By Shirley Farmer 
Milhanas (“Woman’s Body”), Syro (“We still have”), Inês Homem de Melo (“Fome de Viagem”), Pongo and Tristany (“Dégrá.Dê”) and Pepperoni Passion (“Code 30”) won ) Moving on to the Cansau Festival Final on Monday, March 7, the second semi-final, broadcast live on RTP1, from the studios of Public Station in Lisbon.
In the first semi-final, which took place on Saturday, March 5, Os Quatro e Meia (“Tomorrow”), Aurea (“Why”), FF (“How It Good to Wait for Someone”), Diana Castro (“Ginger Alley and Won”). Maru (“saudade, saudade”) to advance to the final of the national competition.
In the semi-finals, in addition to the artists in competition, Captain Fausto, Lina Digua, Samuel Urea, The Legendary Tigerman and Chanel Terreiro, Spain’s representative at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest also presented.
In addition to the competition, the broadcast celebrated the 65th anniversary of RTP. The broadcast began with Eládio Clímaco, who recalled some of the most iconic moments in the channel’s history.
The Legendary Tigerman – introduced by Eládio Clímaco as “Tiger Man” – was the first artist to take to the stage at the Cannesau Festival.
At the end of the performances, Capitão Fausto, Lena D’Água and Samuel ria paid homage to Jose Cid, the singer who is celebrating his 80th birthday in 2022. The musician also went up on stage to perform “20 Years” and “Um grande, grande Amor” .
The second semi-final was presented by Tania Ribas de Oliveira and Jose Carlos Malato.
Second semi-final offers:
“Unleash Your Voice and Sing” (song written and performed by Os Azeitonas), “A message from you (Cubita)”, “Fome de viagem” (song composed by Pedro Marquez and performed by Inês Homem de Melo), “Ainda nosemos” (Syro), “ Código 30” (Pepperoni Passion), “Body of a Woman (Agir / Milhanas), “Next to Me” (PZ / O Vampiro Submarino), “Pontas Soltas” (Fábia Rebordão / Jonas), “Mar at the End” (Blacci) and “Dégrá.Dê” (DJ Marfox/Pongo and Tristany) were the topics presented in the second semi-final.
Os Azeitonas – “Raise your voice and sing”
Team Azeitonas opened the second semi-finals of Festival da Canção and a theme invites you to dance. With colorful colors, the show excited the audience.
Cubita – A message from you
To introduce the theme “Uma Mensagem Tua”, the artist bet on a script in shades of red.
Ines Homem de Milo – “Fome de Viagem”
Ines Homem de Mello sang a happy song on stage at the RTP studio. On stage, several bags in the colors of the Ukrainian flag were shown.
In the lyrics of the song, the artist sings in eight different languages.
Syro – “We Still Own”
Syro, the voice of many songs played in a loop on national radio, was the fourth artist to hit the stage and bet on an emotion-packed performance.
Passion for Pepperoni – “Code 30”
“This is our first concert. We’ll tell you later how it went,” the artists joked before the show. On the stage, Pepperoni Passion took a birthday cake and bet on light games.
In the song’s lyrics, the band cites popular phrases from social media, such as “I have a date at five.”
Milhanas – “Women’s Body”
Aghir composed the theme defended by Milhanas, the singer who gave voice to the song of the popular advertisement for a chain of supermarkets (“Quem Trouxe”). On stage, the artist captured the audience with an intense performance.
Undersea Vampire – “By My Side”
“This song represents another side of me. I’m not from PZ, I’m Vampiro Submarino,” the singer explained. Accompanied by a four-voice chorus, the artist performed “Ao Lado de Mime” on the stage of the second semi-final.
Jonas – “Loose End”
Fabia Rebordao chose Jonas to interpret “Pontas Soltas”. In a video presentation of a song about “An Unsolved Love Story”, singer Fado stressed that “Jonas has an identity.”
On stage, Jonas was accompanied by four dancers.
Balashi – “The Sea at the End”
“It’s a personal story,” Blashy said before the show. On stage, the artist was accompanied by musicians.
Bongo and Tristany – “Dégrá.dê”
DJ Marfox chose pongo & Tristany for the theme of “Dégrá.dê”, the last song to be performed in the second semi-final.
First semi-finals
Tomorrow, why? ‘Ginger Isle’, ‘How Good It Is to Wait for Someone’ and ‘Black Black’ were the five songs selected, on Saturday night, in the first semi-finals of the Kansau Festival.
“Tomorrow,” a theme composed by Thiago Nogueira and performed by Quattro e Mia, “Why?” Laurea, “Ginger Alley”, with lyrics and music by Joanna Espdinha and interpretation by Diana Castro, “How Good to Wait Someone’s Song”, a song performed by FF and Saudade Saudade by singer-songwriter Maru, make up the group’s top five finalists for the event.
The first semi-finalist team
Four and a half – “tomorrow”
Uriah – “Why?”
Diana Castro – “Ginger Ale”
FF – “How good is it to wait for someone”
Maru – “longing, longing”
Of the 20 composers participating in this year’s edition, 16 were invited by RTP and four (Pedro Marques, Pepperoni Passion, The Mister Driver and Tiago Nogueira (from Os Quatro e Meia)) were selected through a competition.
In the semi-finals, the weight of votes is shared between spectators and a jury made up of singers Dulce Pontes, Dino DeSantiago, Surma, Teresa Salghero, Tatanca, actor Pedro Granger and journalist Miguel Cadet.
In the final, the members of the jury will be voted on by representatives of seven regions from mainland Portugal and the islands.
In the event of a tie, the selection of the jury prevails in the semi-finals and, in the end, the choice of the audience.
The song “Love Is On My Side”, composed by Tatanka and performed by The Black Mamba, won the song contest last year, having represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest, which was held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Opinion polls and juries
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In each semi-final, five songs will be selected to advance to the final. In the semi-finals, the weight of the votes will be shared between the spectators and the jury whose items were selected by the RTP.
In the final, the members of the jury will be voted on by representatives of seven regions from mainland Portugal and the islands.
In the event of a tie, the selection of the jury prevails in the semi-finals and, in the end, the choice of the audience.
The winner of the song contest will represent Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest, scheduled for May, in Turin, Italy.
This year, the jury consists of Dulce Pontes, representative of Portugal at Eurovision 1991, Tatanka, lead singer of The Black Mamba, Dino d’Santiago, Surma, Teresa Salgueiro, presenter and actor Pedro Granger and journalist Miguel Cadet.
Of the 20 composers participating in this year’s edition, 16 were invited by RTP and four (Pedro Marques, Pepperoni Passion, The Mister Driver and Tiago Nogueira of Os Quatro e Meia) were selected through a competition.
The song “Love Is On My Side”, composed by Tatanka and performed by The Black Mamba, won the song contest last year, having represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest, which was held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.