Portugal: Here are the songs for Festival da Canção
The entries for this years Festival da Canção has been revealed by the Portuguese broadcaster, RTP. The winner of Festival da Canção 2015 will represent Portugal at Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna
There will be 12 songs in Festival da Canção, competing for the honor of representing Portugal in Eurovision Song Contest 2015. The songs are devided into two semi-finals with six songs each.
Festival da Canção 2015
- 3 march: Semi-final 1
- 5 march: Semi-final 2
- 7 march: Festival da Canção Final
There will be two semi-finals and one final in this years Festival da Canção. The shows will be held in Lisbon and broadcasted live on RTP1. The hosts in the first semi-final are Joana Teles and Jorge Gabriel. Hosts in the second semi-final are Sílvia Alberto and José Carlos Malato. Hosts in the final are Catarina Furtado and Júlio Isidro.
Portugal in Eurovision Song Contest
Portugal has participated 47 times since 1964. It was a very bad start, as they managed to get Zero Points in the debuting year. They have never won the contest, and never made the top-5.
The best result is a sixth place in 1996, and they ended last three times: 1997, 1974, 1964.
