Defence Ministry: Participants in Nato exercise to transit Bulgaria
Sofia: From February 22 until March 20, participants in the Nato Steadfast Dart 2025 exercise will be relocated from the areas where the exercise was held to their permanent bases, Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry said on February 21.
Movement of personnel and military equipment will be carried out along Bulgaria’s national roads and railways from Romania towards Greece and Türkiye. Air transport will also be used.
The Nato exercise Steadfast Dart 2025 was held in Bulgaria, Greece and Romania and was attended by more than 10 000 military personnel and military equipment from nine Allied countries – Bulgaria, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Türkiye and the United Kingdom.
The military convoys will be escorted by teams of the Military Police service.
On February 24 and 25, there will be a movement of personnel and military equipment along Bulgaria’s national road network in connection with the deployment of a Bulgarian contingent to perform tasks as part of the Nato Stabilization Force in Kosovo (KFOR).
The columns will move along the route Haskovo – Sofia – Gyueshevo border checkpoint. The movement is in connection with the rotation of the mechanized company as part of the Bulgarian contingent in KFOR.
Portugal: The judges for the semifinals of Festival da Canção 2025 have been announced!
Lisbon: The Portuguese broadcaster RTP on Saturday revealed the judges for the semifinals of Festival da Canção 2025.
In total, seven judges will decide 50% of the result for the Festival da Canção 2025 semifinals, while the public vote will determine the remaining 50%. In the final, regional committees will take the place of the judging panel.
The judges for the semifinals are:
Iolanda (Portugal’s representative at Eurovision 2024)
Tiago Nacarato (Composer for Festival da Canção 2020)
Kady (Participant in Festival da Canção 2020)
Miguel Ribeiro (Participant in Festival da Canção 2023)
Fábia Rebordão (Composer for Festival da Canção 2022)
Martim Sousa Tavares (TV and radio host)
Margarida Pinto Correia (Journalist)
First Semifinal (February 22, 2025):
Xico Gaiato – “Aí Senhor!”
Rita Sampaio – “Voltas“
Du Nothing – “Sobre Nós“
Marco Rodrigues – “A Minha Casa“
Margarida Campelo – “Eu sei que o amor“
JOSH – “Tristeza“
Capital da Bulgária – “Lisboa“
Bluay – “Ninguém“
Jéssica Pina – “Calafrio
Peculiar – “Adamastor“
Second Semifinal (March 1, 2025):
A Cantadeira – “Responso à Mulher“
Tota -“ á-tê-xis“
Bombazine – “Apago tudo“
Emmy Curl – “Rapsódia da Paz“
Inês Marques Lucas – “Quantos Queres“
Fernando Daniel – “Medo“
Luca Argel ft. Pri Azevedo – “Quem foi?“
Napa – “Deslocado“
Diana Vilarinho – “Cotovia“
Henka – “I Wanna Destroy U“
Festival da Canção 2025: From the 20 songs, 10 artists will compete in each semifinal, and the Final will feature 10 songs—5 from each semifinal. The result will be based on a 50% split between the jury and the public, with the jury having the final say in case of a tie in the fifth qualifier from each semifinal.
In the green room, Inês Lopes Gonçalves will be the presenter, while the main presenters for the Grand Final of Festival da Canção 2025 will be Filomena Cautela and Vasco Palmeirim for the sixth year.
The semifinals of Festival da Canção 2025 will take place on February 22 and March 1, and the Grand Final, where we will learn who will represent Portugal at Eurovision 2025, will be on March 8.
Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the updates regarding Portugal’s participation in Eurovision 2025!
