Portugal: Watch tonight the first semi-final of Festival da Canção in 2023 in Portugal

• The Portuguese national selection for Eurovision 2023 kicks off this evening with the first semi final show of Festival da Canção taking place in Lisbon. 

  Portugal will be using once again its tradional national selection format of Festival da Canção which will be running for its 57th edition.A total of 20 composers are behind the competing entries of Festival da Canção 2022 the names of which have been released by RTP. From those  five were selected from the public submissions while the rest 15 were invited directly be RTP. Initially the invitation was sent to 16 composers with one of them withdrawing eventually due to personal reasons and his spot was filled in by one extra public submission.

  The 1st semi final show will take place in RTP studios in Lisbon and  will be hosted by Tânia Ribas de Oliveira and José Carlos Malato while Inês Lopes Gonçalves is hosting the Green Room.

  A total of 10 acts will compete in this first semi final heat are: 

  • April Ivy – “Modo Voo” 
  • Churky – “Encruzilhada” 
  • Cláudia Pascoal – “Nasci Maria” 
  • Bolha – “Sonhos da Liberdade” 
  • Mimicat – “Ai Coração” 
  • MOYAH  – “Too Much Sauce”
  • NEON SOHO – “Endless World”
  • Esse Povo – “Sapatos de Cimento” 
  • SAL – “Viver” 
  • You Can’t Win Charlie Brown – “Contraste Mudo” 

   

  The results

  The first set of finalists will be determined through two rounds, in the first round all ten artists will be voted by public televote (50%) and by a jury contributing with another 50%. The five acts that receive in total the highest points will advance to the final. In the second round the televoting will re-open with a sixth artist to be chosen by the public.

  The seven members that form the jury that will be voting in the Semi-Finals of the Portuguese selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 are:

  • Alex D’Alva
  • Carlos Mendes – Portugal's Eurovision 1968 and 1972 Act
  • Márcia – Festival da Canção 2017 Participant
  • Maro –  Portugal's Eurovision 2022 Act
  • Neev – Festival da Canção 2021 Participant
  • Pedro Ribeiro
  • Sara Correia

   

  How to Watch

  The first semi-final of  Festival da Canção 2023 is set to hit the screen at 22:00 CET and you can watch it live on RTP's webstreaming.

   

   

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