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Portugal: This is the allocation of the composers in the semi-finals of Festival da Canção 2024!

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A month ago, RTP, the public broadcaster of Portugal, announced the 20 composers that will take part in Festival da Canção 2024 where the country’s representative for Eurovision 2024, will be decided. Today, the public broadcaster made an Instagram post, announcing the allocation of the 20 composers in the two semi-finals of Festival da Canção 2024.

The semi-final allocation is:

First Semifinal:

  1. Bispo
  2. Iolanda
  3. LEFT.
  4. João Borsch
  5. MELA
  6. Mila Dores
  7. Nena
  8. NOBLE
  9. Perpétua
  10. Rita Rocha

Second Semifinal:

  1. Buba Espinho
  2. Cristina Clara
  3. FILIPA
  4. Huca
  5. João Couto
  6. Leo Middea
  7. Maria João
  8. No Maka
  9. Rita Onofre
  10. Silk Nobre

Festival da Canção will once again consist of two semi-finals, with five song advancing to the final from each. We remind you that the Grand Final will take place with ten song, and the winner will be determined by 50% public vote and 50% jury vote.

The previous winner of Festival da Canção and Portugal’s representative in Eurovision 2023, was Mimicat with her song “Ai Coração”, ending up in 23rd place of the Grand Final, while keeping the country’s qualifying streak, for the third year in a row:

https://youtu.be/HYfkxX4PFyw

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Portugal: Participation confirmed for Malmö 2024!

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Portugal will be present at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden.

A few minutes ago it became known through the official account of the Festival da Canção on Instagram that the country of the Iberian Peninsula will compete this time on Swedish soil, something that had not happened after the 1992 Competition and then in Malmö. For the record, Portugal due to poor results and financial reasons had decided to stay away from the 2000, 2013 and 2016 competitions which coincidentally took place in Sweden.

As far as the Festival da Canção 2024 is concerned, 20 songs will compete, of which 14 will be selected following an invitation by the country’s national broadcaster RTP to creators of various music genres, while the remaining six will be selected through the submission process . The submission process for original and unpublished songs is open from today until October 15, 2023. All Portuguese citizens or residents, including Portuguese living outside Portugal, as well as citizens of other nationalities residing in Portugal, can apply for these 6 positions. The selection of these six songs will be done by submitting the tracks to RTP. These tracks must be available by filling out the form available here.

In this year’s contest in Liverpool the country was represented by Mimicat and her song “Ai coração” which finished 23rd in the Grand Final receiving 59 points.

https://youtu.be/HYfkxX4PFyw

Source: RTP

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Portugal: Listen to the acoustic version of “Ai Coração”!

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Portugal is represented this year in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 by Mimicat and the song “Ai Coração” with which she won Festival da Canção 2023, the show through which this Iberian country chooses its participation.

Three days ago, Mimicat released the acoustic version of Portugal’s Eurovision 2023 entry in Liverpool, which you can watch in the video below.

https://youtu.be/uP5LH_k-7DE

You can also watch the reaction video to the Portuguese entry of the Eurovision Fun team below.

Portugal is going to participate in the first semi-final this Tuesday, 9th of May, from spot number 5. The task of qualification is going to be difficult though as she is facing stronger participations in her semi-final.

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Eurovision 2023: Portugal’s First Rehearsal!

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The fifth country that takes the stage for the first rehearsal is Portugal, with Mimicat and her song “Ai coração”.

Everything about Mimicat:

Described as having a ‘sassy-badass’ stage presence, Mimicat (otherwise known as Marisa Mena) likes to marry her soulful voice with catchy melodies in the songs she writes.
She’s been singing and recording since the age of 9, but burst onto the scene big time in 2014 with the release of her critically acclaimed debut album “For You”.

This year has a lot in store for the singer-songwriter; as well as heading to Liverpool, she’ll be busting out a new album, which will obviously feature Ai Coração – her Eurovision entry which Mimicat wrote and co-produced with Luís Pereira.

The Rehearsal

The opening piano glissando gives big I Will Survive vibes, but this performance is pure musical theatre fabulousness. The staging has been stripped back from Mimicat’s winning performance at Festival da Canção – still four backing dancers bringing the energy, but no sofas. The theme of the lighting and costumes is RED – Mimicat’s dress is entirely made of red feathers.

Vocally Mimicat sounds incredible – this is a classy cabaret crowd-pleaser and the final note is HUGE.

