Portugal in the Eurovision Song contest - wikipedia Portugal in the Eurovision Song contest Portugal Member station RTP National selection events Festival da Canção 1964 -- 1969 1971 -- 1999 2001 2003 -- 2004 2006 -- 2012 2014 -- 2015 2017 -- Participation summary Appearances 49 ( 41 finals ) First appearance 1964 Best result 1st : 2017 Worst result Last : 1964, 1974, 1997 Nul points : 1964, 1997 19th ( SF ) : 2011 External links RTP page Portugal 's page at Eurovision.tv For the most recent participation see Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Portugal has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 49 times since its debut in the 1964 contest. Since then it has missed five contests, in 1970, 2000, 2002, 2013 and 2016. Portugal held the record for the most appearances in the contest without a win until 2017 when they won in Kiev, Ukraine, with Salvador Sobral 's entry, `` Amar pelos dois ''. 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 their sixth - place finish for Lúcia Moniz, with the song `` O meu coração não tem cor '' in 1996, Portugal 's best result in the contest was two seventh - place finishes, for Carlos Mendes in 1972 and José Cid in 1980. Despite having some really weak results, the 90s 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. Since semi-finals were introduced in 2004, Portugal has failed to reach the final eight times, including from 2004 to 2007. In 2008, Vânia Fernandes finished 13th with the song `` Senhora do Mar, '' Portugal 's best outcome since 1996. The country continued to be present in the final until 2010. In 2017, Portugal reached the finals with Salvador Sobral 's entry, `` Amar pelos dois '', ending a 6 - year non-appearance in the finals ( Portugal did not participate in the song contest in 2013 and 2016 ; and did not qualify for the finals in 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2015 ). To conclude a return to the final, they also won the contest for the first time ever, earning 758 points. Contents 1 Absences 2 Festival da Canção 3 Contestants 4 Voting history 5 Hostings 6 Marcel Bezençon Awards 7 Commentators and spokespersons 8 Comedy 9 Photogallery 10 See also 11 References 12 External links Absences Portugal has been absent from five contests since their first participation. The country 's first absence was in 1970, 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 due to their poor average results over the past five years. Despite being eligible to enter the 2002 contest, RTP declined to enter, and was replaced by eventual winner Latvia. The fourth absence was in 2013, when Portugal did n't participate for financial reasons. The fifth absence was in 2016. RTP mentioned that this break was needed, so that the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest had its contents renewed. Festival da Canção Main article : 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, 2010 and 2017, a 50 - 50 system between district juries and televote ( like in the ESC ) has been used. In the years when Portugal does not participate in the contest, the Festival da Canção was not held, except in two occasions : in 1970, when Portugal boycotted the contest, and in 2000. Contestants Table key Winner Second place Third place Last place Year Artist Language Title Final Points Semi Points 1964 António Calvário Portuguese `` Oração '' 13 0 No semi-finals 1965 Simone de Oliveira Portuguese `` Sol de inverno '' 13 1966 Madalena Iglésias Portuguese `` Ele e ela '' 13 6 1967 Eduardo Nascimento Portuguese `` O vento mudou '' 12 1968 Carlos Mendes Portuguese `` Verão '' 11 5 1969 Simone de Oliveira Portuguese `` Desfolhada portuguesa '' 15 1970 Did not participate 1971 Tonicha Portuguese `` Menina do alto da serra '' 9 83 1972 Carlos Mendes Portuguese `` A festa da vida '' 7 90 1973 Fernando Tordo Portuguese `` Tourada '' 10 80 Paulo de Carvalho Portuguese `` E depois do adeus '' 14 Duarte Mendes Portuguese `` Madrugada '' 16 16 1976 Carlos do Carmo Portuguese `` Uma flor de verde pinho '' 12 24 1977 Os Amigos Portuguese `` Portugal no coração '' 14 