Paretia in the Euclovision Song Contest 2022
| Euclovision Song Contest 2022 | ||||
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| Country |  Paretia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Festival da Canção 2022 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 17 February 2022 | |||
| Paretia in the Euclovision Song Contest | ||||
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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
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" |