Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Country	Portugal
National selection
Selection process	National final
Selection date(s)	31 March 2005
Selected entrant	2B
Selected song	"Amar"
Finals performance
Semi-final result	failed to qualify (17th)
Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Portugal was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 by "Amar" (To Love) performed by 2B. It was selected internally by RTP (Portugal). The Portuguese National Final was broadcast on March 31 during a televised show called Gala de Aniversário RTP. The song was written by Alexandre Honrado, Ernesto Leite and José da Ponte and composed by Ernesto Leite and José da Ponte. It is one of few uptempo Portuguese entries in the Eurovision Song Contest.

2B was created only for the purpose of representing Portugal at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest. The group consists of Luciana Abreu and Rui Drumond who both gained their fame through talent competitions. Luciana competed in the TV song contest 'Ídolos' ('Pop Idol') in 2003, while in the same year Rui took part in the TV series Operação Triunfo, broadcast by RTP. Both take part in various stage plays and theatre productions.

At Eurovision

2B performed at the semi-final in Kiev with reasonable hopes for qualifying for the final. Unfortunately, a faulty microphone for the female singer and overall technical mishaps resulted in a disastrous performance. As a result, the song did not qualify, finishing 17th in the semi-final.

Even though one of the EBU rules state that songs can be performed again if the first performance is hindered by technical faults, the song was not repeated.

The spokesperson who revealed Portugal's votes for other countries was RTP host Isabel Angelino.^[1]

Points awarded by Portugal

Semi-final 12 points  Belgium 10 points  Romania 8 points  Moldova 7 points  Hungary 6 points  Israel 5 points  Denmark 4 points  Latvia 3 points  Croatia 2 points   Switzerland 1 point  Norway

Final 12 points  Romania 10 points  Moldova 8 points  Spain 7 points  Ukraine 6 points  Latvia 5 points  Israel 4 points   Switzerland 3 points  Greece 2 points  Hungary 1 point  Denmark

Points awarded to Portugal

References

Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Artists 1960s António Calvário Simone de Oliveira Madalena Iglésias Eduardo Nascimento Carlos Mendes Simone de Oliveira 1970s 1970 Tonicha Carlos Mendes Fernando Tordo Paulo de Carvalho Duarte Mendes Carlos do Carmo Os Amigos Gemini Manuela Bravo 1980s José Cid Carlos Paião Doce Armando Gama Maria Guinot Adelaide Ferreira Dora Nevada Dora Da Vinci 1990s Nucha Dulce Pontes Dina Anabela Sara Tavares Tó Cruz Lúcia Moniz Célia Lawson Alma Lusa Rui Bandeira 2000s 2000 MTM 2002 Rita Guerra Sofia Vitória 2B Nonstop Sabrina Vânia Fernandes Flor-de-Lis 2010s Filipa Azevedo Homens da Luta Filipa Sousa 2013 Suzy Leonor Andrade
Songs 1960s "Oração" "Sol de inverno" "Ele e ela" "O vento mudou" "Verão" "Desfolhada portuguesa" 1970s 1970 "Menina do alto da serra" "A festa da vida" "Tourada" "E depois do adeus" "Madrugada" "Uma flor de verde pinho" "Portugal no coração" "Dai li dou" "Sobe, sobe, balão sobe" 1980s "Um grande, grande amor" "Playback" "Bem bom" "Esta balada que te dou" "Silêncio e tanta gente" "Penso em ti, eu sei" "Não sejas mau para mim" "Neste barco à vela" "Voltarei" "Conquistador" 1990s "Há sempre alguém" "Lusitana paixão" "Amor d'água fresca" "A cidade (até ser dia)" "Chamar a música" "Baunilha e chocolate" "O meu coração não tem cor" "Antes do adeus" "Se eu te pudesse abraçar" "Como tudo começou" 2000s 2000 "Só sei ser feliz assim" 2002 "Deixa-me sonhar (só mais uma vez)" "Foi magia" "Amar" "Coisas de nada (Gonna Make You Dance)" "Dança comigo (Vem ser feliz)" "Senhora do mar (Negras águas)" "Todas as ruas do amor" 2010s "Há dias assim" "A luta é alegria" "Vida minha" 2013 "Quero ser tua" "Há um mar que nos separa"
(Note: Entries scored out are when Portugal did not compete)