Festival da Canção 2020

Festival da Canção 2020
Preliminary decision data
country	Portugal
Broadcasting station
Producing broadcaster
place	Semi-finals: RTP Studio 1, Lisbon Final: Coliseu Comendador Rondão Almeida, Elvas
date	March 7, 2020
Time	9:00 p.m. ( UTC )
Duration	approx. 140 minutes
Number of participants	16
Number of contributions	16
Preliminary rounds	2
Preliminary round dates	Semi-finals: February 22, 2020 February 29, 2020
poll	50% jury voting, 50% televoting
Moderation
First semi-final: Jorge Gabriel, Tânia Ribas de Oliveira & Inês Lopes Gonçalves (Green Room) Second semi-final: José Carlos Malato , Sónia Araújo & Inês Lopes Gonçalves (Green Room) Final: Filomena Cautela , Vasco Palmeirim & Inês Lopes Gonçalves (Green Room)

The 53rd Festival da Canção took place on March 7, 2020 and was the Portuguese preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam ( Netherlands ). Elisa won with the song Medo de Sentir .

format

concept

In 2020, the public broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) will stick to the concept of the previous years. There will be two semi-finals with eight performers each. Four of them qualify for the final in each semi-final, where eight participants then appear. A jury and the audience vote equally.

Choice of contribution

The public broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) invited 14 composers from various musical genres to compose contributions for the preliminary round, which they should submit by October 31, 2019. The final versions of the songs should be completed by November 30, 2019. According to RTP, two of the 14 composers have already been determined, but their names have not yet been published. RTP selected the 15th composer in the Master Class format , a broadcast produced by Antena 1 aimed at authors and composers who have not yet published a work. A jury put together by the station director Rui Pêgo selected Cláudio Francisco António as the winner. The 16th composer was selected through an open application process. All citizens with Portuguese nationality or a place of residence in Portugal, regardless of whether they have already published a song, are invited to submit a contribution to RTP. A specially composed jury from the music and television industry examined the until October 15, 2019 and selected Dubio ft. +351.

Attendees

Composers

On November 6, 2019, RTP presented the 16 selected composers who will each be responsible for one contribution.

• Rui Pregal da Cunha
• Tiago Nacarato
• Filipe Sambado
• MEERA
• Pedro Jóia
• Throes + The Shine
• Eliza Rodrigues
• Marta Carvalho
• António Avelar Pinho
• João Cabrita
• Helio Morais
• Dino D'Santiago
• Jimmy P
• Blasted Mechanism
• Dubio ft. +351 (public selection winner)
• Cláudio Francisco António (winner of the Antena 1 Masterclass Show)

RTP published the contributions and their performers on January 15, 2020.

Semifinals

First semi-final

The first semi-final took place on February 22nd at 9:00 p.m. ( UTC ) in RTP Studio 1 in Lisbon . Four performers qualified for the final.

space	Start number	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	language	Translation (unofficial)	Points
						jury	spectator	total
1	4th	Bárbara Tinoco	Passe-Partout M / T: Tiago Nacarato	Portuguese	passe-partout	8th	12	20th
2.	6th	Elisa	Medo de Sentir M / T: Marta Carvalho	Portuguese	Fear of feeling	10	10	20th
3.	2	Filipe Sambado	Gerbera Amarela do Sul M / T: Filipe Sambado	Portuguese	Yellow gerberas of the south	12	5	17th
4th	8th	Throes + The Shine	Movimento M / T: Throes + The Shine	Portuguese	Move	7th	7th	14th
5.	5	Blasted	Rebellion M / T: Blasted , Stego, Guerra	English	rebellion	6th	8th	14th
6th	7th	JJaZZ	Agora M / T: Rui Pregal da Cunha	Portuguese	Now	3	6th	09
7th	1	MEERA	Copo de Gin M: MEERA; T: MEERA, Isaura and João Bota	Portuguese	Gin glass	5	3	08th
8th.	3	Ian Mucznik	O Dia de Amanhã M: João Cabrita; T: Ian Mucznik	Portuguese	Tomorrow is day	4th	4th	08th

 Candidate has qualified for the final.

