Festival da Canção (Portuguese: [fɨʃtiˈval dɐ kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w]; "Song Festival") or Festival RTP da Canção is the name given to the national festival produced and broadcast by Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. It was first held in 1964.
Editions[]
Finals[]
| Year | Date | Venue | Presenter(s) | Winning artist(s) | Winning song |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | February 2 | RTP Television Center, Lisbon, Portugal | Henrique Mendes, Maria Helena Fialho Gouveia | António Calvário | "Oração" |
| 1965 | February 6 | Henrique Mendes | Simone de Oliveira | "Sol de inverno" | |
| 1966 | January 15 | Henrique Mendes, Maria Fernanda | Madalena Iglésias | "Ele e ela" | |
| 1967 | February 25 | Henrique Mendes, Isabel Wolmar | Eduardo Nascimento | "O vento mudou" | |
| 1968 | March 4 | Henrique Mendes, Maria Fernanda | Carlos Mendes | "Verão" | |
| 1969 | February 24 | Teatro São Luiz, Lisbon, Portugal | Lourdes Norberto | Simone de Oliveira | "Desfolhada portuguesa" |
| 1970 | May 22 | Cinema Monumental, Lisbon, Portugal | Maria Fernanda, Carlos Cruz | Sérgio Borges | "Onde vais rio que eu canto" |
| 1971 | February 11 | Cinema Tivoli, Lisbon, Portugal | Henrique Mendes, Ana Maria Lucas | Tonicha | "Menina do alto da serra" |
| 1972 | February 21 | Teatro São Luiz, Lisbon, Portugal | Alice Cruz, Carlos Cruz | Carlos Mendes | "A festa da vida" |
| 1973 | February 26 | Teatro Maria Matos, Lisbon, Portugal | Alice Cruz, Artur Agostinho | Fernando Touro | "Tourada" |
| 1974 | March 7 | Glória de Matos, and Artur Agostinho | Paulo de Carvalho | "E depois do adeus" | |
| 1975 | February 15 | Maria Elisa, José Nuno Martins | Duarte Mendes | "Madrugada" | |
| 1976 | March 7 | RTP Television Center, Lisbon, Portugal | Eládio Clímaco, Ana Zanatti | Carlos do Carmo | "Uma flor de verde pinho" |
| 1977 | February 26 | Nicolau Breyner, Herman José | Os Amigos | "Portugal no coração" | |
| 1978 | February 18 | Teatro Villaret, Lisbon, Portugal | Eládio Clímaco, Maria José Azevedo | Gemini | "Dai li dou" |
| 1979 | February 23 | Cinema Monumental, Lisbon, Portugal | José Fialho Gouveia, Manuela Matos | Manuela Bravo | "Sobe, sobe, balão sobe" |
| 1980 | March 7 | Teatro São Luiz, Lisbon, Portugal | Eládio Clímaco, Ana Zanatti | José Cid | "Um grande, grande amor" |
| 1981 | March 7 | Teatro Maria Matos, Lisbon, Portugal | Eládio Clímaco, Rita Ribeiro | Carlos Paião | "Playback" |
| 1982 | March 6 | Alice Cruz, José Fialho Gouveia, Ivone Silva, Camilo de Oliveira | Doce | "Bem bom" | |
| 1983 | March 5 | Coliseu do Porto, Porto, Portugal | Eládio Clímaco, Valentina Torres | Armando Gama | "Esta balada que te dou" |
| 1984 | March 7 | Auditório Europa, Lisbon, Portugal | Manuela Moura Guedes, José Fialho Gouveia | Maria Guinot | "Silêncio e tanta gente" |
| 1985 | Coliseu dos Recreios, Lisbon, Portugal | Eládio Clímaco, Margarida Mercês de Melo, José Fialho Gouveia | Adelaide | "Penso em ti (eu sei)" | |
| 1986 | March 22 | RTP Television Center, Lisbon, Portugal | Eládio Clímaco, Ana Zanatti, José Fialho Gouveia, Henrique Mendes, Maria Helena | Dora | "Não sejas mau para mim" |
| 1987 | March 7 | Casino Park Funchal, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | Ana Zanatti | Nevada | "Neste barco à vela" |
| 1988 | RTP Television Center, Lisbon, Portugal | Ana Paula Reis, Valentina Torres, António Sequeira | Dora | "Voltarei" | |
| 1989 | Teatro Garcia de Resende, Évora, Portugal | Manuela Carlos, António Vitorino de Almeida | Da Vinci | "Conquistador" | |
| 1990 | March 10 | Casino Estoril, Estoril, Portugal | Ana do Carmo, Nicolau Breyner | Nucha | "Sempre, há sempre alguém" |
| 1991 | March 7 | Feira Internacional de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal | Júlio Isidro, Ana Paula Reis | Dulce Pontes | "Lusitana paixão" |
| 1992 | Teatro São Luiz, Lisbon, Portugal | Eládio Clímaco, Ana Zanatti | Dina | "Amor d'água fresca" | |
