Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Portugal has entered the Eurovision Song Contest 45 times since its debut in the 1964 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1964
The Eurovision Song Contest 1964 was the ninth Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark after the Danish victory the previous year. Sweden did not participate because of a boycott by singers. They did however broadcast it...

. Portugal has missed only three contests since the country's debut in 1964.

Portugal's debut entry was António Calvário
Antonio Calvário
António Calvário da Paz is a famous Portuguese singer/artist from the late 1950s and 1960s. He represented Portugal in the 1964 Eurovision Song Contest, in Denmark, with the song "Oração" ....

 with "Oração
Oração
"Oração" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964, performed in Portuguese by António Calvário. This was Portugal's debut entry in the contest, and consequently the first time the Portuguese language had been used....

", however it was not a successful debut for the country, with Calvário coming last in the contest. Since then Portugal has come last another two times, in 1974
Eurovision Song Contest 1974
The Eurovision Song Contest 1974 was the 19th Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in the seaside resort of Brighton on the south coast of the United Kingdom...

 when Paulo de Carvalho
Paulo de Carvalho
Paulo de Carvalho is a Portuguese singer.Carvalho was a member of the band The Sheiks during the 1970s, and participated in the Festival RTP da Canção and Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 and 1977...

 sang "E depois do adeus
E Depois Do Adeus
"E Depois do Adeus" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974, performed in Portuguese by Paulo de Carvalho....

" and in 1997
Eurovision Song Contest 1997
The Eurovision Song Contest 1997, was the 42nd Eurovision Song Contest and it was held at the Point Theatre Dublin, Ireland, on 3 May 1997. Boyzone member Ronan Keating and Carrie Crowley were the presenters of the show....

 when Célia Lawson performed "Antes do adeus
Antes Do Adeus
"Antes do adeus" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997, performed in Portuguese by Célia Lawson.The song is a ballad, with Lawson recounting the events leading to the end of a relationship. She sings that her lover gradually moved away from her and returned things which they...

". Despite its last-place finish in the contest, "E depois do adeus" has since gained notability for being one of the two signals to begin the Carnation Revolution
Carnation Revolution
The Carnation Revolution , also referred to as the 25 de Abril , was a military coup started on 25 April 1974, in Lisbon, Portugal, coupled with an unanticipated and extensive campaign of civil resistance...

 against the Estado Novo regime in the country.

Portugal has never won the contest, being the longest country in the contest without a win. Their best place was at the 1996 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1996
The Eurovision Song Contest 1996 was the 41st Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 18 May 1996 in Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway. The presenters were Ingvild Bryn and Morten Harket. Harket, lead singer of a-ha, opened the show with a performance of his single "Heaven's Not For Saints". Eimear...

, when Lúcia Moniz
Lúcia Moniz
Ana Lúcia Pereira Moniz is a Portuguese singer and actress. Moniz represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 and has released three music albums to date. She has also acted in several films, including Love Actually....

 came sixth for Portugal with the song "O meu coração não tem cor
O Meu Coração Não Tem Cor
"O meu coração não tem cor" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996, performed in Portuguese by Lúcia Moniz.Composed by Pedro Osório and with lyrics by José Fanha, the song is a moderately up-tempo number...

". As such, Portugal has never finished in the top five of any contest.

Since semi-finals were introduced into the contest in 2004
Eurovision Song Contest 2004
The Eurovision Song Contest 2004, was the 49th Contest and it was held in the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. This was the first occasion in which the contest was held in Turkey after they had won the competition in 2003 with Sertab Erener singing "Everyway That I Can"...

 Portugal could not proceed from the semi-final from 2004 to 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...

, achieving a best place of 11th place at Helsinki, 3 points away from qualifying. However, in 2008
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Contest. It was hosted in Belgrade, Serbia after Marija Šerifović won the 2007 Contest in Helsinki, Finland. This year was the first contest to have two semi-finals which were held on 20 and 22 May, and the final held on 24 May 2008...

, Vânia Fernandes
Vânia Fernandes
Vânia Fernandes is a Portuguese singer from Funchal, Madeira .Known for her powerful stage presence, as well as her prominent and versatile voice, Fernandes has participated in several singing contests and performed in public in both her home island of Madeira and on the mainland of Portugal since...

 became the first Portuguese artist to qualify to the final when she came second with "Senhora do mar (Negras águas)
Senhora do Mar (Negras Águas)
"Senhora do mar " is a song performed by Portuguese singer Vânia Fernandes, which was chosen to represent Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia...

". In the final she came 13th with 69 points, Portugal's best place since 1998. Portugal again qualified to the final in 2009
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and was hosted by Russia after their win in 2008. It took place between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia....

, represented by Flor-de-Lis
Flor-de-Lis
Flor-de-Lis is a Portuguese folk music group which represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia, following their victory in the 45th edition of Festival da Canção, with the song "Todas as ruas do amor"...

 with "Todas as ruas do amor
Todas as ruas do amor
"Todas as ruas do amor" is a song by Portuguese band Flor-de-Lis, and was the Portuguese entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. The song was composed by Paulo Pereira and Pedro Marques....

