Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001
MTM | ||||
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| Selected song | "Só sei ser feliz assim" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Marco Quelhas | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 17th, 18 points | |||
| Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Portugal participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the song "Só sei ser feliz assim" written by Marco Quelhas. The song was performed by the duo MTM. The Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) returned to the Eurovision Song Contest after a one-year absence following their relegation in 2000 as one of the six countries with the lowest average scores over the previous five contests. RTP organised the national final Festival da Canção 2001 in order to select the Portuguese entry for the 2001 contest in Copenhagen, Denmark. After five semi-finals and a final which took place between October 2000 and March 2001, "Só sei ser feliz assim" performed by MTM emerged as the winner after achieving the highest score following the combination of votes from 20 regional juries.
Portugal competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2001. Performing during the show in position 11, Portugal placed seventeenth out of the 23 participating countries, scoring 18 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 2001 in order to select the 2001 Portuguese entry.[2]
Before Eurovision
Festival da Canção 2001
The format of the competition consisted of six shows taking place in different cities across Portugal: five semi-finals and a final. Each semi-final featured ten competing entries from which two as determined by a jury panel appointed by RTP advanced from each show to complete the ten song lineup in the final. Results during the final were determined by the votes from 20 regional juries. All six shows of the competition were hosted by Sónia Araújo and Cristina Möhler and broadcast on RTP1 and RTP Internacional.[6]
| Show | Date | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-final 1 | 20 October 2000 | Setúbal | Forum Municipal Luísa Todi |
| Semi-final 2 | 17 November 2000 | Leiria | Teatro José Lúcio da Silva |
| Semi-final 3 | 15 December 2000 | Faro | Conservatório Regional do Algarve |
| Semi-final 4 | 19 January 2001 | Funchal | Teatro Municipal Baltazar Dias |
| Semi-final 5 | 16 February 2001 | Ponta Delgada | Teatro Micaelense |
| Final | 7 March 2001 | Santa Maria da Feira | Europarque |
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 100 Rumo | "Parei o tempo" | Vítor Santos |
| Almabranca | "Seja qual for a estrada" | Almabranca |
| Ana Laíns | "Há sempre alguém que nos quer" | Ana Laíns |
| Ana Sofia | "Marcados no destino" | Daniel Duarte, Ana Sofia, Jéjé |
| António Laranjeira | "No olhar dos teus olhos" | Pereira Pinto, António Laranjeira |
| Baby Jane | "O paraíso é uma onda" | Ricardo Tomás, Hugo Simões |
| Bruno Airaff | "Rapariga loira" | Thilo Krasmann, Rosa Lobato de Faria |
| Carlos Massa | "Há outro lugar" | Carlos Massa |
| Cidália Silva | "Morrerei por ti" | Paulo Ferraz, Cidália Silva |
| Eden | "Na promessa desse olhar" | Gerardo Rodrigues, Maria da Conceição Norte |
| Elisabete Soares | "Tu és o ser" | Rui Batista, Elisabete Soares |
| Euro | "Amor, My Love" | Artur Jordão, Manuela Matos Silva |
| Fernando de Almeida | "Agora" | Fernando de Almeida |
