Festival da Canção began tonight!

Festival da Canção is the Portuguese national final for Eurovision. The music festival began tonight with its first semifinal. Ten artists participated in the show, originally six of them would have qualified to the final. However, there was a problem with the voting lines for one of the contests. Therefore, the lines reopened with an extra artist making it to the final. You can see the finalists below – they are in BOLD!

Semifinal 1

• Moyah – “Too Much Sauce”
• Bolha – “Sonhos de liberdade”
• April Ivy – “Modo voo”
• Churky – “Encruzilhada”
• Cláudia Pascoal – “Nasci Maria”
• SAL – “Viver”
• Mimicat – “Ai coração”
• You Can’t Win Charlie Brown – “Contraste mudo”
• Neon Soho – “Endless World”
• Esse Povo – “Sapatos de cimento”

What do you think about the finalists? What do you think about the songs? Let us know in the comments below!