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{{Infobox song contest country
| Name = Portugal
| Contest = ESC
| Broadcaster = {{lang|pt|[[Rádio e Televisão de Portugal]]|i=
{{Collapsible list
| Apps = 54 (45 finals)▼
| title = Formerly
| {{lang|pt|[[Radiotelevisão Portuguesa]]|i=no}} (RTP; 1964–2003)
}}
| First = {{Escyr|1964}}
| Highest = 1st: {{Escyr|2017}}
| Host = {{Escyr|2018}}
| Related = {{lang|pt|[[Festival da Canção]]|i=
| Website =
| Current = 2024
}}
[[Portugal]] has participated in the [[Eurovision Song Contest]]
Portugal finished last on its debut in 1964 and again in {{escyr|1974}}, before achieving its best result of the 20th century in {{escyr|1996}}, with "{{lang|pt|[[O meu coração não tem cor]]|i=no}}" performed by [[Lúcia Moniz]] finishing sixth. The country then finished last for the third time in {{escyr|1997}}. Having not appeared in the final since {{escyr|2010}} and as holders of the record for most appearances in the contest without a win, Portugal won at the 49th attempt, when
==History==
[[File:Luísa and Salvador Sobral, ESC 2017 Winner's press conference.jpg|thumb|[[Salvador Sobral]] (right) at a press conference following his win at the {{escyr|2017|3=2017 contest}}, with his sister [[Luísa Sobral|Luísa]] (left)]]
{{lang|pt|[[Radiotelevisão Portuguesa]]|i=no}} (RTP) was a full member of the [[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU), thus eligible to participate in the [[Eurovision Song Contest]]. It participated in the contest representing Portugal since its {{Escyr|1964||ninth edition}} in 1964. Since 2004, after a [[restructuring]] that led to the incorporation of RTP into the current {{lang|pt|[[Rádio e Televisão de Portugal]]|i=no}} (RTP), it is the latter who participates representing Portugal.
Portugal's debut entry was [[António Calvário]] with "{{lang|pt|[[Oração]]|i=unset}}". It was not a successful debut for the country, with Calvário coming last in the contest. Since then, Portugal has come last on three further occasions, in [[Eurovision Song Contest 1974|1974]], when [[Paulo de Carvalho]] sang "{{lang|pt|[[E depois do adeus]]|i=unset}}", in [[Eurovision Song Contest 1997|1997]], when Célia Lawson performed "{{lang|pt|[[Antes do adeus]]|i=unset}}" and in {{escyr|2018}} as a host country. Despite its last-place finish in the contest, "E depois do adeus" gained notability for being used as the radio musical signal to begin the [[Carnation Revolution]] against the [[Estado Novo (Portugal)|Estado Novo]] regime, being played at 22:55 on 24 April 1974.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fernandes |first=Alex |date=2024-04-21 |title=How Portugal’s 1974 Eurovision entry toppled the country’s fascist regime |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/21/how-portugals-1974-eurovision-entry-toppled-the-countrys-fascist-regime |access-date=2024-04-21 |work=The Observer |language=en-GB |issn=0029-7712}}</ref> Prior to its sixth-place finish for [[Lúcia Moniz]], with the song "{{lang|pt|[[O meu coração não tem cor]]|i=unset}}" in {{escyr|1996}}, Portugal's best result in the contest was two seventh-place finishes, for [[Carlos Mendes (singer)|Carlos Mendes]] in {{escyr|1972}} and [[José Cid]] in {{escyr|1980}}. Despite prior poor results, the 1990s were the most successful decade for the country, with four recorded finishes in the top 10. Portugal was relegated in 2000 due to insufficient points accrued, and withdrew in 2002 due to financial difficulties (allowing Latvia, who ultimately won, to compete).▼
▲Portugal's debut entry was
Since semi-finals were introduced in
=== Absences ===
Portugal has been absent from five contests since their first participation. The country's first absence was in {{Escyr|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.<ref name="Official History">O'Connor, John Kennedy. The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History. Carlton Books, UK. 2007 {{ISBN|978-1-84442-994-3}}</ref>
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| colspan="7" {{TBA|Confirmed intention to participate '''†'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.escportugal.pt/2024/05/portugal-rtp-pondera-protesto-formal.html |title=Portugal: RTP pondera "protesto formal" acerca do atraso da divulgação da atuação de Iolanda |trans-title= Portugal: RTP considers "formal protest" over delay in broadcasting Iolanda's performance |date=2024-05-12 |access-date=2024-05-13 |work=ESC Portugal | language=pt}}</ref>}}
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<gallery
File:Eurovision Song Contest 1965 - Simone de Oliveira.jpg|[[Simone de Oliveira]] in Naples ({{Escyr|1965}})
File:JoseCidEurovision.jpg|[[José Cid]] in The Hague ({{Escyr|1980}})
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File:Eurovision 2022 - Semi-final 1 - Portugal - Maro.jpg|[[Maro (Portuguese singer)|Maro]] in Turin ({{Escyr|2022}})
File:Eurovision 2023 - Jury Semi-final 1 - Portugal - Mimicat (02).jpg|[[Mimicat]] in Liverpool ({{Escyr|2023}})
File:Iolanda Eurovision Song Contest 2024 Final Malmö dress rehearsal semi 1 03.jpg|[[Iolanda (singer)|Iolanda]] in Malmö ({{Escyr|2024}})
</gallery>
==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.
* [[Portugal in the OTI Festival]] – A competition organised by {{lang|es|[[Organización de Telecomunicaciones de Iberoamérica|Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana]]|i=no}} (OTI) between 1972 and 2000.
==Notes==
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