RTP, the Portuguese national broadcaster has announced today that a special musical surprise awaits everyone when Eurovision comes to town.

The 2018  Eurovision Song Contest is under wraps and a detailed magnificent show is being prepared with lots of surprises in store.

One of highlights of the show will be the special musical journey that awaits us with Branko, Sara Tavares, Mayra Andrade and Dino D’Santiago, when electronic and lusophone music will merge and viewers will be treated to an extraordinary musical extravaganza.

Eurovision fans will remember Sara Tavares as she represented Portugal at the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest with her entry Chamar a musica.

The journey begins with a version of the song Ter Peito e Espaço  by Sara Tavares, remixed by Branko, created exclusively for the show. We will then proceed to the discovery of Nova Lisboa by Dino D’Santiago, a new song co-produced by Branko that will be presented  for the very first time.

The conclusion comes with Reserva pra Dois, the celebrated theme by Branko and Mayra Andrade, a collaboration that has marked and continues to mark the history of contemporary Portuguese music.

The musical voyage will include several lusophone languages with eletronic music, a characteristic that personifies how all this comes to life in Lisbon and the world.

The 2018 Eurovision Song Contest is scheduled to be held on 8, 10 and 12 May at the  Altice Arena in Lisbon.


Sanjay (Sergio) joined esctoday.com in December 2006 as an editor. He was appointed as the Head of Press of ESCToday.com in 2011. Hereafter in 2016 he was promoted as the Head of International Relations & Communications at ESCToday. Sergio has covered the Eurovision Song Contest live 22 times since 2000, having worked for several international magazines and media outlets.