Maria Elisa Silva (born 7 May 1999),
known simply as Elisa, is a
Portuguese singer from
Ponta do Sol,
Madeira
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. She won
Festival da Canção 2020 and would have represented Portugal in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2020 held in
Rotterdam
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,
Netherlands
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with the song "
Medo de sentir", but was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
On 28 April 2021, it was announced that Elisa would be the spokesperson for Portugal announcing the countries points in the final of
Eurovision Song Contest 2021
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.
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
References
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Living people
1999 births
21st-century Portuguese women singers
21st-century Portuguese singers
Madeiran musicians
Eurovision Song Contest entrants