Festival da Canção 2015: Results of the second semi-final

The semifinals are now over in Portugal and we have six qualifiers that will battle in the final of Festival da Canção 2015 on March 7. Teresa Radamanto and Simone de Oliveira emerged as the televoters’ favourites this evening, while José Freitas earned the highest marks from the jury.

Portuguese superstar Simona de Oliveira showed that she still has what it takes and received a standing ovation from the audience in the studio after her perfomance left the audience silent. The six artists also took us on a trip down memory lane when they sang a medley of past ESC songs. We heard rather nice versions of ‘Waterloo’, ‘J’aime la vie’, ‘Euphoria’ and ‘Hold me now’.

Semifinal results:

Qualifiers:

José Freitas “Mal menor (Ninguém me guia à razão)” (by jury vote)
Teresa Radamanto “Um fado em Viena” (by televote)
Simone de Oliveira “À espera das canções” (by televote)

Eliminated contestants:

Rubi Machado “Quando a lua voltar a passar”
Filipe Gonçalves “Dança Joana”
Diana Piedade “Maldito tempo”

The six qualifiers:

These are the six artists who will battle on March 7 for a spot in the Eurovision lights in Vienna:

Leonor Andrade – “Há um mar que nos separa” (by televote)
Yola Dinis – “Outra vez primavera” (by televote)
Gonçalo Tavares – “Tu tens uma mágica” (by jury yote)
José Freitas “Mal menor (Ninguém me guia à razão)”
Teresa Radamanto “Um fado em Viena”
Simone de Oliveira “À espera das canções”

Stay tuned!

The final of Festival da Canção 2015 will take place on Saturday March 7 from 22:05 CET. The final will be aired on this livestream (RTP1), RTP África and RTP Internacional (with delay). Julius Isidro en Catarina Furtado will present the final.

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