The Iberian nation shocked many Eurovision fans in 2021, as Portugal finished in a brilliant 12th place in the Grand Final in Rotterdam with “Love Is On My Side” by The Black Mamba. Let’s take a look at who’s trying to build on that in 2022, as we find out more about MARO and her…
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The very last National Final show to air in the 2022 season is the final of Portugal’s Festival da Canção, where 10 acts who qualified from the 2 semi-finals compete for that ticket to Turin. Portugal were rather successful in 2021, finishing 12th with “Love Is On My Side” by The Black Mamba. Can any…
2022 marks the 65th anniversary of the founding of Portugal’s broadcaster, RTP, who are once again organising Festival da Canção in order to select their Eurovision entry. As in recent years, the competition consists of 2 semi-finals, this year of 10 songs each, leading to a grand final, also of 10 songs. This article previews…
On Friday 21st January 2022, the songs and artists taking part in this year’s Festival da Canção were released. The winner will represent Portugal at Eurovision 2022 in Turin. Earlier in the season on 4th November 2021, the composers of the songs were revealed to the public, but now we get the full song titles…