Eurovision news: Festival da Cançao 2021 kicked off tonight in Portugal tonight with its first semi-final. We have the first five FdC 2021 finalists! The 2021 Portuguese
Eurovision news: Boa tarde Europe, this is Lisbon calling! We are heading down south to the sunny shores of Lisbon for the First Semi-final of Festival da Canção 2021. A
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On Saturday, ten songs will compete in the first semi-final of
Festival da Canção 2021 in Portugal. Only half of these will advance to the final, due to take place on March 6. But which of these should progress? The
Wiwi Jury our in-house panel of music unprofessionals has listened to the songs and ranked their top five. Find out who we think should move on.
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1. Karetus & Romeu Bairos – “Saudade”
There are a handful of songs worth listening to in this year’s edition of Festival da Canção but there’s only one song I’ve wanted to hear on repeat. “Saudade” has a tantalising hook and has a surprisingly enjoyable instrumental section after the chorus. The structure of the song leaves it open to a plethora of potential staging ideas, particularly to fill the instrumental sections. “Saudade” is definitely my choice for Portugal this year.
Portugal: Festival da Canção 2021 Semifinal 1 Preview
This weekend, Portuguese broadcaster RTP will begin its three-week festival of song with the first semifinal 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.
A total of ten participants will take part in the first semifinal of the national final on Sunday morning, including nine artists who were invited to take part by RTP, and one selected from an open call for submissions. Of these ten, five will advance to the final due to take place on 7 March (8 March in Australia).