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{{Infobox song contest national year
{{Infobox song contest national year
| Year = 1995
| Year = 1995
| Country = Portugal
| Country = Portugal
| Preselection = Festival da Canção 1995
| Preselection = Festival da Canção 1995
| Preselection date = 7 March 1995
| Preselection date = 7 March 1995
| Entrant = [[Tó Cruz]]
| Entrant = [[Tó Cruz]]
| Song = Baunilha e chocolate
| Song = Baunilha e chocolate
| Writer = {{unbulleted list|António Vitorino d'Almeida|Rosa Lobato de Faria}}
| Writer = {{unbulleted list|[[António Victorino d'Almeida]]|[[Rosa Lobato de Faria]]}}
| Final result = 21st, 5 points
| Final result = 21st, 5 points
}}
}}


[[Portugal]] participated in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1995]] with the song "Baunilha e chocolate" written by [[António Victorino de Almeida|António Victorino d'Almeida]] and [[Rosa Lobato de Faria]]. The song was performed by [[Tó Cruz]]. The Portuguese broadcaster [[Rádio e Televisão de Portugal]] (RTP) organised a two-stage national final in order to select the Portuguese entry for the 1995 contest in [[Dublin]], Ireland. The first stage titled ''Selecção Nacional'' resulted in eight artists that competed in the second stage, [[Festival da Canção|''Festival da Canção'']] ''1995'', which took place on 7 March 1995 where "Baunilha e chocolate" performed by Tó Cruz emerged as the winner following the combination of votes from 22 regional juries and a public televote.
'''Portugal''' selected their entry for the '''Eurovision Song Contest 1995''' through the annual [[Festival da Canção]].

Portugal competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 13 May 1995. Performing during the show in position 16, Portugal placed twenty-first out of the 23 participating countries, scoring 5 points.

== Background ==
{{main|Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest}}Prior to the 1995 contest, Portugal had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest thirty times since its first entry in [[Eurovision Song Contest 1964|1964]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Portugal Country Profile|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-country/country?country=20|access-date=20 November 2014|publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union|EBU]]}}</ref> The nation's highest placing in the contest was sixth, which they achieved in [[Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996|1996]] with the song "O meu coração não tem cor" performed by [[Lúcia Moniz]]. Portugal's least successful result has been last place, which they have achieved on two occasions, most recently in [[Eurovision Song Contest 1974|1974]] with the song "[[E depois do adeus]]" performed by [[Paulo de Carvalho]]. Portugal has also received ''[[nul points]]'' once in 1964 with the song "[[Oração]]" performed by [[António Calvário]].

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 [[Eurovision Song Contest 1988|1988]] when the Portuguese entry was internally selected. The broadcaster organized ''Festival da Canção 1995'' in order to select the 1995 Portuguese entry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OGAE Portugal - FC 1996 a 1986 |url=https://www.ogaeportugal.pt/festival-cancao/festival-cancao-historia-3 |access-date=2023-12-23 |website=www.ogaeportugal.pt}}</ref>


== Before Eurovision ==
== Before Eurovision ==
=== ''Selecção Nacional'' ===
''Selecção Nacional'' was the first phase of selecting Portugal's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1995. 36 artists, selected from 800 applications, competed in the competition which took place in 1994. Six semi-finals featuring six artists each were held from which the votes of a jury panel consisting of [[João Maria Tudela]], Miguel Ângelo and [[Nucha (singer)|Nucha]] selected the winner to advance to ''Festival da Canção 1995''. Due to all semi-finals having a tie for first place between two to three artists, an additional Second Chance round featuring the seven artists that lost the tie-break was held from which an additional two acts advanced to ''Festival da Canção 1995''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Selecção Nacional |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/10557833-Various-Selecção-Nacional |access-date=2023-12-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Selecção Nacional - Concursos - RTP |url=https://www.rtp.pt/programa/tv/p22405 |access-date=2023-12-23 |website=rtp.pt |language=pt}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Portugal: Festival da Canção 1995 |url=https://eurovisionworld.com/national/portugal/festival-da-cancao-1995#selecao-nacional |access-date=2023-12-23 |website=Eurovisionworld |language=en-gb}}</ref> All shows of the competition were hosted by Sofia Morais, [[Herman José]] and former Eurovision Song Contest entrant [[Carlos Mendes (singer)|Carlos Mendes]], who represented [[Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968|Portugal in the 1968]] and [[Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972|1972 contest]], and were broadcast on [[RTP1]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carlos Mendes - Praça |url=https://media.rtp.pt/praca/videos/carlos-mendes/ |access-date=2023-12-23 |website=Praça da Alegria |language=pt}}</ref>

