Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020
| Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2020 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) | |||
| Country | Portugal | |||
| Selection process | Festival da Canção 2020 | |||
| Selection date | 7 March 2020 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Medo de sentir" | |||
| Artist | Elisa | |||
| Songwriters | Marta Carvalho | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | Contest cancelled | |||
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Portugal was set to be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Medo de sentir", written by Marta Carvalho and performed by Elisa. The Portuguese participating broadcaster, Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP), organised the national final Festival da Canção 2020 in order to select its entry for the contest. After two semi-finals and a final which took place in February and March 2020, "Medo de sentir" performed by Elisa emerged as the winner after achieving the highest score following the combination of votes from seven regional juries and a public televote.
Portugal was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 14 May 2020. However, the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.