Tonight, the televised part of the Portuguese national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 will continue with the second semi final of the Festival da canção 2010 being held. Twelve acts will compete for the last six spots in the national final.
The show
The show to be broadcast on RTP1, RTP Madeira, RTP Internacional and RTP Africawill start at 22:39 CET (21:39 local time) and it will be hosted by Silvia Alberto at the Campo Paqueno in Lisbon. Twelve acts will present one song each and televoting alone will select the top six to progress to the national final on 6th March.
How to watch?
A webcast will be provided here, here or here.
Participants
Composer/Lyricist in brackets.
- Rui Nova – Uma canção à Cid (O sol e as estrelas)
(Rui Nova, Noé Gavina/Rui Nova) - Ricardo Martins – Caminheiro de mim
(Ricardo Martins) - Nuno & Fábia – Amar (Vieste para me salvar)
(Pedro Britohá/Pedro Vaz) - David Navarro – Quem é que será?
(Jorge Moreira, Jorge do Carmo, Tó Andrade) - Catarina Pereira – Canta por mim
(Andrej Babic/Carlos Coelho) - Filipe Delgado – Serei eu
(Ernesto Leite) - V-Boy – Quando eu penso em ti
(Mauro Guerreiro/Vítor dos Santos) - Terra D'Água – Amanhã no mar
(Davide Zaccariahá/Tiago Espírito Santo) - Nina Pinto – Meu coração não é meu
(Marios Gligoris/Augusto Madureira) - Gonçalo Tavares – Rios
(Gonçalo Tavares) - Banda Trocopasso – O mundo de pernas para o ar
(Jorge Oliveira) - Seis Po' Meia Dúzia – Pássaro saudade
(Ricardo Rodrigues/Irene Lúcia Andrade)
Your opinion
- You can vote for your favourite song in our poll here.
In 2009, Portugal was represented by Flor-de-Lis, who finished eighth in the first semi final and 15th in the final with their song Todas as ruas do amor. In 2010, the country will compete in the first semi final of the Eurovision Song Contest on 25th May.
