Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003
| Eurovision Song Contest 2003 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Portugal | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Artist: Internal Selection Song: Canção para Eurovisão 2003 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: 9 January 2003 Song: 2 March 2003 | |||
| Selected entrant | Rita Guerra | |||
| Selected song | "Deixa-me sonhar (só mais uma vez)" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 22nd, 13 points | |||
| Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Portugal was represented by Rita Guerra with the song "Deixa-me sonhar (só mais uma vez)" in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003.
Before Eurovision
Artist selection
On 9 January 2003, RTP announced Rita Guerra as the Portuguese entrant at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003.[1]
Canção para Eurovisão 2003
The song that Rita Guerra represented Portugal with was selected through "Canção para Eurovisão 2003", the special live show of Operação Triunfo 1. RTP opened a submission period for composers to submit their songs between 9 January 2003 and 5 February 2003.[1] Over 500 songs were received at the conclusion of the submission period, and a selection committee selected 3 songs for the competition.[2] The selected songs were announced on 18 February 2003.[3]
"Canção para Eurovisão 2003", the special live show of Operação Triunfo 1, took place at the Endemol Studios in Mem-Martins on 2 March 2003 and hosted by Catarina Furtado. During the show Rita Guerra performed all three songs, and the winning song was determined exclusively by a public telephone vote.[4][5]
| Final – 2 March 2003 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Song | Composer(s) | Televote | Place |
| 1 | "Prazer no pecado" | Ménito Ramos | 15% | 2 |
| 2 | "Estes dias sem fim" | Rui Miguel Soares Correia, Laura Santos, Raquel Marcos | 10% | 3 |
| 3 | "Deixa-me sonhar (só mais uma vez)" | Paulo Martins | 75% | 1 |
At Eurovision
Points awarded by Portugal
Final
| 12 points |  Spain
|
| 10 points |  Austria
|
| 8 points |  Turkey
|
| 7 points |  Ireland
|
| 6 points |  Belgium
|
| 5 points |  Norway
|
| 4 points |  Russia
|
| 3 points |  Sweden
|
| 2 points |  France
|
| 1 point |  Malta
|
Points awarded to Portugal
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
See also
References
- ^ a b Rodrigues, André (10 January 2003). "RTP confirms Rita Guerra as Portugal's artist". Esctoday.
- ^ Bakker, Sietse (23 February 2003). "Tonight: Rita Guerra to introduce Portuguese songs". Esctoday.
- ^ Rodrigues, André (18 February 2011). "Portugal: Rita Guerra is on the way". Esctoday.
- ^ "PORTUGUESE NATIONAL FINAL 2003".
- ^ "Festival da Canção 2003".