{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;"
|+ '''Semi-final 1'''
|-
! Artist
!Song
! Points
! Place
|-
| align="left" | Carla Saramago
| align="left" | "Memórias de um beijo"
| 23
| 6
|-
| align="left" | Cristina Castro Pereira
| align="left" | "A paixão"
| 28
| 2
|-
| align="left" | Dina Ricardo
| align="left" | "Adeus"
| 27
| 3
|-
| align="left" | Ed Sant'ana
| align="left" | "Jardins proibidos"
| 26
| 5
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| align="left" | Filipa Campiã
| align="left" | "Indios da meia praia"
| 28
| 1
|-
| align="left" | Rui Silva
| align="left" | "Cartas de amor"
| 27
| 3
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;"
|+ '''Semi-final 2'''
|-
! Artist
!Song
! Points
! Place
|-
| align="left" | Ema and Isabel Viana
| align="left" | "Estrada do monte"
| 30
| 2
|-
| align="left" | Helena Neves
| align="left" | "Sete mares"
| 28
| 3
|-
| align="left" | João Queirós
| align="left" | "Cantigas do Maio"
| 25
| 5
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| align="left" | Maria Enes
| align="left" | "Chamateia"
| 30
| 1
|-
| align="left" | Paulo Caetano
| align="left" | "Estrela da minha vida"
| 23
| 6
|-
| align="left" | Sandra Soares
| align="left" | "Foi Deus"
| 26
| 4
|}
{{col-end}}

{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;"
|+ '''Semi-final 3'''
|-
! Artist
!Song
! Points
! Place
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| align="left" | Ana Isabel
| align="left" | "Feiticeira"
| 30
| 1
|-
| align="left" | Francisco Taveira
| align="left" | "Adeus tristeza"
| 27
| 5
|-
| align="left" | Nuno Jorge
| align="left" | "Vim de longe"
| 30
| 2
|-
| align="left" | Sofia Froes
| align="left" | "Verdes são os campos"
| 24
| 6
|-
| align="left" | Sofia Marques
| align="left" | "Com um brilhozinho nos olhos"
| 28
| 4
|-
| align="left" | Teresa Brito
| align="left" | "Põe os teus braços à volta de mim"
| 30
| 2
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;"
|+ '''Semi-final 4'''
|-
! Artist
!Song
! Points
! Place
|-
| align="left" | Catarina Burnay
| align="left" | "Queda do império"
| 29
| 3
|-
| align="left" | Hugo
| align="left" | "Deixa-me rir"
| 26
| 5
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| align="left" | Pedro Miguéis
| align="left" | "O pastor"
| 30
| 1
|-
| align="left" | [[Tó Cruz]]
| align="left" | "Porto sentido"
| 30
| 2
|-
| align="left" | Vanessa Campos
| align="left" | "Tudo isto é fado"
| 26
| 5
|-
| align="left" | Vânia Maroti
| align="left" | "Vocês sabem lá"
| 28
| 3
|}
{{col-end}}

