Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995
| Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1995 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP) | |||
| Country | Portugal | |||
| Selection process | Festival RTP da Canção 1995 | |||
| Selection date | 7 March 1995 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Baunilha e chocolate" | |||
| Artist | Tó Cruz | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 21st, 5 points | |||
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Portugal was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the song "Baunilha e chocolate" composed by António Victorino d'Almeida, with lyrics by Rosa Lobato de Faria, and performed by Tó Cruz. The Portuguese participating broadcaster, Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP), organised a two-stage national final in order to select its entry for the contest. The first stage titled Selecção Nacional resulted in eight artists that competed in the second stage, Festival RTP da Canção 1995, which took place on 7 March 1995 where "Baunilha e chocolate" performed by Tó Cruz emerged as the winner following the combination of votes from 22 regional juries and a public televote.
The song competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 13 May 1995. Performing during the show in position 16, it placed twenty-first out of the 23 participating songs from different countries, scoring 5 points.