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Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest

Portugal has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 56 times since its debut in 1964. Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) is the Portuguese broadcaster. Portugal had missed only five contests: 1972, 2000, 2002, 2013 and 2016.

Portugal in the
Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
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Participating broadcasterRádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP; 2004–present)
Formerly
Participation summary
Appearances56 (47 finals)
First appearance1964
Highest placement1st: 2017
Host2018
Related articles
Festival da Canção
External links
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Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025

Portugal's one victory was achieved with the following song:

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
1964 António Calvário "Oração" Portuguese 13 ◁ 0 No semi-finals
1965 Simone de Oliveira "Sol de inverno" Portuguese 13 1
1966 Madalena Iglésias "Ele e ela" Portuguese 13 6
1967 Eduardo Nascimento "O vento mudou" Portuguese 12 3
1968 Carlos Mendes "Verão" Portuguese 11 5
1969 Simone de Oliveira "Desfolhada portuguesa" Portuguese 15 4
1971 Tonicha "Menina do alto da serra" Portuguese 9 83
1972 Carlos Mendes "A festa da vida" Portuguese 7 90
1973 Fernando Tordo "Tourada" Portuguese 10 80
1974 Paulo de Carvalho "E depois do adeus" Portuguese 14 ◁ 3
1975 Duarte Mendes "Madrugada" Portuguese 16 16
1976 Carlos do Carmo "Uma flor de verde pinho" Portuguese 12 24
1977 Os Amigos "Portugal no coração" Portuguese 14 18
1978 Gemini "Dai li dou" Portuguese 17 5
1979 Manuela Bravo "Sobe, sobe, balão sobe" Portuguese 9 64
1980 José Cid "Um grande, grande amor" Portuguese 7 71
1981 Carlos Paião "Playback" Portuguese 18 9
1982 Doce "Bem bom" Portuguese 13 32
1983 Armando Gama "Esta balada que te dou" Portuguese 13 33
1984 Maria Guinot "Silêncio e tanta gente" Portuguese 11 38
1985 Adelaide "Penso em ti, eu sei" Portuguese 18 9
1986 Dora "Não sejas mau p'ra mim" Portuguese 14 28
1987 Nevada "Neste barco à vela" Portuguese 18 15
1988 Dora "Voltarei" Portuguese 18 5
1989 Da Vinci "Conquistador" Portuguese 16 39
1990 Nucha "Há sempre alguém" Portuguese 20 9
1991 Dulce "Lusitana paixão" Portuguese 8 62
1992 Dina "Amor d'água fresca" Portuguese 17 26
1993 Anabela "A cidade até ser dia" Portuguese 10 60 Kvalifikacija za Millstreet
1994 Sara "Chamar a música" Portuguese 8 73 No semi-finals
1995 Tó Cruz "Baunilha e chocolate" Portuguese 21 5
1996 Lúcia Moniz "O meu coração não tem cor" Portuguese 6 92 18 32
1997 Célia Lawson "Antes do adeus" Portuguese 24 ◁ 0 No semi-finals
1998 Alma Lusa "Se eu te pudesse abraçar" Portuguese 12 36
1999 Rui Bandeira "Como tudo começou" Portuguese 21 12
2001 MTM "Só sei ser feliz assim" Portuguese 17 18
2003 Rita Guerra "Deixa-me sonhar" Portuguese, English 22 13
2004 Sofia Vitória "Foi magia" Portuguese Failed to qualify 15 38
2005 2B "Amar" Portuguese, English 17 51
2006 Nonstop "Coisas de nada" Portuguese, English 19 26
2007 Sabrina "Dança comigo" Portuguese 11 88
2008 Vânia Fernandes "Senhora do mar (negras águas)" Portuguese 13 69 2 120
2009 Flor-de-Lis "Todas as ruas do amor" Portuguese 15 57 8 70
2010 Filipa Azevedo "Há dias assim" Portuguese 18 43 4 89
2011 Homens da Luta "A luta é alegria" Portuguese Failed to qualify 18 22
2012 Filipa Sousa "Vida minha" Portuguese 13 39
2014 Suzy "Quero ser tua" Portuguese 11 39
2015 Leonor Andrade "Há um mar que nos separa" Portuguese 14 19
2017 Salvador Sobral "Amar pelos dois" Portuguese 1 758 1 370
2018 Cláudia Pascoal[a] "O jardim" Portuguese 26 ◁ 39 Host country
2019 Conan Osíris "Telemóveis" Portuguese Failed to qualify 15 51
2020 Elisa "Medo de sentir" Portuguese Contest cancelled[b] X
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 23 59 9 74
2024 Iolanda "Grito" Portuguese 10 152 8 58
2025 Napa "Deslocado" Portuguese 21 50 9 56

Hostings

Portugal has hosted the contest one time, one time in Lisbon (2018).[1]

Year Location Venue
2018 Lisbon Altice Arena

Portugal In The Eurovision Song Contest Media

  • Luísa and Salvador Sobral, ESC 2017 Winner's press conference.jpg

    Salvador Sobral (right) at a press conference following his win at the 2017 contest, with his sister Luísa (left)

  • Eurovision 2018 Hosts 03.jpg

    Hosts of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018: Daniela Ruah, Sílvia Alberto, Catarina Furtado and

  • Eurovision Song Contest 1965 - Simone de Oliveira.jpg

    Simone de Oliveira in Naples (1965)

  • JoseCidEurovision.jpg

    José Cid in The Hague (1980)

  • Sofia Vitória - Portugal 2004.jpg

    Sofia Vitória in Istanbul (2004)

  • ESC 2007 Portugal - Sabrina - Dança comigo.jpg

    Sabrina in Helsinki (2007)

  • Vânia Fernandes Final.jpg

    Vânia Fernandes in Belgrade (2008)

  • Esc port.jpg

    Flor-de-Lis in Moscow (2009)

Notes

  1. ↑ Performance contains uncredited live vocals from Isaura
  2. ↑ The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

  1. ↑ Lisbon revealed as Host City of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest!. https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-2018-dates-and-host-city-confirmed. Retrieved 2025-07-28. 
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