Portugal in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Portugal in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Portugal
Participating broadcasterRádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP)
Participation summary
Appearances9
First appearance2006
Highest placement2nd: 2024
Participation history
External links
Portugal's page at JuniorEurovision.tv Edit this at Wikidata
For the most recent participation see
Portugal in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024

The participation of Portugal in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest started in 2006, when the Junior Eurovision Song Contest took place in Bucharest, Romania, and includes a total of nine appearances. The country was not represented at the contest between 2008 and 2016, their longest absence run, and in 2020. Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP), the national public broadcaster and a member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), have been responsible for the selection process of their participating artists and entries. Portugal's first representative was Pedro Madeira with the song "Deixa-me sentir", which finished in second-last place out of fifteen entries. Their worst result to date came in 2018 when Rita Laranjeira placed 18th out of 20 entries with the song "Gosto de tudo (já não gosto de nada)". The country's current best result is a second place obtained by Victoria Nicole with the song "Esperança" at the 2024 edition, held in Madrid, Spain.

History

Portugal has sent eight entries to the contest, first entering in 2006. Portugal finished second-last in both 2006 and 2007, and Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) withdrew after the 2007 contest, despite high viewing figures.[1] On 28 July 2014, it was announced that Portugal would return in 2014,[2] but on 4 September 2014 it was announced that they ultimately would not participate.[3] Portugal returned in 2017 and has participated until 2019. Portugal provisionally confirmed their participation in the 2020 contest,[4] but did not appear on the final list of participants,[5] because covid-19.[6] Portugal returned in 2021 with Simão Oliveira, who came 11th, giving Portugal their best result up to that point. This achievement was then surpassed in 2022, when Portugal came 8th with Nicolas Alves and the song ‘Anos 70’, which was also the first entry sung entirely in Brazilian Portuguese dialect. The following year, Portuguese-American singer Júlia Machado came 13th out of 16 with 75 points, achieving Portugal's third-best result in Junior Eurovision.

In 2024, Portugal achieved their best result to date, with Victoria Nicole and the song Esperança placing 2nd, with 213 points.

Participation overview

Table key
2 Second place
† Upcoming event
Year Artist Song Language Place Points
2006 Pedro Madeira "Deixa-me sentir" Portuguese 14 22
2007 Jorge Leiria "Só quero é cantar" Portuguese 16 15
2017 Mariana Venâncio "Youtuber" Portuguese 14 54
2018 Rita Laranjeira "Gosto de tudo (já não gosto de nada)" Portuguese 18 42
2019 Joana Almeida "Vem comigo (Come with Me)" Portuguese, English 16 43
2021 Simão Oliveira "O rapaz" Portuguese 11 101
2022 Nicolas Alves "Anos 70" Portuguese[a] 8 121
2023 Júlia Machado "Where I Belong" Portuguese, English 13 75
2024 Victoria Nicole "Esperança" Portuguese, Spanish 2 213

Commentators and spokespersons

The contests are broadcast online worldwide through the official Junior Eurovision Song Contest website junioreurovision.tv and YouTube. In 2015, the online broadcasts featured commentary in English by junioreurovision.tv editor Luke Fisher and 2011 Bulgarian Junior Eurovision Song Contest entrant Ivan Ivanov.[7] The Portuguese broadcaster, RTP, sent their own commentators to the contest in order to provide commentary in the Portuguese language. Spokespersons were also chosen by the national broadcaster in order to announce the awarding points from Portugal. The table below list the details of each commentator and spokesperson since 2005.

Year(s) Channel Commentator Spokesperson Ref.
2005 RTP1 Eládio Clímaco Did not participate
[8]
2006 Un­known Isabel Angelino [pt] Joana Galo Costa
2007 Clara Pedro
2008–2016 No broadcast Did not participate
2017 Un­known Hélder Reis [pt] and Nuno Galopim [pt] Duarte Valença
[9]
2018 Nuno Galopim Nadezhda Sidorova
[10][11]
2019 RTP1, RTPi Zofia
[12][13][14]
2020 No broadcast Did not participate
2021 RTP1, RTPi, RTPi Asia, RTPi America Nuno Galopim Manon
[15][16][17]
2022 RTP1, RTPi Nuno Galopim and Iolanda Ferreira Emily Alves
[18][19][20]
2023 RTP1, RTPi, RTP África Chloé Baldakar
[21][22]
2024 RTP1, RTP África, RTP Internacional Carina Jorge and Nuno Galopim Júlia Machado
[23][24][25]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Specifically Brazilian Portuguese