{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;"
|+ '''Semi-final 5'''
|-
! Artist
!Song
! Points
! Place
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| align="left" | Ana Sofia
| align="left" | "Amar"
| 30
| 1
|-
| align="left" | Guarani Girão
| align="left" | "Noite"
| 26
| 5
|-
| align="left" | Maria de Deus
| align="left" | "Maio maduro maio"
| 30
| 2
|-
| align="left" | Marisa Moura
| align="left" | "Anzol"
| 26
| 5
|-
| align="left" | Miguel P.T.
| align="left" | "Perdidamente"
| 29
| 3
|-
| align="left" | Nuno Simão
| align="left" | "Estou além"
| 28
| 4
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;"
|+ '''Semi-final 6'''
|-
! Artist
!Song
! Points
! Place
|-
| align="left" | Carlos Sousa
| align="left" | "Nostalgia"
| 23
| 6
|-
| align="left" | Dulce
| align="left" | "Teus olhos castanhos"
| 25
| 4
|-
| align="left" | Goreti Lima
| align="left" | "Chamar a música"
| 30
| 2
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| align="left" | Mário Sereno
| align="left" | "Caprichos da lua"
| 30
| 1
|-
| align="left" | Nádia Palma
| align="left" | "Trolha da areosa"
| 24
| 5
|-
| align="left" | Susana Félix
| align="left" | "Sol de inverno"
| 30
| 2
|}
{{col-end}}

{| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;"
|+ '''Second Chance'''
|-
! Artist
! Points
! Place
|-
| align="left" | Ema and Isabel Viana
| 12
| 3
|-
| align="left" | Goreti Lima
| 9
| 6
|-
| align="left" | Maria de Deus
| 12
| 3
|-
| align="left" | Nuno Jorge
| 12
| 3
|-
| align="left" | Susana Félix
| 9
| 6
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| align="left" | Teresa Brito
| 12
| 2
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| align="left" | [[Tó Cruz]]
| 15
| 1
|}
=== ''Festival da Canção 1995'' ===
=== ''Festival da Canção 1995'' ===
Festival da Canção 1995 was the 33rd edition of ''Festival da Canção'' that selected Portugal's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1995. Eight entries competed in the contest that was held on 7 March 1995 at Cinema Tivoli in Lisbon. The show was hosted by [[Carlos Mendes]], Sofia Morais and [[Herman José]]. The winner was chosen by regional juries.<ref>[https://eurovisionworld.com/national/portugal/festival-da-cancao-1995 Portugal: Festival da Canção 1995]</ref>
''Festival da Canção 1995'', the 32nd edition of ''[[Festival da Canção]],'' was the second phase of selecting Portugal's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1995. The competition took place at the Cinema Tivoli in [[Lisbon]] on 7 March 1995, hosted by Sofia Morais, [[Herman José]] and former Eurovision Song Contest entrant [[Carlos Mendes (singer)|Carlos Mendes]], who represented [[Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968|Portugal in the 1968]] and [[Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972|1972 contest]], and was broadcast on [[RTP1]]. The eight artists that qualified from ''Selecção Nacional'' each performed one song created for them by composers invited by RTP for the competition and the winner, "Baunilha e chocolate" performed by [[Tó Cruz]], was selected based on the combination of votes of 22 regional juries and a public televote which acted as a 23rd jury.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-16 |title=“Ainda É Tempo” foi “A Oportunidade Perdida” em 1995 |url=https://festivaiscancao.wordpress.com/2020/10/16/ainda-e-tempo-foi-a-oportunidade-perdida-em-1995/ |access-date=2023-12-23 |language=pt}}</ref><ref>[https://eurovisionworld.com/national/portugal/festival-da-cancao-1995 Portugal: Festival da Canção 1995]</ref> In addition to the performances of the competing entries, TetVocal performed as the interval act.<ref>{{Cite web |title=32º Festival RTP da Canção 1995 – Parte I |url=https://arquivos.rtp.pt/conteudos/32o-festival-rtp-da-cancao-1995-parte-i/ |access-date=2023-12-23 |website=rtp.pt |language=pt}}</ref>
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center"
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center"
|+ Final – 7 March 1995
|+ Final – 7 March 1995
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Draw !! Singer !! Song
! Draw !! Artist !! Song
!Songwriter(s)!! Points !! Place
!Songwriter(s)!! Points !! Place
|-
|-
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| 93 || 6
| 93 || 6
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:gold;"
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:gold;"
| 7 || align="left" | [[Tó Cruz]] || align="left" |"Baunilha E Chocolate"
| 7 || align="left" | [[Tó Cruz]] || align="left" |"Baunilha e chocolate"
| align="left" | [[António Vitorino d'Almeida]], [[Rosa Lobato de Faria]]
| align="left" | [[António Victorino de Almeida|António Victorino d'Almeida]], [[Rosa Lobato de Faria]]
| 158 || 1
| 158 || 1
|-
|-
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| align="left" | [[José Cid]]
| align="left" | [[José Cid]]
| 132 || 3
| 132 || 3
|}
{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;"
|+ {{nowrap|Detailed Voting Results}}
|-
! Draw
! Song
! {{vert header|nb=1|Aveiro}}
! {{vert header|nb=1|Angra do Heroísmo}}
! {{vert header|nb=1|Beja}}
! {{vert header|nb=1|Braga}}
! {{vert header|nb=1|Bragança}}
! {{vert header|nb=1|Castelo Branco}}
! {{vert header|nb=1|Coimbra}}
! {{vert header|nb=1|Évora}}
! {{vert header|nb=1|Faro}}
! {{vert header|nb=1|Funchal}}
! {{vert header|nb=1|Horta}}
! {{vert header|nb=1|Guarda}}
! {{vert header|nb=1|Leiria}}
! {{vert header|nb=1|Lisbon}}
! {{vert header|nb=1|Ponta Delgada}}
! {{vert header|nb=1|Portalegre}}
! {{vert header|nb=1|Porto}}
! {{vert header|nb=1|Santarém}}
! {{vert header|nb=1|Setúbal}}
! {{vert header|nb=1|Viana do Castelo}}
! {{vert header|nb=1|Vila Real}}
! {{vert header|nb=1|Viseu}}
! {{vert header|nb=1|Televote}}
! {{vert header|nb=1|Total score}}
|-
| 1
| align="left" | "Tiriri"
| 2
| 1|| 3|| 1|| 2|| 4|| 6|| 5
| 1|| 5
| 1|| 8|| 3|| 1
| 2|| 3|| 6|| 1|| 6|| 6|| '''10'''||3
|1|| 81
|-
| 2
| align="left" | "Atlântica"
| 1
| '''10'''|| 4|| 6|| 8|| 1|| 2|| 1
| 2|| 4
| 8|| 4|| 5|| 2
| 3|| 1|| 3|| 2|| 2|| 2|| 1||8
|2|| 82
|-
| 3
| align="left" | "Tanto amor tanto mar"
| 6
| 6|| 5|| '''10'''|| 4|| 5|| 4|| 6
| '''10'''|| 8
| 4|| '''10'''|| 6|| 4
| 5|| 2|| 8|| 3|| 3|| '''10'''|| 8||5
|3|| 135
|-
| 4
| align="left" | "Ainda é tempo"
| 4
| 5|| 6|| 3|| 3|| '''10'''|| 5|| 8
| 8|| 2
| 5|| 2|| 8|| 8
| 6|| 5|| 1|| 6|| 4|| 1|| 5||4
|'''10'''|| 119
|-
| 5
| align="left" | "Travo doce"
| 5
| 2|| '''10'''|| 5|| 5|| 2|| 1|| 4
| 4|| 1
| 3|| 5|| 4|| 5
| 8|| 4|| 2|| 4|| 1|| 4|| 2||'''10'''
|6|| 97
|-
| 6
| align="left" | "Vem um tempo"
| 3
| 4|| 1|| 2|| 6|| 8|| 3|| 2
| 6|| 6
| 2|| 1|| 2|| 6
| 1|| 6|| 5|| 5|| '''10'''|| 5|| 3||1
|5|| 93
|-
| 7
| align="left" | "Baunilha e chocolate"
| 8
| 8|| 2|| 4|| 1|| 6|| '''10'''|| 3
| 3|| '''10'''
| '''10'''|| 3|| '''10'''|| '''10'''
| '''10'''|| 8|| '''10'''|| '''10'''|| 8|| 8|| 6||2
|8|| 158
|-
|-
| 8
| align="left" | "Plural"
| '''10'''
| 3|| 8|| 8|| '''10'''|| 3|| 8|| '''10'''
| 5|| 3
| 6|| 6|| 1|| 3
| 4|| '''10'''|| 4|| 8|| 5|| 3|| 4||6
|4|| 132
|}
|}