18 1978 Gemini Portuguese `` Dai li dou '' 17 5 1979 Manuela Bravo Portuguese `` Sobe, sobe, balão sobe '' 9 64 1980 José Cid Portuguese `` Um grande, grande amor '' 7 71 1981 Carlos Paião Portuguese `` Playback '' 18 9 1982 Doce Portuguese `` Bem bom '' 13 32 Armando Gama Portuguese `` Esta balada que te dou '' 13 33 1984 Maria Guinot Portuguese `` Silêncio e tanta gente '' 11 38 1985 Adelaide Ferreira Portuguese `` Penso em ti, eu sei '' 18 9 1986 Dora Portuguese `` Não sejas mau para mim '' 14 28 Nevada Portuguese `` Neste barco à vela '' 18 15 1988 Dora Portuguese `` Voltarei '' 18 5 1989 Da Vinci Portuguese `` Conquistador '' 16 39 1990 Nucha Portuguese `` Há sempre alguém '' 20 9 1991 Dulce Pontes Portuguese `` Lusitana paixão '' 8 62 1992 Dina Portuguese `` Amor d'água fresca '' 17 26 1993 Anabela Portuguese `` A cidade ( até ser dia ) '' 10 60 Kvalifikacija za Millstreet 1994 Sara Tavares Portuguese `` Chamar a música '' 8 73 No semi-finals 1995 Tó Cruz Portuguese `` Baunilha e chocolate '' 21 5 Lúcia Moniz Portuguese `` O meu coração não tem cor '' 6 92 18 32 1997 Célia Lawson Portuguese `` Antes do adeus '' 24 0 No semi-finals 1998 Alma Lusa Portuguese `` Se eu te pudesse abraçar '' 12 36 1999 Rui Bandeira Portuguese `` Como tudo começou '' 21 12 2000 Did not participate 2001 MTM Portuguese `` Só sei ser feliz assim '' 17 18 2002 Did not participate 2003 Rita Guerra Portuguese, English `` Deixa - me sonhar ( só mais uma vez ) '' 22 13 Sofia Vitória Portuguese `` Foi magia '' Failed to qualify 15 38 2005 2B Portuguese, English `` Amar '' 17 51 2006 Nonstop Portuguese, English `` Coisas de nada ( Gonna Make You Dance ) '' 19 26 2007 Sabrina Portuguese `` Dança comigo '' 11 88 2008 Vânia Fernandes Portuguese `` Senhora do mar ( Negras águas ) '' 13 69 120 2009 Flor - de-Lis Portuguese `` Todas as ruas do amor '' 15 57 8 70 Filipa Azevedo Portuguese `` Há dias assim '' 18 43 89 2011 Homens da Luta Portuguese `` A luta é alegria '' Failed to qualify 18 22 2012 Filipa Sousa Portuguese `` Vida minha '' 13 39 2013 Did not participate 2014 Suzy Portuguese `` Quero ser tua '' Failed to qualify 11 39 2015 Leonor Andrade Portuguese `` Há um mar que nos separa '' 14 19 2016 Did not participate 2017 Salvador Sobral Portuguese `` Amar pelos dois '' 758 370 2018 Host country The song also contains phrases in English, French and Spanish. NOTE : If a country had won the previous year, they did not have to compete in the semi-finals the following year. In addition from 2004 - 2007, the top ten countries who were not members of the big four did not have to compete in the semi-finals the following year. If, for example, Germany and France placed inside the top ten, the countries who placed 11th and 12th were advanced to the following year 's grand final along with the rest of the top ten countries. Voting history As of 2017, Portugal 's voting history is as follows : Most points given in the grand finals only Rank Country Points Spain 195 Italy 191 Germany 177 United Kingdom 176 5 France 137 Most points received in the grand finals only Rank Country Points France 180 Spain 178 Switzerland 109 Netherlands 91 5 Germany 78 Most points given in the semis and finals Rank Country Points Sweden 203 Spain 195 Italy 191 Germany 177 5 United Kingdom 176 Most points received in the semis and finals Rank Country Points Spain 249 France 242 Switzerland 175 Belgium 120 5 Germany 118 Hostings Year Location Venue Presenter 2018 Lisbon MEO Arena TBA Marcel Bezençon Awards Further information : Marcel Bezençon Awards Press Award Year Song Performer Final position Points Host city 2008 `` Senhora do mar ( Negras águas ) '' Vânia Fernandes 13th 69 Belgrade Artistic Award Year Song Performer Final position Points Host city 2017 `` Amar pelos dois '' Salvador Sobral 1st 758 Kiev Composer Award Year Song Composer Performer Final position Points Host city 2017 `` Amar pelos dois '' Luísa Sobral Salvador Sobral 1st 758 Kiev Commentators and spokespersons This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( March 2012 ) Year ( s ) Commentator Spokesperson 1964 Gomes