Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022

Portugal in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2022
Eurovision Song Contest 2022
Participating broadcasterRádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP)
Country Portugal
Selection processFestival da Canção 2022
Selection date12 March 2022
Competing entry
Song"Saudade, saudade"
ArtistMaro
Songwriters
  • Maro
  • John Blanda
Placement
Semi-final resultQualified (4th, 208 points)
Final result9th, 207 points
Participation chronology
◄2021 2022 2023►

Portugal was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Saudade, saudade" performed by Maro. The Portuguese participating broadcaster, Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP), organised the national final Festival da Canção 2022 in order to select its entry for the contest. After two semi-finals and a final which took place in March 2022, "Saudade, saudade" performed by Maro 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 first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2022. Performing during the show in position 10, "Saudade, saudade" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 14 May. It was later revealed that Portugal placed fourth out of the 17 participating countries in the semi-final with 208 points. In the final, Portugal performed in position 3 and placed ninth out of the 25 participating countries with 207 points.