RTP has revealed the five jurors that formed the Portuguese jury for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019.
Following the jury final this evening in Poland, the Portuguese national broadcast has revealed the five jurors that formed its jury for Junior Eurovision 2019. Each jury is formed of three adults and two children. On the jury were:
- Bernado Pereira – Wiwibloggs blogger
- Paulo Castelo – From Antena 3
- Sofia Viera Lopes – Researcher at Universidade Nova de Lisboa
- Nuno Siqueria – Finalist in the 2018 Junior Eurovision shortlist for Portugal
- Rita Laranjeira – Represented Portugal at Junior Eurovision 208 in Minsk, Belarus
To date Italy and Spain have also revealed the adult members of there juries for tomorrow’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
Who is Joana Almedia?
Joana was selected by RTP after winning the Gala dos Pequenos Cantores da Figueira da Foz on July 14 this year. This was the first year in which neither the Portguese entrant or song was selected via a public submission.
Joana’s song was written and composed by João Pedro Coimbra, who was invited by RTP to compose this year’s Portguese entry. João also composed “Don’t Walk Away” by Pedro Gonçalves, which finished sixth in Festival da Canção 2017, the Portguese selection for the Eurovision Song Contest.
Source: RTP
