| Eurovision Song Contest 1969 | ||||
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| Country |  Portugal | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Grande Prémio TV da Canção Portuguesa 1969 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 24 February 1969 | |||
| Selected entrant | Simone de Oliveira | |||
| Selected song | "Desfolhada portuguesa" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 15th, 4 points | |||
| Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Portugal was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 with the song "Desfolhada portuguesa", composed by Nuno Nazareth Fernandes, with lyrics by Ary dos Santos, and performed by Simone de Oliveira. The Portuguese participating broadcaster Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP) selected its entry at the Grande Prémio TV da Canção Portuguesa 1969. Actually, de Oliveira was not the authors' first choice to defend the song at the national final, having even been invited to a week of the event. This was her second participation in Eurovision, having already represented Portugal in the 1965 contest.