Country Portugal Selected song "Quero ser tua" | Selected entrant Suzy Selected songwriter(s) Emanuel | |
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Selection process Festival da Canção 2014 Selection date(s) Semi-final:
8 March 2014
Final:
15 March 2014 | ||
Portugal participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Their entry was selected through the national final Festival da Canção 2014, organised by the Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP). Suzy performed the Portuguese entry "Quero ser tua", written by Emanuel. The song failed to qualify from the first semi-final, placing 11th with a score of 39 points.
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Festival da Canção 2014
Festival da Canção 2014 was the 48th edition of the Portuguese national final Festival da Canção, which selected Portugal's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. The 2014 Portuguese entry marked a return to the Eurovision Song Contest for RTP and Portugal after the broadcaster withdrew from the 2013 Contest. RTP confirmed Portugal's return to the competition on 7 November 2013.
Format
The format of the competition included one semi-final on 8 March 2014 and a final on 15 March 2014, both taking place at the Convento do Beato in Lisbon. Both shows were hosted by Sílvia Alberto and José Carlos Malato with Joana Teles reporting from the green room. The semi-final featured ten competing songs written by composers who RTP invited for the competition. The composers both created the song and selected the performer for their entry with the approval of RTP. All songs were required to be in Portuguese and foreign composers were allowed to partake in the competition. The top five songs from the semi-final qualified to the final. The result in both the semi-final and the final was determined solely by televoting.
On 28 January 2014, RTP revealed the names of the ten composers that were invited to participate. Originally, Tiago Pais Dias was among the invited composers, however, Hélder Godinho replaced him after his withdrawal. The invited composers were:
Semi-final
The semi-final took place on 8 March 2014. The top five entries as decided upon by public televoting qualified to the final.
Final
The final took place on 15 March 2014. Public televoting solely selected Suzy and the song "Quero ser tua" as the winning entry.
Controversy
Following the conclusion of Festival da Canção 2014, Catarina Pereira and Rui Andrade, who placed second and third respectively, raised concerns about the outcome of the contest. The concerns involved suspicions that Emanuel, the composer of the winning song, influenced the televote in favour of his entry.
At Eurovision
During the semi-final allocation draw on 20 January 2014 at the Copenhagen City Hall, Portugal was drawn to compete in the second half of the first semi-final on 6 May 2014. In the first semi-final, the producers of the show decided that Portugal would perform 13th, following San Marino and preceding Netherlands. Portugal failed to qualify from the first semi-final, just missing out on qualification by placing 11th in a field of 16 songs with a score of 39 points.
On stage, Suzy was joined by backing vocalists Marta Mota and Sara Campina, backing dancers Luís Filipe Pimenta and Renato Nobre, and percussionist Jefferson Negreiros. The performance featured the two backing vocalists performing choreography with Suzy, the two dancers playing two large drums and the percussionist performing on a hand drum.
In Portugal, the first semi-final and final were broadcast live and the second semi-final was broadcast on delay on RTP1. All shows were commentated by Sílvia Alberto. The Portuguese spokesperson revealing the result of the Portuguese vote in the final was Joana Teles.
Split voting results
The following five members comprise the Portuguese jury:
Semi-final 1
The Portuguese votes in the first semi-final were based on 50% jury voting and 50% televoting results.
Final
The Portuguese votes in the grand final were based on 50% jury voting and 50% televoting results.