Festival Da Canção 2019 began tonight in Lisbon. After eight performances, we have the first finalists that will compete on March 2nd to try to bring Eurovision back to Portugal in 2020.
Today’s competing acts were:
- Ana Cláudia – Inércia
- João Campos – É o que é
- Soraia Tavares – O Meu Sonho
- Calema – A Dois
- Conan Osíris – Telemóveis
- Ela Limão – Mais Brillante Que Mil Sóis
- Filipe Keil – Hoje
- Matay – Perfeito
After a 50/50 split of jury and televotes were tabulated the following acts have made it through to the final:
- Conan Osíris – Telemóveis
- Ana Cláudia – Inércia
- Matay – Perfeito
- Calema – A Dois
The grand final of the Portuguese national selection show for Eurovision will take place on the 2nd of March live from Portimão Arena, where up to 4.000 attendees will be able to watch how Claudia Pascoal & Isaura will pass the crown to the next act flying the country’s flag in the contest in May.
What do you think of tonight’s qualifiers? Let us know in the comments below.
Source: RTP