Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999
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Portugal participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "Como tudo começou" written by Tó Andrade and Jorge do Carmo. The song was performed by Rui Bandeira. The Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) organised the national final Festival da Canção 1999 in order to select the Portuguese entry for the 1999 contest in Jerusalem, Israel. The competition took place on 8 March 1999 where "Como tudo começou" performed by Rui Bandeira emerged as the winner following the votes from 11 regional juries.
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Country | Portugal | |||
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Selection process | Festival da Canção 1999 | |||
Selection date(s) | 8 March 1999 | |||
Selected entrant | Rui Bandeira | |||
Selected song | "Como tudo começou" | |||
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 21st, 12 points | |||
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Portugal competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 29 May 1999. Performing during the show in position 16, Portugal placed twenty-first out of the 23 participating countries, scoring 12 points.