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

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

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:

Source: eurovoix

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding Portugal’s participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy!

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

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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