Portugal in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Portugal competed in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Paris, France on 19 December. Portuguese broadcaster RTP is responsible for the participation, and selected Simão Oliveira to represent the country, after he won the second season of The Voice Kids Portugal. The country returned to the competition after an absence of one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Background. Prior to the 2021 contest, Portugal participated in the contest five times, first entering in . Portugal finished second-last in both 2006 and , and Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP ) withdrew after the 2007 contest, despite high viewing figures. Portugal returned in and participated until . Portugal provisionally confirmed their participation in the contest, but ultimately withdrew due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Artist and song information. Simão Oliveira. Simão Oliveira (born 11 May 2007) is a fado singer from Arouca, Portugal. He started singing at the age of four, and also plays clarinet. He participated in the second season of "The Voice Kids Portugal", airing from 10 January 2021. After his blind audition, he joined Team Carlão, but during the battles he was saved by another coach, Fernando Daniel. Oliveira went  on to win the final of the competition on 18 April 2021, receiving the most votes through televoting. A few moments before he was announced as the winner, presenter Catarina Furtado announced that the winner of the show will also represent the country at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. He also won a record contract with Universal Music Portugal. O Rapaz. On 27 October 2021, RTP revealed that the country's entry is called "", written by Fernando Daniel and Diogo Clemente. The song was released on 12 November 2021. At Junior Eurovision. During the opening ceremony and the running order  draw, which both took place on 13 December 2021, Portugal was drawn to perform nineteenth (last) on 19 December 2021, following North Macedonia. At the end of the contest, Portugal received 101 points, placing 11th out of 19 participating countries, giving Portugal its best result in the contest to date. Voting. Detailed voting results. The following members comprised the Portuguese jury: