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Portugal decided: Filipa Azevedo to Oslo!

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Posted by Victor M. Escudero on 7 March 2010 at 01:31
Portugal decided: Filipa Azevedo to Oslo!
Above: Filipa Azevedo, the winner of Festival da Canção 2010. Photo courtesy of RTP.

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After an online quarter-final, two televised semi-finals and a national final that just finished, Portugal has selected their entry for the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest: it's Filipa Azevedo with the song Há Dias Assim!!

It was an exciting evening in the cheerful Campo Pequeno in Lisbon where the final of Festival da Canção took place with Silvia Alberto as the presenter. She introduced the 12 competing songs before the winner was decided by a mixture of regional juries and televoting on a 50/50 basis (in order of appearance, winner in bold):

  • Filipa Galvão Telles - O Amor Não Sabe
  • Banda Trocopasso - O Mundo De Pernas Para O Ar
  • Jorge Guerreiro - Ai Lisboa
  • Ricardo Martins - Caminheiro De Mim
  • The Agency - É Assim Que As Coisas São
  • Seis Po' Meia Dúzia - Pássaro Saudade
  • Nuno Pinto - Fogo Lento
  • Catarina Pereira - Canta Por Mim
  • Filipa Azevedo - Há Dias Assim
  • Gonçalo Tavares - Rios
  • Vanessa - Alvorada
  • Rui Nova - Uma Canção À Cid (O Sol E As Estrelas)

The televoting awarded its maximum points to Catarina Pereira who finished second when the jury votes were added. So it's the eventual winner of the online voting, Filipa Azevedo, with the song Há Dias Assim (There Are Days Like This) who will wave the Portugese flag in Oslo. The song is written by the journalist Augusto Madureira.

Portugal will participate in the first semifinal of the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest to take place on Tuesday 25th of May in Oslo. In 2009 they qualified for the Final of Europe's favourite TV show with Flor-de-lis and Todas As Ruas Do Amor which took them to a 15th place.

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Comment by Klauki_Esc from Portugal

Posted on 19 April 2010 at 15:30
What are you saing men!!!!!!!!!! Christina's song it's like filipa song!!!!! I guess your a little bit wrong...But thats my opinion and you have yours...I guess you should ear the songs agian, compare and than say something!!!!

Comment by Alvin70

Posted on 10 April 2010 at 01:05
Oh My goodness! I dont believe it can be true! someone of the ESC specialists are not verify every song before the contest?? I dont BELIEVE MY EARS! !
This song of Portugal for Oslo 2010 it is a NOTE BY NOTE FULL COPY of the Christina Aguilera song from 1999 Por Siempre Tú (I turn to you)!!!!!!!! I notice that from the first time i heard this song!!
Cláudia Pinheiro

Comment by claupi from Portugal

Posted on 8 April 2010 at 19:27
Very well this new version, it,s more powerful! now i,m very happy with our song, good luck Filipa!
assis viveiros

Comment by assisviveiros

Posted on 4 April 2010 at 21:47
look the new version of portuguese music...good luck portugal...:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1MJBnMsRDE
Dani Carv

Comment by SEMPRE from Portugal

Posted on 28 March 2010 at 14:27
Portuguese song is the best in this ESC.Ireland, Israel, Norway and Denmark are nice too.
Rafael dos santos

Comment by leafarsantos from Luxembourg

Posted on 25 March 2010 at 21:36
filipa nao te deiches intimidar, apesar de a catarina ter sido a preferida, es tu que vais ir e tenho a serteza que vais voltar de oslo con uma esperiencia muito boa, adoro a musica e tu es un espectaculo forca;-)
Elena Tolnai

Comment by Elena Tolnai

Posted on 23 March 2010 at 23:35
Can Portugal Win the First Semi-Final? Vote Now! http://wiwibloggs.com/2010/03/23/who-will-win-the-first-semi-final-at-eurovision-2010-vote-now/
Francisco Santos

Comment by portugal_ESC from Portugal

Posted on 22 March 2010 at 22:35
Para Ibericus: Ainda estás nisso? Credo, esquece lá isso! Cresce! Não te envergonhes mais!
Jorge Manuel

Comment by Ibericus

Posted on 22 March 2010 at 03:12
Portugal don´t want you in ESC.You are not our choise.Go away
Jorge Manuel

Comment by Ibericus

Posted on 22 March 2010 at 03:08
This song it is terrible.Song for funeral.
ESC Cologne

Comment by ESCologne from Germany

Posted on 19 March 2010 at 18:46
Compared to last year's entry this song is nothing special. Anyway good luck.

