Eurovision Song Contest 2014 | ||||
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Country | Portugal | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Festival da Canção 2014 | |||
Selection date(s) | Semi-final: 8 March 2014 Final: 15 March 2014 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Suzy | |||
Selected song | "Quero ser tua" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Emanuel | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (11th) | |||
Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Portugal participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Quero ser tua" written by Emanuel. The song was performed by Suzy. In November 2013, the Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) announced that they would be returning to the Eurovision Song Contest after a one-year absence following their withdrawal in 2013 due to financial reasons. RTP organised the national final Festival da Canção 2014 in order to select the Portuguese entry for the 2014 contest in Copenhagen, Denmark. After a semi-final and a final which took place in March 2014, "Quero ser tua" performed by Suzy emerged as the winner after gaining 41.56% of the public televote.
Portugal was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 6 May 2014. Performing during the show in position 13, "Quero ser tua" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Portugal placed eleventh out of the 16 participating countries in the semi-final with 39 points.