Ferreira Maria Manuela Furtado 1965 1966 Henrique Mendes 1967 1968 Fialho Gouveia 1969 Henrique Mendes 1970 Portugal did not participate 1971 No Spokesperson 1972 1973 Artur Agostinho Henrique Mendes Júlio Isidro Ana Zanatti 1976 Ana Zanatti 1977 1978 Eládio Clímaco 1979 Fialho Gouveia João Abel da Fonseca 1980 Eládio Clímaco Teresa Cruz 1981 Margarida Andrade 1982 Fialho Gouveia Eládio Clímaco João Abel Fonseca 1984 Fialho Gouveia Eládio Clímaco 1985 Eládio Clímaco Maria Margarida Gaspar 1986 Fialho Gouveia Margarida Andrade Maria Margarida Gaspar Ana Zanatti 1988 Margarida Andrade Maria Margarida Gaspar 1989 Ana Zanatti Margarida Andrade 1990 Ana do Carmo João Abel Fonseca 1991 Maria Margarida Gaspar 1992 Eládio Clímaco Ana Zanatti 1993 Isabel Bahia Margarida Mercês de Mello 1994 Eládio Clímaco Isabel Bahia 1995 Ana do Carmo Serenella Andrade Maria Margarida Gaspar Cristina Rocha 1997 Carlos Ribeiro 1998 Rui Unas Lúcia Moniz 1999 Manuel Luís Goucha 2000 Eládio Clímaco Portugal did not participate 2001 Margarida Mercês de Mello 2002 Portugal did not participate 2003 Margarida Mercês de Mello Helena Ramos Eládio Clímaco Isabel Angelino 2005 2006 Cristina Alves 2007 Jorge Gabriel Francisco Mendes 2008 Isabel Angelino Teresa Villa - Lobos 2009 Hélder Reis Helena Coelho Sérgio Mateus Ana Galvão 2011 Sílvia Alberto Joana Teles 2012 Pedro Granger 2013 Sílvia Alberto Portugal did not participate 2014 Joana Teles 2015 Hélder Reis Suzy 2016 Portugal did not participate 2017 José Carlos Malato and Nuno Galopim Filomena Cautela Comedy In the late 1990s the English actor and comedian Steve Coogan created the character `` Tony Ferrino '' for his television comedy series. `` Tony Ferrino '' is supposedly a Portuguese singer and winner of the Eurovision Song Contest ; he is a stereotype based on singers and entertainers often seen on European television programmes in the 1970s and 1980s. The BBC produced a one - off programme The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon in 1997. Photogallery Simone de Oliveira at Naples ( 1965 ) José Cid at The Hague ( 1980 ) Sofia Vitória at Istanbul ( 2004 ) Sabrina at Helsinki ( 2007 ) Vânia Fernandes at Belgrade ( 2008 ) Flor - de-Lis at Moscow ( 2009 ) Filipa Azevedo at Oslo ( 2010 ) Suzy at Copenhagen ( 2014 ) Leonor Andrade at Vienna ( 2015 ) Salvador Sobral at Kyiv ( 2017 ) See also Portugal in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest -- Junior version of the Eurovision Song Contest. Portugal in the Eurovision Dance Contest -- Dance version of the Eurovision Song Contest. Portugal in the Eurovision Young Dancers -- A competition organised by the EBU for younger dancers aged between 16 and 21. Portugal in the Eurovision Young Musicians -- A competition organised by the EBU for musicians aged 18 years and younger. References Jump up ^ O'Connor, John Kennedy. The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History. Carlton Books, UK. 2007 ISBN 978 - 1 - 84442 - 994 - 3 Jump up ^ Bakker, Sietse ( 29 November 2002 ). `` EBU confirmed : Portugal resigns, Latvia is in ''. esctoday.com. ESCToday. Retrieved 29 November 2002. Jump up ^ Jiandani, Sanjay ( 22 November 2012 ). `` Portugal will not participate in Eurovision 2013 ''. esctoday.com. ESCToday. Retrieved 22 November 2012. Jump up ^ Jiandani, Sanjay ( 7 October 2015 ). `` Portugal : RTP will not participate in Eurovision 2016 ''. esctoday.com. ESCToday. Retrieved 7 October 2015. Jump up ^ Antunes, Rui Pedro ( 15 May 2017 ). `` Portugal : Preparem o MEO Arena. E 30 milhões. Vem aí a Eurovisão ''. Observador. Observador. Retrieved 15 May 2017. Jump up ^ `` Nuno Galopim também será comentador da Eurovisão ''. Portal dos Programas. 