[AdSense-B] Eight contestants are left in tonight’s Festival da Canção 2019, and having seen them being put through their paces in two Semi-Finals, we want to know who #YOU would love to see represent Portugal at Eurovision 2019! Make sure to vote in our poll below and we’ll reveal your favourite right before the final kicks off at 22:00 CET …
Last year, they had the honour of finally showing Lisbon to the world and host our beloved contest, but now everything is back to normal and we’re one step closer to knowing who will represent Portugal this year. [AdSense-B] Semi-Final 2 Last week, the first semi-final of Festival da Canção 2019 took place, and tonight the second semi-final took place. Just like …
[AdSense-B] With Portugal’s selection “Festival da Cançao” having its second Semi-Final this weekend, James sat down to look at the acts in the second semi-final. Are there any potential Eurovision winners in the Portuguese selection once more? Lara Laquiz – “O lugar” James – 6 – A fairly ordinary pop banger. Lara as a vocalist does not leave much of …
[AdSense-B] Semifinal 1 of FdC has concluded in Portugal! Tonight, we heard the first half of the songs, and we have our first four qualifiers for the final two weeks from now! Tonight’s lineup was as follows: Ana Cláudia – “Inércia” João Campos – “É o que é” Soraia Tavares – “O meu sonho” Calema – “A dois” Conan Osíris …
[AdSense-B] There’s always one weekend in the Eurovision calendar that promises to deliver, and that special weekend is upon us – it’s Super Saturday 2019! And this year, it’s a whopper. No less than eleven selection shows are taking place across Europe to make it the busiest night by far of this year’s selection calendar. Tonight sees the return of …
[AdSense-B] With the honeymoon period over after the first ever hosting of Eurovision on Portuguese soil in 2018, attention turn to the difficult third contest as Tel Aviv’s edition looms. How will Portugal cope with the challenge of going for a second win? The field of Festival da Cançao 2019 has been out for a few weeks now, so we …
This editorial is written from the opinion of the author and does not represent the views of the other editors, the EBU or escYOUnited as a whole. It occurred to me last week, during the results live stream after the second semi-final of Destination Eurovision, that the debate had centred on which of the two semi-final winners would be the …
[AdSense-B] While Portuguese Eurovision fans may still be on a comedown from their country finally hosting the contest (and what a wonderful contest it was!), the show must go on, and in 2019 Portugal will be hoping to make it back out of the semi-finals. With this in mind, RTP have now revealed the sixteen hopefuls for Tel Aviv, with …
As 2018 comes to a close, we remember and honor Eurovision stars who passed away this year. Stars whose participation and performances provided so much joy to Eurovision fans at the contest and beyond. Lys Assia In 2018, we lost the First Lady of Eurovision herself, Lys Assia. Born Rosa Mina Scharer in 1924, Assia started off as a dancer …
[AdSense-B] Luisa Sobral, the composer of the entry “Amar pelos dois” which brought Portugal their first ever Eurovision victory in 2017 with her brother Salvador, has revealed in a wide-ranging interview with Portuguese online newspaper Observador that she was invited to perform in this year’s edition of the San Remo festival but turned down the chance. The jazz singer-songwriter and …
