Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014

Portugal in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Participating broadcasterRádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP)
Country Portugal
Selection processFestival da Canção 2014
Selection date15 March 2014
Competing entry
Song"Quero ser tua"
ArtistSuzy
SongwritersEmanuel
Placement
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (11th)
Participation chronology
◄2012 2014 2015►

Portugal was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Quero ser tua" written by Emanuel, and performed by Suzy. In November 2013, the Portuguese participating broadcaster, Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP), announced that they would be returning to the Eurovision Song Contest after a one-year absence following their withdrawal in 2013 due to financial reasons. RTP organised the national final Festival da Canção 2014 in order to select its entry for the contest. After a semi-final and a final which took place in March 2014, "Quero ser tua" performed by Suzy emerged as the winner after gaining 41.56% of the public televote.

Portugal was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 6 May 2014. Performing during the show in position 13, "Quero ser tua" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Portugal placed eleventh out of the 16 participating countries in the semi-final with 39 points.