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Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest

Portugal
Portugal
Member station RTP
National selection events
Appearances
Appearances 48 (40 finals)
First appearance 1964
Best result 6th: 1996
Worst result Last: 1964, 1974, 1997
Nul points: 1964, 1997
External links
RTP page
Portugal's page at Eurovision.tv
Song contest current event.png For the most recent participation see
Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017

Portugal has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 48 times since its debut in the 1964 contest. Since then it has missed five contests, 1970, 2000, 2002, 2013 and 2016. Portugal has yet to win the contest and holds the record for most appearances in the contest without a win. In fact, the country has yet to reach the top five of any contest, with their best result being a sixth-place finish for Lúcia Moniz with the song "O meu coração não tem cor" in 1996. The contest is broadcast in Portugal by Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP).

Portugal's debut entry was António Calvário with "Oração", it was not a successful debut for the country, with Calvário coming last in the contest. Since then Portugal has come last on two further occasions, in 1974, when Paulo de Carvalho sang "E depois do adeus" and in 1997 when Célia Lawson performed "Antes do adeus". Despite its last-place finish in the contest, "E depois do adeus" had at that time gained national notability for being one of the two musical signals to begin the Carnation Revolution against the Estado Novo regime. Prior to Moniz finishing sixth in 1996, Portugal's best result in the contest was two seventh-place finishes, for Carlos Mendes in 1972 and José Cid in 1980. 1996 remains the last time that Portugal reached the top ten. Despite having some really weak results the 90's were the most successful decade for the country reaching the top 10 four times. Portugal had admission to take part in the 2000 and 2002 contest but refused. Its place was taken by Latvia both times, which ended up winning the contest in the latter year.


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