Last night (well, this morning for most of us), Portugal capped off the 2020 national finals season by crowing Elisa as the winner of Festival da Canção. Following the final, RTP have released the voting numbers for both of the semi finals, which were not revealed during the broadcasts like last year.
For this year’s edition of Festival da Canção, RTP did not reveal the televote and jury scores for the entrants during the semi final. This made for wild and unpredictable viewing during last night’s voting system.
Last night we saw that the winning song “Medo de sentir” didn’t win either of the jury vote or the televote, but now RTP have released the full voting numbers for both of the semi finals. The stats reveal that the jury and the televote were divided throughout the entire selection. Elisa won the first semi final (but tied score with Bárbara), whilst Jimmy P won the second semi final.
Semi final one results
Place | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total |
1 | Elisa | “Medo de sentir” | 10 | 10 | 20 |
2 | Bárbara Tinoco | “Passe-Partout” | 8 | 12 | 20 |
3 | Filipe Sambado | “Gerbera amarela do Sul” | 12 | 5 | 17 |
4 | Throes + The Shine | “Movimento” | 7 | 7 | 14 |
5 | Blasted | “Rebellion” | 6 | 8 | 14 |
6 | JJaZZ | “Agora” | 3 | 6 | 9 |
7 | Ian Mucznik | “O dia de amanhã” | 4 | 4 | 8 |
8 | MEERA | “Copo de gin” | 5 | 3 | 8 |
NOTE: In Festival da Canção, the jury vote has priority, so the tie for 4th was broken by Throes + The Shine getting a higher jury score.
Semi final two results
Place | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total |
1 | Jimmy P | “Abensonhado” | 10 | 12 | 22 |
2 | Kady | “Diz Só” | 12 | 8 | 20 |
3 | Tomás Luzia | “Mais Real Que O Amor” | 5 | 10 | 15 |
4 | Elisa Rodrigues | “Não Voltes Mais” | 8 | 5 | 13 |
5 | Luiz Caracol e Gus Liberdade | “Dói-me o País” | 7 | 6 | 13 |
6 | Dubio feat. +351 | “Cegueira” | 4 | 7 | 11 |
7 | Judas | “Cubismo Enviesado” | 6 | 4 | 10 |
8 | Cláudio Frank | “Quero-te Abraçar” | 3 | 3 | 6 |
NOTE: Again, Elisa Rodrigues because she received a higher score from the jury than Luiz Caracol and Gus Liberdade.
Final results
Place | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total |
1 | Elisa | “Medo de sentir” | 10 | 10 | 20 |
2 | Bárbara Tinoco | “Passe-Partout” | 6 | 12 | 18 |
3 | Filipe Sambado | “Gerbera amarela do Sul” | 12 | 4 | 16 |
4 | Kady | “Diz Só” | 8 | 7 | 15 |
5 | Jimmy P | “Abensonhado” | 7 | 6 | 13 |
6 | Throes + The Shine | “Movimento” | 6 | 5 | 11 |
7 | Tomás Luzia | “Mais Real Que O Amor” | 3 | 8 | 11 |
8 | Elisa Rodrigues | “Não Voltes Mais” | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest
Portugal was once seen as one of the most unlucky Eurovision countries, holding the record for the longest period of participation without a win (49 attempts). Portugal had their first, and only win to date, in 2017 when Salvador Sobral won the contest with “Amar Pelos Dois”. Not only was this their first win, but it was also their first and only top 5 placing in the contest to date.
Unfortunately, since this victory, Portugal haven’t been able to replicate this success in the past two contests. In 2018, as the host nation, Portugal got its fourth last place finish with Cláudia Pascoal’s “O Jardim”. In Tel Aviv, Conan didn’t qualify for the Grand Final. He finished 15th with 51 points.
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