References

  1. ^ Florindo, Luis (11 December 2007). "Portugal: high viewing figures for JESC 2007". ESCToday. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  2. ^ Granger, Anthony (28 July 2014). "Portugal: Return To Junior Eurovision". Eurovoix. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  3. ^ Granger, Anthony (4 September 2014). "Portugal: Will Not Take Part In JESC 2014". Eurovoix. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  4. ^ Granger, Anthony (13 August 2020). "Portugal: RTP Confirms Junior Eurovision 2020 Participation". Eurovoix. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  5. ^ "13 countries will 'Move the World' at Junior Eurovision 2020". junioreurovision.tv. EBU. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  6. ^ Ferreira, Bernardo (8 September 2020). "Portugal fica de fora da Eurovisão Júnior 2020". Espalha-Factos (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  7. ^ Fisher, Luke James (21 November 2015). "Tonight: Junior Eurovision ng Contest 2015!". Junior Eurovision Song Contest – Bulgaria 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  8. ^ Rodrigues, André (11 December 2005). "RTP confirms participation 2006 Junior". esctoday.com. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  9. ^ Costa, Nelson (15 November 2017). "Portugal: Nuno Galopim junta-se a Hélder Reis nos comentários do Festival Eurovisão Júnior". escportugal.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  10. ^ Granger, Anthony (24 October 2018). "Portugal: Nuno Galopim Confirmed as Junior Eurovision Commentator". eurovoix. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  11. ^ Granger, Anthony (24 November 2018). "Junior Eurovision'18: Schoolchildren Revealed as Spokespersons For Nine Nations". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  12. ^ Granger, Anthony (20 November 2019). "Portugal: Nuno Galopim Confirmed as Junior Eurovision Commentator". eurovoix.com.
  13. ^ Granger, Anthony (17 November 2019). "Portugal: Junior Eurovision To Air On RTP 1 & Internationally". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  14. ^ Filippidou, Ifigeneia (24 November 2019). "These are the Junior Eurovision 2019 spokespersons". esc-plus.com. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  15. ^ Granger, Anthony (12 October 2021). "🇵🇹 Portugal: Junior Eurovision 2021 Live on RTP1 & RTP Internacional". Eurovoix. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  16. ^ "JESC2021: Nuno Galopim é o comentador do Festival Eurovisão Júnior 2021 na RTP". ESC Portugal (in Portuguese). 11 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  17. ^ The results from the Jury Vote. Junior Eurovision Song Contest (Television production). 19 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021 – via YouTube.
  18. ^ "Festival Eurovisão Júnior da Canção - RTP" (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  19. ^ Granger, Anthony (9 December 2022). "Portugal: Nuno Galopim & Iolanda Ferreira Commentating on Junior Eurovision 2022". Eurovoix. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  20. ^ "JESC2022: Emily Alves, irmã de Nicolas, é a porta-voz do júri de Portugal na Eurovisão Júnior 2022". escportugal.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  21. ^ Granger, Anthony (29 October 2023). "Portugal: RTP Announces Junior Eurovision 2023 Broadcasting Plans". Eurovoix. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  22. ^ Granger, Anthony (23 November 2023). "Portugal: Nuno Galopim & Iolanda Ferreira Commentating on Junior Eurovision 2023". Eurovoix. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  23. ^ "Festival Eurovisão Júnior da Canção" (in Portuguese). RTP. 16 November 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  24. ^ Stephenson, James (14 November 2024). "🇵🇹 Portugal: Júlia Machado Confirmed as Junior Eurovision Spokesperson". Eurovoix. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  25. ^ Granger, Anthony (16 November 2024). "🇵🇹 Portugal: Carina Jorge and Nuno Galopim Commentators for Junior Eurovision 2024". Eurovoix. Retrieved 16 November 2024.