US Edition🇵🇹 Portugal: Seventeen Musicians in Festival Da Canção 2026 Will Not Compete in Eurovision Should They Win
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Cristina White, the musicians of Bateu Matou, Rita Dias and Djodje are among the artists who criticized the RTP's decision to accept Israel's participation in the international music festival.
Published on 12/11/2025 – 9:07 GMT+1 Could Portugal's participation in next year's Eurovision Festival be at risk? Following news that Iceland joins Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia in their abandonment of Eurovision 202617 Portuguese artists and performers in the country's song selection competition, Festival da Canção, have announced that they will refuse to represent Portugal if they win. Participants in the internal contest to ch…
The Eurovision Song Contest continues to be in a very troubled phase. Several countries – including the Netherlands, Ireland, Spain, Slovenia and currently Iceland – have withdrawn their participation for the ESC 2026 in Vienna in protest against Israel's admission. However, other nations rely on continuity: Finland and Portugal confirmed their participation directly [...]
"We do not agree with the violation of human rights," read in the joint release of 17 artists who looked forward to Israel the same destination given to Russia in the 2022 edition.
Cristina Blanco, Bateu Matou, Rita Dias and Djodje are some of the subscribers. They regret that RTP does not insist on Israel's participation. Iceland has announced today that it will not be in Eurovision.
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