| Filipe Fonseca and Inês Soares | "Amor em tons de azul pastel e branco" | Filipe Fonseca |
| Hugo Rodrigues | "Chuva brilhante" | Hugo Rodrigues |
| Izamena | "Mundo colorido" | Nuno Junqueira |
| Jaime Nascimento | "Fazer uma música só para ti" | Jaime Nascimento, Manuela Matos Silva |
| "Não há nada melhor" | Jaime Nascimento | |
| "Nunca te despeças de mim" | Jaime Nascimento | |
| José Orlando Pereira | "Descalça nos trigais" | Remo |
| Luís Mira | "Beleza divina" | Luís Mira, Dudo Godolfim |
| "Queria-te" | Luís Mira, Teresa Silva | |
| Lura and Paulo | "Da terra à lua" | Paulo Abreu Lima |
| Mané Crestejo | "Fechar os olhos (e olhar)" | Mané Crestejo, Bruno Travassos |
| Marés and Luar | "Amor e mar" | Luís Miguel Rijo, Joel Lopes, João Calha |
| Miguel Braga | "Milagres precisam-se" | Miguel Braga |
| Mónica Ferraz | "Secreta passagem" | Miguel Braga |
MTM
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"Só sei ser feliz assim" | Marco Quelhas |
| Nefelibatas | "Maré Nova" | Paulo Cavadas, Mónica Gil |
| Nina | "Valsinha de Abril" | Thilo Krasmann, Rosa Lobato de Faria |
| Nuno Junqueira | "Chamar por ti" | Nuno Junqueira |
| Pati | "Sempre sonhei" | Marco Quelhas |
| Patrícia Colaço and Duo Demo | "Choro no fado" | José Manuel Martins |
| Paula Duque | "Ventos da mudança" | Paulinho Lemos, Paulo Duque |
| Psique | "Pensar assim" | Manuel Guerra |
| Rita Leal | "Por ti saudade" | Pedro Moreira |
| Rosete and Duo Demo | "Brisas de Luanda" | António Carlos Goulart, José Manuel Martins |
| Rui Silvã | "No azul" | Rui Silvã |
| Sandra Soares | "Ter uma paixão" | Rui Filipe |
| Seita Interdita | "Lição de saber" | Acácio Augusto Miranda |
| Sónia Mota | "No tom das cores" | Américo Faria |
| Tânia de Sousa | "Viver para amar" | Luca |
| Tatiana Pinto | "O beijo do gato" | Vítor Reia, Domingos Caetano |
| Terrie Alves | "Canta comigo (canta meu povo)" | Terrie Alves |
| Tribo Urbana | "Poder voar" | Luiz Carvalho |
| Trilhos | "Cais, imenso mar" | Luís Lapa |
| "Perfume fino" | ||
| "Roda de amores" | ||
| Us 2 | "Assim por ti" | Miguel Noronha de Andrade |
| Vudoo | "Na aldeia global" | Roberto Cartaxo, José Cid |
Shows
Semi-finals
The five semi-finals took place between 20 October 2000 and 16 February 2001. In each semi-final ten entries competed and two advanced to the final based on the votes of a jury panel consisting of three permanent members (Tozé Brito, Luís Pedro Fonseca and José Calvário) and two varying members: Sara Tavares and Margarida Brandão for the first semi-final, Adelaide Ferreira and Sofia Lisboa for the second semi-final, Olavo Bilac and João de Almeida for the third semi-final, Rita Guerra and Luís Filipe for the fourth semi-final, and João Gil and Luís Alberto Bettencourt for the fifth semi-final.[7][8]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vudoo | "Na aldeia global" | 35 | 3 |
| 2 | Luís Mira | "Queria-te" | 22 | 6 |
| 3 | 100 Rumo | "Parei o tempo" | 18 | 8 |
| 4 | Tribo Urbana | "Poder voar" | 47 | 2 |
| 5 | Nina | "Valsinha de Abril" | 31 | 4 |
| 6 | Euro | "Amor, My Love" | 48 | 1 |
| 7 | Nefelibatas | "Maré Nova" | 26 | 5 |
| 8 | Rui Silvã | "No azul" | 19 | 7 |
| 9 | Baby Jane | "O paraíso é uma onda" | 18 | 8 |
| 10 | Psique | "Pensar assim" | 11 | 10 |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Filipe Fonseca and Inês Soares | "Amor em tons de azul pastel e branco" | 41 | 3 |
| 2 | Marés and Luar | "Amor e mar" | 22 | 7 |
| 3 | Trilhos | "Perfume fino" | 28 | 5 |
