Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest

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Portugal has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 56 times since its debut in Template:Escyr, missing five contests (Template:Escyr, Template:Escyr, Template:Escyr, Template:Escyr, and Template:Escyr). The current Portuguese participating broadcaster in the contest is Script error: No such module "Lang". (RTP), which select its entrant with the national selection Script error: No such module "Lang".. Portugal won the contest for the first time in Template:Escyr and hosted the Template:Escyr contest in Lisbon.

Portugal finished last on its debut in 1964 and again in Template:Escyr, before achieving its best result of the 20th century in Template:Escyr, with "Script error: No such module "Lang"." performed by Lúcia Moniz finishing sixth. The country then finished last for the third time in Template:Escyr. Having not appeared in the final since Template:Escyr and as holders of the record for most appearances in the contest without a win, Portugal won at the 49th attempt, when "Script error: No such module "Lang"." by Salvador Sobral won the 2017 contest, Portugal's first top-five result in the contest. As hosts in 2018, the country finished last in the contest for a fourth time.

History

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Salvador Sobral (right) at a press conference following his win at the Template:Escyr, with his sister Luísa (left)

Script error: No such module "Lang". was a full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), thus eligible to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. It participated in the contest representing Portugal since its Template:Escyr in 1964. Since 2004, after a restructuring that led to the incorporation of Script error: No such module "Lang". into the current Script error: No such module "Lang". (RTP), it is the latter who participates representing Portugal.

Portugal's debut entry was "Script error: No such module "Lang"." by António Calvário. It was not a successful debut for the country, with Calvário coming last in the contest. Since then, Portugal has come last on three further occasions, in Template:Escyr with "Script error: No such module "Lang"." by Paulo de Carvalho, in Template:Escyr with "Script error: No such module "Lang"." by Célia Lawson, and in Template:Escyr as a host country. Despite its last-place finish in the contest, "E depois do adeus" gained notability for being used as the radio musical signal to begin the Carnation Revolution against the Estado Novo regime, being played at 22:55 on 24 April 1974.[1] Prior to its sixth-place finish for "Script error: No such module "Lang"." by Lúcia Moniz in Template:Escyr, Portugal's best result in the contest was two seventh-place finishes, for Carlos Mendes in Template:Escyr and José Cid in Template:Escyr. Despite prior poor results, the 1990s were the most successful decade for the country, with four recorded finishes in the top 10. Portugal was relegated in 2000 due to insufficient points accrued, and withdrew in 2002 due to financial difficulties (allowing Latvia, who ultimately won, to compete).

Since semi-finals were introduced in Template:Escyr, Portugal has failed to reach the final eight times, including from 2004 to 2007. In Template:Escyr, "Script error: No such module "Lang"." by Vânia Fernandes finished 13th, Portugal's best result since 1996. The country continued to be present in the final until 2010. In Template:Escyr, Portugal reached the finals with "Script error: No such module "Lang"." by Salvador Sobral, ending a 6-year non-appearance in the finals, as it did not participate in the contest in 2013 and 2016 and did not qualify for the finals in 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2015, finally winning the contest for the first time ever, earning 758 points, setting the record for the highest number of points in the history of the competition, topping both the televoting and jury voting for the first time since Template:Esccnty's "Rise Like a Phoenix" in Template:Escyr. It was the first winning song entirely performed in a country's native language since Template:Esccnty's "Script error: No such module "Lang"." in Template:Escyr. As the host country in Template:Escyr, Portugal came last for the fourth time in the contest, and for the first time in a non-joint last position. This was the third instance of a host country placing in the bottom five since Template:Escyr. Following a non-qualification in Template:Escyr, Portugal recorded a 12th-place finish in Template:Escyr, a ninth-place finish in Template:Escyr, a 23rd-place finish in Template:Escyr, and a tenth-place finish in Template:Escyr.