", where Portugal eventually finished 15th with 57 points. And again in 2010 qualified to the final with Filipa Azevedo
Filipa Azevedo
Filipa Daniela Azevedo de Magalhães , is a Portuguese singer. She is currently resident in the United Kingdom while attending music school in London....

. In the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th annual Eurovision Song Contest and was won by Eldar & Nigar performing "Running Scared" for Azerbaijan. The event took place in the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, following Germany's win in the previous year...

 Portugal failed to qualify for the Final for the first time in 3 years when they achieved 18th place with 22 points.

The contest is broadcast in Portugal by Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP)
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, S.A.,commonly known as RTP, is Portugal's public service broadcasting organization. It operates four terrestrial television channels and three national radio channels, as well as several satellite and cable offerings....

.

Absences

Portugal has been absent from three contests since their first participation. The country's first absence was in 1970
Eurovision Song Contest 1970
The Eurovision Song Contest 1970 was the 15th Eurovision Song Contest, held on 21 March 1970 at the RAI Congrescentrum in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Amsterdam contest is regarded as one of the most significant in Eurovision history for a number of reasons....

 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.

Portugal missed the 2000 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2000
The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 was the 45th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 13 May 2000 at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden, following Charlotte Nilsson's victory in Jerusalem the previous year. It was the first time since 1996 that the contest was held on mainland Europe. The...

 due to their poor average results over the past five years. Despite being eligible to enter the 2002 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2002
The Eurovision Song Contest 2002 was the 47th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place on 25 May 2002 at the Saku Suurhall Arena in Tallinn, Estonia....

, RTP declined to enter, and was replaced by eventual winner Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

.

Festival da Canção

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 in February/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 recently the winner has been selected through televoting. In 2009 and 2010, a 50-50 system between district juries and televote (like in the ESC) has benn used.

Despite Portugal being absent from the contest on three occasions, the Festival da Canção has mostly gone on regardlessly. In 1970, when Portugal boycotted the contest, Festival da Canção 1970 went on ahead, the same occurring in 2000. The only time that Festival da Canção has not been held was in 2002.

Contestants

Year Artist Title Final Points Semi Points
1964
Eurovision Song Contest 1964
The Eurovision Song Contest 1964 was the ninth Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark after the Danish victory the previous year. Sweden did not participate because of a boycott by singers. They did however broadcast it...

António Calvário
Antonio Calvário
António Calvário da Paz is a famous Portuguese singer/artist from the late 1950s and 1960s. He represented Portugal in the 1964 Eurovision Song Contest, in Denmark, with the song "Oração" ....

"Oração
Oração
"Oração" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964, performed in Portuguese by António Calvário. This was Portugal's debut entry in the contest, and consequently the first time the Portuguese language had been used....

"
13 0
1965
Eurovision Song Contest 1965
The Eurovision Song Contest 1965 was the 10th in the series. Luxembourg's win was their second. Belgium, Finland, Germany, and Spain each scored "null points" for the second time. The 1965 contest marked the debut of Ireland, a country which later went on to dominate the competition. This was also...

Simone de Oliveira
Simone de Oliveira
Simone de Oliveira, GCIH is a Portuguese singer and actress. Simone was born and raised in Lisbon. Her Portuguese father had black African roots in São Tomé and Príncipe , and her mother was Belgian. She started singing in high school...

"Sol de inverno
Sol De Inverno
"Sol de inverno" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965, performed in Portuguese by Simone de Oliveira.The song is in the chanson style, popular in the early years of the Contest. de Oliveira takes the role of a woman whose lover is ending their relationship, and tells him...

"
13 1
1966
Eurovision Song Contest 1966
The Eurovision Song Contest 1966 was the 11th edition and was held on 5 March 1966 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg. The rule stating that a country could only sing in any of its national languages was originally created in this year. This was possibly created due to the 1965 Swedish entry, "Absent...

Madalena Iglésias "Ele e ela
Ele E Ela
"Ele e ela" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966, performed in Portuguese by Madalena Iglésias.The song is in the chanson style, popular in the early years of the Contest...

"
13 6
1967
Eurovision Song Contest 1967
The Eurovision Song Contest 1967 was the twelfth Eurovision Song Contest. The presenter became confused whilst the voting was taking place, and declared the United Kingdom's entry to be the winner before the last country, Ireland, had announced its votes...

Eduardo Nascimento
Eduardo Nascimento
Eduardo Nascimento is an Angolan singer, best known for his participation on behalf of Portugal in the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest.Nascimento was the leader of a five-member band, Os Rocks, formed in Luanda in 1962...

"O vento mudou
O Vento Mudou
"O vento mudou" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967, performed in Portuguese by Eduardo Nascimento. Eduardo Nacimento released an English version of this song entitled "Listening"....

