Earlier today (October 25th), a draw took place in Lisbon to determine in which semi-final each of the 26 composers would compete in. This has taken us one step closer to finding out who will represent Portugal and therefore be the host entry at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest!
Selections from multiple sources
Last month, RTP revealed the names of the 26 composers who would be participating in Festival da Canção 2018. 22 of the 26 composers were invited by RTP themselves. Two further composers were then chosen via a public submissions process. One was chosen through the programme Master Class, aired on Antena 1. Finally, the last composer was invited by Salvador Sobral himself, the winner of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest for Portugal.
Today’s draw results
Today, the 26 composers were drawn into two semi-finals of 13. The draw was as follows:
Semi-final one
- Benjamim
- Diogo Clemente
- Fernando Tordo
- Francisca Cortesão
- Janeiro
- Jorge Palma
- José Cid
- JP Simões
- Júlio Resende
- Mallu Magalhães
- Nuno Rafael
- Paulo Praça
- Rita Dias
Semi-final two
- Aline Frazão
- Armando Teixeira
- Bruno Cardoso
- Capicua
- Daniela Onis
- Diogo Piçarra
- Francisco Rebelo
- Isaura
- João Afonso
- Miguel Ângelo
- Paulo Flores
- Peter Serrado
- Tito Paris
Get ready for February!
The first semi-final will take place on 18th February 2018, with the second semi-final following a week later. The grand final will then take place on 4th March in Guimarães as previously announced. Seven songs from each semi-final will qualify for the 14-act final.
Are you excited to see which artists the composers will choose to sing their entries? Furthermore, what type of song would you like to see Portugal send to their home contest? Let us know in the comments below!
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