Sarah Louise Bennett / EBU

Corinne Cumming / EBU

 

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

@eurovision Bringing the CLASS and SASS 💃 ♥️ #Eurovision2023 #Eurovision @Mimicat ♬ original sound – Eurovision

The second rehearsal of Portugal takes place on Wednesday 3/5 and we will be able to have a better view of what Mimicat will be presenting on stage.

Source: Eurovision.tv

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Portugal: The running order of the semi-finals of Festival da Canção 2023 was revealed!

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A few minutes ago, RTP, the public broadcaster of Portugal, announced the running order of the two semi-finals of this year’s Festival da Canção, through the festival’s official Instagram account.

This is the running order of the 20  artits competing in the two semi-finals of Festival da Canção:

First Semi-Final (February 25)

  1. MOYAH – “Too Much Sauce”
  2. Bolha – “Sonhos de Liberdade”
  3. April Ivy –“Modo Voo”
  4. Churky – “Encruzilhad”
  5. Cláudia Pascoal – “Nasci Maria”
  6. SAL – “Viver”
  7. Mimicat – “Ai Coração”
  8. You Can’t Win, Charlie Brown – “Contraste Mudo”
  9. NEOH SOHO – “Endless World”
  10. Esse Povo – “Sapatos de Cimento”

Second Semi-Final (March 4)

  1. Edmundo Inácio – “A Festa”
  2. The Happy Mess – “O Impossível”
  3. Teresinha Landeiro – “Enquanto é Tempo”
  4. Bandua – “Bandieras”
  5. Bárbara Tinoco – “Goodnight”
  6. Inês Apenas – “Fim do Mundo”
  7. Ivandro – “Povo”
  8. Dapunksportif – “World Needs Therapy”
  9. Lara Li – “Funâmbula”
  10. Voodoo Marmalade – “Tormento”

Festival da Canção 2023

Out of the 20 songs, ten will compete in each semifinal, while in the Final we will have 10 songs, 5 from each semifinal. The result will consist of an equal percentage (50%) of the jury and television audience, with the committee having the first say in case of a tie in qualifying for the fifth participation of each semifinal.

The semi-finals of Festival da Canção will take place on February 25 and March 4, while the Grand Final, where the representative of Portugal will be chose, is set to take place on March 11.

Until we learn who is going to represent Portugal in Eurovision 2023, lets remember their song for last year’s contest. The previous winner of Festival da Canção and Portugal’s representative in Eurovision 2022 was Maro with the song “saudade, saudade“ that ended up in 9th place of the Grand Final, keeping Portugal’s qualification streak for the second year in a row:

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Portugal: Listen to the songs of the Festival da Canção 2023!

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As it had already become known through the festival’s Instagram account, the Portuguese public television, RTP, proceeded to reveal the nominees and the songs for the Festival da Canção 2023, the Portuguese national final for Eurovision.

Following the unveiling of the twenty composers of FdC 2023, RTP today announced the 20 nominees to compete in this year’s festival.

The participants

The 20 participants of Festival da Canção are as follows (click on the title of the song to listen to it):

1st Semifinal (February 25, 2023)

2nd Semifinal (March 4, 2023)

Information about the Festival da Canção 2023

Out of the 20 songs, ten will compete in each semifinal, while in the Final we will have 10 songs, 5 from each semifinal. The result will consist of an equal percentage (50%) of the jury and television audience, with the committee having the first say in case of a tie in qualifying for the fifth participation of each semifinal.

Just like the last two editions, all the NF‘s show will be held on the RTP Studios in Lisbon. The presenter in the green room will be Inês Lopes Gonçalves while the main presenters of FdC 2023 will be the following:

SEMI 1: Jorge Gabriel & Sónia Araújo
SEMI 2: José Carlos Malato & Tânia Ribas de Oliveira
FINAL: Filomena Cautela & Vasco Palmeirim

The FdC semifinals will take place on February 25 and March 4, while the grand Final, where we will meet the representative of Portugal in Eurovision 2023, on March 11.

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Source: RTP

Portugal: The is the allocation draw for the semi-finals of Festival da Canção 2023!

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Just a while ago, the publiv broadcaster of Portugal,RTP, revealed the allocation of the 20 competing artists, in the two semi-finals of Festival da Canção 2023!

