I really like "O Jardim", but it was not competitive at all... Even though, it gave Claudia Pascoal a big chance to improve her career. And of course, taking the trophy from Diogo Piçarra. That is still so weird. Our biggest pop singer doing Festival da Canção and then... an awful IURD song took...
Raising from 4 to 8. I am sold.
Only downvote... The songs take too much time to develop. For me it is good because it gives chills, but I am pretty sure that some demographics will be bored after all.
Saudade, Saudade is eternal. Probably, the best portuguese entry of the millennium so far. Even better than Senhora do Mar, Todas as Ruas do Amor, or Amar Pelos Dois.
That composition is mindblowing and Maro was an amazing representative. She is still taking fruits from the tree.
However, this year we are suffering with the fandom... Like, last year with a weaker effort, people were quite pleased.
Yes, this is not Saudade, Saudade, but come on. That 12th place in the odds is completely out of place.
Apart from the fact that it will be hard to see the whole first part going trough, Cyprus has two disadvantages. Firstly, open the semifinal and Luxembourg closing it.
Agree. This break in the odds is way more related with the absence of the parties than anything else. Ireland and Slovenia got the momentum there. Especially Ireland.
About your NQ's, I think you are correct. Maybe Ireland is doing it instead of Slovenia/Poland/Australia.