Tag Archives: Festival da Canção

A Shout of Hope: Does Portugal’s Eurovision Momentum, and Festival de Canção Winner iolanda, propel them to the top this May in Malmo?

Winning Festival da Canção in a runaway victory with “Grito”, iolanda’s ballad of strength and determination mixes the old and the new. What are its chances in Eurovision?

National Finals Explained — Festival da Canção

Festival da Canção is known for flouting expectations, from the songs they performed to the messages others hid between the lyrics. An otherwise low-key national final, Portuguese music still knows how to surprise.

EurovisionFam Weekly Stream: March 12th

We’re back for more. This week’s discussion includes the song releases for Austria, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Greece and Israel. We also talk about the national final victors in Portugal and Sweden as they join the internal songs in the lineup. Ukraine and Albania have given us their revamp, and these are our thoughts onContinueContinue reading “EurovisionFam Weekly Stream: March 12th”

EurovisionFam Weekly Stream: March 5th

It’s after another Super Saturday, and Shortcake and LiliLoves are here for you with the latest Eurovision updates! This stream, we talk about the songs selected in the national finals for Moldova, Serbia, Germany, and Iceland; along with the songs internally selected for Cyprus and The Netherlands. We then pivot to a discussion about theContinueContinue reading “EurovisionFam Weekly Stream: March 5th”

EurovisionFam Weekly Stream: February 26th

We’re just about to hit 70 days until the contest starts in Liverpool, and we’re here for you with the latest. The EBU had announced the hosts for this year, flying the two flags of the United Kingdom and Ukraine. We also talk a little about the Swiss artist, followed by the song releases fromContinueContinue reading “EurovisionFam Weekly Stream: February 26th”

Get An Inside Look Into Neon Soho’s “Endless World” [Interview]

Instead of composing something directly for the Eurovision Song Contest, Neon Soho is presenting an entry in Portugal’s national selection, Festival da Canção that is true to themselves. Learn more about this innovative band in this interview with Alesia Michelle.