Portugal: Festival da Cançao 2025 first six finalists determined

Festival da Cançao 2025 kicked off tonight in Portugal tonight with its first semi-final. We  have the first six FdC 2024 finalists!

The 2025 Portuguese national selection- Festival da Cançao kicked off tonight with its first semi-final in Lisbon with a total of 10 acts battling for 6 spots in the Grand Final. The show was hosted by José Carlos Malato & Jorge Gabriel.

The following acts have qualified to the Grand Final after a 50/50 special jury- public deliberation:

1. Marco Rodrigues – “A Minha Casa” 
2. Margarida Campelo – “Eu sei que o amor” 
3. Josh – “Tristeza” 
4. Bluay – “Ninguém” 
5. Jéssica Pina – “Calafrio” 
6. Peculiar – “Adamastor“

FdC 2025

The 2025 FdC will consists of three shows ( two semi-finals and a grand final) scheduled to be broadcast live on 22 February, 01 and 08 March at the RTP Studios in Lisbon, Portugal. The Grand Final of Festival da Cançao 2025 will be held on Saturday 08 March 2025.

A total of 20 acts will battle for the golden ticket to Switzerland, 10 acts will compete in each semi-final, the top 6 entries from each semi-final will proceed to the Grand Final of FdC.  Hence 12 acts will fight for the right to represent Portugal at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in the Portuguese national final.

RTP  extended an invite to 14 composers to submit their songs for the competition, the composers were free to chose the artist/s for their respective songs. Whilst the remaining 6  entries were selected via an open public selection.

The 2025 Portuguese Eurovision entry will be determined via a 50/50 public televoting- regional jury deliberation.

Portugal in Eurovision

Portugal debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1964 and has won the competition once, namely in 2017 with Salvador Sobral‘s  Amor pelo dois. The country successfully hosted the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon.

Portugal has competed 54 times in the Eurovision Song Contest

Source: RTP
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