Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
The competition took place on 10 March 2012 where "Vida minha" performed by Filipa Sousa 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.Despite consideration to withdraw due to the economic crisis in the country, RTP confirmed Portugal's participation in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest on 25 November 2011.Twelve entries competed the winner, "Vida minha" performed by Filipa Sousa, was selected based on the 50/50 combination of votes of twenty regional juries and a public televote.[14] Filipa Sousa made several appearances across Europe to specifically promote "Vida minha" as the Portuguese Eurovision entry.On 21 April, Filipa Sousa performed during the Eurovision in Concert event which was held at the Melkweg venue in Amsterdam, Netherlands and hosted by Cornald Maas and Ruth Jacott.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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