Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 information
Eurovision Song Contest 1995
Country
Portugal
National selection
Selection process
Festival da Canção 1995
Selection date(s)
7 March 1995
Selected entrant
Tó Cruz
Selected song
"Baunilha e chocolate"
Selected songwriter(s)
António Victorino d'Almeida
Rosa Lobato de Faria
Finals performance
Final result
21st, 5 points
Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Portugal participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the song "Baunilha e chocolate" written by António Victorino d'Almeida and Rosa Lobato de Faria. The song was performed by Tó Cruz. The Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) organised a two-stage national final in order to select the Portuguese entry for the 1995 contest in Dublin, Ireland. The first stage titled Selecção Nacional resulted in eight artists that competed in the second stage, Festival da Canção1995, which took place on 7 March 1995 where "Baunilha e chocolate" performed by Tó Cruz emerged as the winner following the combination of votes from 22 regional juries and a public televote.
Portugal competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 13 May 1995. Performing during the show in position 16, Portugal placed twenty-first out of the 23 participating countries, scoring 5 points.
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