Nelly Kim Furtado is a Canadian singer-songwriter and record producer. Furtado is known for her musical versatility and constant reinvention, commonly associated with world music.
"A Portuguesa" is the national anthem of Portugal. The song was composed by Alfredo Keil and written by Henrique Lopes de Mendonça during the resurgent nationalist movement ignited by the 1890 British Ultimatum to Portugal concerning its African colonies. Used as the marching song of the failed republican rebellion of January 1891, in Porto, it was adopted as the national anthem of the newborn Portuguese Republic in 1911, replacing "Hino da Carta", the anthem of the deposed constitutional monarchy.
Portugal was represented by Nonstop in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Coisas de nada", written and composed by José Manuel Afonso & Elvis Veiguinha.
Portugal has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 51 times since its debut at the 1964 contest. Since then it has missed five contests. The contest is broadcast in Portugal by Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP). Portugal won the contest for the first time in 2017 and hosted the 2018 contest in Lisbon.
Portugal. The Man is an American rock band from Wasilla, Alaska, currently based in Portland, Oregon. The group consists of John Baldwin Gourley, Zach Carothers, Kyle O'Quin, Jason Sechrist, Eric Howk and Zoe Manville. Gourley and Carothers met and began playing music together in 2001 at Wasilla High School.
Portugal was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 by Vânia Fernandes with the song "Senhora do mar ", being the forty-second Portuguese appearance at the yearly contest.
Anabela Braz Pires is a Portuguese singer and musical theatre actress, best known in Portugal by her first name, Anabela.
Portugal will be present at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia. Portugal's entrant was chosen through the Festival da Canção 2009, held on 28 February 2009 by the Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP). The winner of the contest was Flor-de-Lis with "Todas as ruas do amor", gaining maximum marks from the jury, as well as coming second in the televote.
Portugal participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Their entry was selected through the national final Festival da Canção 2014, organised by the Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP). Suzy performed the Portuguese entry "Quero ser tua", written by Emanuel. The song failed to qualify from the first semi-final, placing 11th with a score of 39 points.
Portugal participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Há um mar que nos separa", written by Miguel Gameiro. The song was performed by Leonor Andrade. The Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) organised the national final Festival da Canção 2015 in order to select the Portuguese entry for the 2015 contest in Vienna, Austria. After 12 songs competed through two semi-finals and a final, "Há um mar que nos separa" performed by Leonor Andrade emerged as the winner, ultimately being selected through a public televote. In the second of the Eurovision semi-finals, Portugal failed to qualify to the final, placing fourteenth out of the 17 participating countries with 19 points.
"Há um mar que nos separa" is a song recorded by Portuguese singer Leonor Andrade. It was written by Miguel Gameiro. The song won the Festival da Canção 2015, and represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, in Vienna, Austria, but failed to qualify for the final.
Portugal participated in and won the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Amar pelos dois", written by Luísa Sobral and performed by her brother Salvador Sobral. Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) organised the national final Festival da Canção 2017 in order to select the Portuguese entry for the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. After 16 songs competed through two semi-finals and a final, "Amar pelos dois" performed by Salvador Sobral emerged as the winner, collecting the most points from a 50/50 combination of votes from a jury made up of music professionals and a public televote.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 was the 63rd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Lisbon, Portugal, following Salvador Sobral's win at the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine with the song "Amar pelos dois". It was the first time Portugal had hosted the contest - 54 years after the country made its debut. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP), the contest was held at the Altice Arena, and consisted of two semi-finals on 8 and 10 May, and the final on 12 May 2018. The three live shows were hosted by Filomena Cautela, Sílvia Alberto, Daniela Ruah and Catarina Furtado. It was the first Eurovision Song Contest held on the Atlantic coast.
Salvador ThiamVilar Braamcamp SobralComM is a Portuguese singer, who won the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 for Portugal with the song "Amar pelos dois," written and composed by his sister, Luísa Sobral. In doing so, he gave Portugal its first ever win in the contest since its debut in 1964, ending the longest winless run by a country in Eurovision history. Sobral and his entry hold the Eurovision record for the highest-scoring winner, having earned a total of 758 points under the current voting system, after winning both the jury vote and televote.
"Amar pelos dois" is a song by Portuguese singer Salvador Sobral. The song was written and produced by his sister Luísa Sobral and released for digital download as a single on 10 March 2017 by Sons em Trânsito. It premiered on 19 February of that year, when it was performed during the first semi-final of Festival da Canção 2017, Portugal's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.
Portugal participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel with the song "Telemóveis", performed by Conan Osíris. The Portuguese entry for the 2019 contest was chosen through the national selection Festival da Canção, organised by the Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP), which consisted of two semi-finals on 16 and 23 February, and a final on 2 March 2019.
Tiago Emanuel da Silva Miranda, known professionally as Conan Osiris, is a Portuguese singer-songwriter. His stage name is based on the main character from Japanese series Future Boy Conan and the ancient Egyptian god Osiris.
"Telemóveis" is a song by Portuguese singer-songwriter Conan Osiris, which represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Portugal originally planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam, Netherlands with the song "Medo de sentir", performed by Elisa. The Portuguese entry for the 2020 contest was chosen through the national selection Festival da Canção, organised by the Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP), which consisted of two semi-finals on 22 and 29 February, and a final on 7 March 2020. However, the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Portugal will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The Portuguese entry for the 2021 contest will be chosen through the national selection Festival da Canção, organised by the Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP), which will consist of two semi-finals on 20 and 27 February, and a final on 6 March 2021.
