As Portugal now prepares for Mimicat’s participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, the full results of the national Festival da Canção have been revealed by Portuguese broadcaster RTP.
These were the results of Festival da Canção 2023
The first semi-final saw seven qualifiers, instead of the expected six. This was due to Esse Povo’s televote number not being active during the voting window. As a result, RTP allowed Esse Povo to qualify automatically to the final. The results from semi-final one are below.
| Draw | Artist | Song Title | Jury Score | Televote Score | Total Score | Result |
| 1. | MoYah | “Too Much Sauce” | 1 | 4 | 5 | Eliminated (4th in Round 2) |
| 2. | BOLHA | “Sonhos da Liberdade” | 3 | 3 | 6 | Eliminated (3rd in Round 2) |
| 3. | April Ivy | “Modo Voo” | 2 | 2 | 4 | Eliminated (2nd in Round 2) |
| 4. | Churky | “Encruzilhada” | 10 | 5 | 15 | 3rd |
| 5. | Cláudia Pascoal | “Nasci Maria” | 8 | 12 | 20 | 1st |
| 6. | SAL | “Viver” | 7 | 8 | 15 | 4th |
| 7. | Mimicat | “Ai, coração” | 12 | 7 | 19 | 2nd |
| 8. | You Can’t Win, Charlie Brown | “Contraste Mudo” | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5th |
| 9. | Neon Soho | “Endless World” | 6 | 6 | 12 | Qualified (1st in Round 2) |
| 10. | Esse Povo | “Sapatos de Cimento” | 4 | N/A | N/A | Qualified automatically |
The second semi-final saw six qualifiers make it to the final. Following the first round, three artists finished with the same score – Ivandro, Teresinha Landeiro and Dapunksportif. However, priority was given to the jury. As result, this allowed Ivandro to qualify from the first round of voting. The final results were as follows.
| Draw | Artist | Song Title | Jury Score | Televote Score | Total Score | Result |
| 1. | Edmundo Inácio | “A Festa” | 10 | 7 | 17 | 1st |
| 2. | The Happy Mess | “O Impossível” | 3 | 6 | 9 | Eliminated (5th in Round 2) |
| 3. | Teresinha Landeiro | “Enquanto é tempo” | 7 | 5 | 12 | Eliminated (4th in Round 2) |
| 4. | Bandua | “Bandeiras” | 4 | 3 | 7 | Eliminated (3rd in Round 2) |
| 5. | Barbára Tinoco | “Goodnight” | 12 | 1 | 13 | 4th |
| 6. | INÊS APENAS | “Fim do Mundo” | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3rd |
| 7. | Ivandro | “Povo” | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5th |
| 8. | Dapunksportif | “World Needs Therapy” | 2 | 10 | 12 | Qualified (1st in Round 2) |
| 9. | Lara Li | “Funâmbula” | 1 | 2 | 3 | Eliminated (2nd in Round 2) |
| 10. | Voodoo Marmalade | “Tormento” | 5 | 12 | 17 | 2nd |
The final of Festival da Canção saw Mimicat emerge as the winner with her song “Ai, coração”. The specific televote percentages were revealed alongside the semi-final results. The specific televoting percentages are as follows:
| Draw | Artist | Song Title | Televoting Percentage | Televote Score | Televote Ranking |
| 1. | Cláudia Pascoal | “Nasci Maria” | 8.21% | 4 | 7th |
| 2. | Churky | “Encruzilhada” | 8.26% | 5 | 6th |
| 3. | Esse Povo | “Sapatos de Cimento” | 2.82% | 0 | 13th |
| 4. | Bárbara Tinoco | “Goodnight” | 8.58% | 6 | 5th |
| 5. | You Can’t Win, Charlie Brown | “Contraste Mudo” | 3.74% | 0 | 12th |
| 6. | Voodoo Marmalade | “Tormento” | 9.02% | 7 | 4th |
| 7. | INÊS APENAS | “Fim do Mundo” | 4.55% | 1 | 10th |
| 8. | Mimicat | “Ai, coração” | 19.33% | 12 | 1st |
| 9. | Dapunksportif | “World Needs Therapy” | 9.17% | 8 | 3rd |
| 10. | Neon Soho | “Endless World” | 3.96% | 0 | 11th |
| 11. | Ivandro | “Povo” | 5.42% | 3 | 8th |
| 12. | Edmundo Inácio | “A Festa” | 12.24% | 10 | 2nd |
| 13. | SAL | “Viver” | 4.70% | 2 | 9th |
Portugal’s Eurovision journey
Portugal debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest with António Calvário’s “Oração” in 1964. Since then, Portugal has participated in the competition 53 times – appearing the final 44 times. Their only win in the competition came in 2017 with Salvador Sobral, performing his heart-wrenching song “Amar Pelos Dois”.
Portugal’s most recent participation was with MARO with the song “saudade, saudade”. MARO managed to qualify for the Grand Final and once there, she finished 9th, after receiving 207 points from the jury and the televote.
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News Source: RTP
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