It’s confirmed: Portugal will continue to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in 2025. The event will be held in Switzerland, either in Basel or Geneva – the host city will be announced on August 30. In a statement, the public broadcaster RTP noted that “the decision underscores our commitment to promoting culture and […]
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The Portuguese public broadcaster RTP has requested a meeting with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to clarify the incidents that occurred during the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2024 final in Malmö. In Tuesday’s broadcast of Telejornal, the Portuguese public broadcaster reported the request for this meeting with the organization. It was a “request supported by several countries, […]
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This Monday marks seven years since Portugal’s victory at the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2017. The country’s representative that year was Salvador Sobral, with the song Amar Pelos Dois. After his participation, the artist has always sought to distance himself from the contest to some extent, avoiding being known solely as the Eurovision winner. However, […]
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Throughout the week of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2024, there have been reports of intimidation by the Israeli delegation towards other participating delegations. RTP, the Portuguese broadcaster, was one of those reporting “events of harassment by the Israeli delegation” against members of the teams from five other countries backstage, near where the Portuguese delegation […]
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In a Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2024 marked by several controversies, Portugal also ended up being involved in a case. The video of iolanda’s performance in the grand final took much longer than usual to be published on the event’s official YouTube channel. Despite calls for explanations, the president of RTP’s Board of Directors, Nicolau […]
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On Sunday evening, iolanda took to social media to react to her participation in the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2024. The artist, with the song Grito, brought Portugal to the tenth place. In an Instagram post, the artist wrote: “No words can fully describe the experience we just lived through. I feel everything at once […]
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Controversy after controversy, right up to the end. That’s how the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2024 unfolded, extending beyond the music, and Portugal also has a situation to examine… so much so that RTP, Portuguese public broadcaster, is not ruling out filing a formal protest. In yesterday’s grand final, the video of iolanda’s performance was […]
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Mimicat will be the spokesperson for the Portuguese jury at the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2024, thus announcing the highest score in the grand final on Saturday. The artist represented the country last year with the song Ai Coração, managing to achieve 23rd place. Now, she returns as the spokesperson for the jury, with RTP […]
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The detailed results of the Festival da Canção 2024 have been revealed. Portugal’s selection for the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) concluded last Saturday in a final won by iolanda with the song Grito. The first semi-final was won by the final winner with 22 points, against 18 for Perpétua… who were the big surprise, getting […]
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Israel’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2024 continues to make headlines. Now, more than 200 Portuguese artists are calling for the exclusion of that country from the competition. At this moment, Israeli participation is confirmed: the song Hurricane by Eden Golan was officially released this Sunday. However, the actions in the armed conflict […]
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