"
12 3
1968
Eurovision Song Contest 1968
The Eurovision Song Contest 1968 was the 13th Eurovision Song Contest. The contest was won by the Spanish song "La, la, la", performed by Massiel....

Carlos Mendes "Verão
Verão
"Verão" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968, performed in Portuguese by Carlos Mendes.The song in the chanson style, popular in the early years of the Contest. Mendes sings about his feelings at the end of a summer, which he describes as "a dream that ended" but seems...

"
11 5
1969
Eurovision Song Contest 1969
The Eurovision Song Contest 1969 was the 14th in the series. It was the first time that the contest resulted in a tie for first place, with four countries each gaining 18 votes. Since there was at the time no rule to cover such an eventuality, all four countries were declared joint winners...

Simone de Oliveira
Simone de Oliveira
Simone de Oliveira, GCIH is a Portuguese singer and actress. Simone was born and raised in Lisbon. Her Portuguese father had black African roots in São Tomé and Príncipe , and her mother was Belgian. She started singing in high school...

"Desfolhada portuguesa
Desfolhada Portuguesa
Desfolhada portuguesa , or simply Desfolhada , was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969, performed in Portuguese by Simone de Oliveira....

"
15 4
1971
Eurovision Song Contest 1971
The Eurovision Song Contest 1971 was the sixteenth Eurovision Song Contest and the first held in Dublin, Ireland. The new voting system that was introduced in this Eurovision did have one big problem: some juries gave fewer points out than others...

Tonicha
Tonicha
Tonicha is a Portuguese Popular music / folk singer. She represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971, with the song "Menina do alto da serra" ; she finished ninth.-Discography:*Vários-Fala do Homem Nascido *Folclore *As Duas Faces de Tonicha...

"Menina do alto da serra
Menina do Alto da Serra
Menina do alto da serra , also known in Portugal just as Menina and for this reason sometimes entitled Menina , was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971, performed in Portuguese by Tonicha....

"
9 83
1972
Eurovision Song Contest 1972
The Eurovision Song Contest 1972 was the 17th edition series. Monaco was unable to host this year's Eurovision as they were unable to provide the resources. They approached French TV, who agreed to produce the contest, but only if the contest was staged in France and not the planned Monte Carlo...

Carlos Mendes "A festa da vida
A Festa Da Vida
"A festa da vida" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972, performed in Portuguese by Carlos Mendes....

"
7 90
1973
Eurovision Song Contest 1973
The Eurovision Song Contest 1973 was the eighteenth Eurovision Song Contest and was held in Luxembourg. The language rule forcing countries to enter songs sung in any of their national languages was dropped, so performers from some countries sang in English....

Fernando Tordo
Fernando Tordo
Fernando Tordo, born March 29, 1948 in Lisbon, Portugal, is a singer and composer. In 1969, he made his singing debut on Portuguese television, while competing to represent his country in the Eurovision Song Contest . He would try again for the next 3 years until he finally won in 1973, with his...

"Tourada
Tourada
"Tourada" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973, performed in Portuguese by Fernando Tordo.The song features the metaphor of a bullfight, comparing it either with the autocratic regime in Portugal at the time or with the culture of materialism.The song was performed third on...

"
10 80
1974
Eurovision Song Contest 1974
The Eurovision Song Contest 1974 was the 19th Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in the seaside resort of Brighton on the south coast of the United Kingdom...

Paulo de Carvalho
Paulo de Carvalho
Paulo de Carvalho is a Portuguese singer.Carvalho was a member of the band The Sheiks during the 1970s, and participated in the Festival RTP da Canção and Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 and 1977...

"E depois do adeus
E Depois Do Adeus
"E Depois do Adeus" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974, performed in Portuguese by Paulo de Carvalho....

"
14 3
1975
Eurovision Song Contest 1975
The Eurovision Song Contest 1975 was the 20th edition of the contest hosted by SR and held in Stockholm, Sweden. The arena for the event was the newly built Stockholm International Fairs in Älvsjö in southern Stockholm. ABBA's victory in Brighton the previous year gave Sweden the right to host the...

Duarte Mendes
Duarte Mendes
José Henrique Duarte Mendes is a former Portuguese captain and singer. He participated in Festival da Canção in 1970, 1972 and 1973 but he did not win until 1975 when he performed "Madrugada" , about Colonial War and 1974's Carnation Revolution.He represented Portugal in Eurovision Song Contest...

"Madrugada
Madrugada (song)
"Madrugada" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975, performed in Portuguese by Duarte Mendes.The song is a moderately up-tempo number, describing the joy felt in Portugal at the success of the Carnation Revolution of the year before, in which Mendes participated - which had...

"
16 16
1976
Eurovision Song Contest 1976
The Eurovision Song Contest 1976, the 21st in the series, was held in The Hague, Netherlands, on 3 April 1976. With Corry Brokken as the presenter – the first time a previous winner of the contest had played hostess – the contest was won by Brotherhood of Man, representing the United...

