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Portugal has participated in the Contest 54 times since its debut at the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 in Copenhagen with "Oração" by António Calvário, which finished in joint last place with the entries from Germany, Switzerland and Yugoslavia. It has finished last on three further occasions - in 1974, 1997 and 2018 - the latter as host nation.

It has been absent from five Contests - in 1970, 2000, 2002, 2013 and 2016.

Its best result of the 20th century came when Lúcia Moniz finished in sixth place with her entry "O meu coração não tem cor" at the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 in Oslo.

Following the introduction of the semi finals at the 2004 Contest in Istanbul, the country has failed to qualify nine times for the final. At the 2017 Contest in Kiev it broke the record for the longest participation without a win when its entrant Salvador Sobral won on the country's 49th attempt with his entry "Amar pelos dois" - the country's first-ever Top 5 placing.

The country debuted at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Bucharest, finishing second-last, which was repeated the following year. Following this, they decided to withdraw and first stated that they would return for the 2014 Contest in Marsa, which did not materialise. Upon their return at the 2017 Contest in Tblisi, they again finished in 14th place. They scored their worst result to date the following year when they finished in 18th place. They took a year off in 2020, but came back in 2021 and finished in 11th place. They achieved their best placing to date the following year when they finished in 8th place.

Participants[]

Eurovision Song Contest[]

Year Performer(s) Song Language Translation Position Points Semi Points
1964 António Calvário "Oração" Portuguese Prayer 13 0 No semi-finals
1965 Simone de Oliveira "Sol de inverno" Winter sun 13 1
1966 Madalena Iglésias "Ele e ela" He and she 13 6
1967 Eduardo Nascimento "O vento mudou" The wind changed 12 3
1968 Carlos Mendes "Verão" Summer 11 5
1969 Simone de Oliveira "Desfolhada portuguesa" Portuguese husking 15 4
Did not participate in 1970
1971 Tonicha "Menina do alto da serra" Portuguese High ridge girl 9 83 No semi-finals
1972 Carlos Mendes "A festa da vida" The party of life 7 90
1973 Fernando Tordo "Tourada" Bullfight 10 80
1974 Paulo de Carvalho "E depois do adeus" And after the farewell 14 3
1975 Duarte Mendes "Madrugada" Dawn 16 16
1976 Carlos do Carmo "Uma flor de verde pinho" A green-pine flower 12 24
1977 Os Amigos "Portugal no coração" Portugal in my heart 14 18
1978 Gemini "Dai li dou" - 17 5
1979 Manuela Bravo "Sobe, sobe, balão sobe" Rise, rise, balloon rise 9 64
1980 José Cid "Um grande, grande amor" A great, great love 7 71
1981 Carlos Paião "Playback" - 18 9
1982 Doce "Bem bom" Very good 13 32
1983 Armando Gama "Esta balada que te dou" The ballad I give you 13 33
1984 Maria Guinot "Silêncio e tanta gente" Silence and so many people 11 38
1985 Adelaide Ferreira "Penso em ti, eu sei" I think of you, I know 18 9
1986 Dora "Não sejas mau para mim" Don't be mean to me 14 28
1987 Nevada "Neste barco à vela" In this sailing boat 18 15
1988 Dora "Voltarei" I'll come back 18 5
1989 Da Vinci "Conquistador" Conqueror 16 39
1990 Nucha "Há sempre alguém" There's always someone 20 9
1991 Dulce Pontes "Lusitana paixão" Lusitanian passion 8 62
1992 Dina "Amor d'água fresca" Fresh water love 17 26
1993 Anabela "A cidade (até ser dia)" The city (until dawn) 10 60 Kvalifikacija za Millstreet
1994 Sara Tavares "Chamar a música" Call the music 8 73 No semi-finals
1995 Tó Cruz "Baunilha e chocolate" Vanilla and chocolate 21 5
1996 Lúcia Moniz "O meu coração não tem cor" My heart is colourless 6 92 18 32
1997 Célia Lawson "Antes do adeus" Before goodbye 24 0 No semi-finals
1998 Alma Lusa "Se eu te pudesse abraçar" If I could embrace you 12 36
1999 Rui Bandeira "Como tudo começou" How everything began 21 12
Did not participate in 2000
2001 MTM "Só sei ser feliz assim" Portuguese Only can be happy this way 17 18 No semi-finals
Relegated from competing in 2002
2003 Rita Guerra "Deixa-me sonhar (só mais uma vez)" Portuguese, English Let me dream (just once more) 22 13 No semi-finals
2004 Sofia Vitória "Foi magia" Portuguese It was magic Failed to qualify 15 38
2005 2B "Amar" Portuguese, English To love 17 51
2006 Nonstop "Coisas de nada (Gonna Make You Dance)" Meaningless things (Gonna Make You Dance) 19 26
2007 Sabrina "Dança comigo" Portuguese Dance with me (Come be happy 11 88
2008 Vânia Fernandes "Senhora do mar (Negras águas)" Lady of the sea (Dark waters) 13 69 2 120
2009 Flor-de-Lis "Todas as ruas do amor" All the streets of love 15 57 8 70
2010 Filipa Azevedo "Há dias assim" It's one of those days 18 43 4 89
2011 Homens da Luta "A luta é alegria" The daily struggle is all about fun Failed to qualify 18 22
2012 Filipa Sousa "Vida minha" My life 13 39
Did not participate in 2013
2014 Suzy "Quero ser tua" Portuguese I want to be yours Failed to qualify 11 39
2015 Leonor Andrade "Há um mar que nos separa" There's a sea that separates us 14 19
Did not participate in 2016
2017 Salvador Sobral "Amar pelos dois" Portuguese Love for both of us 1 758 1 370
2018 Cláudia Pascoal "O jardim" The Garden 26 39 Host country
2019 Conan Osíris "Telemóveis" Mobile phones Failed to qualify 15 51
2020 Elisa "Medo de sentir" Afraid of Feeling Cancelled
2021 The Black Mamba "Love Is on My Side" English - 12 153 4 239
2022 Maro "Saudade, saudade" English, Portuguese - 9 207 4 208
2023 Mimicat "Ai coração" Portuguese Oh heart 23 59 9 74
2024 Iolanda "Grito" Shout

