Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
| Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) | |||
| Country | Portugal | |||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Announcement date | Artist: 22 March 2005 Song: 1 April 2005 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Amar" | |||
| Artist | 2B | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (17th) | |||
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Portugal was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Amar", written by José da Ponte, Alexandre Honrado, and Ernesto Leite, and performed by the duo 2B. The Portuguese participating broadcaster, Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP), internally selected its entry for the contest. 2B and "Amar" were announced as on 22 March 2005, and the song was presented to the public on 1 April 2005.
Portugal competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 19 May 2005. Performing during the show in position 3, "Amar" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Portugal placed seventeenth out of the 25 participating countries in the semi-final with 51 points.