Elisa Wins Festival da Canção and will represent Portugal at Eurovision

The Portuguese national selection has now concluded, with the next Portuguese Eurovision act decided. A total of 8 entries performed, after qualifying from the previous two semi-finals.

Here is the Line-up:

  • Filipe Sambado – Gerbera Amarela do Sul
  • Jimmy P – Abensonhado
  • Tomás Luzia – Mais real que o amor
  • Elisa Rodrigues – Não voltes mais
  • Throes + The Shine – Movimento
  • Kady – Diz só
  • Elisa – Medo de sentir
  • Bárbara Tinoco – Passe-Partout

The voting consisted of both jury and televote, with the highest scoring act winning the competition. The jury gave their top points to Filipe Sambado, followed by Elisa and then Kady. The televote told a different story, with Filipe receiving just 4 points from the public. Bárbara Tinoco received 12, while Elisa received 10. With the points combined, Elisa was declared the winner with 20 points in total. Bárbara Tinoco finished in second place, while Filipe was in third.

Listen to the entry below: