Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996
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Eurovision Song Contest 1996 | ||||
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Country | Portugal | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Festival da Canção 1996 | |||
Selection date(s) | 7 March 1996 | |||
Selected entrant | Lúcia Moniz | |||
Selected song | "O meu coração não tem cor" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 6th, 92 points | |||
Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Portugal selected their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 through the annual Festival da Canção.
Before Eurovision[]
Festival da Canção 1996[]
Festival da Canção 1996 was held on 7 March 1996 and was hosted by Carlos Cruz and Isabel Angelino. The winner was selected through the votes of 10 regional juries of Portugal. The winner was Lúcia Moniz with the song "O meu coração não tem cor".
Draw | Singer | Song | Songwriter(s) | Conductor[1] | Points | Place |
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1 | Vânia Maroti | "Start Stop" | Pedro Abrantes, Fernando Abrantes, Maria João Abrantes | Carlos Alberto Moniz | 33 | 10 |
2 | Tó Leal | "Eu mesmo" | Paco Bandeira, Francisco Rodrigues | José Marinho | 42 | 8 |
3 | Patrícia Antunes | "Canto em português" | João Mota Oliveira, Rosa Lobato de Faria | Carlos Alberto Moniz | 91 | 2 |
4 | Barbara Reis | "A minha ilha" | Luís Filipe, Johnny Galvão | Johnny Galvão | 43 | 7 |
5 | Elaisa | "Ai, a noite" | Dina, Rosa Lobato de Faria | Carlos Alberto Moniz | 49 | 6 |
6 | Somseis | "A canção da paz" | Thilo Krasmann, Rosa Lobato de Faria | Thilo Krasmann | 76 | 3 |
7 | Cristina Castro Pereira | "Ganhámos o céu" | José Cid | Mike Sergeant | 63 | 4 |
8 | Lúcia Moniz | "O meu coração não tem cor" | Pedro Osório, Jos�� Fanha | Pedro Osório | 95 | 1 |
9 | Pedro Miguéis | "Prazer em conhecer" | Jan van Dijck, Francisco Rodrigues | Ramón Galarza | 54 | 5 |
10 | João Portugal | "Top Model" | Nuno Nazareth Fernandes | Thilo Krasmann | 34 | 9 |
Detailed Regional Jury Votes | ||||||||||||
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Draw | Song | Viseu | Viana do Castelo |
Porto | Ponta Delgada |
Évora | Vila Real |
Coimbra | Lisbon | Funchal | Faro | Total |
1 | "Start Stop" | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 33 |
2 | "Eu mesmo" | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 42 |
3 | "Canto em português" | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 91 |
4 | "A minha ilha" | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 43 |
5 | "Ai, a noite" | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 49 |
6 | "A canção da paz" | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 76 |
7 | "Ganhámos o céu" | 12 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 63 |
8 | "O meu coração não tem cor" | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 95 |
9 | "Prazer em conhecer" | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 54 |
10 | "Top Model" | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 34 |
At Eurovision[]
In 1996, for the only time in Eurovision history, an audio-only qualifying round of the 29 songs entered (excluding hosts Norway who were exempt) was held in March in order for the seven lowest-scoring songs to be eliminated before the final. Moniz placed 18th with 32 points, thus qualifying for the final.[2]
On the night of the contest, Moniz performed 4th, following Spain and preceding Cyprus. Although the song was in second place in the voting at best, at the end of the voting Moniz received 92 points, finishing 6th out of 23 competing countries.[3] This was Portugal's best placing at the contest in its history until Salvador Sobral's victory 21 years later.
Voting[]
Qualifying round[]
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Final[]
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References[]
- ^ "FICHA TÉCNICA". 1996 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. pp. 255–261. ISBN 978-1-84583-163-9.
- ^ "Final of Oslo 1996". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ a b Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. p. 259. ISBN 978-1-84583-163-9.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Oslo 1996". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
External links[]
- Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest
- Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996
- 1996 in Portuguese television