Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023
| Eurovision Song Contest 2023 | ||||
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| Country |  Portugal | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Festival da Canção 2023 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 25 February 2023 4 March 2023 Final: 11 March 2023 | |||
| Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Portugal is set to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. The Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) will organise the national final Festival da Canção 2023 in order to select the Portuguese entry for the 2023 contest.
Background
Prior to the 2023 contest, Portugal has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty-three times since its first entry in 1964.[1] Portugal had won the contest on one occasion: in 2017 with the song "Amar pelos dois" performed by Salvador Sobral. Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004, Portugal had featured in only seven finals. Portugal's least successful result has been last place, which they have achieved on four occasions, most recently in 2018 with the song "O jardim" performed by Cláudia Pascoal. Portugal has also received nul points on two occasions; in 1964 and 1997. In 2022, Portugal placed ninth with the song "Saudade, saudade" performed by Maro.
The Portuguese national broadcaster, Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP), broadcasts the event within Portugal and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. RTP confirmed Portugal's participation in the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest on 2 September 2022.[2] The broadcaster has traditionally selected the Portuguese entry for the Eurovision Song Contest via the music competition Festival da Canção, with exceptions in 1988 and 2005 when the Portuguese entries were internally selected. Along with their participation confirmation, the broadcaster announced the organization of Festival da Canção 2023 in order to select the 2023 Portuguese entry.[2]
Before Eurovision
Festival da Canção 2023
Festival da Canção 2023 is set to be the 57th edition of Festival da Canção that selects Portugal's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. The competition will consist of two semi-finals on 25 February and 4 March 2023 with twenty entries competing in total, leading to a twelve-song final on 11 March 2023.[3]
Format
The format of the competition will consist of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. Each semi-final will feature ten competing entries from which six will advance from each show to complete the twelve song lineup in the final. Results during the semi-finals will be determined by the votes from a jury panel appointed by RTP and public televoting; the first five qualifiers will be based on the 50/50 combination of jury and public voting where both streams of voting assign points from 1–8, 10 and 12 based on ranking, while the sixth qualifier will be determined by a second round of public televoting from the remaining entries. Results during the final will be determined by the 50/50 combination of votes from seven regional juries and public televoting, which will be opened following the second semi-final and closed during the final show. Both the public televote and the juries assign points from 1–8, 10 and 12 based on the ranking developed by both streams of voting.[4]
Competing entries
Twenty composers will be selected by RTP through two methods: fifteen invited by RTP for the competition and five selected from 667 submissions received through an open call for songs.[5][6] The composers, which both create the songs and select its performers, are required to submit the demo and final versions of their entries by 31 October and 30 November 2022, respectively. Songs could be submitted in any language.[4] The selected composers were revealed on 9 November 2022, while the competing artists and songs are set to be revealed on 19 January 2023.[7][8]
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Selection |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | André Henriques | Invited by RTP | |
| April Ivy | |||
| Bandua | |||
| Bárbara Tinoco | |||
| Churky | |||
| Cláudia Pascoal | |||
| Dapunksportif | |||
| Edmundo Inácio | Open call winner | ||
| Inês Apenas | |||
| Ivandro | Invited by RTP | ||
| Jacinta | |||
| Mimicat | Open call winner | ||
| Moyah | |||
| Neon Soho | Invited by RTP | ||
| Quim Albergaria | |||
| SAL | |||
| Teresinha Landeiro | |||
| The Happy Mess | |||
| Voodoo Marmalade | Open call winner | ||
| You Can't Win, Charlie Brown | Invited by RTP | ||
References
- ^ "Portugal Country Profile". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ a b Granger, Anthony (2 September 2022). "Portugal: Eurovision 2023 Participation Confirmed & Song Submissions Open". Eurovoix. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "FC2023: Final do 'Festival da Canção 2023' agendada para 11 de março". escportugal.pt (in Portuguese). 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ^ a b "REGULAMENTO" (PDF). RTP (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "Festival da Canção 2023 volta a acolher 20 canções inéditas". RTP (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (28 October 2022). "Portugal: 667 Songs Submitted For Festival da Canção 2023". Eurovoix. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ Geral, Por ESC Portugal. "FC2023: Conheça os 20 autores do 'Festival da Canção 2023'". Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ^ Geral, Por ESC Portugal. "FC2023: Canções e intérpretes do 'Festival da Canção 2023' serão conhecidos a 19 de janeiro". Retrieved 2022-11-09.