The race to represent Portugal at Eurovision 2011 hotted up this week as the public cast votes online in the first stage of Festival da Canção, the Portuguese national selection. They narrowed the field from 24 hopefuls to the following 12 finalists. Broadcaster RTP also released detailed results of that vote, which put the traditional sounds of Homens da Luta on top. They were followed by Wanda Stuart, who, we suspect, may not actually be Portuguese. In any case, enjoy their songs and let Wiwi know what you think! Portugal casts its final vote during a live televised final on March 5.
01. Homens da Luta – “A Luta é Alegria” (17374 votes)
(Jel / Vasco Duarte)
02. Wanda Stuart – “Chegar à tua Voz” (14394 votes)
(Paulo Teixeira de Sousa)
03. Inês Bernardo – “Deixa o meu Lugar” (14105 votes)
(Joana Ferraz / Leonel Moteiro)
04. Ricardo Sousa – “O Mar o Vento e as Estrelas” (14062 votes)
(Fernando Guerreiro / Carlos Freitas)
05. Filipa Ruas – “Tensão” (14058 votes)
(Filipa Ruas, Pedro Sá / Daniel Nilsson, Henrik Szabo, Johnny Sanchez, Jonas Gladnikoff, Michael Eriksson)
06. 7 Saias – “Embalo do Coração” (14056 votes)
(Ana Rita Rebello / Páquito C. Braziel)
07. Carla Moreno – “Sobrevivo” (Set me free) (13868 votes)
(Carlos Coelho / Andrej Babic)
08. Henrique Feist – “Quase a Voar” (13844 votes)
(José Fanha / Nuno Feist)
09. Nuno Norte – “São os Barcos de Lisboa” (13817 votes)
(Carlos Massa)
10. Rui Andrade – “Em Nome do Amor” (13656 votes)
(Carlos Meireles / Artur Guimarães)
11. Tânia Tavares – “Se esse Dia Chegar” (13592 votes)
(Tânia Tavares, Nuno Valério / Gorgi)
12. Axel – “Boom Boom Yeah” (13448 votes)
(Axel / José Félix)
