Watch: tonight at 22:05 CET as the Portuguese Eurovision national final “Festival da Canção 2025” takes place, selecting Portugal’s representative and song for Eurovision 2025. A viewing link is provided.
Tonight at 22:05 CET, the grand final of the Portuguese Eurovision national selection “Festival da Canção 2025” will take place. Twelve songs will be performed, with the winner chosen to represent Portugal at Eurovision 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. The victor will be determined by a combination of 50% voting from seven regional juries and 50% public vote
The final will be hosted by Filomena Cautela, who previously hosted Eurovision 2018 in Lisbon, and Vasco Palmeirim. This duo has been co-hosting the Portuguese Eurovision national final since 20191. The event will be held at the studios of the national broadcaster RTP in the country’s capital, Lisbon.
The broadcast starts at 22:05 CET – Click here to watch!
Who to Watch Out for Tonight?
The Euromix editorial team selected Diana Vilarinho to represent Portugal at Eurovision, awarding her 46 points. Peculiar ranked second with 44 points, followed by Fernando Daniel in third place with 40 points.
Based on YouTube view counts, Fernando Daniel is the big winner of the national selection with about 250,000 views for his semi-final performance, followed by Josh with 180,000 views for his semi-final performance.
According to early betting odds, Josh was the clear favorite to win the selection, but the semi-final performance turned the tables, putting Fernando Daniel in the lead across most parameters.
Diana Vilarinho – Who Is She?
Diana Vilarinho is a 27-year-old Portuguese singer, primarily known in the traditional Fado scene in Portugal. In 2008, she won first place in the “Grande Noite do Fado”. She has participated in major festivals such as Festival Caixa/Santa Casa Alfama and performed across Europe. In 2025, Diana is competing in Festival da Canção with the song “Cotovia”, which she co-wrote with Joana Alegre and Ricardo Ribeiro.
List of Portuguese Eurovision National Final Contestants and Their Songs, in Order of Appearance:
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- Bomazine – “Apago Tudo“
- Margarida Campelo – “Eu Sei Que O Amor“
- HENKA – “I Wanna Destroy U“
- Bluay – “Ninguém“
- Jéssica Pina – “Calafrio“
- Marco Rodrigues – “A Minha Casa“
- NAPA – “Deslocado“
- Peculiar – “Adamastor“
- Fernando Daniel – “Medo“
- Emmy Curl – “Rapsódia da Paz“
- Josh – “Tristeza“
- Diana Vilarinho – “Cotovia“
Click on the song title to listen!
Among the contestants, we find Fernando Daniel, who participated in the Portuguese Eurovision national selection in 2017 with the song “Poema a dois”. He finished fifth out of eight contestants in the final. Jéssica Pina, who was one of the backing vocalists for the Belgian entry at Eurovision 2004, is also competing. Additionally, Marco Rodrigues took part in the national selection in 2008 with his song “Em água e sal”, where he secured a respectable third place.
Portugal at Eurovision 2024
“Grito” is the name of the song performed by the singer Iolanda, who was chosen to represent Portugal after winning the Portuguese national finals. Portugal advanced to the final after placing eighth in the first semi-final with 58 points, and in the grand final, it finished in tenth place with 152 points.
This marks the fourth consecutive time that Portugal has reached the final, a feat it had not achieved before. Additionally, this is the third time since 2021 that Portugal has ended up on the left side of the scoreboard, twice among the top ten. These are respectable achievements for a country that was until recently considered one of the least successful in the competition.
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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.”
