752,000 people tuned in to watch Portugal qualify from last night’s semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest.

An average of 752,000 viewers watched the first semi-final of Eurovision 2025 last night on RTP 1, bringing in a share of 15.5%. This figure is up from last year’s 660,000 spectators. They saw a peak of 900,000 viewers during Portugal’s performance.

NAPA performed their song “Deslocado” yesterday evening, qualifying to Saturday night’s Grand Final.

Other viewing figures for semi-final one are as follows:

Who are NAPA?

NAPA is a band founded in Madeira, Portugal, in 2013, under the original name of “Men on the couch”. The current line-up consists of Guilherme Gomes, Lourenço Gomes, Francisco Sousa, Diogo Góis, and João Rodrigues.

The band’s typical sound can be associated with indie pop and indie rock, citing the Beatles, Arctic Monkeys, and Red Hot Chili Peppers as their main sources of inspiration.

NAPA released their first album, “Senso comum”, in 2019, obtaining funds to record it through a crowdfunding campaign. Their second album, “Logo se vê”, would come in 2023, this time with a more mature style. It was then that the band changed its name to NAPA.

Source: ESCPortugal | Image source: Sarah Louise Bennett/ EBU

Portugal debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1964 represented by António Calvário. The country finished last scoring nul points. Before 2017, the best result of Portugal was 6th place which came in 1996 when Lúcia Moniz performed in Oslo. She scored 92 points, receiving 12 points from both Norway and Cyprus. In 2017, Portugal produced a spectacular win when Salvador Sobral took home the crystal microphone with his song “Amar pelos dois”. The 2018 contest was held in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon for the first time.

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Posted by:Emily Grace

I have been following the Eurovision Song Contest since 2006, and more recently I’ve enjoyed watching partner contests such as the Junior Eurovision Song Contest and Eurovision Young Dancers. I joined Eurovoix as an editor at the beginning of 2017.