Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011

Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Country  Portugal
National selection
Selection process Festival da Canção 2011
Selection date(s) Online vote
20–27 January 2010
Final
5 March 2011
50% Jury
50% Televoting
Selected entrant Homens da Luta
Selected song "A luta é alegria"
Finals performance
Semi-final result Failed to qualify (18th, 22 points)
Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Portugal participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany, having selected their entry through a televised national final, organised by Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP).

Festival da Canção 2011

The Portuguese broadcaster, RTP, used the same selection method they used in 2010. Songwriters, singers and groups could have submit their songs through the RTP website until the January 16th deadline. Those interested had about two months to submit their entries. A jury of experts selected between 20 and 24 of the best songs. Once the songs were chosen, people from all over the world had a chance to listen and selected their favourite song through the RTP’s website. Then, from the 20th 27 January the Portuguese public were able to vote for their favourite song.[1][2]

The 12 most voted entries then competed at a grand-finale, held on 5 March. The song that represented Portugal in Düsseldorf was selected from a combination of jury votes and televoting. The songs must be performed in Portuguese. The singers and songwriters must have Portuguese citizenship but the composer can be a foreigner.[3] [4]

The host of the grand-finale, for the fourth year running, was Sílvia Alberto. She was joined by Joana Teles (conducting the "Green Room" Interviews). At a press conference, the broadcaster (RTP) announced the chosen finalists and the running order of the final show.[5] [6]

Online voting

Online voting - 20–27 January 2011 (Closed - Final Results[7])
Artist Song Lyrics (l) / Music (m) Votes Place
Homens da Luta"A luta é alegria"Vasco Duarte (m), Jel (l)173741
Alma Real"Não quero Falar"Thorsten Rath (m), Sérgio de Oliveira (l)1243113
Miguel Gizzas"Amor Cruzado"Miguel Gizzas (m & l)Disqualified[8]
António José Silva"Por Ti"António José Silva (m & l)Disqualified[8]
Bettershell"Um Sinal"Bettershell (m), Isaías Ricardo de Oliveira (l)Disqualified[8]
Sandra Dória"Aprende a Voar (nas asas do amor)"Luís Filipe Aguilar (m & l)247018
Woodu"O Tempo Resolve Tudo"Bem Talbot (m), José Cid (m), Ana Sofia Cid (l)26121
Emanuel Santos"Não estamos sós"Ralph Siegel (m), Bernd Meinunger (m), Pedro Coelho (l)69420
Nádia Correia"Sonhos do Verbo Amar"Ricardo Verdelho (m & l)1165115
Henrique Feist"Quase a Voar"Nuno Feist (m), José Fanha (l)138448
Wanda Stuart"Chegar à tua voz"Paul Teixeira da Sousa (m & l)143942
Tânia Tavares"Se esse Dia Chegar"Gorgi (m), Tânia Tavares, (l) Nuno Valério (l)1359211
Rui Andrade"Em Nome do Amor"Artur Guimarães (m), Carlos Meireles (l)1365610
Carla Ribeiro"Só Acontece uma Vez"João Sanguilheira (m), João Novo (l)486217
Inês Bernardo"Deixa o Meu Lugar"Leonel Monteiro (m), Joana Ferraz (l)141053
Axel"Boom Boom Yeah"José Félix (m), Axel (l)1344812
Carla Pires"Voar Alto"Artur Guimarães (m), Paulo Pires de Lima (l)1196714
7Saias"Embalo do Coração"Páquito C. Braziel (m), Ana Rita Rebello (l)140566
Carla Moreno"Sobrevivo"Andrej Babić (m), Carlos Coelho (l)138687
Filipa Ruas"Tensão"Daniel Nilsson (m), Henrik Szabo (m), Johnny Sanchez (m), Jonas Gladnikoff (m), Mike Eriksson (m), Filipa Ruas (l), Pedro Sá (l)140585
Daniela Galbin"Amor A Sério"Pedro Saraiva (m), Daniela Galbin (l)82919
Nuno Norte"São os Barcos de Lisboa"Carlos Massa (m & l)138179
Pop Pin's"Esta Noite Vamos Curtir"José Cardoso (m), Guy Ribeiro (l)732516
Ricardo Sousa"O mar, o vento, e as estrelas"Carlos Freitas (m), Fernando Guerreiro (l)140624

