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


In second place was the song ”Jurei” by Dinis Mota, while the song “Fumo” by the group Nunca Mates o Mandarim took third place.

This year's Portuguese edition of the festival, which took place on 7 March at the Valentim de Carvalho studios in Paço de Arcos, in the municipality of Oeiras (Lisbon), featured ten songs in competition, selected in two semi-finals.

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

Israel's participation

This year's Portuguese edition was marked by controversy surrounding Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest, which led some participants to announce that if they won, they would not represent Portugal.

Previously, in a social media post, Os Bandidos do Cante mentioned that, "if one day the public and the jury" felt that the song they were presenting should win, they would "represent Portugal with responsibility, respect, and dignity."

This year, 35 countries will compete in Eurovision, following withdrawals by Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Iceland due to Israel's participation in the contest, and the return of Bulgaria, Romania, and Moldova after three, two, and one year of absence, respectively.

The boycotts are due to Israeli military attacks on the Palestinian territory of the Gaza Strip in the last two years, which killed at least 72,000 people and were classified as genocide by an independent international commission of inquiry of the United Nations.

The Eurovision Song Contest is organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) in cooperation with public television operators from more than 35 countries, including RTP.