Carlos do Carmo
Carlos do Carmo
Carlos do Carmo, ComIH is a Portuguese fado singer, one of the finest in the "Lisbon Song"...

"Uma flor de verde pinho
Uma Flor De Verde Pinho
"Uma flor de verde pinho" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976, performed in Portuguese by Carlos do Carmo....

"
12 24
1977
Eurovision Song Contest 1977
The Eurovision Song Contest 1977 was the 22nd edition series, and was held on 7 May 1977 in London. With Angela Rippon as the presenter, the contest was won by Marie Myriam who represented France, with her song "L'oiseau et l'enfant" . This was France's fifth victory, a record, which was equalled...

Os Amigos
Os Amigos
Os Amigos was a Portuguese band from the seventies.The band members were Fernanda Picarra, Luisa Basto, Edmundo Silva, Ana Bola, Fernando Tordo and Paulo de Carvalho...

"Portugal no coração
Portugal No Coração
"Portugal no coração" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977, performed in Portuguese by Os Amigos.The song is a ballad in praise of Portugal itself...

"
14 18
1978
Eurovision Song Contest 1978
The Eurovision Song Contest 1978 was the 23rd of its kind, and was held on 22 April 1978 in Paris. With Denise Fabre and Léon Zitrone as the presenters - the first time more than one presenter hosted the contest - the contest was won by Izhar Cohen & the Alphabeta who represented Israel, with their...

Gemini
Gemini (Portuguese band)
Gemini was a Portuguese band from the 1970s. The members were Fatima Padinha, Teresa Miguel, Tozé Brito and Mike Sergeant.In 1977 they participated in the Portuguese national final in order to represent the country in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Portugal no coração...

"Dai li dou
Dai Li Dou
Dai li dou, or alternatively Dai-li-dou as it is listed in the official Eurovision website, was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978, performed in Portuguese by Gemini....

"
17 5
1979
Eurovision Song Contest 1979
The Eurovision Song Contest 1979 was the 24th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 31 March 1979 in Jerusalem, Israel. The presenters were Daniel Pe'er and Yardena Arazi, and the event was staged at the International Convention Center. Representing Israel, Gali Atari and Milk and Honey were the...

Manuela Bravo
Manuela Bravo
Maria Manuela de Oliveira Moreira Bravo, was born in Queluz on December 7, 1957. Her father Loubet Bravo is a great singer of fado in Coimbra....

"Sobe, sobe, balão sobe
Sobe, Sobe, Balão Sobe
"Sobe, sobe, balão sobe" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979, performed in Portuguese by Manuela Bravo....

"
9 64
1980
Eurovision Song Contest 1980
The Eurovision Song Contest 1980 was the 25th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 19 April 1980 in The Hague. The presenter was Marlous Fluitsma, although each song was introduced by a presenter from the nation represented...

José Cid
José Cid
José Cid is a Portuguese singer and composer. Outside of his home country, Cid is best known for performing "Um grande, grande amor" at the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 and for the progressive rock album 10,000 Anos Depois Entre Venus E Marte.Over his longlasting career, Cid has been awarded...

"Um grande, grande amor
Um Grande, Grande Amor
"Um grande, grande amor" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980, performed in Portuguese by José Cid.The song is a moderately up-tempo number, with Cid describing his unbounded love...

"
7 71
1981
Eurovision Song Contest 1981
The Eurovision Song Contest 1981 was the 26th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 4 April 1981 at the Simmonscourt Pavilion of the Royal Dublin Society in Dublin. The presenter was Doireann Ní Bhriain...

Carlos Paião
Carlos Paião
Carlos Manuel de Marques Paião was a very popular singer and song-writer in Portugal.He represented Portugal at the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Playback....

"Playback" 18 9
1982
Eurovision Song Contest 1982
The Eurovision Song Contest 1982 was the 27th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 24 April 1982 in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom. The presenter was Jan Leeming. The opening of the contest showed a map of Europe, with the translation "Where is Harrogate?" popping up on-screen from...

Doce
Doce
Doce was a Portuguese female band from the 1980s. It was one of the first girl bands in Europe.The girls took part in the Portuguese national final in order to represent the country in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the song "Doce" , but came second, and in 1981 with the song "Ali-Bábá, um...

"Bem bom
Bem Bom
"Bem bom" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982, performed in Portuguese by Doce.The song is an up-tempo number inspired by Portuguese folk music, describing the beginning of a relationship from the perspective of a woman...

"
13 32
1983
Eurovision Song Contest 1983
The Eurovision Song Contest 1983, the 28th in the series, was held in Munich, then West Germany, on 23 April 1983. The presenter was Marlene Charell. Corinne Hermes was the winner of this Eurovision with the song, "Si la vie est cadeau". This was Luxembourg's fifth victory in the contest which...

Armando Gama
Armando Gama
Armando António Capelo Diniz da Gama is a Portuguese singer-songwriter and baritone opera singer, whose physical trademark for decades has been his shoulder-length jet black hair....

