Portugal in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Portugal
Member station	RTP
National selection events	Festival da Canção Junior (2006-2007)
Appearances
Appearances	2
First appearance	2006
Last appearance	2007
Best result	14th: 2006
Worst result	16th: 2007
External links
Portugal's page at Eurovision.tv

Portugal has sent two entries to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, first entering in 2006. Both Portuguese entries finished second-last, and Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP), the Portuguese broadcaster, withdrew after the 2007 Contest, despite high viewing figures.^[1] On 28 July 2014, it had been announced that Portugal would return in Marsa, Malta,^[2] but on 4 September 2014 it was announced that they wouldn't have taken part after all.^[3]

Contestants

Table key

  Winner

  Second place

  Third place

  Last place

Year	Artist	Language	Title	Place	Points
2006	Pedro Madeira	Portuguese	"Deixa-me sentir"	14	22
2007	Jorge Leiria	Portuguese	"Só quero é cantar"	16	15
Did not participate between 2008 and 2015

Voting history

As of 2014, Portugal's voting history is as follows:

Most points given Rank Country Points 1  Belarus 24 2  Russia 16 3  Romania 14 4  Sweden 13 5  Macedonia 10

Most points received Rank Country Points 1  Spain 7 2  Malta 3 3  Armenia 2 4  Cyprus 1

References

1. Florindo, Luis (2007-12-11). "Portugal: high viewing figures for JESC 2007". ESCToday. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
2. Granger, Anthony (28 July 2014). "Portugal: Return To Junior Eurovision". Eurovoix. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
3. Granger, Anthony (4 September 2014). "Portugal: Will Not Take Part In JESC 2014". Eurovoix. Retrieved 4 September 2014.