Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997

Portugal participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 in Dublin. Célia Lawson represented Portugal with the song "Antes do adeus".

Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Country Portugal
National selection
Selection processFestival da Canção 1997
Selection date(s)7 March 1997
Selected entrantCélia Lawson
Selected song"Antes do adeus"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Thilo Krasmann
  • Rosa Lobato de Faria
  • Rodrigues Lobato de Faria
Finals performance
Final result24th, 0 points
Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Festival da Canção 1997

Festival da Canção 1997 was the 34th edition of the festival, and was used to select the 33rd Portuguese entry at the Eurovision Song Contest.

Final

Before the final there were 5 semi-finals, which televoting selected one song from each semi-final to qualify for the final. The final was held at the Coliseu dos Recreios in Lisbon on 7 March 1997, hosted by António Sala and Cristina Caras Lindas. Eight songs competed in the final, with the winner selected by 20 regional juries and a 21st jury made up of televoting results, which was won by Os Meninos da Sacristia.[1] The winner was Célia Lawson with "Antes do adeus".

Final – 7 March 1997
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Conductor Jury Televote Total Place
1 Oriundi "Nosso canto chão" Nuno Gomes Dos Santos, Jan van Dijck Ramon Galarza 64 1 65 8
2 Raquel Alão "Quando eu te beijo" José Miguel Oliveira, João Oliveira Pedro Duarte 112 3 115 3
3 Cristina Almeida "Senhora da saia verde" Maria Amélia Rodrigues da Fonseca, Carlos Canelhas José Marinho 99 5 104 5
4 Telmo Miranda "Madrigal de Lianor" José Manuel Coelho José Marinho 109 2 111 4
5 Os Meninos da Sacristia "Canção urgente" José Cid Mike Sergeant 92 10 102 6
6 Sónia Mendes "Da primeira vez" João Mota Oliveira Pedro Duarte 110 6 116 2
7 Célia Lawson "Antes do adeus" Rosa Lobato de Faria, Rodrigues Lobato de Faria, Thilo Krasmann Thilo Krasmann 119 8 127 1
8 Susana Pinto "Rosa dos ventos" Fernando Soares, Raimundo Martins, Simon Wadsworth Simon Wadsworth 75 4 79 7

At Eurovision

Heading into the final of the contest, RTÉ reported that bookmakers ranked the entry 15th out of the 25 entries.[2] In Dublin, Portugal scored 0 points placing last 24th (with Norway).[3]

Voting

Portugal did not receive any points at the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest.[4]

Points awarded by Portugal[4]
Score Country
12 points  Italy
10 points  Ireland
8 points  Spain
7 points  United Kingdom
6 points  France
5 points  Turkey
4 points  Slovenia
3 points  Cyprus
2 points  Poland
1 point  Estonia

References
  1. "PORTUGUESE NATIONAL FINAL 1997".
  2. "What are the Odds?". Radio Telefís Éireann. Archived from the original on 24 February 1999. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  3. "Final of Dublin 1997". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  4. "Results of the Final of Dublin 1997". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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