"Esta balada que te dou
Esta Balada Que Te Dou
"Esta balada que te dou" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, performed in Portuguese by Armando Gama.The song, as the title suggests, is a piano-driven ballad...

"
13 33
1984
Eurovision Song Contest 1984
The Eurovision Song Contest 1984 was the 29th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 5 May 1984 in Luxembourg. The presenter was Désirée Nosbusch. Nosbusch, only 19 years old at the time, hosted the show in a lax manner, which was quite unusual for this show back then...

Maria Guinot
Maria Guinot
Maria Guinot is a Portuguese singer, best known for her participation in the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest.Guinot released two EPs, "La mère sans enfant" and "Balada do negro só" in the late 1960s, then took a long break from the music industry...

"Silêncio e tanta gente
Silêncio E Tanta Gente
"Silêncio e tanta gente" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984, performed in Portuguese by Maria Guinot.The song is a ballad, with Guinot musing on life's character...

"
11 38
1985
Eurovision Song Contest 1985
The Eurovision Song Contest 1985 was the 30th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 4 May 1985 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The presenter was Lill Lindfors, and Norwegian duo Bobbysocks! was the winner of this Eurovision with the song "La det swinge"....

Adelaide Ferreira
Adelaide Ferreira
Maria Adelaide Mengas Matafome Ferreira is a Portuguese singer.She started as a rock singer with the hit "Baby suicida" in 1981. After that, she has sung ballads...

"Penso em ti, eu sei
Penso Em Ti, Eu Sei
"Penso em ti, eu sei" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985, performed in Portuguese by Adelaide.The song is a ballad, with Adelaide telling her lover how she feels as their relationship comes to an end...

"
18 9
1986
Eurovision Song Contest 1986
The Eurovision Song Contest 1986 was the 31st Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 3 May 1986 in the Grieg Hall in Bergen, Norway. It was the first occasion on which Norway played host to the contest...

Dora
Dora (singer)
Dora is a Portuguese singer.She represented Portugal twice at the Eurovision Song Contest. In 1986 she was 14th with Não sejas mau para mim and two years later she was 18th with Voltarei....

"Não sejas mau para mim
Não Sejas Mau Para Mim
"Não sejas mau para mim" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 performed in Portuguese by Dora....

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14 28
1987
Eurovision Song Contest 1987
The Eurovision Song Contest 1987 was the 32nd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1987 in Brussels, Belgium after Sandra Kim's win the previous year. The presenter was Viktor Lazlo. Johnny Logan was the winner for Ireland with the song "Hold Me Now"...

Nevada
Nevada (band)
Nevada was a Portuguese duo in the eighties.Jorge Mendes and Alfredo Azinheira represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 with the song Neste barco à vela and they finished 18th....

"Neste barco à vela
Neste Barco À Vela
"Neste barco à vela" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987, performed in Portuguese by Nevada.The song is in praise of Portugal itself...

"
18 15
1988
Eurovision Song Contest 1988
The Eurovision Song Contest 1988 was the 33rd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 30 April 1988 in Dublin. The presenters were Pat Kenny and Michelle Rocca...

Dora
Dora (singer)
Dora is a Portuguese singer.She represented Portugal twice at the Eurovision Song Contest. In 1986 she was 14th with Não sejas mau para mim and two years later she was 18th with Voltarei....

"Voltarei
Voltarei
"Voltarei" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, performed in Portuguese by Dora.The song is a ballad, with Dora telling her lover that she will return to him. She confesses that her claims of having another lover to go to were false, and thus she expects him not to have...

"
18 5
1989
Eurovision Song Contest 1989
The Eurovision Song Contest 1989 was the 34th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 6 May 1989 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Switzerland gained the hosting rights after Celine Dion's victory in Dublin the previous year. The presenters were Lolita Morena and Jacques Deschenaux. Riva was the winner of...

Da Vinci
Da Vinci (band)
Da Vinci is a Portuguese band created by Iei-Or and Pedro Luís Neves, whose members included Ricardo, Joaquim Andrade, Dora and Sandra Fidalgo, among others throughout the years...

"Conquistador
Conquistador (Da Vinci song)
"Conquistador" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989, performed in Portuguese by Da Vinci.The song reminisces about the former Portuguese colonial possessions worldwide...

"
16 39
1990
Eurovision Song Contest 1990
The Eurovision Song Contest 1990, the 35th in the series, was held in Zagreb, Yugoslavia on 5 May 1990. The presenters were Helga Vlahović Brnobić and Oliver Mlakar. Toto Cutugno was the winner of this contest with the song "Insieme: 1992"...

Nucha
Nucha (singer)
Nucha is a Portuguese singer, best known for her participation in the 1990 Eurovision Song Contest....

"Há sempre alguém
Há Sempre Alguém
"Há sempre alguém" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990, performed in Portuguese by Nucha.The song is a ballad, with Nucha reminding her listeners that "There's always someone/Who still doesn't have as much as we do" but who also dreams the same dreams that the better-off...

