The first semifinal just took place in Lisbon, check the first set of qualifiers for the grand final!
One of the most awaited selections of this Eurovision season is no other than well-known Portuguese yearly music competition Festival Da Cançao and not less because they are embracing the European competition in May after Salvador Sobral took the victory in Kiev last May.
Tonight, the first show out of three that RTP is set up for this year’s festival concluded giving us seven finalists among the 13 who previously competed during the show. All seven winners were selected through a combination of the votes from an eight-member expert panel and the televote. They will go on performing their tracks on the 4th of March at Multiusos Pavilion in Guimarães for the Grand Final.
Check the names going through below (in bold):
- Joana Espadinha – “Zero a Zero” (Benjamim)
- Peu Madureira – “Só Por Ela” (Diogo Clemente)
- Anabela – “Para Te Dar Abrigo” (Fernando Tordo)
- Rui David – “Sem Medo” (Jorge Palma)
- José Cid y Gonçalo Tavares – “O Som da Guitarra É a Alma de Um Povo” (José Cid)
- JP Simões – “Alvoroço” (JP Simões)
- Catarina Miranda – “Para Sorrir Não Preciso de Nada” (Júlio Resende)
- Beatriz Pessoa – “Eu Te Amo” (Mallu Magalhães)
- Joana Barra Vaz – “Anda Estragar-me os Planos” (Francisca Cortesão)
- Bruno Vasconcelos – “Austrália” (Nuno Rafael)
- Maria Amaral – “A Mesma Canção” (Paulo Praça)
- Janeiro – “Oficialmente (sem título)”(Janeiro)
- Rita Días – “Com Gosto Amigo” (Rita Dias)
The couple made up by male TV hosts Jorge Gabriel & José Carlos Malato were in charge of conducting the show this time.
How much are you enjoying tonight’s finalists? Do you see any potential top 10 Eurovision-maker in the running?
Stay tuned for the preparations regarding the second semifinal of FDC 2018 coming up next Sunday!