Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
The competition took place on 28 February 2009 where "Todas as ruas do amor" performed by Flor-de-Lis emerged as the winner after achieving the highest score following the combination of votes from twenty regional juries and a public televote.[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 three occasions, most recently in 1997 with the song "Antes do adeus" performed by Célia Lawson.The nation qualified to the final in 2008 for the first time and placed thirteenth with the song "Senhora do mar (Negras águas)" performed by Vânia Fernandes.[5] A jury panel consisting of Head of Delegation for Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest José Poiares, singer-songwriter Tozé Brito, and music producers Fernando Martins and Ramón Galarza selected twenty-four entries for an online vote from 393 submissions received, which were revealed on 19 January 2010.[5][8] On 28 January 2009, the song "Não está" performed by Miguel Cervini was withdrawn from the competition due to the artist's disagreements with the online voting process.Twelve entries competed and the winner, "Todas as ruas do amor" performed by Flor-de-Lis, was selected based on the 50/50 combination of votes of twenty regional juries and a public televote.[17] According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top nine songs from each semi-final as determined by televoting progress to the final, and a tenth was determined by back-up juries.This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act.
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