| 4 | Ana Sofia | "Marcados no destino" | 22 | 7 |
| 5 | Jaime Nascimento | "Não há nada melhor" | 16 | 9 |
| 6 | Ana Laíns | "Há sempre alguém que nos quer" | 31 | 4 |
| 7 | Seita Interdita | "Lição de saber" | 7 | 10 |
| 8 | Nuno Junqueira | "Chamar por ti" | 42 | 2 |
| 9 | Pati | "Sempre sonhei" | 23 | 6 |
| 10 | Mónica Ferraz | "Secreta passagem" | 43 | 1 |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sónia Mota | "No tom das cores" | 40 | 2 |
| 2 | José Orlando Pereira | "Descalça nos trigais" | 8 | 10 |
| 3 | Hugo Rodrigues | "Chuva brilhante" | 25 | 7 |
| 4 | Patrícia Colaço and Duo Demo | "Choro no fado" | 45 | 1 |
| 5 | Lura and Paulo | "Da terra à lua" | 32 | 5 |
| 6 | Izamena | "Mundo colorido" | 34 | 3 |
| 7 | Almabranca | "Seja qual for a estrada" | 30 | 6 |
| 8 | Tatiana Pinto | "O beijo do gato" | 34 | 3 |
| 9 | Luís Mira | "Beleza divina" | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | Trilhos | "Cais, imenso mar" | 17 | 8 |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tânia de Sousa | "Viver para amar" | 14 | 8 |
| 2 | Fernando de Almeida | "Agora" | 43 | 1 |
| 3 | Elisabete Soares | "Tu és o ser" | 42 | 2 |
| 4 | Trilhos | "Roda de amores" | 17 | 7 |
| 5 | Bruno Airaff | "Rapariga loira" | 27 | 6 |
| 6 | Cidália Silva | "Morrerei por ti" | 41 | 3 |
| 7 | Sandra Soares | "Ter uma paixão" | 32 | 5 |
| 8 | Eden | "Na promessa desse olhar" | 11 | 9 |
| 9 | Mané Crestejo | "Fechar os olhos (e olhar)" | 8 | 10 |
| 10 | Paula Duque | "Ventos da mudança" | 40 | 4 |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rita Leal | "Por ti saudade" | 22 | 6 |
| 2 | Carlos Massa | "Há outro lugar" | 29 | 5 |
| 3 | Jaime Nascimento | "Nunca te despeças de mim" | 20 | 8 |
| 4 | Rosete and Duo Demo | "Brisas de Luanda" | 22 | 6 |
| 5 | António Laranjeira | "No olhar dos teus olhos" | 34 | 3 |
| 6 | Terrie Alves | "Canta comigo (canta meu povo)" | 20 | 8 |
| 7 | MTM
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"Só sei ser feliz assim" | 38 | 1 |
| 8 | Us 2 | "Assim por ti" | 37 | 2 |
| 9 | Miguel Braga | "Milagres precisam-se" | 20 | 8 |
| 10 | Jaime Nascimento | "Fazer uma música só para ti" | 33 | 4 |
Final
The final took place on 7 March 2001, but the broadcast of the show was postponed until 11 March 2001 after two days of national mourning were declared due to the
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando de Almeida | "Agora" | 226 | 4 |
| 2 | Sónia Mota | "No tom das cores" | 257 | 3 |
| 3 | Euro | "Amor, My Love" | 222 | 6 |
| 4 | Us 2 | "Assim por ti" | 160 | 9 |
| 5 | Elisabete Soares | "Tu és o ser" | 207 | 7 |
| 6 | Tribo Urbana | "Poder voar" | 225 | 5 |
| 7 | Patrícia Colaço and Duo Demo | "Choro no fado" | 275 | 2 |
| 8 | Nuno Junqueira | "Chamar por ti" | 206 | 8 |
| 9 | Mónica Ferraz | "Secreta passagem" | 140 | 10 |
| 10 | MTM
|
"Só sei ser feliz assim" | 280 | 1 |
At Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest 2001 took place at
In Portugal, the show was broadcast on RTP1 and RTP Internacional with commentary by Eládio Clímaco.[16][17][18] The Portuguese spokesperson, who announced the top 12-point score awarded by the Portuguese televote, was Margarida Mercês de Melo.
Voting
Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Portugal and awarded by Portugal in the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to France in the contest.
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