Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 information
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Country
Portugal
National selection
Selection process
Festival da Canção 2011
Selection date(s)
5 March 2011
Selected entrant
Homens da Luta
Selected song
"A luta é alegria"
Selected songwriter(s)
Vasco Duarte
Jel
Finals performance
Semi-final result
Failed to qualify (18th)
Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Portugal participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "A luta é alegria" written by Vasco Duarte and Jel. The song was performed by the group Homens da Luta. The Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) organised the national final Festival da Canção 2011 in order to select the Portuguese entry for the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany. The competition took place on 5 March 2011 where "A luta é alegria" performed by Homens da Luta emerged as the winner after achieving the highest score following the combination of votes from twenty 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 2011. Performing during the show in position 16, A luta é alegria" 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 eighteenth out of the 19 participating countries in the semi-final with 22 points.
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