Absences

Portugal has been absent from five contests since their first participation. The country's first absence was in Template:Escyr, where Portugal, along with four other countries, boycotted the contest due to the result of the previous year, when four countries were announced the winner.[2]

Portugal missed the Template:Escyr due to their poor average results over the past five years. Despite being eligible to enter the 2002 contest, RTP declined to enter, and was replaced by eventual winner Latvia.[3]

The fourth absence was in Template:Escyr, when Portugal didn't participate for financial reasons.[4] The fifth absence was in Template:Escyr.[5] RTP stated that this break was needed in order to facilitate a content renewal for its national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, Festival da Canção.[6]

Festival da Canção

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Festival da Canção (sometimes referred to as "Festival RTP da Canção") is the Portuguese national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, organized by RTP, and is normally held between February and March of the year of the contest. It is one of the longest-running Eurovision selection methods. Previously a number of regional juries selected the winner, however, the winner has been selected through televoting in recent years. In 2009, 2010 and since 2017, a 50/50 system between regional juries and televoting has been used.

In the years when Portugal does not participate in the contest, Festival da Canção was not held, except in two occasions: in 1970, when Portugal boycotted the contest, and in 2000, when the country was relegated.

Participation overview

Table key
1 First place
2 Second place
◁ Last place
X Entry selected but did not compete
Year Artist Song Language Final Points Semi Points
Template:Escyr António Calvário "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 13 ◁ 0 rowspan="28" colspan="2" Template:N/A
Template:Escyr Simone de Oliveira "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 13 1
Template:Escyr Madalena Iglésias "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 13 6
Template:Escyr Eduardo Nascimento "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 12 3
Template:Escyr Carlos Mendes "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 11 5
Template:Escyr Simone de Oliveira "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 15 4
Template:Escyr Tonicha "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 9 83
Template:Escyr Carlos Mendes "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 7 90
Template:Escyr Fernando Tordo "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 10 80
Template:Escyr Paulo de Carvalho "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 14 ◁ 3
Template:Escyr Duarte Mendes "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 16 16
Template:Escyr Carlos do Carmo "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 12 24
Template:Escyr Os Amigos "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 14 18
Template:Escyr Gemini "Dai li dou" Portuguese 17 5
Template:Escyr Manuela Bravo "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 9 64
Template:Escyr José Cid "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 7 71
Template:Escyr Carlos Paião "Playback" Portuguese 18 9
Template:Escyr Doce "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 13 32
Template:Escyr Armando Gama "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 13 33
Template:Escyr Maria Guinot "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 11 38
Template:Escyr Adelaide "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 18 9
Template:Escyr Dora "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 14 28
Template:Escyr Nevada "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 18 15
Template:Escyr Dora "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 18 5
Template:Escyr Da Vinci "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 16 39
Template:Escyr Nucha "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 20 9
Template:Escyr Dulce "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 8 62
Template:Escyr Dina "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 17 26
Template:Escyr Anabela "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 10 60 colspan="2" Template:N/A
Template:Escyr Sara "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 8 73 rowspan="2" colspan="2" Template:N/A
Template:Escyr Tó Cruz "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 21 5
Template:Escyr Lúcia Moniz "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 6 92 18 32
Template:Escyr Célia Lawson "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 24 ◁ 0 rowspan="5" colspan="2" Template:N/A
Template:Escyr Alma Lusa "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 12 36
Template:Escyr Rui Bandeira "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 21 12
Template:Escyr MTM "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 17 18
Template:Escyr Rita Guerra "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese, English 22 13
Template:Escyr Sofia Vitória "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese colspan="2" rowspan="4" Template:N/A 15 38
Template:Escyr 2B "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese, English 17 51
Template:Escyr Nonstop "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese, English 19 26
Template:Escyr Sabrina "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 11 88
Template:Escyr Vânia Fernandes "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 13 69 2 120
Template:Escyr Flor-de-Lis "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 15 57 8 70
Template:Escyr Filipa Azevedo "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 18 43 4 89
Template:Escyr Homens da Luta "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese colspan="2" rowspan="4" Template:N/A 18 22
Template:Escyr Filipa Sousa "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 13 39
Template:Escyr Suzy "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 11 39
Template:Escyr Leonor Andrade "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 14 19
Template:Escyr Salvador Sobral "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 1 758 1 370
Template:Escyr Cláudia PascoalTemplate:Efn "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 26 ◁ 39 colspan="2" Template:N/A
Template:Escyr Conan Osíris "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese colspan="2" Template:N/A 15 51
Template:Escyr Elisa "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese colspan="4" Template:N/ATemplate:Efn X
Template:Escyr The Black Mamba "Love Is on My Side" English 12 153 4 239
Template:Escyr Maro "Script error: No such module "Lang"." English, Portuguese 9 207 4 208
Template:Escyr Mimicat "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 23 59 9 74
Template:Escyr Iolanda "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 10 152 8 58
Template:Escyr Napa "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Portuguese 21 50 9 56

