Country Portugal Selected entrant Lúcia Moniz | Selection date(s) March 7, 1996 Final result 6th, 92 points | |
Selection process Festival da Canção 1996 Selected song "O meu coração não tem cor" | ||
Portugal selected their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 through the annual Festival da Canção.
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Festival da Canção 1996
Festival da Canção 1996 was held on 7 March 1996 and was hosted by Carlos Cruz and Isabel Angelino. The winner was selected through the votes of 10 regional juries of Portugal.
The winner was Lúcia Moniz with the song "O meu coração não tem cor" (My Heart Has No Colour).
At Eurovision
Due to news rules implemented in this year, Moniz's was required to pass through a preliminary round of voting, to bring down the 30 countries that applied to participate to 23 for the contest. Portugal passed through this preliminary round.
On the night of the contest, Moniz performed 4th, following Spain and preceding Cyprus. Although the song was in second place in the voting at best, Moniz finished 6th with 92 points. However this was, and still is as of 2016, Portugal's best placing at the contest in its history.