Eurovision Song Contest 2003
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Country
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Portugal
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Selection process
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Internal selection
Song:
Cancao para Eurovisao 2003
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Selection date(s)
| Artist:
9 January 2003
Song:
2 March 2003
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Selected entrant
| Rita Guerra
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Selected song
| "Deixa-me sonhar (so mais uma vez)"
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Selected songwriter(s)
| Paulo Martins
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Final result
| 22nd, 13 points
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Portugal
participated in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2003
with the song "Deixa-me sonhar (so mais uma vez)" written by Paulo Martins. The song was performed by
Rita Guerra
, who was internally selected by the Portuguese broadcaster
Radio e Televisao de Portugal
(RTP) on 9 January 2003 to represent the nation at the 2003 contest in
Riga
, Latvia. RTP returned to the Eurovision Song Contest after a one-year absence following their withdrawal in
2002
as one of the bottom six countries in the
2001
contest. The national final
Cancao para Eurovisao 2003
was organised in order to select the song that Rita Guerra would perform and the winning song was selected exclusively by public televoting. "Deixa-me sonhar (so mais uma vez)" emerged as the winning song with 75% of the votes.
Portugal competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 24 May 2003. Performing during the show in position 7, Portugal placed twenty-second out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 13 points.
Background
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Prior to the 2003 contest, Portugal had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest thirty-six times since its first entry in
1964
.
[1]
The nation's highest placing in the contest was sixth, which they achieved in
1996
with the song "O meu coracao nao tem cor" performed by
Lucia 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 Celia Lawson. Portugal has also received
nul points
on two occasions; in 1964 and 1997.
The Portuguese national broadcaster,
Radio e Televisao de Portugal
(RTP), broadcasts the event within Portugal and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. RTP confirmed Portugal's participation in the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest on 29 November 2002.
[2]
The broadcaster has traditionally selected the Portuguese entry for the Eurovision Song Contest via the music competition
Festival da Cancao
, with an exception in
1988
when the Portuguese entry was internally selected. Despite the initial announcement that the selection of the 2003 Portuguese entry would involve the reality singing competition
Operacao Triunfo
, the broadcaster internally selected the artist due to scheduling conflicts and organized a national final in order to select the song.
[3]
Before Eurovision
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Artist selection
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On 9 January 2003, the broadcaster announced that
Rita Guerra
had been internally selected to represent Portugal in Riga. Rita Guerra previously attempted to represent Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest, placing second in
Festival da Cancao 1992
with the song "Meu amor inventado em mim".
[4]
It was also announced that her song for the contest would be chosen through a national final.
[5]
Cancao para Eurovisao 2003
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Composers were able to submit their songs for the competition between 9 January 2003 and 5 February 2003.
[5]
Three songs were selected from 500 submissions received and revealed on 18 February 2003.
[6]
The national final consisted of two shows held during the
first season
of the reality singing competition
Operacao Triunfo
, which took place at the Endemol TV Studios in
Mem-Martins
, hosted by
Catarina Furtado
and broadcast on
RTP1
and
RTP Internacional
.
[7]
[8]
The first show took place on 23 February 2003 where all three competing songs were performed by Rita Guerra. The winning song was selected solely by a public televote that opened following the first show and closed during the second show on 2 March 2003, when "Deixa-me sonhar (so mais uma vez)" was announced as the winning song.
[9]
[10]
Final ? 2 March 2003
Draw
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Song
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Songwriter(s)
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Televote
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Place
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1
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"Prazer no pecado"
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Menito Ramos
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15%
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2
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2
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"Estes dias sem fim"
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Rui Miguel Soares Correia, Laura Santos, Raquel Marcos
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10%
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3
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3
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"Deixa-me sonhar (so mais uma vez)"
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Paulo Tome Martins da Encarnacao
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75%
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1
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At Eurovision
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The Eurovision Song Contest 2003 took place at the
Skonto Hall
in Riga, Latvia, on 24 May 2003.
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According to the
Eurovision rules
, the participant list for the contest was composed of the winning country from the previous year's contest, any countries which had not participated in the previous year's contest, and those which had obtained the highest placing in the previous contest, up to the maximum 26 participants in total.
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The draw for running order had previously been held on 29 November 2002 in Riga, with the results being revealed during a delayed broadcast of the proceedings later that day.
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Portugal was set to perform in position 7, following the entry from
Bosnia and Herzegovina
and before the entry from
Croatia
.
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Portugal finished in twenty-second place with 13 points.
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In Portugal, the show was broadcast on
RTP1
and
RTP Internacional
with commentary by Margarida Merces de Melo.
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The Portuguese spokesperson, who announced the top 12-point score awarded by the Portuguese televote, was Helena Ramos.
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Voting
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Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Portugal and awarded by Portugal in the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Spain in the contest.
Points awarded to Portugal
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Score
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12 points
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10 points
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8 points
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7 points
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6 points
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France
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5 points
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4 points
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3 points
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Ukraine
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2 points
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1 point
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References
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External links
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Participation
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Artists
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Songs
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- "
Ai coracao
"
- "
Amar
"
- "
Amar pelos dois
"
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Amor d'agua fresca
"
- "
Antes do adeus
"
- "
Baunilha e chocolate
"
- "
Bem bom
"
- "
Chamar a musica
"
- "
A cidade (ate ser dia)
"
- "
Coisas de nada
"
- "
Como tudo comecou
"
- "
Conquistador
"
- "Dai li dou"
- "
Danca comigo
"
- "
Deixa-me sonhar
"
- "
Desfolhada portuguesa
"
- "
E depois do adeus
"
- "
Ele e ela
"
- "
Esta balada que te dou
"
- "
A festa da vida
"
- "
Uma flor de verde pinho
"
- "
Foi magia
"
- "
Um grande, grande amor
"
- "
Grito
"
- "
Ha dias assim
"
- "
Ha sempre alguem
"
- "
Ha um mar que nos separa
"
- "
O jardim
"
- "
Love Is on My Side
"
- "
Lusitana paixao
"
- "
A luta e alegria
"
- "
Madrugada
"
"
Medo de sentir
"
- "
Menina do alto da serra
"
- "
O meu coracao nao tem cor
"
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Nao sejas mau para mim
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Neste barco a vela
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Oracao
"
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Penso em ti, eu sei
"
- "Playback"
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Portugal no coracao
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Quero ser tua
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Saudade, saudade
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Se eu te pudesse abracar
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Senhora do mar (negras aguas)
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Silencio e tanta gente
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So sei ser feliz assim
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Sobe, sobe, balao sobe
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Sol de inverno
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Telemoveis
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Todas as ruas do amor
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Tourada
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O vento mudou
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Verao
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Vida minha
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- "
Voltarei
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- Note: Entries scored out signify where Portugal did not compete
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