Junior Eurovision Song Contest[]

Year Performer(s) Song Language Translation Position Points
2006 Pedro Madeira "Deixa-me sentir" Portuguese Let me feel 14 22
2007 Jorge Leiria "Só quero é cantar" I just want to sing 16 15
Did not participate between 2008 and 2016
2017 Mariana Venâncio "Youtuber" Portuguese - 14 54
2018 Rita Laranjeira "Gosto de tudo (já não gosto de nada)" I like everything (I do not like anything anymore) 18 42
2019 Joana Almeida "Vem comigo (Come with Me)" Portuguese, English Come with Me 16 43
Did not participate in 2020
2021 Simão Oliveira "O Rapaz" Portuguese The boy 11 101
2022 Nicolas Alves "Anos 70" The 70s 8 121
2023 Júlia Machado "Where I Belong" Portuguese, English - 13 76



Eurovision Song Contest
Winners
Lys AssiaCorry BrokkenAndré ClaveauTeddy ScholtenJacqueline BoyerJean-Claude PascalIsabelle AubretGrethe & Jørgen IngmannGigliola CinquettiFrance GallUdo JürgensSandie ShawMassielSaloméLuluLenny KuhrFrida BoccaraDanaSéverineVicky LeandrosAnne-Marie DavidABBATeach-InBrotherhood of ManMarie MyriamIzhar Cohen & AlphabetaMilk & HoneyJohnny LoganBucks FizzNicoleCorinne HermèsHerreysBobbysocks!Sandra KimJohnny LoganCéline DionRivaToto CutugnoCarolaLinda MartinNiamh KavanaghPaul Harrington & Charlie McGettiganSecret GardenEimear QuinnKatrina and the WavesDana InternationalCharlotte NilssonOlsen BrothersTanel Padar & Dave Benton with 2XLMarie NSertab ErenerRuslanaHelena PaparizouLordiMarija ŠerifovićDima BilanAlexander RybakLenaEli & NikkiLoreenEmmelie de ForestConchita WurstMåns ZelmerlöwJamalaSalvador SobralNettaDuncan LaurenceMåneskinKalush OrchestraLoreen
Winning Songs
RefrainNet als toenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de cire, poupée de sonMerci, chériePuppet on a StringLa, la, laVivo cantandoBoom Bang-a-BangDe troubadourUn jour, un enfantAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès toiTu te reconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses for MeL'oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggi-Loo Diggi-LeyLa det swingeJ'aime la vieHold Me NowNe partez pas sans moiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me to Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEvery Way That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattoo
Contests
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Miscellaneous
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Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Winners
Dino JelušićMaría IsabelKsenia SitnikTolmachevy SistersAlexey ZhigalkovichBzikebiRalf MackenbachVladimir ArzumanyanCANDYAnastasiya PetrykGaia CauchiVincenzo CantielloDestiny ChukunyereMariam MamadashviliPolina BogusevichRoksana WęgielViki GaborValentinaMalénaLissandroZoé Clauzure
Winning Songs
"Ti si moja prva ljubav" • "Antes muerta que sencilla" • "My vmeste" • "Vesenniy Jazz" • "S druz'yami" • "Bzzz..." • "Click Clack" • "Mama" • "Candy Music" • "Nebo" • "The Start" • "Tu primo grande amore" • "Not My Soul" • "Mzeo" • "Wings" • "Anyone I Want to Be" • "Superhero" • "J'imagine" • "Qami Qami" • "Oh maman!" • "Cœur"
Contests
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Countries
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Miscellaneous
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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