The Black Mamba claim glory at Festival da Canção 2021
The Black Mamba claim glory at Festival da Canção 2021
The Black Mamba at Festival da Cancao 2021 source: screenshot RTP
Festival da Canção 2021 has been won by The Black Mamba. They will now represent Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam with the song ‘Love Is On My Side’.
Ten acts returned to the stage of the RTP studios and perform their songs again after the semi-final stage. After both jury and televote cast their votes, The Black Mamba were declared as the winners.
Their song ‘Love Is On My Side’ received 10 points from both the televote and jury vote.
FdC Grand Final
A total of 20 acts battled for the right to defend the Portuguese colours at the forthcoming 2021 Eurovision Song Contest. 10 acts competed in each of the two semi-finals. Five acts from each semi-final have qualified to the Grand Final. Hence a total of 10 acts will battle for the golden ticket to Rotterdam during the Grand Final of Festival da Cançao 2021.
All three Festival da Cançao 2021 shows will be held at the
RTP Studios in Lisbon due to the COVID 19 pandemic restrictions and measures .
The 2021 Portuguese Eurovision entry will be determined via a mixed jury/public deliberation.
Festival da Canção 2021 takes place tonight in
Portugal. After two competitive semi-finals, ten acts remain in the mix to represent the Iberian nation in Rotterdam. The
Wiwi Jury our in-house panel of music unprofessionals had their say before the semi-finals but they have reconvened ahead of the big night. Did the semi-final performance change our opinions? Read on to find out.
Natalie
1. Joana Alegre – “Joana do mar”
I must have a thing for female fronted soft rock at the moment. I’m kinda sad that my favourites went out in the semi-finals but this girl still wins my heart. Sometimes you must need a pretty vocal line on top of some good understated instrumentation to win me over.
Portugal: Festival da Canção Grand Finale Preview
This weekend, Portuguese broadcaster RTP will finish up its three-week festival of song with the grand final of its long-running national final Festival da Canção, which will be used to choose the Portuguese representative to the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam.
Over the last two weeks, the Portuguese public alongside a panel of jury members have selected a total of ten participants from two semifinals to compete for the title from a pool of twenty songs, including eighteen of which were directly invited to participate by RTP and two who won an open call for submissions.
Portugal: Festival da Cançao 2021 Grand Final line up complete! 472 views
Festival da Cançao 2021 saw its second semi-final take place in the majestic Portuguese capital tonight. We now have the full line up for next week’s Grand Final!
The 2021 Portuguese national selection-
Festival da Cançao continued tonight with its second semi-final, 10 more acts battled for the 5 last spots in the Grand Final. The show was hosted by
José Carlos Malato & Tânia Ribas de Oliveira
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The following acts have qualified to the Grand Final after a 50/50 special jury- public deliberation:
Joana Alegre –
The Black Mamba –
Valéria –