Festival da Canção 01

Festival da Canção 01 is the first edition of Festival da Canção, the Portuguese preselection for the fourth edition of the World Eurovision Song Contest.

It takes place in the Altice Arena in Lisbon on Thursday 28th December 2017. The show is hosted by Luísa Sobral and contains three songs that will try to represent Portugal at the World Eurovision Song Contest 4 in England. The jury contains Ella Nor (represent Portugal at WESC 3 and ESC 2015), Salvador Sobral (winner of ESC 2017) and Carolina Deslandes.

April Ivy, 18 years old Portuguese singer, won Festival da Canção 01 and will represent Portugal in the WESC 4 in Manchester. April Ivy got in 2016 a big hit: "Be Ok", the song reached the first position in the Portuguese charts. Now she will represent Portugal in the WESC 4 with third song "Run For Cover".