Comment by missionaryofgod from Sweden

Posted on 19 March 2010 at 10:11
You will never win Eurovision sending songs like this year after year. The most boring song of them all this year! Sorry!
Alexander Häring

Comment by alibi8619

Posted on 18 March 2010 at 18:46
Beautiful. I think its one of the best songs this year. It could be very hard to win.

Check out the german girl, she is pretty good too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esTVVjpTzIY

Comment by brightangel

Posted on 18 March 2010 at 18:21
Catarina Pereira has the right to represent Portugal and not Filipa Azevedo, we (public) have voted for Catarina, not for Filipa!!! Is because of this things that no one trust on portuguese people... corruption :s
Diana Silvanni

Comment by diana_33_

Posted on 18 March 2010 at 00:58
This post is the one who has more comments, and they are all against Filipa, so sad

Filipa
you should be reading all this comments now, it must be so painfull too see how portuguesse people doesnt want you

SHAME ON YOU!
megan nobrega

Comment by haras10 from United Kingdom

Posted on 16 March 2010 at 21:02
FILIPA AZEVEDO para representar PORTUGAL
Tu vais surpreendermos
A Maior Tu Seras
megan nobrega

Comment by haras10 from United Kingdom

Posted on 16 March 2010 at 20:57
vote for her on ESC
Andjela Svajner

Comment by andjelabgd from Serbia

Posted on 16 March 2010 at 16:34
nice... I like it ! great voice !!
good luck Filipa
here you have song with lyrics in english
http://www.video-music.info/filipa-azevedo-ha-dias-assim-portugal/
Naforue Song Contest

Comment by naforue from Spain

Posted on 16 March 2010 at 12:46
I like it!

Comment by CristinaESC

Posted on 15 March 2010 at 17:22
A beautiful and simple song with unique vocals.
Portugal will surely be extremely well represented this year.
Rafael dos santos

Comment by leafarsantos from Luxembourg

Posted on 14 March 2010 at 16:36
Ja chega de choradeiras, eu tambem preferia a Catarina mas ja nao a nada a fazer, desde lhe fazerem criticas todos nos deviamos mas e apoiarla porque eu tenho a serteza que ela nos vai representar bem, e quem sabe se nao volta de oslo com o melhor lugar de sempre, ainda nos vai surprender:)
vitor santos

Comment by vitor santos

Posted on 14 March 2010 at 12:14
catarina a vencedora verdadeira, Filipa não sei o que é preciso mais para veres que portugal não te quer lá
Ricardo Duarte

Comment by ricardo68 from Portugal

Posted on 14 March 2010 at 10:30
Speak for yourself Portugal_ESC because "cheap" is only your opinion and may also be someone else's opinion of "Há Dias Assim". Don't forget others have opinions too which may be mutually belittleing in relation to yours and which are just as valid.
Francisco Santos

Comment by portugal_ESC from Portugal

Posted on 14 March 2010 at 03:50
To ricardo68: I'm not saying that everyone should accept the voting system. I think no voting system is fair, actually! I can't even imagine who would have won last years Eurovision if it only was the public's choice! Now, yes, Portugal has one of many ballads this year, but sending a cheap version of another song is definately a no, no! And by cheap version, I mean "Canta por Mim". Catarina has an amazing voice, but the song is so Greece 2008!
Joao Miguel Ferreira

Comment by joao_mf from Portugal

Posted on 14 March 2010 at 02:38
Filipa is a great singer with such an amazing voice. The song is a very nice ballad, meaningful and very well constructed. Portugal is being VERY well represented. There might be people who won't like the song but, at least, we will have the best voice at the contest and that's granted ;) I trust Filipa Azevedo blindfolded. She will deliver a knockout performance, as ALWAYS. GO FILIPA! GO PORTUGAL :)
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