http://www.rtp.pt/tvonline/sites/festival_cancao/?k=Estao-escolhidos-os-12-finalistas.rtp&post=2387

the 12 portuguese finalists have been announced!!

ps - YAY NO HOMENS

other info, vania osorio is from the portuguese show 'the voice'
armenio pimenta is also from the show 'the voice'
gerson santos from idols
ricardo soler took part in our nf in 2008 and was second place in our OT to Vania fernandes
carlos costa an upbeat singer from idols came 3rd
rui andrade from last year that came 3rd

anyway from now all i can say i support rui andrade and carlos costa

More info was given out today from RTP, this time the composers and to whom they will make the songs, it goes like this:

Singer - Composer

Gerson Santos - Tó Zé (from the band Per7ume)

António Martins da Silva - Tozé Brito (took part in esc on the band Gemini (1978), and composed the songs Bem Bom (1982) and Penso Em Ti, Eu Sei (1986))

Pedro Portas & Susana Gonçalves - Jonny Galvão (from the band Rosa Negra)

Filipa Sousa - Jorge Fernando Adrej Babic (Composer of Senhora do Mar (2008) Canta Por Mim (2009) and Sobrevivo (2010)

Pamela Salvado - Miguel Gameiro

Vânia Osório - Armando Teixeira (from the band Bala)

Arménio Pimenta - Ménito Ramos (composer of the National Final song in 2008 for Tucha)

Pedro Tomás - Jorge Cruz (from the band Diabo na Cruz) Pedro Marques (from the band flor-de-lis)

Joana Leite - Tiago Dias (from the band Amor Electro (that represented Esterra on edition 23 with the song A Máquina ))

Rui Andrade - Miguel Majer (from the band Seda)

Carlos Costa - João Só (from the band João Só e Abandonados)

Ricardo Soler - Nuno Feist (Composer of both songs in 2008 and 2010 for Vanessa)

This info was provided by RTP and after to escChat.com and only after to escXtra.com

A bit more info, the composer Jorge Cruz gave up from composing the song for Pedro Tomás, and instead Pedro Marques was invided by RTP to take his place. Pedro Marques was the composer of the 2009 song Todas as Ruas do Amor, and also a member of the band (the drummer player). The song is now said to be ethnic, folk and tradicionaly portuguese.

BIG news today, the composer Jorge Fernandes that was to make a song to Filipa Sousa, gave up today and instead RTP invited the only non portuguese composer on the show, Adrej Babic known for composing the 2008 song Senhora do Mar (Vania Fernandes) , the 2010 song Canta Por Mim (Catarina Pereira) and the 2011 Song Sobrevivo (Carla Moreno). The Croatian Composer already accepted the RTP invitation. He also wrote the songs for Slovenia 2007 Cvet z Juga, Slovenia 2009 Love Symphony, Bosnia & Herzegovina 2005 Call Me and Croatia 2003 Više nisam tvoja.

Filipa Sousa in OT:

Okay order is up, composers are up, producers are up, singers are up and they go like this:

p.s. - notice song no. 2 composers as Daniela Varela (main singer of flor-de-lis)

RTP site oficialy revealed already some name of the songs that will compete on the National final, so i will keep updating this when i got to know the name of them:


Ricardo Soler - Gratia Plena 'Gratia Plena'

Pedro Macedo - Outono em forma de gente 'Autum in the form of people'

Tó Martins - Amanhã começa o meu futuro 'Tomorrow my future starts'

Gerson Santos - Redescobrir Portugal 'Rediscover Portugal'

Joana Leite - O amor é maior que a vida 'Love is bigger than life'

Pamela Salvado - Fica a saudade 'Longing remains'

Cumplice's - Será o que será 'it will be what it will be'

Arménio Pimenta - Um poema na bagagem 'A poem in the baggage'

Carlos Costa - Queres que eu dance? 'Do you want me to dance?'

Vânia Osório - O mundo passa 'The world pass by'

Rui Andrade - Amor a preto e braco 'Love in black and white'

Filipa Sousa - Vida Minha 'My life'

I also wouldn't mind about that

song names are updated

that is the official logo of this year

this will be the stage

today is rehearsal day! and the songs are ofc being leaked so i will post them as they show up:

Ricardo Soler - Gratia Plena 'Gratia Plena'

Pedro Macedo - Outono em forma de gente 'Autum in the form of people'

Tó Martins - Amanhã começa o meu futuro 'Tomorrow my future starts'

Gerson Santos - Redescobrir Portugal 'Rediscover Portugal'

Joana Leite - O amor é maior que a vida 'Love is bigger than life'

Pamela Salvado - Fica a saudade 'Longing remains'

Cumplice's - Será o que será 'it will be what it will be'

Arménio Pimenta - Um poema na bagagem 'A poem in the baggage'

Carlos Costa - Queres que eu dance? 'Do you want me to dance?'

Vânia Osório - O mundo passa 'The world pass by'

Rui Andrade - Amor a preto e braco 'Love in black and white'

Filipa Sousa - Vida Minha 'My life'