Like most music festivals in isolated countries, the Festival da Canção was a very important event for the still-incipient Portuguese music industry of the 1960s and 1970s. Left-wing composers and writers would try to squeeze subversive lyrics in the contest, with great effect. After the 1974 revolution, incidentally code-triggered by that year's winner being played on national radio, Portugal became increasingly open to foreign culture, thus deeming the Festival as a lesser musical event, dominated by below-standard pop songs with little or no impact in the industry, although remaining a popular TV show.
The 1990s saw a recovery of the contest's image, then considered a viable means for a new singer to start a career. Internationally acclaimed Portuguese singers Dulce Pontes and Sara Tavares made their debut in the 1991 and 1994 editions, respectively. Many other unknown performers like Lucia Moniz and Anabela leaped to national stardom after taking the RTP trophy.
After reaching an all-time high 6th place in the 1996 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, the festival steadily declined from then on. In 2000, the winner Liana did not participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000, as Portugal had been relegated from the 2000 contest after two consecutive poor showings in 1998 and 1999; this would be the second time in the festival's history that the winner did not participate in Eurovision. In 2002, the Festival da Canção was placed on hiatus, contradicting the tradition of staging a Festival da Canção even without participating in that year's Eurovision Song Contest, as happened in 2000 and 1970. Since 2001, the festival saw consecutive changes of format. 2005 saw RTP commissioning a song for Eurovision, rather than organizing some kind of competition.
Since 2006, RTP settled for a traditional multi-singer, multi-composer competitive format, claiming the memory of older contests and songs. Producers have since been invited to come up with songs, lyrics and singers, and the 2007 result with Sabrina almost making it to the Eurovision final, gave RTP the necessary confidence to maintain the current format. In 2009, an open call for songs was held by RTP, abolishing the invited producers method, with online voting deciding the qualifiers to the televised final from a list of 24 songs, with 12 competing in the live contest.
More changes to the format of the contest were made in 2010. Two semi-finals and a final are now held to select the winner. Foreign composers were once again allowed to compete. Since 2017, different languages are allowed to compete.[1]
The 2020 edition of the festival marked the third time in its history where the winner was unable to participate in Eurovision, as the contest itself was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2018: Jorge Gabriel and José Carlos Malato (1st semi-final); Sónia Araújo and Tânia Ribas de Oliveira (2nd semi-final); Filomena Cautela and Pedro Fernandes [pt] (final)
2019: Sónia Araújo and Tânia Ribas de Oliveira (1st semi-final); Jorge Gabriel and José Carlos Malato (2nd semi-final); Filomena Cautela and Vasco Palmeirim (final)
2020: Jorge Gabriel and Tânia Ribas de Oliveira (1st semi-final); José Carlos Malato and Sónia Araújo (2nd semi-final); Filomena Cautela and Vasco Palmeirim (final)
2021: Jorge Gabriel and Sónia Araújo (1st semi-final); José Carlos Malato and Tânia Ribas de Oliveira (2nd semi-final); Filomena Cautela and Vasco Palmeirim (final)
2022: Jorge Gabriel and Sónia Araújo (1st semi-final); José Carlos Malato and Tânia Ribas de Oliveira (2nd semi-final); Filomena Cautela and Vasco Palmeirim (final)
2023: José Carlos Malato and Tânia Ribas de Oliveira (1st semi-final); Jorge Gabriel and Sónia Araújo (2nd semi-final); Filomena Cautela and Vasco Palmeirim (final)
^Costa, Nelson (2009-11-19). . Oikotimes. Archived from the original on 2010-02-06. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
