Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 – Part 28/37 – Portugal
What? - Mimicat you say? - Sorry the hearing is going at my age!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC85TcvRJew
In Portuguese, the word " Saudade" is one of those words...
Festival RTP da Canção results
The Portuguese national final took place at Coliseu dos Recreios in Lisbon on 5 March 2017, hosted by Sílvia Alberto and Catarina Furtado.
In the...
25 September – He’s not sailing anymore
You want a cracker of a song? One that has everything? Power? Emotion? Wind machines? Wafty dresses? Marzipan? Well, maybe not the marzipan, but...
Portugal hands Eurovision crown to Maro
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) tonight picked Maro with 'Saudade Saudade' as the Portuguese entry to the contest through the national selection Festival...
Portuguese struggles – live!
Just had the pleasure of watching Homens Da Luta - those jolly Portuguese in another of their terrific press conferences. Rather than just sitting there telling...
22 September – We’re going from street to street
It's an all points west birthday today. Our favourite TV show regularly moves around Europe's quarters, showing us the delights of the varied continent.
Back...
4 February – Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
I mention from time to time that we love someone who tries. Even though they'll never be the continent's favourite. Often through no fault...
Portugal – Festival da Canção – First semi-final Results
Sometimes I feel sorry for a country at Eurovision. And that's almost always the case with Portugal. They don't make it easy though, there's...
Festival da Cancao reaches a result
Shortly after the Nordic three made their choices, Portugal got going with the Festival da Cancao Grande Final (languages are a gift etc). After...
Time for something Portuguese
RTP has today announced the songs competing to represent Portugal at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest.
16 songs will compete in the Festival da Canção...