For those of you with a masochistic streak or for those of you who just like the struggle a good fado can bring you (fnarr) – RTP has announced the twenty semifinalists in this year’s Festival da Cancao.
14 of them were direct entrants and six of them (from, I read, a record 809 entries – who says this contest is dead) got chosen by RTP. You can see the entries below. There will be two rounds of the old voting, with a 50/50 mix determining the first five qualifiers. Then another round of pure televoting amongst the remaining five to get a final qualifier.
| Song | Performer(s) |
|---|---|
| Casa portuguesa | Bispo |
| Grito | Iolanda |
| Volto a ti | Left. |
| ...Pelas costuras | João Borsch |
| Água | Mela |
| Afia a língua | Mila Dores |
| Teorias da conspiração | Nena |
| Memory | Noble |
| Bem longe daqui | Perpétua |
| Pontos finais | Rita Rocha |
| Song | Performer(s) |
|---|---|
| O farol | Buba Espinho |
| Primavera | Cristina Clara |
| You Can't Hide | Filipa |
| Pé de choro | Huca |
| Quarto para um | João Couto |
| Doce mistério | Leo Middea |
| Dia | Maria João |
| Aceitar | No Maka feat. Ana Maria |
| Criatura | Rita Onofre |
| Change | Silk Nobre |
In that Grand final, a seven-member panel (One from each region of Portugal) and a televote will determine the winner.
I’m sure you can hardly wait!