The artists taking part in Portugal’s Festival da Canção have been revealed by Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) during a livestream from the Teatro Maria Matos.
The artists taking part in Festival da Canção are….
The artists, song titles and composers for the 2025 edition of the national final can be seen in the tables below.
Semi-Final 1 – February 22
| Artist | Entry | Composer |
| Du Nothin | Sobre Nós | Beato |
| Bluay | Ninguém | Bluay |
| Capital da Bulgária | Lisboa | Capital da Bulgária |
| Jéssica Pina | Calafrio | Jéssica Pina |
| Josh | Tristeza | Josh |
| Marco Rodrigues | A Minha Casa | Marco Rodrigues |
| Margarida Campelo | Eu sei que o amor | Margarida Campelo |
| Peculiar | Adamastor | Peculiar |
| Rita Sampaio | Voltas | Tiago Sampaio |
| Xico Gaiato | Ai Senhor! | Xico Gaiato |
Semi-Final 2 – March 1
| Artist | Entry | Composer |
| A Cantadeira | Responso à Mulher | A Cantadeira |
| bombazine | Apago tudo | bombazine |
| Diana Vilarinho | Cotovia | Diana Vilarinho |
| Emmy Curl | Rapsódia da Paz | Emmy Curl |
| Tota | á-tê-xis | EU.CLIDES |
| Fernando Daniel | Medo | Fernando Daniel |
| Henka | I Wanna Destroy U | Henka |
| Inês Marques Lucas | Quantos Queres | Inês Marques Lucas |
| Luca Agel ft. Pri Azevedo | Quem foi? | Luca Argel |
| Napa | Descolado | Napa |
Hosting team also revealed
Prior to the reveal of the songs, RTP also revealed the hosts for each Semifinal. Jorge Gabriel & José Carlos Malato will host the first semi, whilst Tânia Ribas de Oliveira & Sónia Araújo will host the second show. Filomena Cautela and Vasco Palmeirim will host the final once again on 8th March.
Alexandre Guimarães, Catarina Maia and Wandson Lisboa are the green Room, backstage and social media hosts, whilst Diana Castro and Edmundo Inacio will host special shows on RTP Antena 1.
What is Festival da Canção?
Festival da Canção is a Portuguese music festival held every year. Artists apply, but they also get invited to take part in the festival by the broadcaster RTP. Festival da Canção selects the Portuguese representative for the Eurovision Song Contest.
This national final is one of the oldest national finals and has been going for 57 years. The first edition of Festival da Canção was all the way back in 1964. The festival was held in 1970 and 2000 despite the country not taking part in the contest, first due to a boycott, and then in 2000 due to be relegated from the contest.
FdC differs from most national finals by sourcing their competitors by inviting songwriters to compose a song, rather than artists applying directly with a song.
Festival da Canção 2025: What is still to come?
- First Semi-Final (22nd February)
- Second Semi-Final (1st March)
- Final (8th March)
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 55 times – appearing the final 46 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 iolanda and the song “Grito”. iolanda managed to qualify for the Grand Final and once there, she finished in 10th place. She received a total of 152 points, of which 139 points came from the jury and 13 points came the televote.
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