This weekend sees the return of Festival da Canção for its 2025 edition. Over three weeks, Portugal is set to select its entry for Eurovision out of the 20 competing artists.
Ever since the songs were unveiled, we’ve been collecting your votes as you told us your favourites amongst the line-up.
A total of 3,198 votes were cast. And now it’s time to reveal the results…
Fernando Daniel is a favourite to win Festival da Canção 2025
The top spot in our poll is reserved for Fernando Daniel. The Voice Portugal alum earned a solid lead with his song “Medo,” receiving a third of all the votes — that’s 1,077 to be specific.
Fernando previously came fifth at Festival da Canção 2017 (won by eventual Eurovision champion Salvador Sobral). Could this be the year he finally takes the trophy himself?
A commendable second place is awarded to JOSH. The signer has captured the attention of many with his hauntingly beautiful ballad “Tristeza.” Even with the silver medal, JOSH still managed to secure over a fifth of the votes, picking up 715.
The other big favourite in this poll is Henka. The alternative musician certainly stands out in the competition thanks to her entry “I Wanna Destroy U.” There were 572 people who put their weight behind her, which equates to 17.89% of the vote.
Full results: Who should win Festival da Canção 2025?
- Fernando Daniel – “Medo” – 33.68%, 1,077 votes
- JOSH – “Tristeza” – 22.36%, 715 votes
- Henka – “I Wanna Destroy U” – 17.89%, 572 votes
- Peculiar – “Adamastor” – 5.13%, 164 votes
- Capital da Bulgária – “Lisboa” – 3.06%, 98 votes
- Napa – “Deslocado” – 2.53%, 81 votes
- Xico Gaiato – “Ai Senhor” – 2.35%, 75 votes
- Diana Vilarinho – “Cotovia” – 2.22%, 71 votes
- Emmy Curl – “Rapsódia da Paz” – 1.75%, 56 votes
- Bombazine – “Apago tudo” – 1.44%, 46 votes
- A Cantadeira – “Responso à Mulher” – 1.44%, 46 votes
- Inês Marques Lucas – “Quantos Queres” – 1.13%, 36 votes
- Marco Rodrigues – “A Minha Casa” – 0.94%, 30 votes
- Du Nothin – “Sobre Nós” – 0.81%, 26 votes
- Bluay – “Ninguém” – 0.81%, 26 votes
- Tota – “á-tê-xis” – 0.69%, 22 votes
- Luca Argel ft. Pri Azevedo – “Quem foi?” – 0.59%, 19 votes
- Rita Sampaio – “Voltas” – 0.44%, 14 votes
- Jéssica Pina – “Calafrio” – 0.41%, 13 votes
- Margarida Campelo – “Eu sei que o amor” – 0.34%, 11 votes
Total votes: 3,198
Do you agree with the results? Would you be happy to see Fernando Daniel win Festival da Canção 2025? Or would someone else give Portugal the best chance at Eurovision? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
Say what? Fernando will win? No way…Josh is BY FAR the best musical proposal. Fernando is just thing more of the same…same style, same pop, same everything. No evolution so, in my opinion, Josh or Henka will win. I just hope that Josh improves his staging cause it really needs to be reinvented.
With Fernando’s “Medo” (it means fear) I really fear that he won’t stand a chance to make it to the final at the ESC2025
I liked these songs but don’t offend me; they are a bit boring, can’t get the hype on “Tristeza” song.
Thankfuly everyone here says Josh! Than who voted for Fernando?
Who voted for “medo”? All we want “tristeza”
Fernando is well known and popular.
His participation this year in FdC is for the win. If we want Josh to represent Portugal we must vote for him in the final, if not…
I disagree. “Tristeza” is the best song by far.
Josh is my winner too !! For 100% !!
Tristeza is possibly the second opportunity for Portugal to win Eurovision again.
I’m a 100% team HENKA here. I’m worried for the live though. I hope she will deliver.
Well, 80% HENKA and 20% JOSH.
Josh -Henka -Peculiar, with any of them, if they deliver, I am more than fine with it… than, I have many 9 and 8/10 to my playlist…, love Voltas ( beach feeling), Calafrio ( jazzy) , Napa , Bombazine, A cantadeira, Xico, Diana… I really hope they all deliver
Tristeza to win Eurovision. Mark my words. Portugal would be amazing host again.
Josh can win Eurovision
Who? Only Henka.
Just putting it out there that Henka’s I Wanna Destroy U is an exceptional alternative/rock track and would be a massive hit at Eurovision
And so refreshing after Bambie Thug…
Why? Two completely different songs
I am not sure that I understand this comment? Why would Henka be refreshing after Bambie Thug’s track? Henka leans more to the melodic/metal side with Bambie leading more to the art/performance side, but I’m not sure why the melodic/metal side of rock would be refreshing after art/performance rock – please can you explain?
Por favor, irmãos portugueses, salvem-nos do desastre que parece estar a acontecer este ano.
I see Francesco G a b b a n i in that photo.
I’d really love it if Josh won FdC! His song stands out and he looks like he’s on to something with it 🙂
Also Team Josh !
Portuguese here. I don’t think there’s any competition for JOSH at this point. “Tristeza” will win Festival da Canção.
We haven’t seen any performance yet. I think festival da canção has good songs this year and there’s competition, especially when they’re using that small stage.
‘Tristeza’ did something with me that I cannot explain. It gave me Salvador Sobral vibes, it’s a completely different song, but it hits you right in the feels. Portugal could win a second time with this song, it might be a song that Europe needs right now..
The song is quite boring
Completely agree with your take! I love Erika, but I’m loving Josh’s song more plus it feels more like an ‘appropriate’ winner imo
Bad taste .. Josh is the one
I would be happy with Fernando or Josh for Portugal.
So many great songs in both semis compared to that one… Medo is probably my 13th…
JOSH with Tristeza is a winner, appropriate words for the sad world we live in at the moment.
Rubbish
Very profound, well done
Josh