# Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025

Portugal will be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Deslocado", performed by Napa and written by its members João Lourenço Gomes, João Rodrigues, Diogo Góis, Francisco Sousa, André Santos, and Guilherme Gomes. The Portuguese participating broadcaster, Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) organised the national final Festival da Canção 2025 in order to select its entry for the contest.

## Background

Prior to the 2025 contest, Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP) until 2003, and Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) since 2004, have participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Portugal fifty-five times since their first entry in 1964. They had won the contest on one occasion: in 2017 with the song "Amar pelos dois" performed by Salvador Sobral. Since the introduction of semi-finals to the format of the contest in 2004, Portugal has thus far managed to qualify to the final on eight occasions, the latest being in 2024, when "Grito" performed by Iolanda ultimately placed 10th in the final.
As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, RTP organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. The broadcaster had traditionally selected its entry for the contest via the music competition Festival da Canção, with exceptions in 1988 and 2005 when the entries were internally selected. RTP confirmed its participation in the 2025 contest on 14 August 2024, announcing the organisation of the 59th Festival da Canção in order to select its 2025 entry.

## Before Eurovision
### Festival da Canção 2025

Festival da Canção 2025 was the 59th edition of Festival da Canção organised by RTP to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. 20 entries competed in the selection that consisted of two semi-finals held on 22 February and 1 March 2025 leading to a 12-song final on 8 March 2025. All three shows were broadcast on RTP1, RTP África, and RTP Internacional as well as on radio via Antena 1 and online via RTP Play [pt].

#### Format

The format of the competition consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. Each semi-final featured 10 competing entries from which six advanced from each show to complete the 12-song lineup in the final. Results during the semi-finals were determined by the votes from a jury panel appointed by RTP and public televoting; the first five qualifiers were based on the 50/50 combination of jury and public voting where both streams of voting assigned points from 1–8, 10 and 12 based on ranking, while the sixth qualifier was determined by a second round of public televoting from the remaining entries. Results during the final were determined by the 50/50 combination of votes from seven regional juries and public televoting. Both the public televote and the juries assigned points from 1–8, 10, and 12 based on the ranking developed by both streams of voting.

#### Competing entries

20 composers were selected by RTP through two methods: 14 invited by RTP for the competition and six selected from 633 submissions received through an open call for songs between 14 August and 15 October 2024. The composers, which both created the songs and selected its performers, were required to submit the demo and final versions of their entries by 31 October and 30 November 2024, respectively. Songs could be submitted in any language. The selected composers were revealed on 5 November 2024, while the competing artists were revealed on 23 January 2025.
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Selection |
| A Cantadeira | "Responso à mulher" | Joana Negrão | Invited by RTP |
| Bluay | "Ninguém" | José Carlos Coelho Almeida TavaresFrancisco Murta | Invited by RTP |
| Bombazine | "Apago tudo" | Filipe AndradeManuel FigueiredoManuel GranateManuel ProtásioVasco Granate | Invited by RTP |
| Capital da Bulgária | "Lisboa" | Sofia Reis | Open call winner |
| Diana Vilarinho | "Cotovia" | Diana VilarinhoJoana AlegreRicardo Ribeiro | Open call winner |
| Du Nothin | "Sobre nós" | Bruno "Beato" Vasconcelos [pt]Jorge Ferreira | Invited by RTP |
| Emmy Curl | "Rapsódia da paz" | Catarina MirandaMarília Miranda | Invited by RTP |
| Fernando Daniel | "Medo" | Diana LimaFernando Daniel | Invited by RTP |
| Henka | "I Wanna Destroy U" | Cat PereiraJon CassidyMeyrick de la FuenteMirza Radonjica | Open call winner |
| Inês Marques Lucas | "Quantos queres" | Inês Marques Lucas | Open call winner |
| Jéssica Pina | "Calafrio" | Jéssica Pina | Invited by RTP |
| Josh | "Tristeza" | João DuarteJoão Gaspar | Open call winner |
| Luca Argel feat. Pri Azevedo | "Quem foi?" | Luca Argel | Invited by RTP |
| Marco Rodrigues [pt] | "A minha casa" | Marco RodriguesTiago Machado | Invited by RTP |
| Margarida Campelo | "Eu sei que o amor" | Ana CláudiaBeatriz PessoaMargarida Campelo | Invited by RTP |
| Napa | "Deslocado" | João Lourenço GomesJoão RodriguesDiogo GóisFrancisco SousaAndré SantosGuilherme Gomes | Invited by RTP |
| Peculiar | "Adamastor" | João Nicolau Quintela | Invited by RTP |
| Rita Sampaio | "Voltas" | Rita SampaioTiago Sampaio | Invited by RTP |
| Tota | "Á-tê-xis" | Euclides Gomes [pt]Jónatas "Tota" Pereira | Invited by RTP |
| Xico Gaiato | "Ai senhor!" | Constantino MatosTiago MatosXico Gaiato | Open call winner |