== At Eurovision ==
== At Eurovision ==
[[File:3_Arena_Front.JPG|right|thumb|The Eurovision Song Contest 1997 took place at the [[Point Theatre]] in Dublin, Ireland, on 3 May 1997.]]
On the night of the final [[Tó Cruz]] performed 16th in the running order, following United Kingdom and preceding Cyprus. Portugal scored 5 points and placed 21st of the 23 entries.<ref>[https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1995/final Final of Dublin 1995]</ref>
According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the seven countries which had obtained the lowest average number of points over the last five contests competed in the final on 13 May 1995.<ref name="ESC1995">{{cite web |title=Dublin 1995 – Eurovision Song Contest |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1995 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015182302/https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1995 |archive-date=15 October 2022 |access-date=2 November 2022 |publisher=European Broadcasting Union}}</ref> Portugal was one of the top sixteen countries in the 1994 contest and thus was permitted to participate. On 9 December 1994, an allocation draw was held which determined the running order and Portugal was set to perform in position 16, following the entry from the [[United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995|United Kingdom]] and before the entry from [[Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995|Cyprus]].<ref name="Roxburgh :1">{{cite book |last=Roxburgh |first=Gordon |title=Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest |date=2020 |publisher=Telos Publishing |isbn=978-1-84583-163-9 |volume=Four: The 1990s |location=[[Prestatyn]], United Kingdom |pages=210–212}}</ref> The Portuguese conductor at the contest was Thilo Krasmann and Portugal finished in twenty-first place with 5 points.<ref>[https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1995/final Final of Dublin 1995]</ref>

In Portugal, the show was broadcast on [[RTP1]] and [[RTP Internacional]] with commentary by Ana do Carmo.<ref name="TV82">{{cite news |date=11 May 1995 |title=Programmes TV – Samedi 13 mai |language=fr |trans-title=TV programmes – Saturday 18 May |pages=12–16 |work=TV8 |publisher=[[Ringier]] |location=[[Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne]], Switzerland |url=https://scriptorium.bcu-lausanne.ch/zoom/325453/view?page=7&p=verso&view=0,0,4818,3373 |access-date=10 October 2022 |via=[[Scriptorium Digital Library]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=11 May 1995 |title=Programa da televisão |language=pt |trans-title=Television programme |page=6 |work=A Comarca de Arganil |url=https://www.acomarcadearganil.cm-arganil.pt/a-comarca-de-arganil-10270/ |access-date=29 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-07-23 |title=ESC DUBLIN 1995 (40ª) |url=https://europazzia.com/storia/esc-2/partecipazioni/tutte-le-edizioni-dellesc/edizioni-1990-1999-anni-novanta/esc-dublin-1995-40a/ |access-date=2023-12-23 |website=L'Europazzia NEWS |language=it-IT}}</ref> The Portuguese spokesperson, who announced the top 12-point score awarded by the Portuguese jury, was [[Serenella Andrade]].


