The draw for the allocation of the semifinals of the Festival da Canção 2025 took place this Friday. The winner of the competition will represent Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC). The 20 authors drew the semifinals in which their songs will be presented. However, four of them made a request to the broadcaster […]
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Signs of hope surround Portugal’s participation at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest (JESC) 2024. And it’s not just the title of the song, but the song itself. For the first time in history, the country is competing for the fourth consecutive edition. And is emerging as a potential contender for victory with Esperança, performed by […]
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The second round of individual rehearsals for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest (JESC) 2024 continued this Wednesday at the Caja Mágica in Madrid. One of the countries rehearsing was Portugal, represented by Victoria Nicole. The artist returned to the stage to perform her song Esperança. At the end of the session, broadcaster RTP released a […]
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The dates for the Festival da Canção 2025, Portugal’s national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC), have been announced, keeping with the usual time of year. The first semi-final is scheduled for February 22, with the second semi-final set for March 1. As for the grand final, it will take place on March 8. […]
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The authors for the Festival da Canção 2025, which will select Portugal’s representative for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in March, have now been announced. Broadcaster RTP directly invited 14 songwriters, while the remaining six were chosen from an open submission process that received a total of 633 entries. Some songwriters have already participated […]
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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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