Portugal in the Eurovision Dance Contest

Portugal
Participating broadcaster	RTP
Participation summary
Appearances	2
First appearance	2007
Highest placement	5th, 2007
External links
"Portugal at Eurovision Dance Contest 2008".

Portugal took part in the first Eurovision Dance Contest in 2007. Representing the country were Sónia Araújo, a TV host and Ricardo Silva, a ballroom dancer. The couple were chosen after winning the second Portuguese version of Strictly Come Dancing ("Dança Comigo", in Portuguese). The dances they performed at the contest were Jive and Tango. Portugal came joint fifth after receiving 74 points from 12 countries. It was their first top five finish in any Eurovision contest.

Sónia is a co-hoster of the Portuguese talk-show "Praça da Alegria", by RTP, RTP África and RTP Internacional, along with Jorge Gabriel and Hélder Reis.

In 2008, Portugal were represented by singer Raquel Tavares and dancer João Tiago, who danced a fusion of Rumba and Tango. The Third Eurovision Dance Contest has been cancelled indefinitely.

Contestants

Table key

  Winner

  Second place

  Third place

  Last place

Year	Couple	Dances	Place	Points
2007	Sónia Araújo and Ricardo Silva	Jive and Tango	5	74
2008	Raquel Tavares and João Tiago	Rumba/Tango	8	61

Voting History

Portugal has received the most points from...

Rank	Country	Points
1	Greece	15
2	Netherlands	14
3	Russia	12
=	Spain	12
=	Switzerland	12
4	United Kingdom	10

Portugal has given the most points to...

Rank	Country	Points
1	Ukraine	19
2	Russia	18
3	Finland	12
=	Spain	12
4	Denmark	11
5	Greece	8

Commentators and spokespersons

Year(s)	Commentator(s)	Spokesperson
2007	Isabel Angelino, Alberto Rodrigues and Marco de Camillis	Marta Leite de Castro
2008	Isabel Angelino and Alberto Rodrigues	Helena Coelho

See also

• Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Portugal in the Eurovision Young Dancers
• Portugal in the Eurovision Young Musicians
• Portugal in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest