The second semi-final of Festival da Canção 2019 took place tonight. Another eight acts competed for four places at the Grand Final. The professional jury and the Portuguese public decided the four qualifiers based on a 50/50 system. These acts will join last week’s qualifiers at the Grand Final, which takes place in Portico on March 2nd. Let’s take a look at the results from tonight’s show!
The results
Once again, the power was equally divided between the expert jury and the public at home. In case of a tie, the choice of the jury prevails over the choice of the televote. The jury and the televote awarded to the songs points from three to twelve. The four acts with the highest total votes advanced to the Grand Final, joining the four finalists of the first semi-final.
You can read more about this year’s jury here.
The follow artists qualified for the final:
- Mariana Bragada – “Mar doce”
- Madrepaz – “Mundo a mudar”
- NBC – “Igual a ti”
- Surma – “Pugna”
That means that the following acts are out of the running for the Portuguese ticket in Tel Aviv:
- Lara Laquiz– “O lugar”
- Dan Riverman – “Lava”
- João Couto – “O jantar”
- Mila Dores – “Debaixo do luar”
Find the full results breakdown in the table below:
| Place | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total |
| 1 | NBC | “Igual a ti” | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| 2 | Surma | “Pugna” | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 | Madrepaz | “Mundo a mudar” | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 4 | Mariana Bragada | “Mar doce” | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | Dan Riverman | “Lava” | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 6 | João Couto | “O jantar” | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | Mila Dores | “Debaixo do luar” | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | Lara Laquiz | “O lugar” | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Note: Mariana Bragada and Dan Riverman received the same votes total, but the tie was broken by the jury score, hence why Mariana progressed to the final.
The line up for the final is complete!
Next Saturday (March 2nd), the following eight acts will be competing in the final of Festival da Canção 2019:
- Ana Cláudia – “Inércia
- Calema – “A dois”
- Conan Osíris – “Telemóveis”
- Madrepaz – “Mundo a mudar”
- Mariana Bragada – “Mar doce”
- Matay – “Perfeito”
- NBC – “Igual a ti”
- Surma – “Pugna”
The act with the highest combined score from the jury and the televote will be waving the Portuguese flag in Tel Aviv in May!
Did the right acts go through tonight? Who were your favourites? Who are you rooting for to WIN Festival da Canção 2019 next week? Let us know! In the meantime, be sure to stay updated by following @ESCXTRA on Twitter, @escxtra on Instagram and liking our Facebook page for the latest updates!
