Portugal in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018

Portugal participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 which took place on 25 November 2018 in Minsk, Belarus. The Portuguese broadcaster Radio and Television of Portugal (RTP) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Rita Laranjeira was internally selected on 28 September 2018 as the Portuguese representative.[1]

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Country Portugal
National selection
Selection processInternal Selection
Selection date(s)
  • Artist: 28 September 2018
  • Song: 17 October 2018
Selected entrantRita Laranjeira
Selected song"Gosto de Tudo (Já Não Gosto de Nada)"
Selected songwriter(s)João Só
Finals performance
Final result18th, 42 points
Portugal in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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Background
Main article: Portugal in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

The participation of Portugal in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest first began at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2006 which took place in Bucharest, Romania. Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP), a member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), was responsible for the selection process of participants. Portugal used a national selection format to select contestants, broadcasting a show entitled "Festival da Canção Junior". This was a junior version of Festival da Canção, the national music competition organized by broadcaster RTP to choose the Portuguese entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. The first representative to participate for the nation at the 2006 contest was Pedro Madeira with the song "Deixa-me sentir", which finished in second-last place out of fifteen participating entries, achieving a score of twenty-two points. Portugal withdrew from competing in 2008, and returned in 2017.

Artist and song information

Rita Laranjeira
Rita Laranjeira
Background information
Born (2005-03-03) 3 March 2005
Sintra, Portugal
OriginPortugal
Occupation(s)Singer
InstrumentsVocals
"Gosto de Tudo (Já Não Gosto de Nada)"
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Rita Laranjeira
Language
Finals performance
Final result
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Appearance chronology
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Rita Laranjeira (born 3 March 2005) is a Portuguese child singer. She represented Portugal at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Gosto de Tudo (Já Não Gosto de Nada)".

Gosto de Tudo (Já Não Gosto de Nada)

"Gosto de Tudo (Já Não Gosto de Nada)" is a song by Portuguese singer Rita Laranjeira. It represented Portugal at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018.

At Junior Eurovision

During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 19 November 2018, Portugal was drawn to perform second on 25 November 2018, following Ukraine and preceding Kazakhstan.

Voting

The results of the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be determined by national juries and an online audience vote. Every country will have a national jury that will consist of three music industry professionals and two kids aged between 10 and 15 who are citizens of the country they represent. This jury will be asked to judge each contestant based on vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The first phase of the online voting will start on 23 November 2018 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances will be shown on junior Eurovision .tv before the viewers can vote. After this, voters will also have the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant's rehearsal. This first round of voting will stop on Sunday, 25 November, at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting will take place during the live show and will start right after the last performance and will be open for 15 minutes. International viewers can vote for a minimum of three countries and a maximum of five. They can also vote for their own country's song. These votes will then be turned into points which will be determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song receives 20% of the votes, thus it will receive 20% of the available points. The public vote will count for 50% of the final result, while the other 50% will come from the professional juries.

Points awarded to Portugal
Jury
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
  • Portugal received 42 points from Online voting.

Points awarded by Portugal
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