Portugal: Last finalists of Festival da Canção 2021 selected
The last five finalists of Portugal's Festival da Canção have been chosen. Next week's final will determine who will represent Portugal at Eurovision 2021
Semi-final 2 of Portugal's Festival da Canção 2021 took place tonight with the selection of the last five of finalists.
Joana Alegre, Carolina Deslandes, Pedro Gonçalves, NEEV and Eu.Clides were the qualifiers and will be back next week to fight for the honour of representing Portugal at Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam.
Festival da Canção 2021 – Semi-final 2 result
The result was announced in a random order and was decided by public voting (50%) and jury (50%).
Festival da Canção 2021 – Semi-final 2 Qualifiers
Tonight's show was hosted by Tânia Ribas de Oliveira and José Carlos Malato in RTP's studios in Lisbon and featured a performances by Lúcia Moniz (Portugal 1996).
The jury members for Semi-final 2 were the same as for Semi-final 1:
- Marta Carvalho (Portugal 2020, composer)
- NBC (Festival da Canção 2019)
- Rita Guerra (Portugal 2003)
- Paulo de Carvalho (Portugal 1974 & 1977)
- Vanessa Augusto (radio host)
- Rita Carmo (photographer)
Festival da Canção 2021
This year's Festival da Canção will have all of its shows being held in RTP's studios in Lisbon due to the COVID-19 situation.
The 55th edition of Portugal's national selection has three shows:
20 February 2021:Semi-final 127 February 2021:Semi-final 2- 6 March 2021: Final
Portugal in Eurovision Song Contest
Portugal has participated 51 times since 1964. It was a very bad start, as they managed to get Zero Points in the debuting year.
Before Eurovision 2017 they have never won the contest, and never made the top-5. In fact Portugal held the record for most appearances in the contest without a win!
But that changed in 2017, where Salvador Sobral won with "Amar Pelos Dois".
Since the introduction of Semi-finals in 2004 Portugal only qualified for the Grand Final 5 out of 14 times.