Final

Final - 5 March 2011
Draw Artist Song Lyrics (l) / Music (m) Jury Televote Total Place
1 7Saias "Embalo do Coração" Páquito C. Braziel (m), Ana Rita Rebello (l) 8 2 10 4
2 Carla Moreno "Sobrevivo" Andrej Babić (m), Carlos Coelho (l) 1 4 5 11
3 Nuno Norte "São os Barcos de Lisboa" Carlos Massa (m & l) 12 5 17 2
4 Rui Andrade "Em Nome do Amor" Artur Guimarães (m), Carlos Meireles (l) 5 10 15 3
5 Henrique Feist "Quase a Voar" Nuno Feist (m), José Fanha (l) 4 6 10 4
6 Wanda Stuart "Chegar à tua voz" Paul Teixeira da Sousa (m & l) 7 3 10 4
7 Tânia Tavares "Se esse Dia Chegar" Gorgi (m), Tânia Tavares, (l) Nuno Valério (l) 7 0 7 10
8 Inês Bernardo "Deixa o Meu Lugar" Leonel Monteiro (m), Joana Ferraz (l) 10 0 10 4
9 Filipa Ruas "Tensão" Daniel Nilsson (m), Henrik Szabo (m), Johnny Sanchez (m), Jonas Gladnikoff (m), Mike Eriksson (m), Filipa Ruas (l), Pedro Sá (l) 2 8 10 4
10 Homens da Luta "A luta é alegria" Vasco Duarte (m), Jel (l) 6 12 18 1
11 Axel "Boom Boom Yeah" José Félix (m), Axel (l) 0 1 1 12
12 Ricardo Sousa "O mar, o vento, e as estrelas" Carlos Freitas (m), Fernando Guerreiro (l) 3 7 10 4

Controversy

The results of the Portuguese selection competition caused much controversy. After the victory of Homens da Luta was announced, several fans of the Eurovision Song Contest left the venue in protest. At the end of the show, the members of the band were interviewed by the press, including oikotimes.com. In a statement in English, the lead member Jel presented the band as “the struggling people of Portugal. We represent the people that don’t like the way things are in Portugal and in Europe and we are going to be in Düsseldorf to tell the world”. Talking about the entry “A luta é alegria”, Jel stated that “this song is our weapon!” After leaving the venue, to attend a previously scheduled concert, the singer added, “People are joining the struggle, every time you hear someone singing the song in the streets, it is someone else that is joining the struggle”. [9]At the venue, the members of Homens da Luta appealed to everybody to join the struggle.

At Eurovision

Portugal entered in sixteenth position in the first semi-final on 10 May, but didn't qualify for the final with an eighteenth place with 22 points, marking the first time since 2007 that Portugal failed to advance to the final.

Split Results

  • In the Semi-final 1 Portugal came 18th with 22 points: the public awarded Portugal 15th place with 39 points and the jury awarded 19th place with 6 points.

Points Awarded by Portugal[10]

Points Awarded to Portugal (Semi-Final 1)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hondal, Victor (2010-11-19). "Portugal: RTP announces Festival da Canção 2011". EscToday.com. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
  2. ↑ Costa, Nelson (2010-11-19). "Submissions begins today in Portugal". www.oikotimes.com. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
  3. ↑ Costa, Nelson (2010-11-05). "PORTUGAL - Festival da Canção back in 2011". Oikotimes.com. Archived from the original on 2011-12-28. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
  4. ↑ Costa, Nelson (2010-11-08). "PORTUGAL - Portugal decides on March 5". Oikotimes.com. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
  5. ↑ Costa, Nelson (2011-01-28). "RTP confirms the 12 finalists". Oikotimes.com. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
  6. ↑ Costa, Nelson (2011-02-01). "RTP announce Festival da Canção final running order". Oikotimes.com. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
  7. ↑ RTP (2011-01-28). "12 CANÇÕES APURADAS PARA O FC2011". RTP. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
  8. 1 2 3 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
  9. ↑ Conceição, Ivo (2011-03-08). ""Homens da Luta - Festival da Canção 2011 @ Jel e Ivo Conceição (entrevista)"". YouTube. Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  10. ↑ Eurovision Song Contest 2008
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