The first semi-final of Portugal’s Festival Da Canção took place tonight with six songs competing for the first three places in Saturday’s final.

The result was determined by a public televote from which two songs qualified.  A jury selected the third qualifier.

The following two acts progressed from the televote:

• Leonor Andrade – Há Um Mar Que Nos Separa (There’s a Sea That Pulls Us Apart)
• Yola Dinis – Outra Vez Primavera (Spring Once Again)

The final qualification place was then awarded to:

• Gonçalo Tavares – Tu Tens Uma Mágica (You Have a Magic)

A further six songs will compete on Thursday evening from which three more will join tonight’s qualifiers in Saturday’s final to select Portugal’s entry to Eurovision 2015.