The second semifinal just took place in Lisbon, check out the remaining 7 qualifiers for the grand final that were picked tonight!
One of the most awaited selections of this Eurovision season is no other than well-known Portuguese yearly music competition Festival Da Cançao and it is not any less this year because they are embracing the European competition in May after Salvador Sobral took the victory in Kiev last May.
Tonight, the second show out of three that RTP 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 and will join the 7 acts who made it through from last week’s FDC first semifinal.
Check the names going through below (in bold):
- Susana Travassos – “A Mensageira”(Aline Frazão)
- Lili – “O Voo das Cegonhas” (Armando Teixeira)
- Sequin – “All Over Again”(Bruno Cardoso)
- Tamin – “Sobre Nós” (Capicua)
- Daniela Onís – “Para Lá Do Rio” (Daniela Onís)
- Diogo Piçarra – “Canção do Fim” (Diogo Piçarra)
- David Pessoa – “Amor Veloz” (Francisco Rebelo)
- Cláudia Pascoal – “O Jardim” (Isaura)
- Rita Marques – “Anda Daí” (João Afonso)
- Dora Fidalgo – “Arco-Íris” (Miguel Ângelo)
- Minnie & Rhayra – “Patati Patata” (Paulo Flores)
- Peter Serrado – “Sunset” (Peter Serrado)
- Maria Ines Paris – “Bandeira Azul”(Tito Paris)
The couple made up by female TV hosts Sónia Araújo & Tânia Ribas de Oliveira were in charge of conducting the show this time. The upcoming Grand Final on March 4th will be presented by one of this year’s ESC hosts Filomena Cautela alongside Pedro Fernandes live from Multiusos Pavilion in Guimarães.
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 Grand Final of FDC 2018 coming up next Sunday!