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!
