Song Contest!

The dress rehearsal of the Eurovision 2022 First Semi Final has just started. EurovisionFun will be watching all the shows live at both the on-site press centre in Turin and at the online press centre and we will be covering this rehearsal, commenting on all the performances and describing in detail what is happening during the show.

You will be able to to follow the entire process and get the feeling that you are right at the heart of the contest! This article gets updated in nearly real-time, all you need to do is hit the refresh button on your browser and all the rest is on us!

We will keep you up to date with all the latest details about this dress rehearsal for the First Semi Final show, allowing you to get a glimpse of what you will get to see tomorrow May 10th, at 21:00 CEST when the actual semi-final show takes place.

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Eurovision 2022: Portugal’s Second Rehearsal!

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Last country to get on stage before the final and smaller break for today is Portugal. Maro, who wrote her first song at the song of 11, with her team performed in a circle formation on the B stage right in front of the Green Room during their first rehearsal. The staging had also a graphic backdrop that added some swirly colour. The performance of the first rehearsal could be described as simple, beautiful and relaxing. Portugal is just outside of the top 10 in the odds, but with their second rehearsal, they will try to sneak in the odds’ favourites.

The Second Rehearsal

Portugal’s rehearsal starts with dark lighting and atmospheric vibe. Maro and the backup singers are arranged circlularly on stage B. The performance starts with close shots on Maro. There are not much differences from the national selection’s performance. All the artists are standing up and clapping at various parts during the act. The main colours of the staging are blue and purple, while there is a little green in the backround at the end. They manage to create an emotional and magical atmosphere and the camera angles are on point.

Below you can watch an exclusive preview clip of Marο’ rehearsal:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6o32fBPqMY

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Amanda Tenfjord and Maro are discussing a collaboration!

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Earlier today, Maro, the Portuguese representative revealed during the Meet and Greet that she has been in contact with Amanda Tenfjord and they are discussing a possible future collaboration. She also added that she is open to work with any representative of this year’s Eurovision.

At the press conference, when asked by a journalist about a collaboration with Maro, Amanda replied:

I love Maro and I’ve actually been listening to her music for years so it’s a very big compliment and I would love to do (a collaboration). We talked in Instagram and I can’t wait to meet her. She’s amazing and I love her music.

Watch Amanda’s first press conference below:

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Eurovision 2022: Portugal’s First Rehearsal!

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Today,  the rehearsals for the 66th Eurovision Song Contest continue in Turin. First to take the stage of the Eurovision Song Contest is Portugal, with Maro and the song “Saudade, saudade”.

Who is Maro?

Maro, was born in October 30, 1994 in Lisbon. Despite her young age, she wrote her first song at the age of 11. It wasn’t until she turned 19 that MARO realised she wanted to pursue music full time. 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. In her first year in LA, the artist released six self-written and self-produced albums. During this time, her Instagram caught the eye of Grammy winner, Jacob Collier, who invited her to join his debut touring band as a featured vocalist and instrumentalist.

The rehearsal

Portugal are performing on the B stage right in front of the Green Room, singing in a circle formation that really fits the intimate, dreamlike style of the song. The graphic backdrop adds some swirly colour, and It’s a simple, beautiful performance that’s given us our first goosebumps of the day. And…relax.

First sighting of the Eurovision smoke machine, providing ankle fog for Portugal’s final run-through.

Below you can watch a small clip from Portugal’s first rehearsal from Tik Tok:

@eurovision And intimate, beautiful and mesmerising first rehearsal from Portugal’s @MARO 🥰🇵🇹 @RTP #Eurovision #Eurovision2022 #EurovisionTikTok ♬ original sound – Eurovision

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The second rehearsal of Portugal will take place on Wednesday 4/5 so we will have a better picture of what we will see from Maro on the stage of the competition.

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Portugal: The finalists of Festival Da Canção 2022 who will accompany Maro in Turin!

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Through the official Festival da Canção Instagram account, Maro introduced the five vocalists that will accompany her in Turin, Italy.

Among them will be Milhanas who placed 7th at Festival da Canção 2022 with “Corpo De Mulher“, Diana Castro who placed 4th with “Ginger Ale” as well as Carolina Leite, Beatriz Fonseca and Beatriz Pessoa who accompanied her in the final of Festival da Canção 2022!

Maro was crowned as the grand winner of Festival da Canção 2022 with “Saudade, Saudade” and will represent Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest. Maro is competing in 10th position in the first semi-final on May 10th.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQul-rkcGPQ&feature=emb_title

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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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