RTP, the Portuguese national broadcaster, has unveiled the 20 composers who will compete at the forthcoming edition of Festival da Cançao 2025.

RTP is working round the clock in order to showcase an extraordinary and exciting national selection. The broadcaster received more than  entries in quest to find the potential 2025 Portuguese Eurovision entry.  A total of 20 songs will compete in the competition ( 14 selected via an invitation extended to established composers and 6 selected via an open call).

RTP has unveiled the 20 competing composers:

The 2025 FdC will consist of three shows ( two semi-finals and a grand final) scheduled to be broadcast live on 22 February, 01 and 08 March at the RTP Studios in Lisbon, Portuga. The Grand Final of Festival da Cançao 2025 will be held on Saturday 08 March 2025.

A total of 20 acts will battle for the golden ticket to Switzerland, 10 acts will compete in each semi-final, the top 6 entries from each semi-final will proceed to the Grand Final of FdC.  Hence 12 acts will fight for the right to represent Portugal at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in the Portuguese national final.

RTP has extended an invite to 14 composers to submit their songs for the competition, the composers will be free to chose the artist/s for their respective songs.

Whilst the remaining 6  entries were selected via an open public selection.

The 2025 Portuguese Eurovision entry will be determined via a 50/50 public televoting- regional jury deliberation.

Portugal in Eurovision

Portugal debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1964 and has won the competition once, namely in 2017 with Salvador Sobral‘s  Amor pelo dois. The country successfully hosted the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon.

Portugal has competed 55 times in the Eurovision Song Contest.

Source: RTP
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