| Eurovision Song Contest 1999 | ||||
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| Country |  Portugal | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Festival da Canção 1999 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 8 March 1999 | |||
| Selected entrant | Rui Bandeira | |||
| Selected song | "Como tudo começou" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 21st, 12 points | |||
| Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Portugal was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "Como tudo começou" composed by Jorge do Carmo, with lyrics by Tó Andrade, and performed by Rui Bandeira. The Portuguese participating broadcaster Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP) organised the national final Festival da Canção 1999 in order to select its entry for the 1999 contest in Jerusalem, Israel. The competition took place on 8 March 1999 where "Como tudo começou" performed by Rui Bandeira emerged as the winner following the votes from 11 regional juries.
The song competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 29 May 1999. Performed during the show in position 16, it placed twenty-first out of the 23 participating songs from different countries, scoring 12 points.