Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010

Portugal will select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 through the Festival da Canção competition, organised by Portuguese national broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP). A number of changes will be made to the format of the contest from the past number of years, with two semi-finals and a final being held over one week in March 2010 to select the winner to represent Portugal in Oslo, Norway in May 2010.

Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Country Portugal
National selection
Selection processFestival da Canção 2010
Selection date(s)Online vote
21–27 January 2010
Semi-finals
2 March 2010
4 March 2010
Final
6 March 2010
Selected entrantFilipa Azevedo
Selected song"Há dias assim"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (4th, 89 points)
Final result18th, 43 points
Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2009 • 2010 • 2011►

Before Eurovision

Festival da Canção 2010

Festival da Canção 2009 was the 46th edition of Festival da Canção, the music competition that selects Portugal's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Format

The competition featured thirty songs. Three live shows were then broadcast during a one-week period: two semi-finals on 2 and 4 March 2010 and the final on 6 March 2010.[1] All shows were held at the Campo Pequeno, an old bullring, in Lisbon, which has the ability to hold up to 10,000 people, enabling the biggest Festival da Canção ever.[1][2][3]

Before the live semi-finals, all thirty songs faced an online vote held between 21 and 27 January 2010 where the top twenty-four songs advanced to the semi-finals.[4] Each semi-final then featured twelve songs from which six advanced to the final. Results during the semi-finals were determined by televoting only. In the final, the winner was determined by a combination of the votes from 20 regional juries (50%) and televoting (50%).[1][3][4]

Competing entries

Artists and songwriters were able to submit their song entries until 15 January 2010. Songwriters of any nationality were allowed to submit entries, but songs were required to be performed by citizens of Portugal and in the Portuguese language.[1][3][5] RTP received 420 entries, and a four-member selection committee chose 30 entries for the national final. The selection jury included the head of delegation José Poiares, To Zé Brito, Fernando Martins and Ramón Galarza.[6]

Online voting

After the thirty competing entries were announced on 20 January 2010, 90 second clips of each song were placed on RTP's official website, and an online public vote ran from 21 January 2010 until 27 January 2010 at 23:59 GMT, enabling local and international users to vote for their favorite entries each day.[7] The twenty-four entries with the most votes advanced to the semi-finals of Festival da Canção 2010.

Shortly after voting began, it was reported by the Eurovision fan community in Portugal that Homens da Luta, current leaders in the voting with the song "Luta assim não dá", had been uploaded on the Internet in May 2009, and had been performed live in Lisbon in May, breaking Eurovision contest rules.[8] The following day, RTP disqualified the song, leaving 29 songs in the contest.[9]

After the voting had closed, it was revealed that Filipa Azevedo was the online vote winner with 2,992 votes. The top 24 songs progressed to the semi-finals, with the running order being drawn on 1 February 2010 at the RTP headquarters in Lisbon.[10][11][12]

Online vote – 21 January 2010 – 27 January 2010
Artist Song Lyrics (l) / Music (m) Votes Place
Filipa Azevedo "Há dias assim" Augusto Madureira (m & l) 2,992 1
Nuno & Fábia "Amar (Vieste para me salvar)" Pedro Britohá (m), Pedro Vaz (l) 2,905 2
Nina Pinto "Meu coração não é meu" Marios Gligoris (m), Augusto Madureira (l) 2,385 3
Nucha "Chuva" Marios Gligoris (m), Nuno Valério (l) 2,361 4
Banda Trocopasso "O mundo de pernas para o ar" Jorge Oliveira (m & l) 2,130 5
Filipa Galvão Telles "O amor não sabe" José Campos Sousa (m), António Tinoco (l) 2,119 6
Catarina Pereira "Canta por mim" Andrej Babić (m), Carlos Coelho (l) 2,036 7
Claudisabel "Contra tudo e todos" Jordi Cubino (m), Luis André Florindo (l) 1,975 8
Evelyne Filipe "A tua voz" Joachim Vermeulen Windsant (m), Maarten ten Hove (m), Evelyne Filipe (l) 1,834 9
Seis Po' Meia Dúzia "Pássaro saudade" Ricardo Rodrigues (m), Irene Lúcia Andrade (l) 1,701 10
Filipe Delgado "Serei eu" Ernesto Leite (m & l) 1,474 11
Gonçalo Tavares "Rios" Gonçalo Tavares (m & l) 1,380 12
Nuno Pinto "Fogo lento" Américo Faria (m & l) 1,345 13
Ouro "Arco-íris dentro de mim" José Castanheira (m), Jan Van Dijck (m), Paulo Abreu de Lima (l) 1,336 14
Jorge Guerreiro "Ai Lisboa" José Félix (m), Catarina Martins (l) 1,276 15
David Navarro "Quem é que será?" J.M. (m & l), Jorge Moreira (m & l), Jorge do Carmo (m & l), Tó Andrade (m & l) 1,233 16
Rui Nova "Uma canção à Cid (O sol e as estrelas)" Rui Nova (m & l), Noé Gavina (m) 1,226 17
Gonçalo Madruga "Cores de um mundo" Gonçalo Madruga (m & l) 1,225 18
Dennisa "Meu mundo de sonhos" Barreto (m), João Sanguinheira (m), João Novo (l) 1,219 19
The Agency "É assim que as coisas são" The Agency (m & l) 1,178 20
Terra D'Água "Amanhã no mar" Davide Zaccariahá (m), Tiago Espírito Santo (l) 1,161 21
V-Boy "Quando eu penso em ti" Mauro Guerreiro (m), Vítor dos Santos (l) 1,156 22
Ricardo Martins "Caminheiro de mim" Ricardo Martins (m & l) 1,143 23
Vanessa "Alvorada" Nuno Feist (m), Nuno Marques da Silva (l) 1,142 24
Joana Lobo Anta "Há dias" Rita Vasconcellos (m), Ana Zanatti (l) 1,125 25
João Pedreira "Destino qualquer" João Pedreira (m & l) 951 26
Paulo João Sousa "Pintado a carvão" Paulo João Sousa (m & l) 411 27
Davi Duarte "Serei alguém p'ra ti" Davi Duarte (m & l) 311 28
Ricardo Levi "Minha alma lusitana" Nuno Pires (m), Tó Andrade (l) 268 29

