Portugal's method of choosing composers for Festival da Canção and giving them free hands gave them their long awaited first victory, a couple of very different entries with variable success and the masterpiece that was Saudade, saudade this year so there's no point of changing it. FdC has turned out to be one of the most interesting and innovative national finals, something that Eesti laul used to be, if not the best in the past few years. Also this year promises everything from fado to rock and indie and everything in between. Can't wait! The names are out as are the dates: two semi-finals on February 25 and Match 5 and the grand final on March 11. Among the composers Claudia Pascoal, who represented Portugal at home in 2018 and fan favorite Bárbara Tinoco from FdC 2020. Some names from various talent shows like Ivandro, Edmundo Inácio And five of them are from open submission that received over 700 entries: Inés Apenas, Edmundo Inácio, Mimicat, Moyah and Woodoo Marmelad...