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In an emotional semi-final, the top six finalists who will compete for a place at Eurovision are now known.
Sixty years ago Song Festival It's part of Portuguese life, and over six decades, competition has dictated fashions, dictated ideals and revealed the songs and artists who have become part of our country's songbook. Names like Simone de Oliveira, Carlos do Carmo that it Dina They passed the festival and became figures in Portuguese music. Antonio Calvario He was the first major winner of the festival, having won it 1964 With the theme “Prayer”. Despite Portugal's numerous participations in the competition that guarantees access to Eurovision, our country has only won on the international stage once, in 2017, with the song “Love for both of them“, in Salvador Sobral.
Another unavoidable name in the history of the song festival is… Sarah Tavaresthe artist of Cape Verdean origin who participated in the competition in 1994, after winning the version whose theme was “Call the musicThe singer lost her battle against cancer at the end of 2023, but she was not forgotten, and the first semi-final of the Da Canção Festival began with an emotional tribute to Sarah. Before I also paid tribute Carlos Bayaoten singers took to the stage and tried their luck in finding a place to represent Portugal in the Eurovision contest scheduled to be held in Sweden in May.
In this edition of the Song Festival, more than eight hundred people submitted a song for the competition, but only six were selected for the competition, joining twelve others who were invited to participate in the festival. After this first semi-final, the first Six finalists Who will be able to continue fighting for a place in Eurovision.
The first finalists are…
In the first semi-final they were selected as finalists NinaThe artist who playedConspiracy theories“; You Perpetuathe band that brought a distinctive style to the Festival da Canção citypop; Rita RochaThe youngest singer in the competition at just seventeen years old; Joao PorscheMadeiran who opted for a much more alternative style; Yolanda, the singer who is already one of the audience's favourites; that it nobleThe singer took the stage alone to perform a song about memory loss.
They stayed behind Milaa Madeiran singer who brought a part of the ocean to the stage; Mila Dorswho gave us a very intimate performance; Leave.The singer who added a bed to it performance; that it bishopor Rapper The Portuguese who built a Portuguese house on stage and left no one indifferent.
The second semi-final match will be held next Saturday. March 2. Then we'll find out what other names will join the list of finalists in the battle for a place at Eurovision.
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