Positive COVID test delays Portuguese rehearsal
A member of the Portuguese delegation has tested positive for COVID 19 while undergoing routine antigenic testing at the PalaOlimpico venue in Turin. Portugal...
Let’s start day 2 on a high note – The Portuguese...
So first up on Day 2 were those happy Portuguese!
Maro tells us that this song links to her late grandfather and grandmother (which explains...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 31 – Portugal
While it’s delightful to be able to follow all the national finals nowadays (and I’ll be returning to those after the Contest for the...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 31 – Portugal
Saudade Saudade – MARO
Saudade Saudade may be the dreariest song ever unleashed onto an unsuspecting public, and yet I keep reading how it's truly...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 31 – Portugal
Saudade Saudade – MARO
When our chums at Eurovision Ireland reviewed this in their fantastic “Review In 2” section of YouTube several weeks ago, there...
8 April – I don’t want what fado is all about
We're in Italy for a certain musical event next month. So when an act has a birthday who performed in Italy the last time...
29 March – Old women, crazy women and tourists are coming...
Birthdays are like buses. Some days there are none at all. Then other days you get a veritable plethora of them. That then gives...
Portugal hands Eurovision crown to Maro
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) tonight picked Maro with 'Saudade Saudade' as the Portuguese entry to the contest through the national selection Festival...
8 March – Bread that was never kneaded
In just over two months from now, it's possible that you'll be somewhere in southern Europe. Somewhere where the pasta, chianti (chianti, chianti, chianti,...
Festival da Canção – Second semi-final results
Portugal continued whittling down the field of songs vying to win a spot at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest after tonight's second semi-final of...