Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
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Portugal
participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
in Düsseldorf
, Germany
, having selected their entry through a televised national final, organised by Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal
(RTP).
The 12 most voted entries will then compete at a grand-finale, to be held on 5 March. The song that will represent Portugal in Düsseldorf will then be selected from a combination of jury votes and televoting. The songs must be performed in Portuguese. The singers and song writers must have Portuguese citizenship but the composer can be a foreigner.
The host of the grand-finale, for the fourth year running, will be Sílvia Alberto. She will be joined by Joana Teles (conducting the "Green Room" Interviews). At a press conference, the broadcaster (RTP) announced the chosen finalists and the running order of the final show.
Key
Talking about the entry “A luta é alegria”, Jel stated that “this song is our weapon!” After leaving the venue, to attend a previously scheduled concert, the singer added, “People are joining the struggle, every time you hear someone singing the song in the streets, it is someone else that is joining the struggle”. At the venue, the members of Homens da Luta appealed to everybody to join the struggle. After their victory was announced several fans of the Eurovision Song Festival left the venue in protest.
If the Portuguese entry suggests a clear political meaning, the song could breach a Eurovision Song Contest ruling and be disqualified. RTP, the Portuguese broadcaster, declined to disqualify the band's entry which further fueled the controversy.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th annual Eurovision Song Contest and was won by Eldar & Nigar performing "Running Scared" for Azerbaijan. The event took place in the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, following Germany's win in the previous year...
in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
, Germany
Germany
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, having selected their entry through a televised national final, organised by Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, S.A.,commonly known as RTP, is Portugal's public service broadcasting organization. It operates four terrestrial television channels and three national radio channels, as well as several satellite and cable offerings....
(RTP).
Festival da Canção 2011
The Portuguese broadcaster, RTP, will use the same selection method used in 2010. Song writers, singers and groups can submit their songs through the RTP website until the January 16th deadline. Those interested have about two months to submit their entries. A jury of experts will select between 20 to 24 of the best songs. Once the songs have been chosen, people from all over the world will have a chance to listen and select their favourite song through the RTP’s website. Then, from the 20th 27th of January the Portuguese public will be able to vote for their favourite song.The 12 most voted entries will then compete at a grand-finale, to be held on 5 March. The song that will represent Portugal in Düsseldorf will then be selected from a combination of jury votes and televoting. The songs must be performed in Portuguese. The singers and song writers must have Portuguese citizenship but the composer can be a foreigner.
The host of the grand-finale, for the fourth year running, will be Sílvia Alberto. She will be joined by Joana Teles (conducting the "Green Room" Interviews). At a press conference, the broadcaster (RTP) announced the chosen finalists and the running order of the final show.
Online voting
| Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Votes | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homens da Luta Homens da Luta Homens da Luta is a Portuguese improvisational comedy and musical street performance group consisting of brothers Vasco Duarte and Nuno Duarte "Jel"... |
"A luta é alegria A luta é alegria "A luta é alegria" was the Portuguese entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany, performed by Homens da Luta. It was chosen for Eurovision by winning the Festival da Canção 2011 on 5 March 2011... " |
Vasco Duarte (m), Jel (l) | 17374 | 1 |
| Alma Real | "Não quero Falar" | Thorsten Rath (m), Sérgio de Oliveira (l) | 12431 | 13 |
| Miguel Gizzas | "Amor Cruzado" | Miguel Gizzas (m & l) | Disqualified | |
| António José Silva | "Por Ti" | António José Silva (m & l) | Disqualified | |
| Bettershell | "Um Sinal" | Bettershell (m), Isaías Ricardo de Oliveira (l) | Disqualified | |
| Sandra Dória | "Aprende a Voar (nas asas do amor)" | Luís Filipe Aguilar (m & l) | 2470 | 18 |
| Woodu | "O Tempo Resolve Tudo" | Bem Talbot (m), José Cid José Cid José Cid is a Portuguese singer and composer. Outside of his home country, Cid is best known for performing "Um grande, grande amor" at the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 and for the progressive rock album 10,000 Anos Depois Entre Venus E Marte.Over his longlasting career, Cid has been awarded... (m), Ana Sofia Cid (l) |
261 | 21 |
| Emanuel Santos | "Não estamos sós" | Ralph Siegel Ralph Siegel Ralph Siegel is a German record producer and songwriter. He is married to the opera singer Kriemhild Jahn. He has three daughters, one of them Giulia Siegel divorced from German entrepreneur Hans Wehrmann.... (m) , Bernd Meinunger Bernd Meinunger Bernd Meinunger is a German lyricist and record producer who frequently works with Ralph Siegel and David Brandes... (m), Pedro Coelho (l) |
694 | 20 |
| Nádia Correia | "Sonhos do Verbo Amar" | Ricardo Verdelho (m & l) | 11651 | 15 |
| Henrique Feist | "Quase a Voar" | Nuno Feist (m), José Fanha (l) | 13844 | 8 |
| Wanda Stuart | "Chegar à tua voz" | Paul Teixeira da Sousa (m & l) | 14394 | 2 |
| Tânia Tavares | "Se esse Dia Chegar" | Gorgi (m), Tânia Tavares, (l) Nuno Valério (l) | 13592 | 11 |