Semi-final 1

The first semi-final took place on 2 March 2010 and twelve acts competed. The top six entries decided by televoting advanced to the final. Filipa Galvão Telles, Jorge Guerreiro, The Agency, Nuno Pinto, Filipa Azevedo, and Vanessa were chosen to progress to the final.[13][14] 11,656 televotes were cast during the first semi-final.[15]

Semi-final 1 – 2 March 2010
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 Nucha "Chuva" 278 12
2 Ouro "Arco-íris dentro de mim" 757 7
3 Claudisabel "Contra tudo e todos" 316 10
4 Filipa Azevedo "Há dias assim" 1,472 4
5 Jorge Guerreiro "Ai Lisboa" 794 6
6 Dennisa "Meu mundo de sonhos" 699 8
7 Nuno Pinto "Fogo lento" 2,080 1
8 Filipa Galvão Telles "O amor não sabe" 1,194 5
9 The Agency "É assim que as coisas são" 1,614 3
10 Gonçalo Madruga "Cores de um mundo" 290 11
11 Evelyne Filipe "A tua voz" 527 9
12 Vanessa "Alvorada" 1,635 2

Semi-final 2

The second semi-final took place on 4 March 2010 and twelve acts competed. The top six entries decided by televoting advanced to the final. Banda Trocopasso, Ricardo Martins, Seis Po' Meia Dúzia, Catarina Pereira, Gonçalo Tavares, and Rui Nova were chosen to progress to the final.[16][17] 23,878 televotes were cast during the second semi-final.[15]

Semi-final 2 – 4 March 2010
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 Rui Nova "Uma canção à Cid (O sol e as estrelas)" 1,689 6
2 Ricardo Martins "Caminheiro de mim" 4,226 2
3 Nuno & Fábia "Amar (Vieste para me salvar)" 854 9
4 David Navarro "Quem é que será?" 835 10
5 Catarina Pereira "Canta por mim" 4,614 1
6 Filipe Delgado "Serei eu" 946 8
7 V-Boy "Quando eu penso em ti" 464 12
8 Terra D'Água "Amanhã no mar" 828 11
9 Nina Pinto "Meu coração não é meu" 972 7
10 Gonçalo Tavares "Rios" 1,783 5
11 Banda Trocopasso "O mundo de pernas para o ar" 3,978 3
12 Seis Po' Meia Dúzia "Pássaro saudade" 2,689 4

Final

The final was held on 6 March 2010. The 12 qualifying artists from the preceding semi-finals competed during the show, and the winner was determined by a combination of the votes from 20 regional juries (50%) and televoting (50%).

"Há dias assim" performed by Filipa Azevedo was declared the winner, after receiving full marks from the juries and placing fourth in the televote. The televoters favourite, Catarina Pereira, failed to win as she only came fifth with the juries, placing second overall.[18][19] 42,768 televotes were cast during the final.[15]

Final – 6 March 2010
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
Votes Points Votes Points
1 Filipa Galvão Telles "O amor não sabe" 38 0 1,238 0 0 12
2 Banda Trocopasso "O mundo de pernas para o ar" 93 5 4,608 8 13 4
3 Jorge Guerreiro "Ai Lisboa" 50 1 794 0 1 10
4 Ricardo Martins "Caminheiro de mim" 61 2 8,167 10 12 7
5 The Agency "É assim que as coisas são" 137 10 1,850 2 12 5
6 Seis Po' Meia Dúzia "Pássaro saudade" 88 3 2,282 4 7 8
7 Nuno Pinto "Fogo lento" 130 7 2,539 5 12 6
8 Catarina Pereira "Canta por mim" 128 6 10,920 12 18 2
9 Filipa Azevedo "Há dias assim" 193 12 3,237 7 19 1
10 Gonçalo Tavares "Rios" 89 4 2,278 3 7 9
11 Vanessa "Alvorada" 130 8 3,182 6 14 3
12 Rui Nova "Uma canção à Cid (O sol e as estrelas)" 23 0 1,673 1 1 11

At Eurovision

Portugal competed in the first semi-final of the contest on 25 May, performing in 14th position and ending 4th in a field of 17, with a total of 89 points. Portugal then competed in the final of the contest on 29 May, performing 23rd on stage, after Germany and before Israel. It ended 18th, with 43 points.

Split results
  • In the Semi-final 1 Portugal came 4th with 89 points: the public awarded Portugal 9th place with 58 points and the jury awarded 2nd place with 107 points.
  • In the Final Portugal came 18th with 43 points: the public awarded Portugal 20th place with 24 points and the jury awarded 13th place with 69 points.

Points awarded by Portugal[20]

Jury points awarded by Portugal[21]

Final
12 points Greece
10 points Romania
8 points Spain
7 points France
6 points Belgium
5 points Norway
4 points Armenia
3 points Germany
2 points Moldova
1 point Denmark
Points awarded to Portugal (Semi-final 1)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Points awarded to Portugal (Final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

See also

References
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  20. Eurovision Song Contest 2008
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