Eurovision Song Contest 2014 | ||||
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Country | Portugal | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Festival da Canção 2014 | |||
Selection date(s) |
Semi-final: 8 March 2014 Final: 15 March 2014 |
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Selected entrant | Suzy | |||
Selected song | "Quero ser tua" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result |
Failed to qualify (11th, 39 points) |
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Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Portugal participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Their entry was selected through the national final Festival da Canção 2014, organised by the Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP). Suzy performed the Portuguese entry "Quero ser tua", written by Emanuel. The song failed to qualify from the first semi-final, placing 11th with a score of 39 points.
Festival da Canção 2014 was the 48th edition of the Portuguese national final Festival da Canção, which selected Portugal's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. The 2014 Portuguese entry marked a return to the Eurovision Song Contest for RTP and Portugal after the broadcaster withdrew from the 2013 Contest. RTP confirmed Portugal's return to the competition on 7 November 2013.
The format of the competition included one semi-final on 8 March 2014 and a final on 15 March 2014, both taking place at the Convento do Beato in Lisbon. Both shows were hosted by Sílvia Alberto and José Carlos Malato with Joana Teles reporting from the green room. The semi-final featured ten competing songs written by composers who RTP invited for the competition. The composers both created the song and selected the performer for their entry with the approval of RTP. All songs were required to be in Portuguese and foreign composers were allowed to partake in the competition. The top five songs from the semi-final qualified to the final. The result in both the semi-final and the final was determined solely by televoting.
On 28 January 2014, RTP revealed the names of the ten composers that were invited to participate. Originally, Tiago Pais Dias was among the invited composers, however, Hélder Godinho replaced him after his withdrawal. The invited composers were:
The semi-final took place on 8 March 2014. The top five entries as decided upon by public televoting qualified to the final.
The final took place on 15 March 2014. Public televoting solely selected Suzy and the song "Quero ser tua" as the winning entry.