"
20 9
1991
Eurovision Song Contest 1991
The Eurovision Song Contest 1991 was the 36th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 4 May 1991 in Rome. Due to the Gulf War and mounting tensions in Yugoslavia, RAI decided to move the contest from Sanremo to Rome, which was perceived to be more secure....

Dulce Pontes
Dulce Pontes
Dulce José Silva Pontes is a Portuguese songwriter and singer who performs in many musical styles, including pop, folk and classical music. She is usually defined as a world music artist...

"Lusitana paixão
Lusitana Paixão
"Lusitana paixão" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, performed in Portuguese by Dulce.The song is a ballad, with Dulce singing about the fado music of her native country. She sings that on the surface, this is a style of very sad music, with a focus on "longing" and...

"
8 62
1992
Eurovision Song Contest 1992
The Eurovision Song Contest 1992 was the 37th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1992 in Malmö, Sweden. The presenters were Lydia Cappolicchio and Harald Treutiger. Linda Martin, representing Ireland, was the winner of this Eurovision with the song Why Me?. The song was written by Johnny...

Dina
Dina (singer)
Dina is a Portuguese singer, best known for her participation in the 1992 Eurovision Song Contest....

"Amor d'água fresca
Amor D'Água Fresca
"Amor d'água fresca" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, performed in Portuguese by Dina ....

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17 26
1993
Eurovision Song Contest 1993
The Eurovision Song Contest 1993 was the 38th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 15 May 1993 in Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland. The presenter was Fionnuala Sweeney. Niamh Kavanagh was the winner of this Eurovision for Ireland with the song, "In Your Eyes"...

Anabela
Anabela
Anabela Braz Pires is a Portuguese singer and musical theatre actress, best known in Portugal by her first name, Anabela....

"A cidade (até ser dia)
A Cidade (Até Ser Dia)
"A cidade " was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, performed in Portuguese by Anabela....

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10 60
1994
Eurovision Song Contest 1994
The Eurovision Song Contest 1994 was the 39th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 30 April 1994 in the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. The presenters were Cynthia Ní Mhurchú and Gerry Ryan. The pair hosted the evening in French, English and Irish...

Sara Tavares
Sara Tavares
Sara Alexandra Lima Tavares is a Portuguese singer, composer, guitarist and percussionist. She was born and brought up in Lisbon, Portugal, where she still lives. Second-generation Portuguese of Cape Verdean descent, she composes African, Portuguese and North American influenced world music. She...

"Chamar a música
Chamar A Música
"Chamar a música" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994, performed in Portuguese by Sara Tavares.The song is a ballad, with Tavares telling her lover that tonight will be purely for the two of them...

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8 73
1995
Eurovision Song Contest 1995
The Eurovision Song Contest 1995 was the 40th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 13 May 1995 in the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. The presenter was Mary Kennedy. This contest broke the chain of victories that Ireland enjoyed in 1992, 1993, and 1994...

Tó Cruz
Tó Cruz
Tó Cruz is a Portuguese singer of Cape Verdean descent, best known for his participation in the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest....

"Baunilha e chocolate
Baunilha E Chocolate
"Baunilha e chocolate" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995, performed in Portuguese by Tó Cruz....

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21 5
1996
Eurovision Song Contest 1996
The Eurovision Song Contest 1996 was the 41st Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 18 May 1996 in Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway. The presenters were Ingvild Bryn and Morten Harket. Harket, lead singer of a-ha, opened the show with a performance of his single "Heaven's Not For Saints". Eimear...

Lúcia Moniz
Lúcia Moniz
Ana Lúcia Pereira Moniz is a Portuguese singer and actress. Moniz represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 and has released three music albums to date. She has also acted in several films, including Love Actually....

"O meu coração não tem cor
O Meu Coração Não Tem Cor
"O meu coração não tem cor" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996, performed in Portuguese by Lúcia Moniz.Composed by Pedro Osório and with lyrics by José Fanha, the song is a moderately up-tempo number...

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6 92
1997
Eurovision Song Contest 1997
The Eurovision Song Contest 1997, was the 42nd Eurovision Song Contest and it was held at the Point Theatre Dublin, Ireland, on 3 May 1997. Boyzone member Ronan Keating and Carrie Crowley were the presenters of the show....

Célia Lawson "Antes do adeus
Antes Do Adeus
"Antes do adeus" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997, performed in Portuguese by Célia Lawson.The song is a ballad, with Lawson recounting the events leading to the end of a relationship. She sings that her lover gradually moved away from her and returned things which they...

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24 0
1998
Eurovision Song Contest 1998
The Eurovision Song Contest 1998 was the 43rd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1998 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The presenters were Terry Wogan and Ulrika Jonsson...

Alma Lusa
Alma Lusa
Alma Lusa were a short-lived Portuguese musical group, set up specifically to participate in Portugal's Eurovision Song Contest selection in 1998...

"Se eu te pudesse abraçar
Se Eu Te Pudesse Abraçar
"Se eu te pudesse abraçar" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, performed in Portuguese by Alma Lusa....

