On Sunday, May 5, Eurovision Song Contest contestants paraded down the turquoise carpet in Malmö, Sweden. SAPO Mag followed the arrival of musicians who took to the stage in the city’s main square this week to represent their countries.
The turquoise carpet is an annual event in the host city, which also serves as the official opening ceremony to kick off the Eurovision Song Contest’s live performance week.
See Turquoise Carpet’s competitors:
The first semi-final of the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest will take place on Tuesday, May 7, in the Swedish city of Malmö. Portugal will be fourteenth out of fifteen countries in the competition. Only ten will advance to the Grand Final on Saturday 11 May. The decision will be 100% for the people.
In May of last year, Sweden won the 67th session of the Eurovision Song Contest, which was held in Liverpool, United Kingdom, with the song “Tattoo”, performed by Loren, who had previously won first place in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2012. With “Ecstasy” “.
This is Sweden’s seventh victory in the Eurovision Song Contest, after victories in 1974, 1984, 1991, 1999, 2012 and 2015.
Portugal ranked 23rd last year, with “Mimicat” and “Ai Coração,” and won the competition in 2017, with “Amar pelo Dois,” a song written by Luisa Sobral and performed by her brother Salvador Sobral.