Portuguese broadcaster RTP has unveiled the 20 competing songs set to participate in Festival da Canção 2024. Semi-finals of Festival da Canção are set to take place on February 24th and March 2nd, while the Grand Final will take place on March 9th and will be hosted by Filomena Cautela (one of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest hosts) and Vasco …
A week before releasing the artist list for the Portuguese national selection Festival da Canção, RTP has revealed the official dates for the competition. As in years prior, there will be two semi-finals set to take place on February 24th and March 2nd respectively. The national selection’s grand final is set for March 9th, placing it once again as the …
The Eurovision Season is gearing up very very fast! RTP, the Portuguese broadcaster, is preparing for the upcoming edition of Festival da Canção. Festival da Canção will have 2 semi-finals. In each semi-final, 10 songs will be competing and 6 songs will qualify for the Grand Final. In each semi-final, there will be a first round of vote responsible to …
The Eurovision community has lost another artist after the announcement of Sara Tavares’ passing on Sunday. She had been dealing with the effects of a brain tumor for over a decade. Tavares was born in Lisbon in 1978 and showed great musical promise from a young age. She was catapulted into the music industry when she won the Portuguese talent …
There is now less than a week until the final of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, soon we will know who will become the 21st winner of the competition and who will follow in the footsteps of Lissandro, who came victorious last year in Yerevan, Armenia, and all the prior winners. Nice 2023 – Running Order Yesterday finally saw the …
The search for the successor of Mimicat has started in Portugal! The Portuguese broadcaster RTP has revealed the composers and songwriters that are responsible for the songs competing in Festival da Canção 2024. One of their songs will be representing Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö. 20 songs will take part in the competition, which will be …
RTP, the Portuguese national broadcaster, has revealed that a total of 809 songs have been submitted to compete in Festival da Canção 2024, a new record. This is how the broadcaster divulged the news on Facebook. WOW! Reeeeeeecorde! Foram 809 as canções recebidas através da livre submissão para o Festival da Canção 2024. Agora resta apurar os seis temas Obrigado …
RTP has released Portugal’s entry for Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Nice, France. The song is “Where I Belong” and it tells us about a trip and all the uncertainties and risks that the search for a better place can involve. The story of someone who lives in a dark and sad place and tries to find a brighter …
In a post on the channel’s Facebook page, RTP revealed the composers of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 entry. Júlia Machado, winner of The Voice Kids Portugal, will sing an entry composed by Aurora Pinto, Fernando Daniel, João Direitinho and Twins. No details were given about when the entry will be revealed. Until then, we can still enjoy the …
It’s Portugal calling, fellow Eurovision fans! In a post on the channel’s Facebook page, RTP confirmed the country’s participation at Eurovision Song Contest 2024 and announced Festival da Canção as the selection mechanism for their entry. Submission open in Portugal The 58th edition of Festival da Canção will once again have 20 songs competing, 14 of which will come from …
