The Festival da Cancao will be back in 2020. The festival will keep the same formats as per previous years; 2 semi-final which will be held on the 22nd of February & 29th of February 2020 at RTP studios in Lisbon while the final will be held on the 7th of March 2020 in Elvas, a city in the region of Alentejo, Portugal.
The 16 artists have been announced today and here they are :
Semi-Final 1 – 22nd February
- Blasted – Rebellion
- Filipe Sambado – Gerbera Amarela do Sul
- Ian Mucznik – O Dia de Amanhã
- Elisa – Medo de Sentir
- MEERA – Copo de Gin
- JJaZZ – Agora
- Throes + The Shine – Movimento
- Bárbara Tinoco – Passe-Partout
Semi-Final 2 – 29th February
- Luiz Caracol and Gus Liberdade – Dói-me o País
- Cláudio Frank – Quero-te Abraçar
- Kady – Diz Só
- Dubio feat. +351 – Cegueira
- Elisa Rodrigues – Não Voltes Mais
- Judas – Cubismo Enviesado
- Jimmy P – Abensonhado
- Tomás Luzia – Mais Real Que O Amor
Portugal won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2017. Last year Portugal was represented by Conan Osiris with his entry Telemoveis and did not qualify for the Grand Final.