Hostings

Year Location Venue Presenters Image
Template:Escyr Lisbon Altice Arena Catarina Furtado, Daniela Ruah, Filomena Cautela and Sílvia Alberto File:Eurovision 2018 Hosts 03.jpg

Awards

Marcel Bezençon Awards

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Year Category Song Composer Performer Final Points Host city Ref.
Template:Escyr Press Award "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Andrej Babić, Carlos Coelho Vânia Fernandes 13 69 Template:Flagicon Belgrade
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Template:Escyr Artistic AwardTemplate:Efn "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Luísa Sobral Salvador Sobral 1 758 Template:Flagicon Kyiv
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Composer Award
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Barbara Dex Award

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Year Performer Host city Ref.
Template:Escyr Nonstop Template:Flagicon Athens
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Template:Escyr Conan Osiris Template:Flagicon Tel Aviv
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Related involvement

Conductors

Year ConductorTemplate:Efn Notes Ref.
Template:Escyr Template:Flagicon Kai Mortensen [11]
Template:Escyr Fernando de Carvalho
Template:Escyr Jorge Costa Pinto
Template:Escyr Armando Tavares Belo
Template:Escyr Joaquim Luis Gomes
Template:Escyr Ferrer Trindade
Template:Escyr Jorge Costa Pinto [12]
Template:Escyr Template:Flagicon Richard Hill
Template:Escyr Jorge Costa Pinto
Template:Escyr Jose Calvario
Template:Escyr Pedro Osorio
Template:Escyr Template:Flagicon Thilo Krasmann
Template:Escyr Jose Calvario
Template:Escyr Template:Flagicon Thilo Krasmann
Template:Escyr
Template:Escyr Jorge Machado [13]
Template:Escyr Shegundo Galarza
Template:Escyr Luis Duarte
Template:Escyr Template:Flagicon Mike Sergeant
Template:Escyr Pedro Osorio
Template:Escyr Jose Calvario
Template:Escyr Template:Flagicon Colin Frechter
Template:Escyr Jaime Oliveira
Template:Escyr Jose Calvario
Template:Escyr Luis Duarte
Template:Escyr Carlos Alberto Moniz
Template:Escyr Fernando Correia Martins
Template:Escyr Carlos Alberto Moniz
Template:Escyr Armindo Neves
Template:Escyr Template:Flagicon Thilo Krasmann
Template:Escyr
Template:Escyr Pedro Osorio
Template:Escyr Template:Flagicon Thilo Krasmann
Template:Escyr Template:Flagicon Mike Sergeant

Additionally, there was an orchestra present at the Portuguese national final in 1999 and 2001, where the winning entries were conducted by José Marinho and Rui Filipe Reis, respectively.