| 1993 | March 11 | Margarida Mercês de Melo, António Sala | Anabela | "A cidade (até ser dia)" | |
| 1994 | March 7 | Ana Paula Reis, Nicolau Breyner | Sara Tavares | "Chamar a música" | |
| 1995 | Cinema Tivoli, Lisbon, Portugal | Carlos Mendes, Sofia Morais, Herman José | Tó Cruz | "Baunilha e chocolate" | |
| 1996 | Teatro Politeama, Lisbon, Portugal | Isabel Angelino, Carlos Cruz | Lúcia Moniz | "O meu coração não tem cor" | |
| 1997 | Coliseu dos Recreios, Lisbon, Portugal | Cristina Caras Lindas, António Sala | Célia Lawson | "Antes do adeus" | |
| 1998 | Teatro São Luiz, Lisbon, Portugal | Lúcia Moniz, Carlos Ribeiro | Alma Lusa | "Se eu te pudesse abraçar" | |
| 1999 | March 8 | Sala Tejo do Pavilhão Atlântico, Lisbon, Portugal | Manuel Luís Goucha, Alexandra Lencastre | Rui Bandeira | "Como tudo começou" |
| 2000 | March 26 | Rita Ferro Rodrigues, and Gaspar Borges | Liana | "Sonhos mágicos" | |
| 2001 | March 7 | Europarque, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal | Sónia Araújo, Cristina Möhler | MTM | "Só sei ser feliz assim" |
| Competition not held as Portugal withdrew from the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 due to internal problems within RTP | |||||
| 2003 | March 2 | Endemol Studios, Venda do Pinheiro, Portugal | Catarina Furtado | Rita Guerra | "Deixa-me sonhar" |
| 2004 | January 25 | Endemol Studios, Mem Martins, Portugal | Sofia Vitória | "Foi magia" | |
| Competition not held as RTP had internally selected "Amar" by 2B as the Portuguese entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | |||||
| 2006 | March 10 | Feira Internacional de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal | Isabel Angelino, Jorge Gabriel | Nonstop | "Coisas de nada" |
| 2007 | Sala Tejo do Pavilhão Atlântico, Lisbon, Portugal | Sabrina | "Dança comigo" | ||
| 2008 | March 9 | Theatre Camões, Lisbon, Portugal | Sílvia Alberto | Vânia Fernandes | "Senhora do mar" |
| 2009 | February 28 | Flor-de-Lis | "Todas as ruas do amor" | ||
| 2010 | March 6 | Campo Pequeno Bullring, Lisbon, Portugal | Filipa Azevedo | "Há dias assim" | |
| 2011 | March 5 | Theatre Camões, Lisbon, Portugal | Homens da Luta | "A luta é alegria" | |
| 2012 | March 10 | RTP Television Center, Lisbon, Portugal | Sílvia Alberto, Pedro Granger | Filipa Sousa | "Vida minha" |
| Competition not held as Portugal withdrew from the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 due to financial reasons | |||||
| 2014 | March 15 | Convent of Beato António, Lisbon, Portugal | José Carlos Malato, Sílvia Alberto | Suzy | "Quero ser tua" |
| 2015 | March 7 | RTP Television Center, Lisbon, Portugal | Júlio Isidro, Catarina Furtado | Leonor Andrade | "Há um mar que nos separa" |
| Competition not held as Portugal withdrew from the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 due to RTP's insufficient promotion of its music-based media | |||||
| 2017 | March 5 | Coliseu dos Recreios, Lisbon, Portugal | Catarina Furtado, Sílvia Alberto, Filomena Cautela | Salvador Sobral | "Amar pelos dois" |
| 2018 | March 4 | Multiusos de Guimarães, Guimarães, Portugal | Filomena Cautela, Pedro Fernandes | Cláudia Pascoal | "O jardim" |
| 2019 | March 2 | Portimão Arena, Portimão, Portugal | Filomena Cautela and Vasco Palmeirim | Conan Osíris | "Telemóveis" |
| 2020 | March 7 | Coliseu Comendador Rondão Almeida, Elvas, Portugal | Elisa | "Medo de sentir" | |
| 2021 | RTP Television Center, Lisbon, Portugal | The Black Mamba | "Love Is on My Side" | ||
| 2022 | March 12 | Maro | "Saudade, saudade" | ||
| 2023 | March 11 | Mimicat | "Ai coração" | ||
| 2024 | March 9 | Iolanda | "Grito" | ||
| 2025 | March 8 | Napa | "Deslocado" | ||
Notes[]
- 1970 winner "Onde vais rio que eu canto" by Sérgio Borges did not compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970 as Portugal boycotted the contest due to displeasure from the results of the 1969 contest and Eurovision's then-voting structure.