=== Voting ===
=== Voting ===
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Revision as of 10:02, 23 December 2023

Eurovision Song Contest 1995
Country Portugal
National selection
Selection processFestival da Canção 1995
Selection date(s)7 March 1995
Selected entrantTó Cruz
Selected song"Baunilha e chocolate"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result21st, 5 points
Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1994 • 1995 • 1996►

Portugal participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the song "Baunilha e chocolate" written by António Victorino d'Almeida and Rosa Lobato de Faria. The song was performed by Tó Cruz. The Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) organised a two-stage national final in order to select the Portuguese entry for the 1995 contest in Dublin, Ireland. The first stage titled Selecção Nacional resulted in eight artists that competed in the second stage, Festival da Canção 1995, which took place on 7 March 1995 where "Baunilha e chocolate" performed by Tó Cruz emerged as the winner following the combination of votes from 22 regional juries and a public televote.

Portugal competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 13 May 1995. Performing during the show in position 16, Portugal placed twenty-first out of the 23 participating countries, scoring 5 points.

Background

Main article: Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the 1995 contest, Portugal had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest thirty times since its first entry in 1964.[1] The nation's highest placing in the contest was sixth, which they achieved in 1996 with the song "O meu coração não tem cor" performed by Lúcia Moniz. Portugal's least successful result has been last place, which they have achieved on two occasions, most recently in 1974 with the song "E depois do adeus" performed by Paulo de Carvalho. Portugal has also received nul points once in 1964 with the song "Oração" performed by António Calvário.

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 1995 in order to select the 1995 Portuguese entry.[2]

Before Eurovision

Selecção Nacional

Selecção Nacional was the first phase of selecting Portugal's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1995. 36 artists, selected from 800 applications, competed in the competition which took place in 1994. Six semi-finals featuring six artists each were held from which the votes of a jury panel consisting of João Maria Tudela, Miguel Ângelo and Nucha selected the winner to advance to Festival da Canção 1995. Due to all semi-finals having a tie for first place between two to three artists, an additional Second Chance round featuring the seven artists that lost the tie-break was held from which an additional two acts advanced to Festival da Canção 1995.[3][4][5] All shows of the competition were hosted by Sofia Morais, Herman José and former Eurovision Song Contest entrant Carlos Mendes, who represented Portugal in the 1968 and 1972 contest, and were broadcast on RTP1.[6]

Second Chance
Artist Points Place
Ema and Isabel Viana 12 3
Goreti Lima 9 6
Maria de Deus 12 3
Nuno Jorge 12 3
Susana Félix 9 6
Teresa Brito 12 2
Tó Cruz 15 1

Festival da Canção 1995

Festival da Canção 1995, the 32nd edition of Festival da Canção, was the second phase of selecting Portugal's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1995. The competition took place at the Cinema Tivoli in Lisbon on 7 March 1995, hosted by Sofia Morais, Herman José and former Eurovision Song Contest entrant Carlos Mendes, who represented Portugal in the 1968 and 1972 contest, and was broadcast on RTP1. The eight artists that qualified from Selecção Nacional each performed one song created for them by composers invited by RTP for the competition and the winner, "Baunilha e chocolate" performed by Tó Cruz, was selected based on the combination of votes of 22 regional juries and a public televote which acted as a 23rd jury.[7][8] In addition to the performances of the competing entries, TetVocal performed as the interval act.[9]