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12 36
1999
Eurovision Song Contest 1999
The Eurovision Song Contest 1999 was the 44th Eurovision Song Contest, held on 29 May 1999 in Jerusalem, Israel after Dana International won the contest the previous year in the United Kingdom. The venue for the contest was the International Convention Center...

Rui Bandeira
Rui Bandeira
Rui Pedro Neto de Mello Bandeira is a Portuguese singer best known for representing his country in the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Como tudo começou. He placed 21st with 12 Points.-References:...

"Como tudo começou
Como Tudo Começou
"Como tudo começou" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, performed in Portuguese by Rui Bandeira....

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21 12
2001
Eurovision Song Contest 2001
The Eurovision Song Contest 2001 was the 46th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 12 May 2001 in the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was the first time in 36 years that Denmark hosted the Eurovision Song Contest, thanks to the Olsen Brothers' win the previous year in Stockholm...

MTM
MTM (group)
MTM is a boy band group from Portugal. They represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the pop song in Portuguese "Só sei ser feliz assim" which translates in "Only Can Be Happy This Way". Although the song was an up beat number it received only 18 points , placing them in 17th...

"Só sei ser feliz assim
Só Sei Ser Feliz Assim
"Só sei ser feliz assim" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001, performed in Portuguese by MTM , made up of Portuguese singers Marco Quelhas, who also wrote the song, and Tony Jackson...

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17 18
2003
Eurovision Song Contest 2003
The Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the forty-eighth Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Skonto Hall in Riga, Latvia on 24 May 2003. The hosts were Marie N and Renārs Kaupers. Sertab Erener, the Turkish entrant, won the contest with "Everyway That I Can", scoring 167 points. The winning...

Rita Guerra
Rita Guerra
Rita Guerra is a Portuguese singer.-Biography: Born and raised in Lisbon, she has been very successful in her home country of Portugal. She has long competed in the Portuguese national pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. She first participated in 1992, making it to the national final...

"Deixa-me sonhar (só mais uma vez)
Deixa-me sonhar (só mais uma vez)
"Deixa-me sonhar " was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 in Riga, Latvia, performed in Portuguese and English by Rita Guerra. The song was composed by Paulo Martins...

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22 23
2004
Eurovision Song Contest 2004
The Eurovision Song Contest 2004, was the 49th Contest and it was held in the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. This was the first occasion in which the contest was held in Turkey after they had won the competition in 2003 with Sertab Erener singing "Everyway That I Can"...

Sofia Vitória
Sofia Vitória
Sofia Vitória is a Portuguese singer, best known for her participation in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest....

"Foi magia
Foi Magia
"Foi magia" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, performed in Portuguese by Sofia Vitória.The song is an up-tempo number, with Vitória singing about how she felt when she first saw her lover, a feeling she describes as "magic" and otherwise impossible to explain.As...

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X X 15 38
2005
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine. The winner was Greece's My Number One, written by Christos Dantis and Natalia Germanou and performed by Swedish-born Greek singer Elena Paparizou, who scored 230 points,...

2B
2B (band)
2B was a Portuguese band formed by Luciana Abreu and Rui Drummond. It represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kiev with the song "Amar" . The duo was formed exclusively to represent Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest...

"Amar
Amar (song)
"Amar" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in Portuguese and English by 2B.The song is an up-tempo number, with the duo singing about the great power of love....

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X X 17 51
2006
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...

Nonstop "Coisas de nada (Gonna Make You Dance)
Coisas De Nada (Gonna Make You Dance)
"Coisas de nada " was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in Portuguese and English by Nonstop....

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X X 19 26
2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...

Sabrina
Sabrina (Portuguese artist)
Sabrina is the stage name of Teresa Villa-Lobos, a Portuguese singer, from Setúbal. She represented her country and national broadcaster RTP at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, in Helsinki, Finland, after winning the Festival da Canção, the national selection...

"Dança comigo (Vem ser feliz)
Dança Comigo (Vem Ser Feliz)
"Dança comigo " was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, performed in Portuguese, French, Spanish and English by Sabrina after she was voted the winner of the 2007 edition of Festival da Canção, the national selection final.The song is a moderately up-tempo, Latin-inspired...

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X X 11 88
2008
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Contest. It was hosted in Belgrade, Serbia after Marija Šerifović won the 2007 Contest in Helsinki, Finland. This year was the first contest to have two semi-finals which were held on 20 and 22 May, and the final held on 24 May 2008...

Vânia Fernandes
Vânia Fernandes
Vânia Fernandes is a Portuguese singer from Funchal, Madeira .Known for her powerful stage presence, as well as her prominent and versatile voice, Fernandes has participated in several singing contests and performed in public in both her home island of Madeira and on the mainland of Portugal since...

"Senhora do mar (Negras águas)
Senhora do Mar (Negras Águas)
"Senhora do mar " is a song performed by Portuguese singer Vânia Fernandes, which was chosen to represent Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia...