The wel-known Portuguese music festival will return for another year and the winner and country’s representative in Eurovision 2023, will be decided through two semi-final rounds and the Grand Final. This is how the semi-finas look like, after the allocation draw took place in the headquarters of RTP:

Fisrt Semi-Final

  1. April Ivy
  2. Churky
  3. Cláudia Pascoal
  4. Jacinta
  5. Mimicat
  6. MOYAH
  7. NEOH SOHO
  8. Quim Albergaria
  9. SAL
  10. You Can’t Win Charlie Brown

Second Semi-Final

  1. André Henriques
  2. Bandua
  3. Bárbara Tinoco
  4. Dapunksportif
  5. Edmundo Inácio
  6. Inês Apenas
  7. Ivandro
  8. Teresinha Landeiro
  9. The Happy Mess
  10. Voodoo Marmalade

We remind you that Festival da Canção 2023 will take place in Lisbon, on these days:

  • First Semi-Final : February 25, 2023
  • Second Semi-Final: March 5, 2023
  • Grand Final: March 11, 2023

The Grand Final will take place with 10 songs, and the winner will be decided by a combination of 50% public vote and 50% jury vote.

The previous winner of Festival da Canção and Portugal’s representative in Eurovision 2022 was Maro with the song “saudade, saudade“ that ended up in 9th place of the Grand Final, keeping Portugal’s qualification streak for the second year in a row:

https://youtu.be/mZtbD47u6yI

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Portugal: Festival da Canção 2023 composers revealed!

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RTP, the national broadcaster of Portugal, has revealed the composers who will take part in Festival da Canção 2023 .

As announced, RTP out of 20 composers invited 16, the remaining four were selected through a public submission open to the public between September 2 and October 21.

A few days ago, one of the invited composers had a personal event that prevented him from being present at the Festival da Canção 2023. Thus, RTP decided to accept five instead of four applications from the public song submission.

Composers competing are:

  • Andre Henriques
  • April Ivy
  • Bandua
  • Barbara Tinoco
  • Churky
  • Cláudia Pascoal
  • Dapunksportif
  • Edmundo Inácio (public submission)
  • Inês Apenas (public submission)
  • Ivandro
  • Jacinta
  • Mimicat (public submission)
  • MOYAH (public submission)
  • NEOH SOHO
  • Quim Albergaria
  • SAL
  • Teresinha Landeiro
  • The Happy Mess
  • Voodoo Marmalade (public submission)
  • You Can’t Win Charlie Brown

Cláudia Pascoal previously represented Portugal at Eurovision 2018 with the song “O jardim”.

Τhe final of Festival da Canção will take place on March 11. Τhere will be two semi-finals before the grand final, likely to take place on Febraury 25 and March 4.

MARO represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy with the song “Saudade, saudade” . She received 207 points and finished in 9th place.

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Source: RTP

Junior Eurovision 2022: Listen to Portugal’s song for the contest!

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The 12th entry for the upcoming Junior Eurovision 2022 to be held in Yerevan, Armenia was announced this afternoon. It was Portugal’s turn to reveal their entry, which took part for the first time in 2006 with poor to mediocre results so far.

The title of the song is Anos 70, (translation: the ’70s,) and the performer is Nicolas Alves who had been chosen as a representative since August 10 and after having finished as runner-up in The Voice Kids Portugal. This is the seventh participation of the country of the Iberian Peninsula in the children’s competition, which you can listen to below.

Will Portugal achieve a better result this year? Tell us your opinion in the comments below

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Portugal: 667 songs were submitted for Festival da Canção 2023!

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Some time ago RTP, Portugal’s public broadcaster, revealed through the official Instagram account of Festival da Canção, that 667 songs have been submitted to take part in the national  final.

The song submission window opened in September 2 and closed on October 21, while the four songs and artists that will claim the ticket for Liverpool and Portugal’s representation in Eurovision 2023 will be revealed in the coming days.

Like last year, Festival da Canção will host 20 acts, 16 songs of those being written from songwriters of different genres invited by RTP. The remaining 4 will be selected by the open submission process.

The national final will feature two semi-finals, with five songs from each, qualifying for the final. The Grand Final will take place with 10 songs, and the winner will be decided by a combination of 50% public vote and 50% jury vote.

The previous winner of Festival da Canção and Portugal’s representative in Eurovision 2022 was Maro with the song “saudade, saudade“ that ended up in 9th place of the Grand Final, keeping Portugal’s qualification streak for the second year in a row:

https://youtu.be/mZtbD47u6yI

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Portuguese participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, in Liverpool!