This weekend sees the return of Festival da Canção for its 2025 edition. Over three weeks, Portugal is set to select its entry for Eurovision out of the 20 competing artists.
Ever since the songs were unveiled, we’ve been collecting your votes as you told us your favourites amongst the line-up.
A total of 3,198 votes were cast. And now it’s time to reveal the results…
Fernando Daniel is a favourite to win Festival da Canção 2025
The top spot in our poll is reserved for Fernando Daniel. The Voice Portugal alum earned a solid lead with his song “Medo,” receiving a third of all the votes — that’s 1,077 to be specific.
Fernando previously came fifth at Festival da Canção 2017 (won by eventual Eurovision champion Salvador Sobral). Could this be the year he finally takes the trophy himself?
A commendable second place is awarded to JOSH. The signer has captured the attention of many with his hauntingly beautiful ballad “Tristeza.” Even with the silver medal, JOSH still managed to secure over a fifth of the votes, picking up 715.
The other big favourite in this poll is Henka. The alternative musician certainly stands out in the competition thanks to her entry “I Wanna Destroy U.” There were 572 people who put their weight behind her, which equates to 17.89% of the vote.
Full results: Who should win Festival da Canção 2025?
- Fernando Daniel – “Medo” – 33.68%, 1,077 votes
- JOSH – “Tristeza” – 22.36%, 715 votes
- Henka – “I Wanna Destroy U” – 17.89%, 572 votes
- Peculiar – “Adamastor” – 5.13%, 164 votes
- Capital da Bulgária – “Lisboa” – 3.06%, 98 votes
- Napa – “Deslocado” – 2.53%, 81 votes
- Xico Gaiato – “Ai Senhor” – 2.35%, 75 votes
- Diana Vilarinho – “Cotovia” – 2.22%, 71 votes
- Emmy Curl – “Rapsódia da Paz” – 1.75%, 56 votes
- Bombazine – “Apago tudo” – 1.44%, 46 votes
- A Cantadeira – “Responso à Mulher” – 1.44%, 46 votes
- Inês Marques Lucas – “Quantos Queres” – 1.13%, 36 votes
- Marco Rodrigues – “A Minha Casa” – 0.94%, 30 votes
- Du Nothin – “Sobre Nós” – 0.81%, 26 votes
- Bluay – “Ninguém” – 0.81%, 26 votes
- Tota – “á-tê-xis” – 0.69%, 22 votes
- Luca Argel ft. Pri Azevedo – “Quem foi?” – 0.59%, 19 votes
- Rita Sampaio – “Voltas” – 0.44%, 14 votes
- Jéssica Pina – “Calafrio” – 0.41%, 13 votes
- Margarida Campelo – “Eu sei que o amor” – 0.34%, 11 votes
Total votes: 3,198
Do you agree with the results? Would you be happy to see Fernando Daniel win Festival da Canção 2025? Or would someone else give Portugal the best chance at Eurovision? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