- 2000 winner "Sonhos mágicos" by Liana did not compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 as Portugal was relegated from the contest due to their poor result in the 1999 contest.
- While 2020 winner "Medo de sentir" by Elisa became the Portuguese entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, it did not compete due to the contest's cancellation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Semi-finals[]
| Year | Semi-final | Date | Venue | Presenter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 1 | February 11 | RTP Television Center, Lisbon, Portugal | Henrique Mendes, Isabel Wolmar |
| 2 | February 18 | |||
| 1979 | 1 | February 1 | Teatro Villaret, Lisbon, Portugal | José Fialho Gouveia, Manuela Matos |
| 2 | February 8 | |||
| 3 | February 15 | |||
| 1980 | 1 | February 3 | Eládio Clímaco | |
| 2 | February 10 | |||
| 3 | February 17 | |||
| 1984 | 1 | March 7 | Auditório Europa, Lisbon, Portugal | Manuela Moura Guedes, José Fialho Gouveia |
| 1986 | 1 | March 22 | RTP Television Center, Azores, Portugal | Eládio Clímaco, Ana Zanatti, José Fialho Gouveia, Henrique Mendes, Maria Helena |
| RTP Television Center, Madeira, Portugal | ||||
| RTP Television Center, Porto, Portugal | ||||
| RTP Television Center, Lisbon, Portugal | ||||
| 1988 | 1 | March 5 | Casino da Figueira da Foz, Figueira da Foz, Portugal | Ana do Carmo |
| 1992 | 1 | January 12 | RTP Television Center, Lisbon, Portugal | Júlio Isidro |
| 2 | January 19 | |||
| 3 | January 26 | |||
| 4 | February 2 | |||
| 5 | February 9 | |||
| 1993 | 1 | January 3 | ||
| 2 | January 10 | |||
| 3 | January 17 | |||
| 4 | January 24 | |||
| 5 | January 31 | |||
| 1994 | 1 | January 10 | São João National Theatre, Porto, Portugal | Ana do Carmo, Luís de Matos |
| 2 | January 17 | Teatro São Luiz, Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| 1997 | 1 | January 25 | RTP Television Center, Lisbon, Portugal | Isabel Angelino |
| 2 | February 1 | |||
| 3 | February 8 | |||
| 4 | February 15 | |||
| 5 | February 22 | |||
| 2001 | 1 | October 20, 2000 | Fórum Municipal Luísa Todi, Setúbal, Portugal | Sónia Araújo, Cristina Möhler |
| 2 | November 17, 2000 | Teatro José Lúcio da Silva, Leiria, Portugal | ||
| 3 | December 15, 2000 | Conservatório Regional do Algarve, Faro, Portugal | ||
| 4 | January 19 | Auditório do Centro de Congressos da Madeira, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | ||
| 5 | February 16 | Teatro Micaelense, Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | ||
| 2010 | 1 | March 2 | Campo Pequeno Bullring, Lisbon, Portugal | Sílvia Alberto |
| 2 | March 4 | |||
| 2014 | 1 | March 8 | Convent of Beato António, Lisbon, Portugal | José Carlos Malato, Sílvia Alberto |
| 2015 | 1 | March 3 | RTP Television Center, Lisbon, Portugal | Jorge Gabriel, Joana Teles |
| 2 | March 5 | José Carlos Malato, Sílvia Alberto | ||
| 2017 | 1 | February 19 | José Carlos Malato, Sónia Araújo | |
| 2 | February 26 | Jorge Gabriel, Tânia Ribas de Oliveira | ||
| 2018 | 1 | February 18 | Jorge Gabriel, José Carlos Malato | |
| 2 | February 25 | Sónia Araújo, Tânia Ribas de Oliveira | ||
| 2019 | 1 | February 16 | Sónia Araújo, Tânia Ribas de Oliveira | |
| 2 | February 23 | Jorge Gabriel, José Carlos Malato | ||
