| Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest | |
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| Participating broadcaster | Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP; 2004–present)
Formerly
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| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 55 (46 finals) |
| First appearance | 1964 |
| Highest placement | 1st: 2017 |
| Host | 2018 |
| Related articles | |
| Festival da Canção | |
| External links | |
Portugal's page at Eurovision.tv  | |
 For the most recent participation seePortugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 | |
Portugal has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 55 times since its debut at the 1964 contest. Since then it has missed five contests (1970, 2000, 2002, 2013, and 2016). The current Portuguese participant broadcaster in the contest is Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP), which select its entrant with the national selection Festival da Canção. Portugal won the contest for the first time in 2017 and hosted the 2018 contest in Lisbon.
Portugal finished last on its debut in 1964 and again in 1974, before achieving its best result of the 20th century in 1996, with "O meu coração não tem cor" performed by Lúcia Moniz finishing sixth. The country then finished last for the third time in 1997. Having not appeared in the final since 2010 and as holders of the record for most appearances in the contest without a win, Portugal won at the 49th attempt, when "Amar pelos dois" by Salvador Sobral won the 2017 contest, Portugal's first top-five result in the contest. As hosts in 2018, the country finished last in the contest for a fourth time.