Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
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Selected song | "Amar" | |||
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Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (17th) | |||
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Portugal competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 19 May 2005. Performing during the show in position 3, "Amar" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Portugal placed seventeenth out of the 25 participating countries in the semi-final with 51 points.
Background
The Portuguese national broadcaster, Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP), broadcasts the event within Portugal and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. RTP confirmed Portugal's participation in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest on 17 November 2004.[2] The broadcaster has traditionally selected the Portuguese entry for the Eurovision Song Contest via the music competition Festival da Canção with an exception in 1988 when the Portuguese entry was internally selected, a procedure that was held in order to select the 2005 Portuguese entry due to budget restrictions.[3]
Before Eurovision
Internal selection
RTP announced on 17 January 2005 that the Portuguese entry for the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest would be internally selected.
On 22 March 2005, "Amar" performed by the duo
At Eurovision
According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country, the "
In Portugal, the two shows were broadcast on RTP1 and RTP Internacional with commentary by Eládio Clímaco.[9] The Portuguese spokesperson, who announced the Portuguese votes during the final, was Isabel Angelino.[10]
Voting
Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Portugal and awarded by Portugal in the semi-final and grand final of the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Belgium's Portugal-born Nuno Resende in the semi-final and to Romania in the final of the contest.
Points awarded to Portugal
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10 points | Belgium |
8 points | |
7 points | |
6 points | |
5 points | Spain |
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3 points | |
2 points | |
1 point |
Points awarded by Portugal
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References
- ^ "Portugal Country Profile". EBU. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ Bakker, Sietse (17 November 2004). "EBU officially announced participants 2005". Esctoday. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ a b Rodrigues, André (17 January 2005). "Portugal: Internal selection after all". Esctoday. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "RTP invited three composers". Esctoday. 23 February 2005. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Portugal presents song on 31st March". Esctoday. 23 March 2005. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ Rodrigues, André (1 April 2005). "Portugal keeps waiting for its song". Esctoday. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ Bakker, Sietse (22 March 2005). "TODAY: The draw for running order". Esctoday. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Semi-Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Comentadores Do ESC - escportugalforum.pt.vu | o forum eurovisivo português". 21595.activeboard.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ Philips, Roel (17 May 2005). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ a b "Results of the Semi-Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Results of the Grand Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
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