Heads of delegation

Year Head of delegation Template:Reference heading
2015–present Carla Bugalho
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Commentators and spokespersons

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Year Television commentator Radio commentator Spokesperson Ref.
Template:Escyr Federico Gallo rowspan="9" Template:N/A Template:N/A
Template:Escyr Gomes Ferreira Maria Manuela Furtado
Template:Escyr
Template:Escyr Fialho Gouveia
Template:Escyr
Template:Escyr
Template:Escyr Henrique Mendes
Template:Escyr Template:N/A
Template:Escyr rowspan="3" Template:N/A
Template:Escyr Amadeu Meireles
Template:Escyr Artur Agostinho
Template:Escyr Template:N/A Henrique Mendes
Template:Escyr Júlio Isidro Amadeu Meireles Ana Zanatti
Template:Escyr Template:N/A
Template:Escyr José Côrte-Real
Template:Escyr Eládio Clímaco Isabel Wolmar
Template:Escyr Fialho Gouveia rowspan="7" Template:N/A João Abel da Fonseca
Template:Escyr Isabel Wolmar Teresa Cruz
Template:Escyr Eládio Clímaco Margarida Andrade
Template:Escyr Fialho Gouveia
Template:Escyr Eládio Clímaco João Abel Fonseca
Template:Escyr Fialho Gouveia Eládio Clímaco
Template:Escyr Eládio Clímaco Maria Margarida Gaspar
Template:Escyr Fialho Gouveia Fialho Gouveia Margarida Andrade
Template:Escyr Maria Margarida Gaspar rowspan="12" Template:N/A Ana Zanatti
Template:Escyr Margarida Andrade Maria Margarida Gaspar
Template:Escyr Ana Zanatti Margarida Andrade
Template:Escyr Ana do Carmo João Abel Fonseca
Template:Escyr Maria Margarida Gaspar
Template:Escyr Eládio Clímaco Ana Zanatti
Template:Escyr Isabel Bahia Margarida Mercês de Mello
Template:Escyr Eládio Clímaco Isabel Bahia
Template:Escyr Ana do Carmo Serenella Andrade
Template:Escyr Maria Margarida Gaspar Cristina Rocha
Template:Escyr Carlos Ribeiro
Template:Escyr Rui Unas Lúcia Moniz
Template:Escyr João David Nunes Manuel Luís Goucha
Template:Escyr Eládio Clímaco rowspan="9" Template:N/A Template:N/A
Template:Escyr Margarida Mercês de Mello
Template:Escyr Template:N/A
Template:Escyr Margarida Mercês de Mello Helena Ramos
Template:Escyr Eládio Clímaco Isabel Angelino
Template:Escyr
Template:Escyr Cristina Alves
Template:Escyr Isabel Angelino, Jorge Gabriel Francisco Mendes
Template:Escyr Teresa Villa-Lobos
Template:Escyr Hélder Reis rowspan="9" Template:N/A Helena Coelho
Template:Escyr Sérgio Mateus Ana Galvão
Template:Escyr Sílvia Alberto Joana Teles
Template:Escyr Pedro Granger
Template:Escyr Sílvia Alberto Template:N/A
Template:Escyr Joana Teles
Template:Escyr Hélder Reis, Ramon Galarza Suzy
Template:Escyr Hélder Reis, Nuno Galopim (final)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:N/A
Template:Escyr José Carlos Malato, Nuno Galopim Filomena Cautela
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Template:Escyr Hélder Reis, Nuno Galopim Noémia Gonçalves, António Macedo, Tozé Brito Pedro Fernandes
Template:Escyr José Carlos Malato, Nuno Galopim rowspan="4" Template:N/A Inês Lopes Gonçalves
[17]
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Template:Escyr Elisa Silva
Template:Escyr Nuno Galopim Pedro Tatanka
Template:Escyr José Carlos Malato, Nuno Galopim Maro
[18]
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Template:Escyr rowspan="2" Template:N/A Mimicat
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Template:Escyr Iolanda
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Photo gallery

See also

Notes

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References

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