We’ve officially hit March, and for Eurovision fans, this is indisputably the busiest month of the National Final season. At this point, we are looking at a calendar filled with an event each day for the first half of March, with the EBU cut off date for songs looming. With that said, let’s look at…
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The Portuguese national selection continued this week, with the second semi-final now complete. A total of 10 acts took to the stage to present their entries, with just 5 of those acts qualifying to the final. The vote was decided by a combination of jury and televote. Here are the competing acts: Da Chick – I…
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The Portuguese national selection has begun, with the first semi-final now complete. A total of 10 acts took to the stage to present their entries, with just 5 of those acts qualifying to the final. The vote was decided by a combination of jury and televote. Here are the competing acts: The Black Mamba –…
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Earlier in the national Final season, Portuguese broadcaster RTP announced the 20 composers taking part in this year’s Festival Da Canção. The composers then select who will perform the songs they compose, with the possibility for the composers to sing their own songs in the competition. Here are the artists competing in the first Semi-Final…
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Portuguese broadcaster RTP have now revealed the 20 songwriters set to participate in the upcoming edition of Festival da Canção. The semi-finals will take place on February 20th and 27th, with the final set to take place on March 6th. 10 acts will compete in each of the semi-finals, with 5 qualifiers from each semi-final.…
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With the unprecedented cancellation of Eurovision 2020, it has left the participating broadcasters with the question – will they re-select their 2020 entrant, or will they begin the selection process again to start afresh? We now know that the same 41 countries will be participating at Eurovision 2021, with a number of those broadcasters having…
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More news has come out of Portugal this week, as broadcaster RTP confirms the return of Festival da Canção to select the Eurovision 2021 entry. The rules for the 2021 edition have been released, with the competition to feature more artists than in previous years. A total of 20 acts will be competing at next…
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We may not get to see our 2020 favourites take to the stage, but that doesn’t mean we can’t reminisce on our Eurovision favourites. This series is aimed to discover the team’s favourite entries from the 21st century, from 2001 to 2019. In collaboration with ESCDaily, we will be reviewing some of their 21st Century…
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Portuguese broadcaster RTP have now confirmed that they will be participating at this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest, set to be held in Warsaw, Poland. The broadcaster is yet to reveal details on how they will determine the representative and song, with the only statement being ‘if there is a competition, RTP will be present.’…
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Portugal finally managed to win the Eurovision Song Contest back in 2017 with Salvador Sobral, after a string of fairly average results. This unfortunately has proven to be a ‘one hit wonder’ situation, with their host nation entry finishing in last place, and the following entry failing to qualify to the final. This year, Elisa…
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