Over at That Eurovision Site the team will be ranking national finals throughout the season. The next national final that the team have taken a closer look at was Portugal’s Festival da Canção. Specifically the first semi-final, which will take place on February 24th. Festival da Canção will select the Eurovision representative for Portugal.
Who is taking part in the first Semi-Final of Festival da Canção 2024 ?
There are ten artists taking part in the semi-final of Festival da Canção 2024 . The ten artists taking part are as follows:
| Running Order | Artist | Entry |
| 1 | Nena | “Teorias de Conspiração” |
| 2 | Perpètua | “Bem Longe Daqui” |
| 3 | Mela | “Água” |
| 4 | Mila Dores | “Afia a Lìngua” |
| 5 | LEFT. | “Volto a ti” |
| 6 | Rita Rocha | “Pontos Finais” |
| 7 | Noble | ”Memory” |
| 8 | João Borsch | “…Pelas Costuras” |
| 9 | Iolanda | “Grito” |
| 10 | Bispo | ”Casa Portugesa” |
Who are our qualifiers of the first Festival da Canção 2024 semi-final ?
We ranked the songs taking part in this semi-final of Festival da Canção, using a 1-10 ranking. 1 being our favourite, 10 being our least favourite song. We then calculated the average of all our rankings. Right below, you can see our qualifiers for this week’s show. For the shows with Semi-Finals/Heats, we will be revealing the qualifiers, and release the full breakdown when the selection finishes.
Iolnda – “Grito”
Jõao Borsch- “…Pelas Costuras”:
Mela – “Água”:
LEFT. – “Volto a ti”
Rita Rocha – “Pontos Finais”
What did some of our team members have to say about their favourite songs from the first Semi-Final of Festival da Canção 2024?
Angus (“Grito”): Gently building from haunting to dramatic, this track pulls you in and takes you on an emotional journey. The cathartic vocal build-up towards the end followed by a return to a more quiet outro to the track makes it a great complete package.
Jazzi (“Aguà): I really enjoy this indie track. it has quite lowkey verses before speeding up in the chorus. The verses have a real opportunity to build intimacy on stage, some this Portugal does well. The chorus has enough power and enough of a hook to make this memorable and make this stand out in the contest this year.
Kittens (“Pelas Costuras”): In a field of mostly chilled anthems, ‘Pelas Costuras’ really stands out. The thumping dance beat, rock elements with a slightly sinister choral dark undertone – I can only hope it makes it to the final and is staged as dramatically as it deserves to be.
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 54 times – appearing the final 45 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 Mimicat with the song “Ai, coração”. Mimicat managed to qualify for the Grand Final and once there, she finished in 23rd place. She received a total of 59 points, of which 43 points came from the jury and 16 points came the televote.
Who would you like to see represent Portugal in Malmö? As always, let us know what you think by commenting below. Also, be sure to follow ‘That Eurovision Site’ on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Threads and Bluesky for all things Portugal at Eurovision 2024!
News Source: That Eurovision Site
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Euan T
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