Portugal held the first semi-final of “Festival da Canção 2026″.
Vasco Palmeirim, Catarina Maia, and Alexandre Guimarães hosted the show:
The Songs
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6 artists will compete tonight in the following order:
- Dinis Mota – Jurei (Eng: I Swear)
- Nunca Mates o Mandarim – Fumo (Eng: Smoke)
- EVAYA – Sprint
- André Amaro – Dá-me a Tua Mão (Eng: Give Me Your Hand)
- Bateu Matou – Nos Teus Olhos (Eng: In Your Eyes)
- Marquise – Chuva (Eng: Rain)
- AGRIDOCE – Onde Quero Estar (Eng: Where I Want To Be)
- Mário Marta – Pertencer (Eng: Belong)
The Results
- The results of each show are based on a 50% public vote and a 50% jury vote. The voting system is of a fixed points-based (12, 10, 8, 1-6 points)
- In the semi-finals, 4 acts will be selected based on a 50% public vote and a 50% jury vote. An additional finalist will be selected from among the remaining based on a 100% public vote.
The 5 qualifiers are:
- André Amaro – Dá-me a Tua Mão (Eng: Give Me Your Hand)
- Dinis Mota – Jurei (Eng: I Swear)
- Nunca Mates o Mandarim – Fumo (Eng: Smoke)
- EVAYA – Sprint
- Marquise – Chuva (Eng: Rain)
This means that the following 3 acts won’t perform in the final:
- Bateu Matou – Nos Teus Olhos (Eng: In Your Eyes)
- AGRIDOCE – Onde Quero Estar (Eng: Where I Want To Be)
- Mário Marta – Pertencer (Eng: Belong)
Next week, an additional 8 artists will take the stage:
- Bandidos do Cante – Rosa (Eng: Rose)
- Francisco Fontes – Copiloto (Eng: Co-Pilot)
- Gonçalo Gomes – Doce Ilusão (Eng: Sweet Illusion)
- Inês Sousa – Um Filme ao Contrário (Eng: A Movie in Reverse)
- Jacaréu e Ana Margarida – O-pi-ni-ão
- João Ribeiro – Canção do Querer (Eng: Song of Desire)
- Sandrino – Disposto a Tudo (Eng: Ready for Anything)
- Silvana Peres – Não Tem fim (Eng: It Has No End)
Portugal will compete in semi-final 1 of Eurovision 2026 (May 12th, 2026).
The country will perform in the first half of the show
Eurovision 2026 will be held in Vienna, Austria, on May 12th, 14th, and 16th, 2026.