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For this year s edition see Festival da Cancao 2023 Festival da Cancao Portuguese fɨʃtiˈval dɐ kɐ ˈsɐ w Song Festival or Festival RTP da Cancao is the name given to the national festival produced and broadcast by Radio e Televisao de Portugal RTP to select the Portuguese entry for the Eurovision Song Contest It was first held in 1964 Festival da CancaoLogo since 2017Also known asFestival RTP da CancaoGenreSong contestPresented byList of presentersCountry of originPortugalOriginal languagePortugueseNo of episodes57 editions in 2023 ProductionProduction locationMultiple cities in Portugal Host cities Running time2 hours semi finals 3 hours 30 minutes final Production companyRadio e Televisao de Portugal RTP Original releaseRelease2 February 1964 59 years ago 1964 02 02 presentRelatedEurovision Song Contest 1956 present Contents 1 History 2 Hosts 2 1 Green room presenters 3 Winners 4 Venues 4 1 Final 4 2 Venues since 2017 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editLike most music festivals in isolated countries the Festival da Cancao was a very important event for the still incipient Portuguese music industry of the 1960s and 1970s Left wing composers and writers would try to squeeze subversive lyrics in the contest with great effect After the 1974 revolution incidentally code triggered by that year s winner being played on national radio Portugal became increasingly open to foreign culture thus deeming the Festival as a lesser musical event dominated by below standard pop songs with little or no impact in the industry although remaining a popular TV show The 1990s saw a recovery of the contest s image then considered a viable means for a new singer to start a career Internationally acclaimed Portuguese singers Dulce Pontes and Sara Tavares made their debut in the 1991 and 1994 editions respectively Many other unknown performers like Lucia Moniz and Anabela leaped to national stardom after taking the RTP trophy After reaching an all time high 6th place in the 1996 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest the festival steadily declined from then on In 2000 the winner Liana did not participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 as Portugal had been relegated from the 2000 contest after two consecutive poor showings in 1998 and 1999 this would be the second time in the festival s history that the winner did not participate in Eurovision In 2002 the Festival da Cancao was placed on hiatus contradicting the tradition of staging a Festival da Cancao even without participating in that year s Eurovision Song Contest as happened in 2000 and 1970 Since 2001 the festival saw consecutive changes of format 2005 saw RTP commissioning a song for Eurovision rather than organizing some kind of competition Since 2006 RTP settled for a traditional multi singer multi composer competitive format claiming the memory of older contests and songs Producers have since been invited to come up with songs lyrics and singers and the 2007 result with Sabrina almost making it to the Eurovision final gave RTP the necessary confidence to maintain the current format In 2009 an open call for songs was held by RTP abolishing the invited producers method with online voting deciding the qualifiers to the televised final from a list of 24 songs with 12 competing in the live contest More changes to the format of the contest were made in 2010 Two semi finals and a final are now held to select the winner Foreign composers were once again allowed to compete Since 2017 different languages are allowed to compete 1 The 2020 edition of the festival marked the third time in its history where the winner was unable to participate in Eurovision as the contest itself was cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic Hosts edit1964 Henrique Mendes and Maria Helena Fialho Gouveia 1965 Henrique Mendes 1966 Henrique Mendes and Maria Fernanda 1967 Henrique Mendes and Isabel Wolmar 1968 Henrique Mendes and Maria Fernanda 1969 Lourdes Norberto pt 1970 Maria Fernanda and Carlos Cruz 1971 Henrique Mendes and Ana Maria Lucas pt 1972 Alice Cruz pt and Carlos Cruz 1973 Alice Cruz and Artur Agostinho 1974 Gloria de Matos pt and Artur Agostinho 1975 Maria Elisa and Jose Nuno Martins pt 1976 Eladio Climaco and Ana Zanatti 1977 Nicolau Breyner and Herman Jose 1978 Eladio Climaco and Maria Jose Azevedo 1979 Jose Fialho Gouveia and Manuela Matos pt 1980 Eladio Climaco and Ana Zanatti 1981 Eladio Climaco and Rita Ribeiro pt 1982 Alice Cruz Jose Fialho Gouveia Ivone Silva pt and Camilo de Oliveira pt 1983 Eladio Climaco and Valentina Torres 1984 Manuela Moura Guedes pt and Jose