Eurovision Song Contest 2018 | ||||
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Country | ![]() | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Festival da Canção 2018 | |||
Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 18 February 2018 25 February 2018 Final: 4 March 2018 | |||
Selected entrant | Cláudia Pascoal | |||
Selected song | "O jardim" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Isaura | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 26th (last), 39 points | |||
Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Portugal participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "O jardim" written by Isaura. The song was performed by Cláudia Pascoal. In addition to participating in the contest, the Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) also hosted the Eurovision Song Contest after winning the competition in 2017 with the song "Amar pelos dois" performed by Salvador Sobral. RTP organised the national final Festival da Canção 2018 in order to select the Portuguese entry for the 2018 contest in Lisbon. After two semi-finals and a final which took place in February and March 2018, "O jardim" performed by Cláudia Pascoal and featuring Isaura emerged as the winner after achieving the highest score following the combination of votes from seven regional juries and a public televote.
As the host country, Portugal qualified to compete directly in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Portugal's running order position was determined by draw. Performing in position 8 during the final, Portugal placed twenty-sixth (last) out of the 26 participating countries with 39 points.