Jorge Gabriel & Sonia Araujo (Semi-final 1),
José Carlos Malato & Tânia Ribas de Oliveira (Semi-final 2),
Filomena Cautela & Vasco Palmeirim (Grand Final).
Inês Lopes Gonçalves was back as the Green Room hostess once again. All three shows were broadcast live on RTP 1.
All three
Festival da Cançao 2021 shows were held at the RTP Studios in Lisbon due to the COVID 19 pandemic restrictions and measures .
The 2021 Portuguese Eurovision entry was determined via a mixed jury/public deliberation.
Portugal in Eurovision
Portugal debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1964 and has won the competition once, namely in 2017 with
Salvador Sobral‘s
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 –
Portugal: Festival da Canção Semi Final 2 Preview
This weekend, Portuguese broadcaster RTP will continue its three-week festival of song with the second and final 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.
As with the first semifinal last week, a total of ten participants will take place in the second 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 due to take place on 6 March (7 March in Australia).
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
Poll: Who should win semi-final one of Portugal’s Festival da Canção 2021?
Festival da Canção 2021 – Rules
The 50/50 voting system is back, but with different forms for the semi-finals and the grand final. A single jury and the public televote will decide which songs will advance to the final. In case of a tie, the professional jury will decide which ones advance.
In the grand final, the decision will be split by televote and seven regional juries. This time around, if we have a tie, the televote will prevail.
The first semi-final will be presented by Jorge Gabriel and Sónia Araújo. The following week, the second semi will be presented by Tânia Ribas de Oliveira and José Carlos Malato. The grand final will be hosted by Eurovision 2018 host Filomena Cautela as well as Vasco Palmeirim. Inês Lopes Gonçalves will be the green room host.