The 56th edition of the Portuguese Eurovision national selection show ‘Festival da Canção’ continued this morning with the second semi-final.
A further ten acts performed in the semi-final and, as in the first semi-final, five advanced to the Grand Final. The qualifying acts were chosen through a 50/50 combination of jury and public televoting.
Results
The five acts that qualified to March 12's grand final are:
Inês Homem de Melo - 'Fome de viagem'
Milhanas - 'Corpo de mulher'
Pepperoni Passion - 'Código 30'
Pongo e Tristany - 'DÉGRÁ.DÊ'
Syro - 'Ainda nos temos'
This means that, for the other five acts, the Eurovision journey ends here:
Blacci - 'Mar no fim'
Cubita - 'Uma mensagem tua'
Jonas - 'Pontas soltas'
O Vampiro Submarino - 'Ao lado de mim'
Os Azeitonas - 'Solta a voz e canta'
The five qualifying entries will join five entries from Sunday's first semi-final in the Grand Final of 'Festival da Canção' on March 12.
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