Final – 7 March 1995
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1 Filipa Campeã "Tiriri" Luís Portugal, Rui Amado 81 8
2 Maria Enes "Atlântica" Fernando Cunha, Miguel Ângelo 82 7
3 Ana Isabel "Tanto amor tanto mar" João Carlos Oliveira 135 2
4 Pedro Miguéis "Ainda é tempo" Jan van Dijck, Nuno Gomes dos Santos 119 4
5 Ana Sofia "Travo doce" Nuno Feist 97 5
6 Mário Sereno "Vem um tempo" Luís Fernando, Paulo Gonzo, Pedro Malaquias 93 6
7 Tó Cruz "Baunilha e chocolate" António Victorino d'Almeida, Rosa Lobato de Faria 158 1
8 Teresa Brito "Plural" José Cid 132 3
Detailed Voting Results
Draw Song
Aveiro
Angra do Heroísmo
Beja
Braga
Bragança
Castelo Branco
Coimbra
Évora
Faro
Funchal
Horta
Guarda
Leiria
Lisbon
Ponta Delgada
Portalegre
Porto
Santarém
Setúbal
Viana do Castelo
Vila Real
Viseu
Televote
Total score
1 "Tiriri" 2 1 3 1 2 4 6 5 1 5 1 8 3 1 2 3 6 1 6 6 10 3 1 81
2 "Atlântica" 1 10 4 6 8 1 2 1 2 4 8 4 5 2 3 1 3 2 2 2 1 8 2 82
3 "Tanto amor tanto mar" 6 6 5 10 4 5 4 6 10 8 4 10 6 4 5 2 8 3 3 10 8 5 3 135
4 "Ainda é tempo" 4 5 6 3 3 10 5 8 8 2 5 2 8 8 6 5 1 6 4 1 5 4 10 119
5 "Travo doce" 5 2 10 5 5 2 1 4 4 1 3 5 4 5 8 4 2 4 1 4 2 10 6 97
6 "Vem um tempo" 3 4 1 2 6 8 3 2 6 6 2 1 2 6 1 6 5 5 10 5 3 1 5 93
7 "Baunilha e chocolate" 8 8 2 4 1 6 10 3 3 10 10 3 10 10 10 8 10 10 8 8 6 2 8 158
8 "Plural" 10 3 8 8 10 3 8 10 5 3 6 6 1 3 4 10 4 8 5 3 4 6 4 132

At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 1997 took place at the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland, on 3 May 1997.

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the seven countries which had obtained the lowest average number of points over the last five contests competed in the final on 13 May 1995.[10] Portugal was one of the top sixteen countries in the 1994 contest and thus was permitted to participate. On 9 December 1994, an allocation draw was held which determined the running order and Portugal was set to perform in position 16, following the entry from the United Kingdom and before the entry from Cyprus.[11] The Portuguese conductor at the contest was Thilo Krasmann and Portugal finished in twenty-first place with 5 points.[12]

In Portugal, the show was broadcast on RTP1 and RTP Internacional with commentary by Ana do Carmo.[13][14][15] The Portuguese spokesperson, who announced the top 12-point score awarded by the Portuguese jury, was Serenella Andrade.

Voting

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Portugal and awarded by Portugal in the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Norway in the contest.

References

  1. ^ "Portugal Country Profile". EBU. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  2. ^ "OGAE Portugal - FC 1996 a 1986". www.ogaeportugal.pt. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  3. ^ "Selecção Nacional". Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  4. ^ "Selecção Nacional - Concursos - RTP". rtp.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  5. ^ "Portugal: Festival da Canção 1995". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  6. ^ "Carlos Mendes - Praça". Praça da Alegria (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  7. ^ ""Ainda É Tempo" foi "A Oportunidade Perdida" em 1995" (in Portuguese). 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  8. ^ Portugal: Festival da Canção 1995
  9. ^ "32º Festival RTP da Canção 1995 – Parte I". rtp.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  10. ^ "Dublin 1995 – Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  11. ^ Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Vol. Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn, United Kingdom: Telos Publishing. pp. 210–212. ISBN 978-1-84583-163-9.
  12. ^ Final of Dublin 1995
  13. ^ "Programmes TV – Samedi 13 mai" [TV programmes – Saturday 18 May]. TV8 (in French). Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland: Ringier. 11 May 1995. pp. 12–16. Retrieved 10 October 2022 – via Scriptorium Digital Library.
  14. ^ "Programa da televisão" [Television programme]. A Comarca de Arganil (in Portuguese). 11 May 1995. p. 6. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  15. ^ "ESC DUBLIN 1995 (40ª)". L'Europazzia NEWS (in Italian). 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  16. ^ a b Results of the Final of Dublin 1995
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