Second semi-final

The second semi-final took place on February 29th at 9:00 p.m. ( UTC ) at RTP Studio 1 in Lisbon . Four performers qualified for the final.

space	Start number	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	language	Translation (unofficial)	Points
						jury	spectator	total
1.	8th	Jimmy P	Abensonhado M / T: Jimmy P	Portuguese	Confused	10	12	22nd
2.	4th	Kady	Diz Só M: Dino D 'Santiago; T: Kalaf Epalanga	Portuguese	just say it	12	8th	20th
3.	7th	Tomás Luzia	Mais Real Que O Amor M: Pedro Jóia; T: Tiago Torres da Silva	Portuguese	More real than love	5	10	15th
4th	5	Elisa Rodrigues	Não Voltes Mais M / T: Elisa Rodrigues	Portuguese	Don't come back	8th	5	13
5.	2	Luiz Caracol e Gus Liberdade	Dói-me o País M: Luiz Caracol; T: Antonio Avelar de Pinho	Portuguese	The land hurts me	7th	6th	13
6th	1	Dubio feat. +351	Cegueira M: Rui Azevedo, Pedro Azevedo; T: Hugo Azevedo	Portuguese	blindness	4th	7th	11
7th	3	Judas	Cubismo Enviesado M / T: Hélio Morais	Portuguese	Wrapped Cubism	6th	4th	10
8th.	6th	Cláudio Frank	Quero-te Abraçar M / T: Cláudio Frank	Portuguese	I want to hug you	3	3	06th

final

The final took place on March 7th at 21:00 ( UTC ) in the Coliseu Comendador Rondão Almeida in Elvas . The city of Elvas hosted the Festival da Canção for the first time. Elisa won with her song Medo de Sentir , although she could neither win the jury nor the televoting. Two second places each in the jury and televoting were sufficient.

space	Start number	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	language	Translation (unofficial)	jury								Points
						Norte	Centro	Lisboa	Algarve	Azores	Madeira	Alentejo	total	jury	spectator	total
1.	7th	Elisa	Medo de Sentir M / T: Marta Carvalho	Portuguese	Fear of feeling	6th	10	4th	10	6th	12	7th	55	10	10	20th
2.	8th	Bárbara Tinoco	Passe-Partout M / T: Tiago Nacarato	Portuguese	passe-partout	4th	8th	7th	5	4th	6th	12	46	6th	12	18th
3.	1	Filipe Sambado	Gerbera Amarela do Sul M / T: Filipe Sambado	Portuguese	Yellow gerberas of the south	12	12	12	12	12	10	6th	76	12	4th	16
4th	6th	Kady	Diz Só M: Dino D 'Santiago; T: Kalaf Epalanga	Portuguese	just say it	10	6th	8th	4th	10	4th	10	52	8th	7th	15th
5.	2	Jimmy P	Abensonhado M / T: Jimmy P	Portuguese	Confused	7th	5	10	7th	5	7th	8th	49	7th	6th	13
6th	3	Tomás Luzia	Mais Real Que O Amor M: Pedro Jóia; T: Tiago Torres da Silva	Portuguese	More real than love	3	3	3	6th	3	3	3	24	3	8th	11
7th	5	Throes + The Shine	Movimento M / T: Throes + The Shine	Portuguese	Move	8th	7th	6th	8th	7th	5	4th	46	6th	5	11
8th.	4th	Elisa Rodrigues	Não Voltes Mais M / T: Elisa Rodrigues	Portuguese	Don't come back	5	4th	5	3	8th	8th	4th	37	4th	3	07th

Odds

broadcast	spectator	Market share
		total	Channel
First semi-final	531,000	5.6%	13.1%
Second semi-final	507,000	4.9%	10.5%
final

See also

• Eurovision Song Contest 2020
• Festival da Canção
• Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest

Web links

• Website of the Portuguese preliminary round (Portuguese)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Emily Herbert: Portugal: Two Composers Already Confirmed for Festival da Canção 2020. In: eurovoix.com. December 7, 2018, accessed August 20, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Rádio e Televisão de Portugal : FESTIVAL DA CANÇÃO 2020 54º FESTIVAL DA CANÇÃO REGULAMENTO. In: rtp.pt. August 19, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2019 (Portuguese). 
3. ↑ Rádio e Televisão de Portugal : São estes os compositores do Festival da Canção 2020. In: rtp.pt. November 6, 2019, accessed November 6, 2019 (Portuguese). 
4. ↑ Rádio e Televisão de Portugal : Tudo sobre o Festival da Canção 2020. In: media.rtp.pt. January 15, 2020, accessed January 15, 2020 (Portuguese). 
5. ↑ EBU : Portugal: First finalists chosen in Festival da Canção. In: eurovision.tv. February 23, 2020, accessed on February 23, 2020 . 
6. ↑ Portugal: Festival da Canção 2020 Final Running Order Revealed