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13 69 2 120
2009
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and was hosted by Russia after their win in 2008. It took place between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia....

Flor-de-Lis
Flor-de-Lis
Flor-de-Lis is a Portuguese folk music group which represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia, following their victory in the 45th edition of Festival da Canção, with the song "Todas as ruas do amor"...

"Todas as ruas do amor
Todas as ruas do amor
"Todas as ruas do amor" is a song by Portuguese band Flor-de-Lis, and was the Portuguese entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. The song was composed by Paulo Pereira and Pedro Marques....

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15 57 8 70
2010
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th annual Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast from the Telenor Arena in Bærum, Greater Oslo, Norway. It was the third time Norway had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1986 and 1996. The 2010 winner was Germany with Lena singing "Satellite",...

Filipa Azevedo
Filipa Azevedo
Filipa Daniela Azevedo de Magalhães , is a Portuguese singer. She is currently resident in the United Kingdom while attending music school in London....

"Há dias assim
Há dias assim
"Há dias assim" is a song composed by Augusto Madureira and performed by Filipa Azevedo, and represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in May 2010 in Oslo, Norway.It's a song that talks about the loneliness of the people by the outside world....

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18 43 4 89
2011
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th annual Eurovision Song Contest and was won by Eldar & Nigar performing "Running Scared" for Azerbaijan. The event took place in the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, following Germany's win in the previous year...

Homens da Luta
Homens da Luta
Homens da Luta is a Portuguese improvisational comedy and musical street performance group consisting of brothers Vasco Duarte and Nuno Duarte "Jel"...

"A luta é alegria
A luta é alegria
"A luta é alegria" was the Portuguese entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany, performed by Homens da Luta. It was chosen for Eurovision by winning the Festival da Canção 2011 on 5 March 2011...

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X X 18 22
2012
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 will be the 57th annual Eurovision Song Contest. It will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, following Azerbaijan's win in the 2011 Contest with Ell & Nikki's song "Running Scared". The two semi-finals will be held on 22 May and 24 May 2012, with the final on 26 May 2012,...


Voting history (1975-2011)

Portugal has given the most points to...
Rank Country Points
1 156
2 152
3 147
4 138
5 113
= 113
= 113


Portugal has received the most points from...
Rank Country Points
1 136
2 117
3 66
4 52
5 51


NOTE: The totals in the above tables include only points awarded in Eurovision finals, and not the semi-finals since 2004.

Since introducing the semi-finals in 2004

Portugal has given the most points to...
Rank Country Points
1 69
2 68
3 57
4 50
5 38
6 33
7 28
8 26
9 24
10 22


Portugal has received the most points from...
Rank Country Points
1 65
2 58
3 56
4 55
5 33
33
6 25
7 16
8 15
15
15

NOTE: The tables with points from 2004 include points awarded in both finals and semi-finals where the highest point from the final/semi-final is picked.

Televoting Trends

Since the introduction of televoting and the semi-finals at the 2004 contest, Portugal has frequently awarded relatively high marks to Spain, Ukraine, Romania and Moldova:
  • 2004 : Spain - 12 points; Ukraine - 10 points; Romania - 4 points;
  • 2005 : Romania - 12 points; Moldova - 10 points; Spain - 8 points; Ukraine - 7 points;
  • 2006 : Ukraine - 12 points; Romania - 10 points; Moldova - 3 points;
  • 2007 : Ukraine - 12 points; Moldova - 10 points; Spain - 8 points; Romania - 7 points;
  • 2008 : Ukraine - 12 points; Spain - 10 points; Romania - 4 points;
  • 2009 : Spain - 12 points; Moldova - 10 points; Ukraine - 8 points; Romania - 5 points;
  • 2010 : Spain - 12 points; Romania - 10 points; Moldova - 6 points;
  • 2011 : Spain - 12 points; Ukraine - 7 points; Moldova - 5 points;


Portugal has frequently been awarded relatively high marks by Spain, France, Switzerland and Andorra:
  • 2004 : Andorra - 12 points; Switzerland - 7 points; Spain - 6 points; (semi-final)
  • 2005 : Switzerland - 12 points; France - 10 points; Spain - 5 points; (semi-final)
  • 2006 : Andorra - 12 points; Switzerland - 7 points; France - 7 points; (semi-final)
  • 2007 : Andorra - 12 points; France - 10 points; Spain - 8 points; Switzerland - 8 points; (semi-final)
  • 2008 : Andorra - 10 points; Switzerland - 10 points; France - 8 points; Spain - 8 points;
  • 2009 : Andorra - 12 points; France - 10 points; Switzerland - 8 points; Spain - 7 points;
  • 2010 : France - 8 points; Spain - 6 points; Switzerland - 5 points;
  • 2011 : Spain - 8 points; Switzerland - 4 points; (semi-final)


(since 2009, votes have been decided by a combination of 50% televoting results and 50% national jury, but the splits were revealed for 2009 so the televoting results for 2009 is written.)

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