Portugal in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Portugal participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 which took place on 25 November 2018 in Minsk, Belarus. The Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Background. The participation of Portugal in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest first began at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in which took place in Bucharest, Romania. Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP), a member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), was responsible for the selection process of participants. Portugal used a national selection format to  select contestants, broadcasting a show entitled ""Festival da Canção Junior"". This was a junior version of Festival da Canção, the national music competition organized by broadcaster RTP to choose the Portuguese entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. The first representative to participate for the nation at the 2006 contest was Pedro Madeira with the song "Deixa-me sentir", which finished in second-last place out of fifteen participating entries, achieving a score of twenty-two points. Portugal withdrew from competing in , and returned in . Juniores de Portugal. Between 1 September and 15 September 2018, children between the ages of 9  and 14 could submit a video of themselves singing online to try to participate in Junior Eurovision that year. Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) received over 70 submissions and selected 10 finalists. They took part in live auditions and the winner of the event was decided by a jury. Artist and song information. Rita Laranjeira. Rita Laranjeira (born 3 March 2005) is a Portuguese child singer from Sintra, Portugal. She attends the Sintra Music Conservatoire in the disciplines violin, orchestra, musical training and choir. In 2018, she participated in the MEO Kids Music Fest and Junior Eurovision Song Contest , and in 2020 in The Voice Portugal. Gosto de tudo (já não gosto de nada). "Gosto de tudo (já não gosto de nada)" is a song by Portuguese singer Rita Laranjeira. It represented Portugal at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018. At Junior Eurovision. During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 19 November 2018, Portugal was drawn to perform second on 25 November 2018, following Ukraine and preceding Kazakhstan. Voting. In the contest, Portugal received no points from the professional juries; they received 42 points from the online vote. Portugal in the Junior