The Portuguese selection for Eurovision Song Contest 2022, Festival da Canção is set to take place on 5th, 7th and 12th of March. All of the competing acts have been revealed on 21st of January while the running order was announced two weeks ago. The Black Mamba have been announced as the ones who will be performing in the first semi-final while Chanel will be performing the second semi-final of Festival da Canção scheduled for 7th of March. Now it’s time to reveal new set of guest performers at the show.
Those include Expensive Soul, Rui José Pregal da Cunha, The Legendary Tigerman and Bateu Matou. Expensive Soul are a Portuguese hip-hop duo formed in Leça da Palmeira back in 1999. Their musical style incorporates various genres which range from soul and reggae to R&B. They will be performing in the first semi-final scheduled for 5th of March.
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Rui José Pregal da Cunha is a Portuguese musician and singer, founder and vocalist of the band Heróis do Mar. He also took part at Festival da Canção as the author as he was the one behind Agora by JJaZZ. They ended the show on 6th place in the first semi-final. Rui will perform in the evening of 5th of March.
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The Legendary Tigerman is the stage name of a Portuguese singer-songwriter Paulo Furtado. His musical career started in the late 1980’s when he joined the psychobilly band Tédio Boys and in 2002 he went on as a soloist as The Legendary Tigerman. He will be performing in the second semi-final scheduled for 7th of March.
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Bateu Matou is a project that brings together three of the most talented drummers of Portuguese urban music: Quim Albergaria (PAUS), RIOT (Buraka Som Sistema) and Ivo Costa (Carminho, Sara Tavares). They will be performing in the final on 12th of March 2022.
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Running order is as follows:
Semi-Final 1 (5th of March)
Semi-Final 2 (7th of March)
Don’t forget to vote for your favourites below!
- Aurea - Why? 22%, 243 votes243 votes 22%243 votes - 22% of all votes
- Norton - Hope 18%, 199 votes199 votes 18%199 votes - 18% of all votes
- Os Quatro E Meia - Amanhã 15%, 165 votes165 votes 15%165 votes - 15% of all votes
- Maro - Saudade, saudade 12%, 132 votes132 votes 12%132 votes - 12% of all votes
- Fado Bicha - Povo pequenino 10%, 109 votes109 votes 10%109 votes - 10% of all votes
- FF - Como é bom esperar alguém 8%, 89 votes89 votes 8%89 votes - 8% of all votes
- Diana Castro - Ginger Ale 6%, 70 votes70 votes 6%70 votes - 6% of all votes
- TheMisterDriver - Calisun 3%, 38 votes38 votes 3%38 votes - 3% of all votes
- Kumpania Algazarra - A minha praia 3%, 34 votes34 votes 3%34 votes - 3% of all votes
- Valas & Os Astronautas - Odisseia 2%, 23 votes23 votes 2%23 votes - 2% of all votes
- SYRO - Ainda nos temos 21%, 284 votes284 votes 21%284 votes - 21% of all votes
- Blacci - Mar no fim 19%, 257 votes257 votes 19%257 votes - 19% of all votes
- Pongo e Tristany - Dégrá.dê 17%, 230 votes230 votes 17%230 votes - 17% of all votes
- Inês Homem de Melo - Fome de viagem 12%, 157 votes157 votes 12%157 votes - 12% of all votes
- Oz Azeitonas - Solta a voz e canta 7%, 92 votes92 votes 7%92 votes - 7% of all votes
- Pepperoni Passion - Código 30 6%, 83 votes83 votes 6%83 votes - 6% of all votes
- Milhanas - Corpo de mulher 6%, 79 votes79 votes 6%79 votes - 6% of all votes
- Jonas - Pontas soltas 6%, 78 votes78 votes 6%78 votes - 6% of all votes
- Cubita - Uma mensagem tua 3%, 41 vote41 vote 3%41 vote - 3% of all votes
- O Vampiro Sumbarino - Ao lado de mim 2%, 30 votes30 votes 2%30 votes - 2% of all votes
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