Portugal participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 in Dublin. Celia Lawson represented Portugal with the song "Antes do adeus".
Before Eurovision
Festival da Canção 1997
Festival da Canção 1997 was the 34th edition of the festival, and was used to select the 33rd Portuguese entry at the Eurovision Song Contest.
Final
Before the final there were 5 semi-finals, which televoting selected one song from each semi-final to qualify for the final. The final was held at the Coliseu dos Recreios in Lisbon on 7 March 1997, hosted by António Sala and Cristina Caras Lindas. Eight songs competed in the final, with the winner selected by 20 regional juries and a 21st jury made up of televoting results, which was won by Os Meninos da Sacristia.[1] The winner was Celia Lawson with "Antes do adeus".
Final – 7 March 1997
Draw
Artist
Song
Songwriter(s)
Conductor
Jury
Televote
Total
Place
1
Oriundi
"Nosso canto chão"
Nuno Gomes Dos Santos, Jan van Dijck
Ramon Galarza
64
1
65
8
2
Raquel Alão
"Quando eu te beijo"
José Miguel Oliveira, João Oliveira
Pedro Duarte
112
3
115
3
3
Cristina Almeida
"Senhora da saia verde"
Maria Amélia Rodrigues da Fonseca, Carlos Canelhas
Portugal
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Ireland
Spain
United Kingdom
France
Turkey
Slovenia
Cyprus
Poland
Estonia
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