Portugal in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 | ||||
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| Country |  Portugal | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process |
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| Selected artist(s) | Mariana Venâncio | |||
| Selected song | "Youtuber" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | João Cabrita Mariana Andrade | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 14th, 54 points | |||
| Portugal in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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On 9 August, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced that Portugal would participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Tbilisi, Georgia. This was the first time that Portugal has participated in the contest since 2007, with Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) being responsible for the selection of their participant.[1]
Juniores de Portugal
The final, hosted by Jorge Gabriel and Sónia Araújo, took place on 5 October 2017 in RTP's studios. 5 competing entries participated in a televised production named Juniores de Portugal where the winner was determined by a 50/50 combination of both public vote and the votes of a jury invited by the production. The winner will represent Portugal at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 on 26 November.[2] The Song was revealed on 29 September 2017, Filipa Ferreira and Mariana Venâncio was tied at 9 points each but since Mariana Venâncio received the most votes from the televoting she was declared the winner.
| Final – 5 October 2017 | ||||||||
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| Order | Artist | JESC Song | Order | Second Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
| 1 | Filipa Ferreira | "Youtuber" | 1 | "La Isla Bonita" | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2 | Mariana Venâncio | "Youtuber" | 2 | "A Máquina (Acordou)" | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| 3 | Matilde Leite | "Youtuber" | 3 | "O Amor é Assim" | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | Duarte Valença | "Youtuber" | 4 | "Loucos" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Margarida Lima | "Youtuber" | 5 | "Let It Be" | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Jury members
The jury members of Juniores de Portugal were:[3]
- Carlos Mendes - represented Portugal in Eurovision 1968 and 1972 with the songs "Verão" and "A festa da vida" and placed 11th with 5 points and 7th with 90 points respectively.
- Inês Santos - represented Portugal in Eurovision 1998 as a member of the group Alma Lusa with the song "Se eu te pudesse abraçar"
- Pedro Gonçalves - participated in Festival da Canção 2017 with the song "Don't Walk Away" and placed 6th with 13 points.
50% of the final results were from the professional jury, while the other 50% were from the public vote.
Artist and song information
Mariana Venâncio
Mariana Venâncio | |
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| Born | 4 October 2006 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| "Youtuber" | |
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| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | Mariana Venâncio |
| Language | |
| Composer(s) | João Cabrita Mariana Andrade |
| Lyricist(s) | João Cabrita |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Só quero é cantar" (2007) | |
Mariana Venâncio (born 4 October 2006 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese child singer. She represented Portugal in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Youtuber".
"Youtuber"
"Youtuber" is a song by the Portuguese child singer Mariana Venâncio. It represented Portugal in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017.
At Junior Eurovision
During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 20 November 2017, Portugal was drawn to perform in position 6 on 26 November 2017, following Belarus and preceding Ireland.
Voting
The results of the 2017 Junior Eurovision Song Contest were determined by national juries and an online audience vote. Every country had a national jury that consisted of three music industry professionals and two kids aged between 10 and 15 who are citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The first phase of the online voting started on 24 November 2017 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances was shown on junioreurovision.tv before the viewers could vote. After this, voters also had the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant's rehearsal. This first round of voting stopped on Sunday, 26 November, at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting took place during the live show and started right after the last performance and was open for 15 minutes. International viewers could vote for a minimum of three countries and a maximum of five. They could also vote for their own country's song. These votes were then turned into points. The number of points was determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song received 20% of the votes, thus it would receive 20% of the available points. The public vote counted for 50% of the final result, while the other 50% came from the professional juries.
Points awarded to Portugal
| Jury | ||||
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| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
- Portugal received 45 points from Online voting.
Points awarded by Portugal
Split voting results
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