According to the Portuguese Broadcasting, the number of contestants in Operação Triunfo will be 16.
The show Operação Triunfo is to start in early January. The winner will represent Portugal in the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest.
RTP has not released much information about the show so far. But, almost everyday, they give some 5 seconds publicity to the show saying that will be the greatest TV progam of 2003. Anyway, they started to drop some information this week by telling 16 stars will take part of the show.
