Paretia in the Euclovision Song Contest 2022

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Euclovision Song Contest 2022
Country Paretia
National selection
Selection processFestival da Canção 2022
Selection date(s)17 February 2022
Paretia in the Euclovision Song Contest
2022

Paretia will participate in the Euclovision Song Contest 2022 in Piraea. The 2022 entry for Paretia will be selected at the 56th edition of the Festival da Canção, an annual competition run by Paretia's national public broadcasting company, Rede de Mídia Paretiana. The first showcase will be held on 17 February, and the final on 24 February. The event will be held at the Teatro São Abraão in Herança, Luzela.

Background

As of 2022, Paretia has particpated in the Euclovision Song Contest 58 times since it's debut at the 1964 edition of the contest. Paretia has won on XX occations, in XX.

In the previous 2021 edition of Euclovision, Paretia was represented by Raquel da Vila with the song Espalha Brasas, which placed 15th with 78 total points.

Paretia is known for it's use of it's multiple national languages for it's songs, including Luzelese, Esmeiran, Tosuton, and Visegan. Each language has been representing in Euclovision by Paretia at least once, Paretia's largest language, Luzelese, is the most common language used by Paretia's entries. Other languages that have been used for Paretia's songs include Gaullican and Estmerish.

Rede de Mídia Paretiana, Paretia's national public broadcaster, annually airs a competition, the Festival da Canção to select a song to represent Paretia at Euclovision. In 2021 RMP announced plans for Paretia to participate in Euclovision 2022.

Before Euclovision

Logo of the 56th Festival da Canção

Festival da Canção

Festival da Canção 2022 will be the 56th edition of the Festival da Canção, it has been the main system for selection Paretia's entries to Euclovision since 1966. It will be consist of three shows: two semi-finals and one final, they will be held on the 7, 17, and 24 February respectively, the final being the last of the shows.

Each of the shows will be held at the Teatro São Abraão in Herança, and will be broadcasted on RMP. All three shows will be hosted by Andrés Alfredo Espada, Mateo José Azucena, Ramona Gusmão Sapateiro and Raquel da Vila.

Competing Entries

Festival da Canção is one of the strictest national music competitions in Euclea, and the shortlists for partipants are very small and highly selective. A total of 491 entries were submitted by both newcomer or established artists, RMP's commission for selection made a shortlists of the entries throughout late 2021 and early 2022, making the number of entries down to 18 artists.

The first two semifinals took place making the list down to 8 contestants. In the final, Ay Silvia would end up winning the most votes, and was be invited to represent Paretia at Euclovision 2022.

Artist Song Language Composer(s) Selection
Chapéus Pretos "Maybe Not Tonight" Estmerish Natanael Fonseca, João Nogueira Invited by RMP
Loureda "E Levá-lo" Esmeiran, Luzelese Loureda Castro Invited by RMP
George Seti "Quem Mata" Luzelese George Piòva Open call
Ana Saraiva "Que Insiste Em Doer" Luzelese Ana Saraiva Invited by RMP
Luiz Águas "Anda Comigo" Luzelese Luiz Borges Invited by RMP
Núria "Como Ele" Esmeiran, Tosuton, Luzelese Núria Campos-Vallverdú Invited by RMP
Ay Silvia "Ay Mama" Esmeiran Silvia Esquilín Open call
Rebeca Baptista "Esa" Luzelese Rebeca Baptista Invited by RMP
Óscar Patron "Açúcar em uma Tigela" Esmeiran, Luzelese Óscar Patron Invited by RMP
Marta Bairos "Fado Dançado" Luzelese Marta Bairos Invited by RMP
Os Fantoches "Rafaela" Esmeiran, Luzelese Tomé Vasconcelos, Eloy Mansilla Invited by RMP
Noah dos Santos "Ideal é Meu" Luzelese Noah dos Santos Open call
Sabor Latão "In the Party" Estmerish, Luzelese Emanuel Miranda, Juno do Rosário, Tomàs Brucart, Vícenç Hendrick-Morera, Modesto Baca Open Call
Ignífero "Apaixonado" Esmeiran, Luzelese Fabián Parras, Ovidio Lima, Fernándo Terronez, Estéban Fuentes Invited by RMP
Axitar "Anque de Min" Visegan Maruxa Martis, Cecia Avina, Cosme Ferreira Open call
Apolônia Coelho "Papel" Luzelese Apolônia Coelho Invited by RMP
Sergio Bosquez "Noche Estrellada" Esmeiran Sergio Bosquez Invited by RMP
Vertigem "Pessoas" Luzelese Tiago Magalhães, Ângela Alves, Cristóbal Dioges Invited by RMP

First Semifinal

Artist Song
Chapéus Pretos "Maybe Not Tonight"
Loureda "E Levá-lo"
George Seti "Quem Mata"
Núria "Como Ele"
Ana Saraiva "Que Insiste Em Doer"
Noah dos Santos "Ideal é Meu"
Sabor Latão "In the Party"
Axitar "Anque de Min"
Apolônia Coelho "Papel"

Second Semifinal

Artist Song
Luiz Águas "Só tu e eu"
Rebeca Baptista "Suerte"
Óscar Patron "Tigres"
Marta Bairos "Pode Dançar"
Os Fantoches "Vuela Rafaela"
Ay Silvia "Escúchame Mamá"
Ignífero "Tu"
Sergio Bosquez "Onde estarás"
Vertigem "Cabelo Azul"

Final

Artist Song
Noah dos Santos "Ideal é Meu"
Sabor Latão "In the Party"
Axitar "Anque de Min"
Rebeca Baptista "Suerte"
Óscar Patron "Tigres"
Marta Bairos "Pode Dançar"
Os Fantoches "Vuela Rafaela"
Ay Silvia "Escúchame Mamá"