Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

Portugal makes a welcome return to Eurovision after a year of soul searching and revamping the Festival da Canção. The expectations are high it would be finally if not in the 2010's at least in the 2000's...  Anyways, 16 invited composers have all maide their winning package, four our of eight semifinalists will advance to the final after a televote-jury vote. In the final there will be regional juries and televote. Márcia - Agora (jury 5+televote 3=8) Golden Slumbers - Para perto (6+5=11) Fernando Daniel - Poema a dois (7+10=17) Deolinda Kimzimba - O que eu vi nos meus sonhos (8+4=12) Rui Drumond - O teu melhor (6+3=9) Lisa Garden - Without you (4+7=11) Salvador Sobral - Amar pelos dois (12+8=20) Viva la Diva - Nova gloria (10+12=22)

Portugal returns to Eurovision song contest after one year's absense and soul searching and it seems they are aiming high. There will be two semifinals, they have dropped the language rule (sigh...) but as usual the songs have been ordered from country's top composers. Now it's time to reveal some of the artist, or half of them. And the first semifinal alone includes three former The Voice of Portugal winners! Fernando Daniel is the latest one, Rui Drumond won three years ago and Deolinda Kinzimba two years ago. COuld it be Portugal finally wins after 53 years and 49 entries?  Márcia - Agora ( song by Márcia) Golden Slumbers - Para perto ( song by Samuel Úria) Fernando Daniel - Poema a dois ( song by Nuno Feist) Deolinda Kinzimba - O que vi nos meus sonhos ( song by Rita Redshoes) Rui Drumond - O teu melhor ( song by Héber Marques) Lisa Garden - Without you ( song by Pedro Saraiva) Salvador Sobral - Amar pelos dois ( song by Luísa Sobral) Viv...