Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Sabrina | ||||
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| Selected song | "Dança comigo" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (11th) | |||
| Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Portugal participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Dança comigo" written by Emanuel and Tó Maria Vinhas. The song was performed by Sabrina. The Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) organised the national final Festival da Canção 2007 in order to select the Portuguese entry for the 2007 contest in Helsinki, Finland. The competition took place on 10 March 2007 where the winner was selected exclusively by public televoting. "Dança comigo" performed by Sabrina emerged as the winner with 8,874 votes.
Portugal competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2007. Performing during the show in position 17, "Dança comigo" 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 eleventh out of the 28 participating countries in the semi-final with 88 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 2007 Eurovision Song Contest on 11 December 2006.[2] The broadcaster has traditionally selected the Portuguese entry for the Eurovision Song Contest via the music competition Festival da Canção, with exceptions in 1988 and 2005 when the Portuguese entries were internally selected. Along with their participation confirmation, the broadcaster revealed details regarding their selection procedure and announced the organization of Festival da Canção 2007 in order to select the 2007 Portuguese entry.
Before Eurovision
Festival da Canção 2007
Festival da Canção 2007 was the 43rd edition of
Competing entries
Ten producers were invited by RTP for the competition. The producers worked in coordination with their selected composers and performers on the songs which were required to be created and submitted in
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diogo T. | "Chega, foi demais!" | Ramón Galarza | |
| Filipa Cardoso and Edmundo Vieira
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"Desta vez" | Nuno Carvalho, João Matos, Ricardo Ferreira, Rui Rocha | Nuno Carvalho |
| Henrique Feist and Vanessa | "Além do sonho" | Nuno Feist, Nuno Marques da Silva | Nuno Feist |
| Luiz e a Lata | "Ai pode" | Luís Caracol, Célia Aldegalegan | Elvis Veiguinha |
| Marta Plantier and Os Corvos | "Piano, Piano" | Luís Jardim | Luís Jardim |
| Melo D. and Elaisa | "Será cedo?" | João Barbosa, João Silva Gomes, Kalaf Ângelo | João Barbosa |
| Sabrina | "Dança comigo (vem ser feliz)" | Emanuel, Tó Maria Vinhas | Emanuel |
| Teresa Radamanto | "Ai de quem nunca cantou" | Fernando Martins, Alexandra Valentim, Fernando Abrantes, Teresa Radamanto, Isabella Allard, João Baião | Fernando Martins |
| TribUrbana | "Dá-me a Lua" | António Avelar de Pinho, Luís Oliveira, Agir | Luís Oliveira |
| Zé P. | "Na ilha dos sonhos" | José Cid, Zé P. | José Cid |
Final
The final took place on 10 March 2007. Ten entries competed and the winner, "Dança comigo (vem ser feliz)" performed by
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Filipa Cardoso and Edmundo Vieira
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"Desta vez" | 2,396 | 6 |
| 2 | Marta Plantier and Os Corvos | "Piano, Piano" | 2,182 | 7 |
| 3 | Luiz e a Lata | "Ai pode" | 2,013 | 8 |
| 4 | Sabrina | "Dança comigo (vem ser feliz)" | 8,874 | 1 |
| 5 | Diogo T. | "Chega, foi demais!" | 386 | 10 |
| 6 | TribUrbana | "Dá-me a Lua" | 3,046 | 4 |
| 7 | Melo D. and Elaisa | "Será cedo?" | 1,364 | 9 |
| 8 | Teresa Radamanto | "Ai de quem nunca cantou" | 4,757 | 2 |
| 9 | Henrique Feist and Vanessa | "Além do sonho" | 3,730 | 3 |
| 10 | Zé P. | "Na ilha dos sonhos" | 3,013 | 5 |
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 Isabel Angelino and Jorge Gabriel.[9] The Portuguese spokesperson, who announced the Portuguese votes during the final, was Francisco Mendes.
Semi-final
Sabrina took part in technical rehearsals on 14 and 18 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 21 and 22 May. The Portuguese performance featured Sabrina wearing a short white dress performing a dance routine with five dancers also dressed in silver, three of them also providing backing vocals and making use of huge reversible fans which held in formation at times throughout the performance: Ana Ferreira, Ana Gonçalves, Andreia, Cláudia Soares and Nélson Araújo.[10] The LED screens displayed a sea of swirling reds.[11][12]
At the end of the show, Portugal was not announced among the top 10 entries in the semi-final and therefore failed to qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Portugal placed eleventh in the semi-final, receiving a total of 88 points.[13]
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 Moldova in the semi-final and to Ukraine in the final of the contest.
Points awarded to Portugal
| Score | Country |
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| 12 points |  Andorra
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| 10 points | |
| 8 points | |
| 7 points | |
| 6 points |  Armenia
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| 5 points | |
| 4 points |  Netherlands
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| 3 points | |
| 2 points | |
| 1 point |
Points awarded by Portugal
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