Portugal at Eurovision 2025: selection concluded its Second semi-final, advancing six acts to the final of “Festival da Canção 2025”. Watch the full results!

The Second semi-final of Portugal’s “Festival da Canção 2025” aired last night, hosted by Jorge Gabriel and José Carlos Malato. Ten contestants competed, and six secured their spots in the national final on March 8: Bomazine, emmy Curl,Fernando Daniel,NAPA, Diana Vilarinho and HENKA alongside previously qualified acts Marco Rodrigues, Margarida Campelo, Josh, Bluay, Jéssica Pina, and Peculiar (selected solely by public vote).

The Second Semi-Final Results (advancers highlighted):

1. 1. A Cantadeira – “Responso à Mulher“
   2. TOTA – “á-tê-xis“
   3. Bomazine – “Apago Tudo“
   4. emmy Curl – “Rapsódia da Paz“
   5. Inês Marques Lucas – “Quantos Queres“
   6. Fernando Daniel – “Medo“
   7. Luca Argel feat. Pri Azevedo – “Quem foi?“
   8. NAPA – “Deslocado“
   9. Diana Vilarinho – “Cotovia“
   10. HENKA – “I Wanna Destroy U“

Click on the song title to listen!

Notable Participants

Among the qualifiers was Fernando Daniel, a returning artist who previously competed in Portugal’s 2017 pre-selection with Poema a dois, finishing fifth in the final.

The full list of contestants for Portugal’s Festival da Canção:

• Bomazine – “Apago Tudo“
• emmy Curl – “Rapsódia da Paz“
• Fernando Daniel – “Medo“
• NAPA – “Deslocado“
• Diana Vilarinho – “Cotovia“
• HENKA – “I Wanna Destroy U“
• Marco Rodrigues – “A Minha Casa“
• Margarida Campelo – “Eu Sei Que O Amor“
• Josh – “Tristeza“
• Bluay – “Ninguém“
• Jéssica Pina – “Calafrio“
• Peculiar – “Adamastor“

The jury includes:

• Iolanda (Portugal’s 2024 Eurovision representative)

• Kadi (former participant of Portugal’s Eurovision selection)

• Miguel Ribeiro (former participant of Portugal’s Eurovision selection)

• Tiago Nacarto (songwriter previously accepted into Portugal’s Eurovision selection)

• Fábia Rebordão (songwriter previously accepted into Portugal’s Eurovision selection)

Competition Format

In each semi-final, ten songs will compete, with six songs from each heat advancing to the final, as is done every year. It appears that 12 songs will compete in the grand final for the right to represent Portugal at Eurovision 2025. The winner of the final will be determined, according to the rules each year, by a combination of public voting (50%) and jury voting (50%), similar to the Eurovision competition itself.

Portuguese National Final Dates:

First Semi-Final – Saturday, February 22, at RTP studios in Lisbon.
Second Semi-Final – Saturday, March 1, at RTP studios in Lisbon.
The Grand Final – Saturday, March 8, at RTP studios in Lisbon.

Eurovision 2025: This will be Portugal’s 56th participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. Portugal joined the competition in 1964 and achieved its best result in Eurovision 2017 when singer Salvador Sobral won first place with the song “Amar pelos dois.”