Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996
| Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1996 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP) | |||
| Country | Portugal | |||
| Selection process | Festival RTP da Canção 1996 | |||
| Selection date | 7 March 1996 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "O meu coração não tem cor" | |||
| Artist | Lúcia Moniz | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 6th, 92 points | |||
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Portugal was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song "O meu coração não tem cor" composed by Pedro Osório, with lyrics by José Fanha, and performed by Lúcia Moniz. The Portuguese participating broadcaster, Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP), organised the national final Festival RTP da Canção 1996 in order to select its entry for the contest. The competition took place on 7 March 1996 where "O meu coração não tem cor" performed by Lúcia Moniz emerged as the winner following the votes from ten regional juries.
The song competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 18 May 1996. Performing during the show in position 4, it placed sixth out of the 23 participating songs from different countries, scoring 92 points.