Festival RTP da Canção
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Festival RTP da Canção was the name given to the national festival, produced and broadcast by Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, to choose the Portuguese entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.
Over the years its popularity had been slipping, due to the fact that the Eurovision Song Contest was perceived by many as an old-fashioned music contest. In 2000, the festival was celebrated for the last time. However, the winner Liana did not participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000, because Portugal had been relegated due to its poor results in the preceding years.
In 2006 the Festival da Canção returned, with the victory of Nonstop.
[edit] Table of past winners
| Year | Song | Artist | Position in Eurovision Song Contest | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ||||
| 2006 | Coisas de Nada | Nonstop | 19th in semi final | |
| 2004 | Foi Magia | Sofia Vitória | 15th in semi final | |
| 2003 | Deixa-me Sonhar (Só Mais Uma Vez) | Rita Guerra | 22nd - in bilingual Portuguese/English version | |
| 2001 | Só Sei Ser Feliz Assim | MTM | 17th | |
| 2000 | Sonhos Mágicos | Liana | did not enter | |
| 1999 | Como Tudo Começou | Rui Bandeira | 21st | |
| 1998 | Se Eu Te Pudesse Abraçar | Alma Lusa | 12th | |
| 1997 | Antes do Adeus | Célia Lawson | 24th | |
| 1996 | O Meu Coração Não Tem Cor | Lúcia Moniz | 6th | |
| 1995 | Baunilha e Chocolate | Tó Cruz | 21st | |
| 1994 | Chamar a Música | Sara Tavares | 8th | |
| 1993 | A Cidade Até Ser Dia | Anabela | 10th | |
| 1992 | Amor d'Água Fresca | Dina | 17th | |
| 1991 | Lusitania Paixão | Dulce Pontes | 8th | |
| 1990 | Há Sempre Alguém | Nucha | 20th | |
| 1989 | Conquistador | Da Vinci | 16th | |
| 1988 | Voltarei | Dora | 18th | |
| 1987 | Neste Barco À Vela | Nevada | 18th | |
| 1986 | Não Sejas Mau P'ra Mim | Dora | 14th | |
| 1985 | Penso Em Ti (Eu Sei) | Adelaide | 18th | |
| 1984 | Silêncio E Tanta Gente | Maria Guinot | 11th | |
| 1983 | Esta Balada Que Te Dou | Armando Gama | 13th | |
| 1982 | Bem Bom | Doce | 13th | |
| 1981 | Playback | Carlos Paião | 18th | |
| 1980 | Um Grande, Grande Amor | José Cid | 7th | |
| 1979 | Sobe, Sobe Balão Sobe | Manuela Bravo | 9th | |
| 1978 | Dai Li Dou | Gemini | 17th | |
| 1977 | Portugal No Coração | Os Amigos | 14th | |
| 1976 | Uma Flor De Verde Pinho | Carlos do Carmo | 12th | |
| 1975 | Madrugada | Duarte Mendes | 16th | |
| 1974 | E Depois Do Adeus | Paulo de Carvalho | 14th | |
| 1973 | Tourada | Fernando Tordo | 10th | |
| 1972 | A Festa Da Vida | Carlos Mendes | 7th | |
| 1971 | Menina | Tonicha | 9th | |
| 1970 | Onde Vais Rio Que Eu Canto | Sérgio Borges | withdrawn | |
| 1969 | Desfolhada Portuguesa | Simone de Oliveira | 15th | |
| 1968 | Verão | Carlos Mendes | 11th | |
| 1967 | O Vento Mudou | Eduardo Nascimento | 12th | |
| 1966 | Ele E Ela | Madalena Iglésias | 13th | |
| 1965 | Sol De Inverno | Simone de Oliveira | 13th | |
| 1964 | Oração | António Calvário | 13th | |
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