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The group from Beja won the Festival da Canção and will represent our country in Austria in May.
The 'Bandidos do Cante' stole the Festival da Canção from the usual suspects, the friends of the RTP elite, those of politically correct and woke music, and returned it to the people who go to 'Preço Certo' and watch it at home, who gave them the victory.
The final of the Festival da Canção had just over 400,000 viewers.
If Gregorian chant was the prayerful voice of monasteries for centuries, Alentejo singing remains, even today, the deep voice of a people.
Bandidos do Cante won the Festival da Canção and are heading to Eurovision. They were the public's favourite, but the jury preferred João Ribeiro. Plus, the controversial comments from Timothée Chalamet.
The band from Beja, which won the 60th edition of the Festival da Canção and is heading to Eurovision with Rosa, does not want to mix art with politics.
It was at a dinner in 2022 that the group was formed, which went on to win this year's edition of the Festival da Canção and will represent Portugal at Eurovision in May. A short career for long-time friends who fell in love with Alentejo singing early on, but which already boasts a series of successes. To Vienna, Bandidos do Cante will take a 'Rosa'. What did they do to get here?
The singer from Rio de Janeiro, Leo Middea, who lived in Lisbon for six years, returns to perform in the country where he was subjected to xenophobic attacks after finishing second in the Festival da Canção de Portugal.
The band that won the Festival da Canção in 2025 plays in Porto this Saturday and in Lisbon on the 30th.
This year, the two semi-finals and the final of the contest, scheduled for 21 and 28 February and 7 March respectively, will take place at the Valentim de Carvalho studios in Paço de Arcos.
The performers, who in most cases are also the songwriters, and the songs were unveiled this Thursday in the early afternoon. The festival takes place between February and March.
The audience will accommodate around 500 people, and those interested will be able to register their interest in attending the Festival da Canção from 1 February.
The 16 songs that will take part in the 60th edition of the Festival da Canção have been revealed.
The 16 songs competing in Festival da Canção 2026 and their respective performers were announced this Thursday. See the list and the dates of the semi-finals and the contest final.
Born in Porto in 2022, they have just released the album “Bola de Bilhar” and are preparing to take part in the Festival da Canção. Nunca Mates o Mandarim is this week's highlight of BLITZ's feature dedicated to emerging talent.
They grew up in Bairro da Ajuda, Lisbon, and began in music at just 14. They came to public attention at the Festival da Canção 2025, where they qualified for the final, and have since released a new autobiographical single titled 'Voar'. Bluay is this week's feature in BLITZ's column dedicated to emerging talents.
