Portugal was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 with the song "Oração", composed by João Nobre, with lyrics by Francisco Nicholson and Rogério Bracinha, and performed by António Calvário.Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP) held the Grande Prémio TV da Canção Portuguesa 1964 on 2 February 1964 at 22:25 UTC in its Lumiar studios in Lisbon, hosted by Maria Helena Fialho Gouveia and Henrique Mendes.[3] On the night of the final Calvário performed 11th in the running order, following the Monaco and preceding Italy.Only an audio recording of Calvário's performance survives, as the video master of the 1964 contest is believed to have been lost in a fire at the Danish TV archive during the 1970s, and no other broadcaster had kept a copy.Voting was by each national jury awarding 5-3-1 to their top 3 songs, and at the close "Oração" was one of four songs (along with the entries from Germany, Switzerland and Yugoslavia) which had failed to pick up a single point.