The 20 songs competing at Festival da Canção 2023 have been released and the winner will represent Portugal at Eurovision 2023!
The 20 songs were shortlisted out of 667 songs, received by RTP for this year’s Festival da Canção. And now the Portuguese broadcaster have finally revealed them to the public.
From the total amount of songs, 15 were invited by the RTP team, whereas the remaining five were picked from the submission of songs.
The 20 songs will be split into two semi-finals:
Semi-final #1
- April Ivy – Modo Voo
- Churky – Encruzilhada
- Cláudia Pascoal – Nasci Maria
- Bolha – Sonhos da Liberdade
- Mimicat – Ai Coração
- MOYAH – Too Much Sauce
- NEON SOHO – Endless World
- Esse Povo – Sapatos de Cimento
- SAL – Viver
- You Can’t Win Charlie Brown – Contraste Mudo
Semi-final #2
- Lara Li – Funâmbula
- Bandua – Bandeiras
- Bárbara Tinoco – Goodnight
- Dapunksportif – World Needs Therapy
- Edmundo Inácio – A Festa
- Inês Apenas – Fim do Mundo
- Ivandro – Povo
- Teresinha Landeiro – Enquanto é tempo
- The Happy Mess – O Impossível
- Voodoo Marmalade – Tormento
You can listen all competing songs here.
Festival da Canção 2023 will consist of three live televised shows ( 2 semi-finals and a Grand Final) scheduled to be held on 25 February and 4 and 11 March at the RTP Studios in Lisbon, Portugal.
- 25/02/2023- FdC Semi-final 1
- 04/03/2023- FdC Semi-final 2
- 11/03/2023- FdC Grand Final
The 2023 Portuguese Eurovision entry will be determined via a 50/50 public televoting- regional jury deliberation.