Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996

Portugal selected their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 through the annual Festival da Canção.

Eurovision Song Contest 1996
Country Portugal
National selection
Selection processFestival da Canção 1996
Selection date(s)7 March 1996
Selected entrantLúcia Moniz
Selected song"O meu coração não tem cor"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Pedro Osório
  • José Fanha
Finals performance
Final result6th, 92 points
Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Festival da Canção 1996

Festival da Canção 1996 was held on 7 March 1996 and was hosted by Carlos Cruz and Isabel Angelino. The winner was selected through the votes of 10 regional juries of Portugal. The winner was Lúcia Moniz with the song "O meu coração não tem cor".

Final – 7 March 1996
DrawSingerSong Songwriter(s)Conductor[1]PointsPlace
1Vânia Maroti"Start Stop" Pedro Abrantes, Fernando Abrantes, Maria João AbrantesCarlos Alberto Moniz 3310
2Tó Leal"Eu mesmo" Paco Bandeira, Francisco RodriguesJosé Marinho 428
3Patrícia Antunes"Canto em português" João Mota Oliveira, Rosa Lobato de FariaCarlos Alberto Moniz 912
4Barbara Reis"A minha ilha" Luís Filipe, Johnny GalvãoJohnny Galvão 437
5Elaisa"Ai, a noite" Dina, Rosa Lobato de FariaCarlos Alberto Moniz 496
6Somseis"A canção da paz" Thilo Krasmann, Rosa Lobato de FariaThilo Krasmann 763
7Cristina Castro Pereira"Ganhámos o céu" José CidMike Sergeant 634
8Lúcia Moniz"O meu coração não tem cor" Pedro Osório, José FanhaPedro Osório 951
9Pedro Miguéis"Prazer em conhecer" Jan van Dijck, Francisco RodriguesRamón Galarza 545
10João Portugal"Top Model" Nuno Nazareth FernandesThilo Krasmann 349
Detailed Regional Jury Votes
Draw Song Viseu Viana do
Castelo		 Porto Ponta
Delgada		 Évora Vila
Real		 Coimbra Lisbon Funchal Faro Total
1 "Start Stop"51032351 2 1 133
2 "Eu mesmo"32441023 6 2 642
3 "Canto em português"101210812105 7 7 10 91
4 "A minha ilha"45 2 3 1 112 1 10 4 43
5 "Ai, a noite"16 86 4 4 6 5 4 5 49
6 "A canção da paz"28 7 10 5 6 8 10 12 8 76
7 "Ganhámos o céu"12 15 7 6 7 4 8 6 7 63
8 "O meu coração não tem cor"77 12 12 8 12 10 12 3 12 95
9 "Prazer em conhecer"83 6 5 7 3 7 4 8 3 54
10 "Top Model"64 1 1 2 8 2 3 5 2 34

At Eurovision

In 1996, for the only time in Eurovision history, an audio-only qualifying round of the 29 songs entered (excluding hosts Norway who were exempt) was held in March in order for the seven lowest-scoring songs to be eliminated before the final. Moniz placed 18th with 32 points, thus qualifying for the final.[2]

On the night of the contest, Moniz performed 4th, following Spain and preceding Cyprus. Although the song was in second place in the voting at best, at the end of the voting Moniz received 92 points, finishing 6th out of 23 competing countries.[3] This was Portugal's best placing at the contest in its history until Salvador Sobral's victory 21 years later.

Qualifying round

Final

References
  1. "FICHA TÉCNICA". 1996 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  2. Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. pp. 255–261. ISBN 978-1-84583-163-9.
  3. "Final of Oslo 1996". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  4. Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. p. 259. ISBN 978-1-84583-163-9.
  5. "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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