#### Semi-finals

The semi-finals took place on 22 February and 1 March 2025. In each show, ten entries competed, with six advancing to the final. The voting occurred in two rounds: a 50/50 combination of votes from an expert jury and a public televote determined the first five qualifiers, and a second round of televoting determined the sixth and final qualifier.
Key: Jury and televote round qualifier Televote-only round qualifier
Semi-final 1 – First round – 22 February 2025 :
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Televote | Total | Place |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Percentage | Points | Total | Place |
| 1 | Xico Gaiato | "Ai senhor!" | 5 | 12.24% | 7 | 12 | 8 |
| 2 | Rita Sampaio | "Voltas" | 1 | 2.89% | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Du Nothin | "Sobre nós" | 4 | 6.83% | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | Marco Rodrigues | "A minha casa" | 2 | 13.63% | 12 | 14 | 4 |
| 5 | Margarida Campelo | "Eu sei que o amor" | 12 | 7.34% | 3 | 15 | 1 |
| 6 | Josh | "Tristeza" | 7 | 11.97% | 6 | 13 | 5 |
| 7 | Capital da Bulgária | "Lisboa" | 8 | 8.34% | 4 | 12 | 7 |
| 8 | Bluay | "Ninguém" | 10 | 10.89% | 5 | 15 | 2 |
| 9 | Jéssica Pina | "Calafrio" | 6 | 12.59% | 8 | 14 | 3 |
| 10 | Peculiar | "Adamastor" | 3 | 13.28% | 10 | 13 | 6 |
Semi-final 1 – Second round – 22 February 2025 :
| Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
| Capital da Bulgária | "Lisboa" | 15.11% | 3 |
| Du Nothin | "Sobre nós" | 14.90% | 4 |
| Peculiar | "Adamastor" | 43.63% | 1 |
| Rita Sampaio | "Voltas" | 7.27% | 5 |
| Xico Gaiato | "Ai senhor!" | 19.07% | 2 |
Semi-final 2 – First round – 1 March 2025 :
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Televote | Total | Place |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Percentage | Points | Total | Place |
| 1 | A Cantadeira | "Responso à mulher" | 1 | 5.32% | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Tota | "Á-tê-xis" | 6 | 2.07% | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 3 | Bombazine | "Apago tudo" | 7 | 13.6% | 7 | 14 | 3 |
| 4 | Emmy Curl | "Rapsódia da paz" | 10 | 2.61% | 3 | 13 | 4 |
| 5 | Inês Marques Lucas | "Quantos queres" | 5 | 3.76% | 4 | 9 | 7 |
| 6 | Fernando Daniel | "Medo" | 3 | 18.88% | 10 | 13 | 5 |
| 7 | Luca Argel feat. Pri Azevedo | "Quem foi?" | 4 | 2.50% | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 8 | Napa | "Deslocado" | 8 | 25.70% | 12 | 20 | 1 |
| 9 | Diana Vilarinho | "Cotovia" | 12 | 7.66% | 6 | 18 | 2 |
| 10 | Henka | "I Wanna Destroy U" | 2 | 18.23% | 8 | 10 | 6 |
Semi-final 2 – Second round – 1 March 2025 :
| Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
| A Cantadeira | "Responso à mulher" | 17.82% | 2 |
| Henka | "I Wanna Destroy U" | 53.58% | 1 |
| Inês Marques Lucas | "Quantos queres" | 12.44% | 3 |
| Luca Argel feat. Pri Azevedo | "Quem foi?" | 9.51% | 4 |
| Tota | "Á-tê-xis" | 6.65% | 5 |

#### Final

The final took place on 8 March 2025. The winner was selected based on the 50/50 combination of votes from seven three-member regional juries (one for each of the regions of Portugal) and from a public televote open throughout the week preceding the show; in the event of a tie, the public voting would take precedence.
Final – 8 March 2025 :
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Jury | Televote | Televote | Total | Place |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Points | Percentage | Points | Total | Place |
| 1 | Bombazine | "Apago tudo" | 27 | 2 | 5.98% | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| 2 | Margarida Campelo | "Eu sei que o amor" | 37 | 6 | 1.00% | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | Henka | "I Wanna Destroy U" | 18 | 0 | 29.83% | 12 | 12 | 4 |
| 4 | Bluay | "Ninguém" | 16 | 0 | 1.82% | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 | Jéssica Pina | "Calafrio" | 52 | 10 | 2.19% | 2 | 12 | 6 |
| 6 | Marco Rodrigues | "A minha casa" | 28 | 3 | 3.24% | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | Napa | "Deslocado" | 38 | 7 | 21.14% | 10 | 17 | 1 |
| 8 | Peculiar | "Adamastor" | 26 | 1 | 2.78% | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | Fernando Daniel | "Medo" | 42 | 8 | 15.57% | 8 | 16 | 3 |
| 10 | Emmy Curl | "Rapsódia da paz" | 31 | 4 | 1.80% | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 11 | Josh | "Tristeza" | 34 | 5 | 8.74% | 7 | 12 | 5 |
| 12 | Diana Vilarinho | "Cotovia" | 57 | 12 | 5.91% | 5 | 17 | 2 |
Detailed regional jury votes :
| Draw | Song | North | Central | Lisbon Area | Alentejo | Algarve | Madeira | Azores | Total |
| 1 | "Apago tudo" | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | | 12 | 27 |
| 2 | "Eu sei que o amor" | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 37 |
| 3 | "I Wanna Destroy U" | 10 | 5 | | 1 | | 2 | | 18 |
| 4 | "Ninguém" | | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| 5 | "Calafrio" | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 52 |
| 6 | "A minha casa" | | | 12 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 28 |
| 7 | "Deslocado" | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | | 12 | 7 | 38 |
| 8 | "Adamastor" | 12 | | | | 12 | | 2 | 26 |
| 9 | "Medo" | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | | 42 |
| 10 | "Rapsódia da paz" | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 31 |
| 11 | "Tristeza" | 6 | 12 | 2 | | 7 | 4 | 3 | 34 |
| 12 | "Cotovia" | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 57 |

#### Official album

Festival da Canção 2025 is the official compilation album of the contest. It was compiled by Sony Music Entertainment Portugal and was digitally released by the former on 23 January 2025. The album features the twenty participating entries of the contest.
Weekly chart performance for Festival da Canção 2025 :
| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP) | 55 |