2017 - 04 - 14. Retrieved 2017 - 05 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Filomena Cautela é a porta - voz de Portugal na Grande Final do Festival Eurovisão 2017 ''. www.escportugal.pt. External links Points to and from Portugal eurovisioncovers.co.uk Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest Participation 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Artists 1960s António Calvário Simone de Oliveira Madalena Iglésias Eduardo Nascimento Carlos Mendes Simone de Oliveira 1970s 1970 Tonicha Carlos Mendes Fernando Tordo Paulo de Carvalho Duarte Mendes Carlos do Carmo Os Amigos Gemini Manuela Bravo 1980s José Cid Carlos Paião Doce Armando Gama Maria Guinot Adelaide Ferreira Dora Nevada Dora Da Vinci 1990s Nucha Dulce Pontes Dina Anabela Sara Tavares Tó Cruz Lúcia Moniz Célia Lawson Alma Lusa Rui Bandeira 2000s 2000 MTM 2002 Rita Guerra Sofia Vitória 2B Nonstop Sabrina Vânia Fernandes Flor - de-Lis 2010s Filipa Azevedo Homens da Luta Filipa Sousa 2013 Suzy Leonor Andrade 2016 Salvador Sobral Songs 1960s `` Oração '' `` Sol de inverno '' `` Ele e ela '' `` O vento mudou '' `` Verão '' `` Desfolhada portuguesa '' 1970s 1970 `` Menina do alto da serra '' `` A festa da vida '' `` Tourada '' `` E depois do adeus '' `` Madrugada '' `` Uma flor de verde pinho '' `` Portugal no coração '' `` Dai li dou '' `` Sobe, sobe, balão sobe '' 1980s `` Um grande, grande amor '' `` Playback '' `` Bem bom '' `` Esta balada que te dou '' `` Silêncio e tanta gente '' `` Penso em ti, eu sei '' `` Não sejas mau para mim '' `` Neste barco à vela '' `` Voltarei '' `` Conquistador '' 1990s `` Há sempre alguém '' `` Lusitana paixão '' `` Amor d'água fresca '' `` A cidade ( até ser dia ) '' `` Chamar a música '' `` Baunilha e chocolate '' `` O meu coração não tem cor '' `` Antes do adeus '' `` Se eu te pudesse abraçar '' `` Como tudo começou '' 2000s 2000 `` Só sei ser feliz assim '' 2002 `` Deixa - me sonhar ( só mais uma vez ) '' `` Foi magia '' `` Amar '' `` Coisas de nada ( Gonna Make You Dance ) '' `` Dança comigo ( Vem ser feliz ) '' `` Senhora do mar ( Negras águas ) '' `` Todas as ruas do amor '' 2010s `` Há dias assim '' `` A luta é alegria '' `` Vida minha '' 2013 `` Quero ser tua '' `` Há um mar que nos separa '' 2016 `` Amar pelos dois '' Note : Entries scored out are when Portugal did not compete Eurovision Song Contest History Host cities Languages Presenters Rules Voting Winners Winners discography Contests 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Countries Active Albania Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania San Marino Serbia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom Inactive Andorra Bosnia and Herzegovina Luxembourg Monaco Morocco Russia Slovakia Turkey Former Lebanon Serbia and Montenegro Yugoslavia Foreign relations Armenia -- Azerbaijan Russia -- Ukraine National selections Current Albania Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Denmark Estonia Finland Germany Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Malta Moldova Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Former Bosnia & Herzegovina Croatia Estonia Finland Greece Ellinikós Telikós Eurosong - A MAD Show Ireland Latvia Eirodziesma Dziesma Montenegro Serbia Serbia and Montenegro Switzerland Yugoslavia Other awards Marcel Bezençon Awards OGAE OGAE Video Contest OGAE Second Chance Contest Television and concerts Eurovision Song Contest Previews Songs of Europe Kvalifikacija za Millstreet Congratulations : 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest Best of Eurovision Eurovision Song Contest 's Greatest Hits Portal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portugal_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest&oldid=800438206 '' Categories : Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from March 2012 All articles needing additional references Talk Contents About Wikipedia Languages Azərbaycanca Dansk Deutsch Eesti Ελληνικά Español Esperanto Français Galego Հայերեն Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית Кыргызча Latviešu Lietuvių Magyar Македонски Mirandés Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Română Русский Slovenščina Српски / srpski Suomi Svenska Türkçe Українська 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 13 September 2017, at 15 : 10. 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Question: when was the last time portugal won the eurovision
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