Bandidos do Cante have won Festival da Canção 2026 with the song “Rosa” (Rose) and will represent Portugal at Eurovision 2026.
Following two semi-finals, the final of Festival da Canção 2026 took place in the Valentim da Carvalho Studios in Lisbon. The show was hosted by Filomena Cautela and Vasco Palmeirim. Alongside the 10 competing performances, there were also guest performances from Throes+The Shine, Catarina Salinas, Selma Uamusse, Samuel Uria, and last year’s winners Napa.
The results were decided by seven regional juries (50%) and public voting (50%). The results were as follows:
Running orderArtistSongJury pointsTelevote pointsResult1Bandidos do Cante“Rosa”101222 points – 1st place2João Ribeiro“Canção do querer”12214 points – 4th place3André Amaro“Dá-me a tua mão”178 points – 7th place4Gonçalo Gomes“Doce ilusão”437 points – 9th place5Marquise“Chuva”358 points – 8th place6Evaya“Sprint”213 points – 10th place7Sandrino“Disposto a tudo”7613 points – 5th place8Nunca Mates o Mandarim“Fumo”8816 points – 3rd place9Silvana Peres“Não tem fim”549 points – 6th place10Dinis Mota“Jurei”61016 points – 2nd place
Bandidos do Cante will perform during the first half of the first semi-final on May 12.
Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest+
Portugal debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1964, represented by António Calvário. The country finished last, scoring nul points. Before 2017, Portugal’s best result was 6th place, which came in 1996 when Lúcia Moniz performed “O meu coração não tem cor” in Oslo. In 2017, Salvador Sobral took home the crystal microphone with his song “Amar pelos dois”, ending a 53-year wait for a Portuguese win. The 2018 contest was held in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon for the first time.