Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996
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" | |||
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 6th, 92 points | |||
Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Portugal participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song "O meu coração não tem cor" written by Pedro Osório and José Fanha. The song was performed by Lúcia Moniz. The Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) organised the national final Festival da Canção 1996 in order to select the Portuguese entry for the 1996 contest in Oslo, Norway. The competition took place on 7 March 1996 where "O meu coração não tem cor" performed by Lúcia Moniz emerged as the winner following the votes from ten regional juries.
Portugal competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 18 May 1996. Performing during the show in position 4, Portugal placed sixth out of the 23 participating countries, scoring 92 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. 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. The broadcaster organized Festival da Canção 1996 in order to select the 1996 Portuguese entry.[2]
Before Eurovision
Festival da Canção 1996
Festival da Canção 1996 was the 33rd edition of
Draw | Singer | Song | Songwriter(s) | Conductor[6] | 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, José 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 |
Draw | Song | Coimbra
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Évora
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Faro
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Funchal
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Lisbon
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Ponta Delgada
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Porto
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Viana do Castelo
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Vila Real
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Viseu
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Total score
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1 | "Start Stop" | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 33 |
2 | "Eu mesmo" | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 42 |
3 | "Canto em português" | 5 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 91 |
4 | "A minha ilha" | 12 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 43 |
5 | "Ai, a noite" | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 49 |
6 | "A canção da paz" | 8 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 76 |
7 | "Ganhámos o céu" | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 63 |
8 | "O meu coração não tem cor" | 10 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 95 |
9 | "Prazer em conhecer" | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 54 |
10 | "Top Model" | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 34 |
At Eurovision
In 1996, all nations with the exceptions of the host country were required to qualify from an audio qualifying round, held on 20 and 21 March 1996, in order to compete for the Eurovision Song Contest; the top twenty-two countries from the qualifying round progress to the contest.
In Portugal, the show was broadcast on RTP1 and RTP Internacional with commentary by Maria Margarida Gaspar.[11][12][13] The Portuguese spokesperson, who announced the top 12-point score awarded by the Portuguese jury, was Cristina Rocha.
Voting
Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Portugal and awarded by Portugal in the qualifying round and the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to the Netherlands in the qualifying round and to the United Kingdom in the contest.
Qualifying round
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Final
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Notes
References
- ^ "Portugal Country Profile". EBU. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "OGAE Portugal - FC 1996 a 1986". www.ogaeportugal.pt. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "33º Festival RTP da Canção 1996 – Parte I" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "PORTUGUESE NATIONAL FINAL 1996". natfinals.50webs.com. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "Eurovision Portugal 1996".
- ^ "FICHA TÉCNICA". 1996 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Recalling Ireland's record seventh win in 1996". European Broadcasting Union. 18 May 2014. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ISBN 978-1-84583-163-9.
- ^ "Suomen Jasmine mukaan euroviisuihin". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 23 May 1996. Retrieved 14 November 2022. (subscription required)
- ^ "Final of Oslo 1996". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Programmes TV – Samedi 18 mai" [TV programmes – Saturday 18 May]. TV8 (in French). Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland: Ringier. 16 May 1996. pp. 22–27. Retrieved 8 July 2022 – via Scriptorium Digital Library.
- ^ "Programa da televisão" [Television programme]. A Comarca de Arganil (in Portuguese). 16 May 1996. p. 8. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Eurovision 1996 Portugal: Lúcia Moniz - "O Meu Coração Não Tem Cor"". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ 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.
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