Fialho Gouveia 1985 Eladio Climaco Margarida Merces de Melo pt and Jose Fialho Gouveia 1986 Eladio Climaco Ana Zanatti Jose Fialho Gouveia Henrique Mendes and Maria Helena 1987 Ana Zanatti 1988 Ana Paula Reis Valentina Torres and Antonio Sequeira 1989 Manuela Carlos pt and Antonio Vitorino de Almeida 1990 Ana do Carmo and Nicolau Breyner 1991 Julio Isidro and Ana Paula Reis 1992 Eladio Climaco and Ana Zanatti final Julio Isidro semi final 1993 Margarida Merces de Melo and Antonio Sala pt final Julio Isidro semi final 1994 Ana Paula Reis and Nicolau Breyner final Ana do Carmo and Luis de Matos semi final 1995 Carlos Mendes Sofia Morais and Herman Jose 1996 Isabel Angelino and Carlos Cruz 1997 Cristina Caras Lindas pt and Antonio Sala pt final Isabel Angelino semi final 1998 Lucia Moniz and Carlos Ribeiro pt 1999 Manuel Luis Goucha and Alexandra Lencastre 2000 Rita Ferro Rodrigues pt and Gaspar Borges 2001 Sonia Araujo and Cristina Mohler 2002 Not held 2003 Catarina Furtado 2004 Catarina Furtado 2005 Eladio Climaco and Tania Ribas de Oliveira 2006 Isabel Angelino pt and Jorge Gabriel 2007 Isabel Angelino and Jorge Gabriel 2008 Silvia Alberto 2009 Silvia Alberto 2010 Silvia Alberto 2011 Silvia Alberto 2012 Silvia Alberto and Pedro Granger pt 2013 Not held 2014 Jose Carlos Malato and Silvia Alberto 2015 Julio Isidro and Catarina Furtado 2016 Not held 2017 Jose Carlos Malato and Sonia Araujo 1st semi final Jorge Gabriel and Tania Ribas de Oliveira 2nd semi final Catarina Furtado Silvia Alberto and Filomena Cautela final 2018 Jorge Gabriel and Jose Carlos Malato 1st semi final Sonia Araujo and Tania Ribas de Oliveira 2nd semi final Filomena Cautela and Pedro Fernandes pt final 2019 Sonia Araujo and Tania Ribas de Oliveira 1st semi final Jorge Gabriel and Jose Carlos Malato 2nd semi final Filomena Cautela and Vasco Palmeirim final 2020 Jorge Gabriel and Tania Ribas de Oliveira 1st semi final Jose Carlos Malato and Sonia Araujo 2nd semi final Filomena Cautela and Vasco Palmeirim final 2021 Jorge Gabriel and Sonia Araujo 1st semi final Jose Carlos Malato and Tania Ribas de Oliveira 2nd semi final Filomena Cautela and Vasco Palmeirim final 2022 Jorge Gabriel and Sonia Araujo 1st semi final Jose Carlos Malato and Tania Ribas de Oliveira 2nd semi final Filomena Cautela and Vasco Palmeirim final 2023 Jose Carlos Malato and Tania Ribas de Oliveira 1st semi final Jorge Gabriel and Sonia Araujo 2nd semi final Filomena Cautela and Vasco Palmeirim final Green room presenters edit Year Presenter s 2009 Sergio Mateus20102011 Joana Teles201220142015 Jorge Gabriel and Joana Teles 1st semi final Jose Carlos Malato and Silvia Alberto 2nd semi final Julio Isidro and Catarina Furtado final 2017 Filomena Cautela2018 Ines Lopes Goncalves pt 20192020202120222023Winners editTable key Winner Second place Third place Last placeX Entry selected but did not competeYear Song Artist Songwriter s Final Points Semi Points1964 Oracao Antonio Calvario Joao Nobre Francisco Nicholson Rogerio Bracinha 13th 0 No semi finals1965 Sol de inverno Simone de Oliveira Carlos Nobrega e Sousa Jeronimo Braganca 13th 11966 Ele e ela Madalena Iglesias Carlos Canelhas 13th 61967 O vento mudou Eduardo Nascimento Nuno Nazareth Fernandes Joao Magalhaes Pereira 12th 31968 Verao Carlos Mendes Pedro Vaz Osorio Jose Alberto Diogo 11th 51969 Desfolhada portuguesa Simone de Oliveira Nuno Nazareth Fernandes Jose Carlos Ary dos Santos 15th 41970 Onde vais rio que eu canto Sergio Borges Carlos Nobrega e Sousa Joaquim Pedro Goncalves Did not enter1971 Menina do alto da serra Tonicha Nuno Nazareth Fernandes Jose Carlos Ary dos Santos 9th 831972 A festa da vida Carlos Mendes Jose Calvario Jose Niza 7th 901973 Tourada Fernando Tordo Fernando Tordo Jose Carlos Ary dos Santos 10th 801974 E depois do adeus Paulo de Carvalho Jose Calvario Jose Niza 14th 31975 Madrugada Duarte Mendes Jose Luis Tinoco 16th 161976 Uma flor de verde pinho Carlos do Carmo Jose Niza Manuel Alegre 12th 241977 Portugal no coracao Os Amigos Fernando Tordo Jose Carlos Ary dos Santos 14th 181978 Dai li dou Gemini Vitor Mamede Carlos Quintas 17th 51979 Sobe sobe balao sobe Manuela Bravo Carlos Nobrega e Sousa 9th 641980 Um grande grande amor Jose Cid Jose Cid 7th 711981 Playback Carlos Paiao Carlos Paiao 18th 91982 Bem bom Doce Pedro Brito Toze Brito Antonio