The selection of Portugal’s entry for Eurovision: The second semi-final took place this evening, and another five contestants have secured their spots in the grand final of “Festival da Canção 2026”.
The second show of Portugal’s national Eurovision selection, “Festival da Canção 2026,” took place this evening. Eight artists competed for five of the ten spots available in the final. Four of the qualifiers were chosen through a combination of 50% audience votes and 50% jury votes, while the fifth finalist was selected in an additional round based solely on 100% public voting.
The semifinal was held at the Valentim de Carvalho studios in Lisbon, hosted by Filomena Cautela, Alexandre Guimarães, and Catarina Maia. The final scheduled to take place on March 7 in Lisbon.
The Finalists Of “Festival da Canção 2026”:
- Gonçalo Gomes – Doce Ilusão (Refuses to represent Portugal in Eurovision 2026)
- Silvana Peres – Não tem fim (Refuses to represent Portugal in Eurovision 2026)
- Sandrino – Disposto a tudo
- Bandidos do Cante – Rosa
- João Ribeiro – Canção do Querer (Refuses to represent Portugal in Eurovision 2026)
- Dinis Mota – Jurei (Refuses to represent Portugal in Eurovision 2026)
- Nunca Mates o Madarim – Fumo (Refuses to represent Portugal in Eurovision 2026)
- Evaya – Sprint (Refuses to represent Portugal in Eurovision 2026)
- Andre Amaro – Dá-Me a Tua Mão
- Marquise – Chuva (Refuses to represent Portugal in Eurovision 2026)
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Who Will Represent Portugal?
660 songs were submitted this year for Portugal’s “Festival da Canção”, from which 16 advanced to the competition stage. However, this year, winning “Festival da Canção 2026” does not necessarily mean participating in Eurovision.
The group Bandidos do Cante and contestant Andre Amaro are the only ones who have confirmed that they will not boycott Eurovision. Contestant Sandrino has not yet expressed a position regarding his participation in the contest. The remaining 13 participants have officially stated that they will not take part in Eurovision if they win the competition, due to Israel’s participation.
Artists joining the protest movement:
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- Dinis Mota
- Evaya
- Francisco Fontes
- Gonçalo Gomes
- Inês Sousa
- Jacaréu and Ana Margarida
- João Ribeiro
- Marquise
- Nunca Mates o Madarim
- Silvana Peres
הצגת פוסט זה באינסטגרם
Dates of “Festival da Canção 2026”:
First Semi-Final – Saturday, February 21st, 2026.- Second Semi-Final – Saturday, February 28th, 2026.
- Grand Final – Saturday, March 7th, 2026.
“Deslocado” (in English: “Displaced”) is the song that will be performed by NAPA band, representing Portugal in Eurovision 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. Portugal finished 21st with 50 points, ranked 19th in jury vote and 21st in public vote.
Eurovision 2026: This will be Portugal’s 57th 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”.
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