| 2020 | 1 | February 22 | Jorge Gabriel, Tânia Ribas de Oliveira | |
| 2 | February 29 | José Carlos Malato, Sónia Araújo | ||
| 2021 | 1 | February 20 | Jorge Gabriel, Sónia Araújo | |
| 2 | February 27 | José Carlos Malato, Tânia Ribas de Oliveira | ||
| 2022 | 1 | March 5 | Jorge Gabriel, Sónia Araújo | |
| 2 | March 7 | José Carlos Malato, Tânia Ribas de Oliveira | ||
| 2023 | 1 | February 25 | José Carlos Malato, Tânia Ribas de Oliveira | |
| 2 | March 4 | Jorge Gabriel, Sónia Araújo | ||
| 2024 | 1 | February 24 | José Carlos Malato, Tânia Ribas de Oliveira | |
| 2 | March 2 | Jorge Gabriel, Sónia Araújo | ||
| 2025 | 1 | February 22 | Jorge Gabriel, José Carlos Malato | |
| 2 | March 1 | Tânia Ribas de Oliveira, Sónia Araújo |
Other presenters[]
| Year | Green room presenter(s) | Pre-show presenter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Sérgio Mateus | none |
| 2010 | ||
| 2011 | Joana Teles | |
| 2012 | ||
| 2014 | ||
| 2015 | Jorge Gabriel and Joana Teles (semi-final 1) José Carlos Malato and Sílvia Alberto (semi-final 2) Júlio Isidro and Catarina Furtado (final) | |
| 2017 | Filomena Cautela | Filomena Cautela, Catarina Camacho and Tiago Góes Ferreira |
| 2018 | Inês Lopes Gonçalves | Jorge Gabriel and Sónia Araújo |
| 2019 | Inês Lopes Gonçalves | |
| 2020 | ||
| 2021 | ||
| 2022 | none | |
| 2023 | ||
| 2024 | Inês Lopes Gonçalves and Wandson Lisboa | |
| 2025 | Wandson Lisboa, Alexandre Guimarães and Catarina Maia |
Broadcasters[]
Portugal[]
| Year | Television | International | Radio | Streaming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | RTP | none | none | none |
| 1965 | ||||
| 1966 | ||||
| 1967 | ||||
| 1968 | Antena 1 | |||
| 1969 | I Programa (live), Segundo Programa (deferred) | none | ||
| 1970 | I Programa | Antena 1 | ||
| 1971 | ||||
| 1972 | none | |||
| 1973 | Rádio Clube Português | |||
| 1974 | Antena 1 | |||
| 1975 | I Programa (show), Segundo Programa (presentation of songs) | none | ||
| 1976 | ||||
| 1977 | I Programa | |||
| 1978 | I Programa, Segundo Programa | Antena 1 | ||
| 1979 | I Programa (all shows), Segundo Programa (finals) | Antena 1, Rádio Renascença | ||
| 1980 | Antena 1 | |||
| 1981 | RTP1, RTP2 | none | ||
| 1982 | RTP1 | |||
| 1983 | RTP1, RTP2 | |||
| 1984 | RTP1 | |||
| 1985 | Antena 1 | |||
| 1986 | ||||
| 1987 | none | |||
| 1988 | ||||
| 1989 | RTP Canal 1 | Antena 1 | ||
| 1990 | none | |||
| 1991 | ||||
| 1992 | ||||
| 1993 | ||||
| 1994 | ||||
| 1995 | RTP Internacional | |||
| 1996 | ||||
| 1997 | RTP1 | |||
| 1998 | ||||
| 1999 | Antena 1 | |||
| 2000 | none | |||
| 2001 | ||||
| 2003 | ||||
| 2004 | ||||
| 2006 | ||||
| 2007 | rtp.pt | |||
| 2008 | ||||
| 2009 | RTP Internacional, RTP África | |||
| 2010 | RTP1, RTP1 HD | |||
| 2011 | ||||
| 2012 | ||||
| 2014 | ||||
| 2015 | RTP1 | |||
| 2017 | none | |||
| 2018 | RTP Internacional, RTP África | Antena 1 | RTP Play, RTP Acessibilidades | |
| 2019 | none | |||
| 2020 | ||||
| 2021 | RTP Internacional | |||
| 2022 | Antena 1 | |||
| 2023 | ||||
| 2024 | RTP Internacional, RTP África | RTP Play | ||
| 2025 |
International[]
| Country/Region | Broadcaster(s) | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | Ten | 2022 |
| tvG2 | 2022 | |
| RTVE Play | 2022-2024 |