Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023

Eurovision Song Contest 2023
Eurovision Song Contest 2023
Country	Portugal
National selection
Selection process	Festival da Canção 2023
Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest

Portugal is set to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. The Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) will organise the national final Festival da Canção 2023 in order to select the Portuguese entry for the 2023 contest.

Background

Prior to the 2023 contest, Portugal has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty-three times since its first entry in 1964.^[1] Portugal had won the contest on one occasion: in 2017 with the song "Amar pelos dois" performed by Salvador Sobral. Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004, Portugal had featured in only seven finals. Portugal's least successful result has been last place, which they have achieved on four occasions, most recently in 2018 with the song "O jardim" performed by Cláudia Pascoal. Portugal has also received nul points on two occasions; in 1964 and 1997. In 2022, Portugal placed ninth with the song "Saudade, saudade" performed by Maro.

The Portuguese national broadcaster, Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP), broadcasts the event within Portugal and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. RTP confirmed Portugal's participation in the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest on 2 September 2022.^[2] The broadcaster has traditionally selected the Portuguese entry for the Eurovision Song Contest via the music competition Festival da Canção, with exceptions in 1988 and 2005 when the Portuguese entries were internally selected. Along with their participation confirmation, the broadcaster revealed details regarding their selection procedure and announced the organization of Festival da Canção 2023 in order to select the 2023 Portuguese entry.^[2]

Before Eurovision

Festival da Canção 2023

Festival da Canção 2023 is set to be the 57th edition of Festival da Canção that selects Portugal's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. The competition will consist of two semi-finals with twenty entries competing in total, leading to a twelve-song final.

Format

The format of the competition will consiste of three shows: two semi-finals and the final. Each semi-final will feature ten competing entries from which six will advance from each show to complete the twelve song lineup in the final. Results during the semi-finals will be determined by the votes from a jury panel appointed by RTP and public televoting; the first five qualifiers will be based on the 50/50 combination of jury and public voting where both streams of voting assign points from 1–8, 10 and 12 based on ranking, while the sixth qualifier will be determined by a second round of public televoting from the remaining entries. Results during the final will be determined by the 50/50 combination of votes from seven regional juries and public televoting, which will be opened following the second semi-final and closed during the final show. Both the public televote and the juries assign points from 1–8, 10 and 12 based on the ranking developed by both streams of voting.^[3]

Competing entries

Twenty composers will be selected by RTP through two methods: sixteen invited by RTP for the competition and four selected from 667 submissions received through an open call for songs.^[4]^[5] The composers both create the songs and select its performer. Songs could be submitted in any language.^[3]

References

^ "Portugal Country Profile". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 10 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b Granger, Anthony (2 September 2022). "Portugal: Eurovision 2023 Participation Confirmed & Song Submissions Open". Eurovoix. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b "REGULAMENTO" (PDF). RTP (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 October 2022.
^ "Festival da Canção 2023 volta a acolher 20 canções inéditas". RTP (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 October 2022.
^ Granger, Anthony (28 October 2022). "Portugal: 667 Songs Submitted For Festival da Canção 2023". Eurovoix. Retrieved 29 October 2022.

External links

Official website of Festival da Canção

[1] "Portugal Country Profile". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 10 August 2017.

[:0-2] Granger, Anthony (2 September 2022). "Portugal: Eurovision 2023 Participation Confirmed & Song Submissions Open". Eurovoix. Retrieved 29 October 2022.

[:1-3] "REGULAMENTO" (PDF). RTP (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 October 2022.

[4] "Festival da Canção 2023 volta a acolher 20 canções inéditas". RTP (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 October 2022.

[5] Granger, Anthony (28 October 2022). "Portugal: 667 Songs Submitted For Festival da Canção 2023". Eurovoix. Retrieved 29 October 2022.

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Participation	1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023
Artists	2B Alma Lusa Os Amigos Anabela Leonor Andrade Filipa Azevedo Rui Bandeira The Black Mamba Manuela Bravo António Calvário Carlos do Carmo Paulo de Carvalho José Cid Tó Cruz Da Vinci Dina Doce Dora ~~Elisa~~ Vânia Fernandes Adelaide Ferreira Flor-de-Lis Armando Gama Gemini Rita Guerra Maria Guinot Homens da Luta Madalena Iglésias Célia Lawson Maro Carlos Mendes Duarte Mendes Lúcia Moniz MTM Eduardo Nascimento Nevada Nonstop Nucha Simone de Oliveira Conan Osíris Carlos Paião Cláudia Pascoal Dulce Pontes Sabrina Salvador Sobral Sofia Vitória Filipa Sousa Suzy Sara Tavares Fernando Tordo Tonicha
Songs	"Amar" "Amar pelos dois" "Amor d'água fresca" "Antes do adeus" "Baunilha e chocolate" "Bem bom" "Chamar a música" "A cidade (até ser dia)" "Coisas de nada" "Como tudo começou" "Conquistador" "Dai li dou" "Dança comigo" "Deixa-me sonhar" "Desfolhada portuguesa" "E depois do adeus" "Ele e ela" "Esta balada que te dou" "A festa da vida" "Uma flor de verde pinho" "Foi magia" "Um grande, grande amor" "Há dias assim" "Há sempre alguém" "Há um mar que nos separa" "O jardim" "Love Is on My Side" "Lusitana paixão" "A luta é alegria" "Madrugada" ~~"Medo de sentir"~~ "Menina do alto da serra" "O meu coração não tem cor" "Não sejas mau para mim" "Neste barco à vela" "Oração" "Penso em ti, eu sei" "Playback" "Portugal no coração" "Quero ser tua" "Saudade, saudade" "Se eu te pudesse abraçar" "Senhora do mar (negras águas)" "Silêncio e tanta gente" "Só sei ser feliz assim" "Sobe, sobe, balão sobe" "Sol de inverno" "Telemóveis" "Todas as ruas do amor" "Tourada" "O vento mudou" "Verão" "Vida minha" "Voltarei"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Portugal did not compete