Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Portugal |
| National preselection | |
| Preselection process | Festival da Canção |
| Preselection date(s) | March 9, 2008 |
| Selected entrant | Vânia Fernandes |
| Selected song | Senhora do Mar (Negras Águas) |
| Finals performance | |
| Semi-final result | Qualified (2nd) |
| Final result | 13th |
Portugal chose its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, on March 9, 2008, during the 44th edition of RTP's own Festival da Canção, which took place at Lisbon's Camões Theatre.
The Portuguese viewers selected, by televoting, the song "Senhora do Mar (Negras Águas)" (English: Lady of the sea) sung by Operacão Triunfo 2007 winner, Vânia Fernandes.
[edit] Eurovision
Portugal participated in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, on May 22, 2008. They competed against eighteen other entries and qualified for a place in the final, to be held on May 24 2008.
Isabel Angelino will be the commentator for the event.[1]
[edit] National final
The hostess was Sílvia Alberto, who had also hosted the show Operação Triunfo 2007 where Vânia was selected as the winner. The interval act paid tribute to past winning Eurovision Song Contest entries. Sabrina made an appearance at the show to announce and present the trophy to the winner.
[edit] Participants and results
Ten songs competed for the prize and to represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest, in Belgrade, Serbia. Most of the artists were young singers just beginning their musical careers; also most of them are known to the public for having participated in Operação Triunfo.
| # | Artist | Song | Producer | Votes | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marco Rodridgues | Em água e sal | Elvis Veiguinha | 5927 | 3 |
| 2 | Carluz Belo | Cavaleiro da manhã | Carluz Belo | 2044 | 8 |
| 3 | Big Hit | Por ti, Portugal | Fernando Martins | 2932 | 6 |
| 4 | Lisboa Não Sejas Francesa | Porto de encontro | Miguel Majer & Ricardo Santos | 1974 | 9 |
| 5 | Vânia Fernandes | Senhora do Mar (Negras Águas) | Carlos Coelho | 17617 | 1 |
| 6 | Vanessa | Do outro lado da vida | Nuno Feist | 2621 | 7 |
| 7 | Ricardo Soler | Canção Pop | Renato Júnior | 4721 | 4 |
| 8 | Alex Smith | Obrigatório ter | Jan van Dijck | 6913 | 2 |
| 9 | Tucha | O Poder da mensagem | Ménito Ramos | 624 | 10 |
| 10 | Bla Bla Bla | Magicantasticamente | Gimba | 4612 | 5 |
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