| Rui Andrade | "Em Nome do Amor" | Artur Guimarães (m), Carlos Meireles (l) | 13656 | 10 |
| Carla Ribeiro | "Só Acontece uma Vez" | João Sanguilheira (m), João Novo (l) | 4862 | 17 |
| Inês Bernardo | "Deixa o Meu Lugar" | Leonel Monteiro (m), Joana Ferraz (l) | 14105 | 3 |
| Axel | "Boom Boom Yeah" | José Félix (m), Axel (l) | 13448 | 12 |
| Carla Pires | "Voar Alto" | Artur Guimarães (m), Paulo Pires de Lima (l) | 11967 | 14 |
| 7Saias | "Embalo do Coração" | Páquito C. Braziel (m), Ana Rita Rebello (l) | 14056 | 6 |
| Carla Moreno | "Sobrevivo" | Andrej Babić Andrej Babic Andrej Babić is a Croatian songwriter who has written many Eurovision songs since 2003. He is one of the few songwriters who has written for four countries, having written entries for Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia and Portugal.... (m), Carlos Coelho Carlos Coelho Carlos Coelho is a Portuguese politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Social Democratic Party–People's Party coalition; part of the European People's Party–European Democrats group.-References:... (l) |
13868 | 7 |
| Filipa Ruas | "Tensão" | Daniel Nilsson (m), Henrik Szabo (m), Johnny Sanchez (m), Jonas Gladnikoff Jonas Gladnikoff Jonas Gladnikoff is a songwriter and music producer from Stockholm, Sweden. He has written several songs for singers from across Europe, but is best known for writing entries for the Eurovision Song Contest and for various national pre-selections... (m), Mike Eriksson (m), Filipa Ruas (l), Pedro Sá (l) |
14058 | 5 |
| Daniela Galbin | "Amor A Sério" | Pedro Saraiva (m), Daniela Galbin (l) | 829 | 19 |
| Nuno Norte | "São os Barcos de Lisboa" | Carlos Massa (m & l) | 13817 | 9 |
| Pop Pin's | "Esta Noite Vamos Curtir" | José Cardoso (m), Guy Ribeiro (l) | 7325 | 16 |
| Ricardo Sousa | "O mar, o vento, e as estrelas" | Carlos Freitas (m), Fernando Guerreiro (l) | 14062 | 4 |
Key
| Colour | Result |
|---|---|
| Gold | Winner of Online Voting |
| Salmon | Classified |
| Chestnut/Indian Red | Disqualified |
Final
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7Saias | "Embalo do Coração" | Páquito C. Braziel (m), Ana Rita Rebello (l) | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| 2 | Carla Moreno | "Sobrevivo" | Andrej Babić Andrej Babic Andrej Babić is a Croatian songwriter who has written many Eurovision songs since 2003. He is one of the few songwriters who has written for four countries, having written entries for Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia and Portugal.... (m), Carlos Coelho Carlos Coelho Carlos Coelho is a Portuguese politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Social Democratic Party–People's Party coalition; part of the European People's Party–European Democrats group.-References:... (l) |
1 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Nuno Norte | "São os Barcos de Lisboa" | Carlos Massa (m & l) | 12 | 5 | 17 | 2 |
| 4 | Rui Andrade | "Em Nome do Amor" | Artur Guimarães (m), Carlos Meireles (l) | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3 |
| 5 | Henrique Feist | "Quase a Voar" | Nuno Feist (m), José Fanha (l) | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| 6 | Wanda Stuart | "Chegar à tua voz" | Paul Teixeira da Sousa (m & l) | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 |
| 7 | Tânia Tavares | "Se esse Dia Chegar" | Gorgi (m), Tânia Tavares, (l) Nuno Valério (l) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 8 | Inês Bernardo | "Deixa o Meu Lugar" | Leonel Monteiro (m), Joana Ferraz (l) | 10 | 0 | 10 | 4 |
| 9 | Filipa Ruas | "Tensão" | Daniel Nilsson (m), Henrik Szabo (m), Johnny Sanchez (m), Jonas Gladnikoff Jonas Gladnikoff Jonas Gladnikoff is a songwriter and music producer from Stockholm, Sweden. He has written several songs for singers from across Europe, but is best known for writing entries for the Eurovision Song Contest and for various national pre-selections... (m), Mike Eriksson (m), Filipa Ruas (l), Pedro Sá (l) |
2 | 8 | 10 | 4 |
| 10 | Homens da Luta Homens da Luta Homens da Luta is a Portuguese improvisational comedy and musical street performance group consisting of brothers Vasco Duarte and Nuno Duarte "Jel"... |
"A luta é alegria A luta é alegria "A luta é alegria" was the Portuguese entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany, performed by Homens da Luta. It was chosen for Eurovision by winning the Festival da Canção 2011 on 5 March 2011... " |
Vasco Duarte (m), Jel (l) | 6 | 12 | 18 | 1 |
| 11 | Axel | "Boom Boom Yeah" | José Félix (m), Axel (l) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 12 | Ricardo Sousa | "O mar, o vento, e as estrelas" | Carlos Freitas (m), Fernando Guerreiro (l) | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
Controversy
The results of the Portuguese selection competition caused much controversy. The band Homens da Luta won the Portuguese final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. At the end of the show, the members of the band were interviewed by the press, including oikotimes.com. In a statement in English, the lead member Jel presented the band as “the struggling people of Portugal. We represent the people that don’t like the way things are in Portugal and in Europe and we are going to be in Düsseldorf to tell the world”.Talking about the entry “A luta é alegria”, Jel stated that “this song is our weapon!” After leaving the venue, to attend a previously scheduled concert, the singer added, “People are joining the struggle, every time you hear someone singing the song in the streets, it is someone else that is joining the struggle”. At the venue, the members of Homens da Luta appealed to everybody to join the struggle. After their victory was announced several fans of the Eurovision Song Festival left the venue in protest.
If the Portuguese entry suggests a clear political meaning, the song could breach a Eurovision Song Contest ruling and be disqualified. RTP, the Portuguese broadcaster, declined to disqualify the band's entry which further fueled the controversy.