Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Portugal participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 in Birmingham. Alma Lusa represented Portugal with the song "Se eu te pudesse abracar".
| Eurovision Song Contest 1998 | ||||
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| Country |  Portugal | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Festival da Canção 1998 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 7 March 1998 | |||
| Selected entrant | Alma Lusa | |||
| Selected song | "Se eu te pudesse abracar" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | José Cid | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 12th, 36 points | |||
| Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Festival da Canção 1998
Festival da Canção 1998 was the 35th edition of the festival, and was used to select the 34th Portuguese entry at the Eurovision Song Contest.
Final
The final was held at the Teatro São Luiz in Lisbon on 7 March 1998, hosted by Lucia Moniz and Carlos Ribeiro. Eight songs competed in the contest, with the winner selected by the votes of an "expert" jury. The winner was Alma Lusa with "Se eu te pudesse abracar".[1] Alma Lusa were a short-lived Portuguese musical group, set up specifically to participate in Portugal's Eurovision Song Contest selection (Festival da Canção) in 1998. The group consisted of vocalist Inês Santos and musicians José Cid, Carlos Jesus, Henrique Lopes, Carlos Ferreirinha and Pedro Soares.[2]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
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| 1 | Sofia Barbosa | "Uma lua em cada mão" | José Fanha, Jorge Quintela | 29 | 3 |
| 2 | Carlos Evora | "Saudade que eu sou" | José Fanha, João Balucio | 25 | 5 |
| 3 | Teresa Radamanto | "Só o mar ficou" | Nuno Gomes dos Santos, João Mota Oliveira | 32 | 2 |
| 4 | Ana Isabel | "O encanto da sereia" | José Fanha, Eduaro Paes Mamede | 27 | 4 |
| 5 | Ana Ritta | "Basta só um olhar" | Carlos Soares, José Orlando | 8 | 7 |
| 6 | Janot | "Aqui ou além" | Pedro Malaquias, Janot, Carlos Maria de Carvalho | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | Axel | "Só à tua espera" | Carlos Soares, Jorge do Carmo, Fernando Correia Martins | 17 | 6 |
| 8 | Alma Lusa | "Se eu te pudesse abraçar" | José Cid | 50 | 1 |
| Detailed Jury Votes | |||||||
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| Draw | Song | M. Domingues | J. Barbosa | N. Galopim | P. de Carvalho | S. Tavares | Total |
| 1 | "Uma lua em cada mão" | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 29 |
| 2 | "Saudade que eu sou" | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 25 |
| 3 | "Só o mar ficou" | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 32 |
| 4 | "O encanto da sereia" | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 27 |
| 5 | "Basta só um olhar" | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | "Aqui ou além" | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | "Só à tua espera" | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 8 | "Se eu te pudesse abraçar" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 50 |
At Eurovision
Heading into the final of the contest, BBC reported that bookmakers ranked the entry joint 12th out of the 25 entries.[3] In Birmingham, Portugal scored 36 points placing 12th.[4]
Voting
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References
- "PORTUGUESE NATIONAL FINAL 1998".
- Alma Lusa at Diggiloo.net
- "The bookies' favourites". BBC News. 8 May 1998. Archived from the original on 1 November 2002. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- "Final of Birmingham 1998". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- "Results of the Final of Birmingham 1998". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
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