▁Final , ▁Sym phony ▁performed ▁on ▁Pra ça ▁do ▁Com ér cio ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁concert ▁broadcast ▁live ▁by ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁broad c aster ▁R TP , ▁which ▁has ▁also ▁featured ▁the ▁Official ▁W inners ▁Award ▁ceremony ▁for ▁the ▁A fri Music ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁A fri Music ▁Song ▁Cont est ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁ ▁Ear lier ▁plans ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁included ▁hosting ▁a ▁live ▁show ▁in ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁E sw at ini , ▁however , ▁eventually ▁winning ▁country ▁has ▁dropped ▁from ▁the ▁hosting ▁duties . ▁Act ing ▁as ▁brand ▁amb assador , ▁last ▁year ' s ▁winner ▁Sym phony ▁has ▁recorded ▁several ▁prom ot ional ▁videos ▁inv iting ▁to ▁apply ▁and ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁competition . ▁Pre - reg istration ▁phase ▁was ▁open ▁from ▁ 1 ▁September ▁till ▁ 1 3 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁entry ▁submission ▁period ▁run ▁from ▁December ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁until ▁February ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Part icip ating ▁countries ▁The ▁particip ating ▁countries ▁were ▁listed ▁on ▁A fri Music ▁Song ▁Cont est ' s ▁official ▁website ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁alongside ▁with ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Se lections ▁process , ▁with ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁pre - register ing ▁countries ▁not ▁announced ▁this ▁year . ▁ 3 ▁ 5 0 2 ▁entries ▁were ▁received