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Portugal: Bandidos do Cante and “Rosa” win Festival da Canção 2026 (with video)

Second place went to "Jurei" by Dinis Mota, while "Fumo" by Nunca Mates o Mandarim finished third

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Bandidos do Cante and their song “Rosa” won the final of Festival da Canção 2026 today and will represent Portugal at the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Austria, which will feature 35 countries.

The song received the most votes, reaching 22 points — 12 from the public and 10 from the jury.

Second place went to “Jurei” by Dinis Mota, while “Fumo” by Nunca Mates o Mandarim finished third.

This year’s Portuguese edition of the festival, held on Saturday at the Valentim de Carvalho studios in Paço de Arcos, in the municipality of Oeiras near Lisbon, featured ten songs competing, selected across two semi-finals.

Bandidos do Cante will now represent Portugal at the 70th Eurovision Song Contest, scheduled for May in Austria.

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