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A - rating success
Portugal 2008: One and half million people watched the semifinal
A rating success can be the way to describe the broadcast of the second semifinal wihch saw Portugal qualify for the final. After the Portuguese national final was on the top ten list of the most watched shows the day it took place, the semifinal takes second place.
In the morning show on RTP Praça da Alegria, Vania was interviewed live from Belgrade by the Portuguese comentator Isabel Angelino. She expressed all the joy on achieving such a result and thanked all the people who helped reaching it.
Around the country the excitement is rising and parties are being prepared to watch the final. there will be a fan gathering at Bar Hemingway in Cascais, near Lisbon, and the hometown of Vania, Funchal, will have a big screen for people to watch the final. These are two among other gatehrings.
Vania will perform "Senhora do Mar"on position 13 in the final.
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dimitri your comment is just so stupid that no one replyed or answered. Save your stupid opinion to yourself
Such a hype for Portugal ......Get real you wont win .....unless you learn to play smart......, Spain's and French diaspora votes cant have a significant impact all alone on the result.
my condoleances ...listen to a fado entry now and dream on...
Portugal, you deserved to win!!!!. Vania has a WONDERFUL voice and the song and chorus were absolutely great
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations, Vânia and everyone else. You were amazing.
2nd place in the Semi Final. WONDERFUL!
13th place in the Final. EMBARRASSING!
Anyway, congratulations Portugal for this year.
VOTE NR 1...ROMANIA!!!
Please vote for Portugal!
Votez pour le Portugal, s'il vous plaît!
Gelieve te stemmen voor Portugal!
Bitte Stimme für Portugal!
Παρακαλώ ψηφίστε για την Πορτογαλία!
Пожалуйста вотум для Португалии!
请表决为葡萄牙!
With a song like ours and such a beautiful voice we deserve to win!
Go Vania! Go Portugal!!
I was so pleased to see Portugal qualify....and now I want you to win the final. Good luck.. Douze points Devon in England!
Portugals best entry ever, and my favorite to win tonight.
Good luck. 
Good luck Vania!
Portugal - WE BELIEVE!
If there is justice in the world, Portigal should win tonight!
Good Luck Portugal from Israel!!!!
Good luck, Portugal = i'll be voting for Vania tonight.
Thank You Europe....Please vote for Portugal!
A big kiss to Vania....and good luck!!
it's very good, but it does not deserve to win, please, no more ballads, but i'd prefer Portugal to win instead of Russia...
I'm so happy that Portugal reached the Grand Final. (= But it won't win. At least, it doesn't deserve to. It has a good song, but not the best...
Portugal must win! Please vote for it they deserve it Lisbon 2009.
I will send 10 SMS tonight for Portugal, but to have an impact on th voting in Germany is very hard. Easier in Andorra I guess
Portugal deserves to win! Vânia is amazing.
surely this must acheive the best placing ever for portugal
Such a GREAT GREAT Voice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nice song, I'll vote for Portugal
Strange but so nice Language.....
GREECE 12points to Portugal and 10 to Israel!!!
Good Luck to Portugal. Great Song! I'll be voting for you!
I'm sure tonight the voting will be really close and very exciting since there are lot's of popular songs!
I think Portugal diserves to win not because we have been in the contest for so many years but because the song is GREAT and POWERFUL! And everybody have to see that this song diserves the first place! This year we really diserve to achive the so expected 1st place!
THANKS for all EUROPE!
you're amazing people!
hope portugal wins.....it will be a good boost for us maltese to so that we keep on trying !!! Goodluck Vania
all my friends over europe are all voting for portugal 'the winners'.......12pts from ireland
Good Luck Portugall You are the PERFECT WINNER
12points from Malta
xxx
you know portugal is going to win at long last.....
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