Pinho 13th 321983 Esta balada que te dou Armando Gama Armando Gama 13th 331984 Silencio e tanta gente Maria Guinot Maria Guinot 11th 381985 Penso em ti eu sei Adelaide Toze Brito Adelaide Ferreira Luis Fernando 18th 91986 Nao sejas mau para mim Dora Guilherme Ines Ze Da Ponte Luis Manuel de Oliveira Fernandes 14th 281987 Neste barco a vela Nevada Alfredo Azinheira Jorge Mendes 18th 151988 Voltarei Dora Jose Niza Jose Calvario 18th 51989 Conquistador Da Vinci Ricardo Pedro Luis 16th 391990 Sempre ha sempre alguem Nucha Luis Filipe Ian van Dijck Frederico Pereira Francisco Pereira 20th 91991 Lusitana paixao Dulce Pontes Jorge Quintela Jose Da Ponte Fred Micaelo 8th 621992 Amor d agua fresca Dina Ondina Veloso Rosa Lobato de Faria 17th 261993 A cidade ate ser dia Anabela Paulo de Carvalho Marco Quelhas Pedro Abrantes 10th 601994 Chamar a musica Sara Tavares Joao Mota Oliveira Rosa Lobato de Faria 8th 731995 Baunilha e chocolate To Cruz Antonio Vitorino d Almeida Rosa Lobato de Faria 21st 51996 O meu coracao nao tem cor Lucia Moniz Pedro Osorio Jose Fanha 6th 92 18 321997 Antes do adeus Celia Lawson Rosa Lobato de Faria Thilo Krassman 24th 0 No semi finals1998 Se eu te pudesse abracar Alma Lusa Jose Cid 12th 361999 Como tudo comecou Rui Bandeira Jorge do Carmo To Andrade 21st 122000 Sonhos magicos Liana Gerardo Rodrigues Maria da Conceicao Norte Did not enter2001 So sei ser feliz assim MTM Marco Quelhas 17th 182003 Deixa me sonhar Rita Guerra Paulo Martins 22nd 132004 Foi magia Sofia Vitoria Paulo Neves Failed to qualify 15th 382006 Coisas de nada Nonstop Jose Manuel Afonso Elvis Veiguinha 19th 262007 Danca comigo Sabrina Emanuel To Maria Vinhas 11th 882008 Senhora do mar Vania Fernandes Andrej Babic Carlos Coelho 13th 69 2 1202009 Todas as ruas do amor Flor de Lis Paulo Pereira Pedro Marques 15th 57 8 702010 Ha dias assim Filipa Azevedo Augusto Madureira 18th 43 4 892011 A luta e alegria Homens da Luta Jel Failed to qualify 18th 222012 Vida minha Filipa Sousa Andrej Babic Carlos Coelho 13th 392014 Quero ser tua Suzy Emanuel 11th 392015 Ha um mar que nos separa Leonor Andrade Miguel Gameiro 14th 192017 Amar pelos dois Salvador Sobral Luisa Sobral 1st 758 1 3702018 O jardim Claudia Pascoal Isaura 26th 392019 Telemoveis Conan Osiris Conan Osiris Failed to qualify 15th 512020 Medo de sentir Elisa Marta Carvalho Contest cancelled due to COVID 19 pandemic2021 Love Is on My Side The Black Mamba Tatanka 12th 153 4 2392022 Saudade saudade Maro Maro John Blanda 9th 207 4 2082023 Ai coracao Mimicat Marisa Mena Luis Pereira 23rd 59 9 742024 TBDVenues editFinal edit Total City Venues years 45 Lisbon RTP Television Center 1964 1968 1976 1977 1986 1988 2005 2012 2015 2021 2023 Teatro Sao Luiz 1969 1972 1980 1992 1993 1994 1998 Cinema Monumental 1970 1979 Cinema Tivoli pt 1971 1995 Teatro Maria Matos 1973 1975 1981 1982 Teatro Villaret pt 1978 Auditorio Europa 1984 Coliseu dos Recreios 1985 1997 2017 Feira Internacional de Lisboa pt 1991 2006 Teatro Politeama 1996 Sala Tejo do Pavilhao Atlantico 1999 2000 2007 Teatro Camoes 2008 2009 2011 Praca de Touros do Campo Pequeno 2010 Convento do Beato 2014 1 Porto Coliseu do Porto 1983 1 Funchal Casino Park Funchal 1987 1 Evora Teatro Garcia de Resende pt 1989 1 Estoril Casino Estoril 1990 1 Santa Maria da Feira Europarque pt 2001 1 Venda do Pinheiro Endemol Studios 2003 1 Mem Martins Endemol Studios 2004 1 Guimaraes Multiusos de Guimaraes 2018 1 Portimao Portimao Arena 2019 1 Elvas Coliseu Comendador Rondao Almeida pt 2020 Venues since 2017 edit City Venue Year2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023Lisbon RTP Television Center SF SF SF SF SF SF SFF F FColiseu dos Recreios FGuimaraes Multiusos de Guimaraes FPortimao Portimao Arena FElvas Coliseu Comendador Rondao Almeida FKey SF Semi final F FinalSee also edit nbsp Rock music portalPortugal in the Eurovision Song Contest List of historic rock festivalsReferences edit Costa Nelson 2009 11 19 Foreigners can compete in Festival da Cancao Oikotimes Archived from the original on 2010 02 06 Retrieved 2009 11 19 External links edit nbsp Media related to Festival RTP da Cancao at Wikimedia Commons Festival da Cancao Official Site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Festival da Cancao amp oldid 1179150408, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
