
„Before goodbye, adventure, before goodbye, madness“
The Portuguese Final was held at the Coliseu dos Recreios in Lisbon on March 7th, hosted by António Sala & Cristina Caras Lindas. Before the final there were 5 semi-finals . The winner was chosen by 20 regional juries, plus a 21st jury, the votes of which were comprised from televoting – Os Meninos da Sacristia won the televote.
The Semifinals
The Portuguese Semi-Finals were held at the RTP TV Studios in Lisbon, hosted by Isabel Angelino. The finalists were chosen by televoting.
Semi-Final 1
1 | Canto de esperar | I sing to wait | Carlos Coincas | – |
2 | Nosso canto chão | Our motherland’s singing | Oriundi | 1st |
3 | Não vou chorar | I won’t cry | Paulo Sorsa | – |
Semi-Final 2
1 | Gaivotas de um mar revolto | Seagirl of a turbulent sea | Carla Pires | – |
2 | África | Africa | Vanda Charbla | – |
3 | Quando eu te beijo | When I kiss you | Raquel Alão | 1st |
Semi-Final 3
1 | Senhora da saia verde | Lady in the green skirt | Cristina Almeida | 1st |
2 | Sons de festa | Party sounds | Paulo Caetano | – |
3 | Pedra dura | Hard stone | Água Mole | – |
Semi-Final 4
1 | Sonhos de verão | Summer dreams | Paula Cardoso & Carlos Ançã | – |
2 | Madrigal de Lianor | Lianor’s lullaby | Telmo Miranda | 1st |
3 | Menino de rua | Streetboy | Carlos Alberto Vidal | – |
Semi-Final 5
1 | Rosa dos ventos | Rose of the wind | Susana Pinto | 1st |
2 | Quadro sonhador | Dreamer picture | Filipa Lourenço | – |
3 | Corrente da terra mãe | The current of mother earth | Isabel Viana | – |
The Final
1 | Nosso canto chão | Our motherland’s singing | Oriundi | 65 | 8th |
2 | Quando eu te beijo | When I kiss you | Raquel Alão | 115 | 3rd |
3 | Senhora da saia verde | Lady in the green skirt | Cristina Almeida | 104 | 5th |
4 | Madrigal de Lianor | Lianor’s lullaby | Telmo Miranda | 111 | 4th |
5 | Canção urgente | Urgent song | Os Meninos da Sacristia | 102 | 6th |
6 | Da primeira vez | For the first time | Sónia Mendes | 116 | 2nd |
7 | Antes do adeus | Before goodbye | Célia Lawson | 127 | 1st |
8 | Rosa dos ventos | Rose of the wind | Susana Pinto | 79 | 7th |

Célia Lawson came equal 24th at the ESC. Telmo Miranda was a backing singer for Portugal in ESC 1996.