Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Portugal participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 in Dublin. Celia Lawson represented Portugal with the song "Antes do adeus".
| Eurovision Song Contest 1997 | ||||
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| Country |  | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Festival da Canção 1997 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 7 March 1997 | |||
| Selected entrant | Celia Lawson | |||
| Selected song | "Antes do adeus" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 24th, 0 points | |||
| Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Festival da Canção 1997
Festival da Canção 1997 was the 34th edition of the festival, and was used to select the 33rd Portuguese entry at the Eurovision Song Contest.
Final
Before the final there were 5 semi-finals, which televoting selected one song from each semi-final to qualify for the final. The final was held at the Coliseu dos Recreios in Lisbon on 7 March 1997, hosted by António Sala and Cristina Caras Lindas. Eight songs competed in the final, with the winner selected by 20 regional juries and a 21st jury made up of televoting results, which was won by Os Meninos da Sacristia.[1] The winner was Celia Lawson with "Antes do adeus".
| Final – 7 March 1997 | |||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
| 1 | Oriundi | "Nosso canto chão" | Nuno Gomes Dos Santos, Jan van Dijck | 64 | 1 | 65 | 8 |
| 2 | Raquel Alão | "Quando eu te beijo" | José Miguel Oliveira, João Oliveira | 112 | 3 | 115 | 3 |
| 3 | Cristina Almeida | "Senhora da saia verde" | Maria Amélia Rodrigues da Fonseca, Carlos Canelhas | 99 | 5 | 104 | 5 |
| 4 | Telmo Miranda | "Madrigal de Lianor" | José Manuel Coelho | 109 | 2 | 111 | 4 |
| 5 | Os Meninos da Sacristia | "Canção urgente" | José Cid | 92 | 10 | 102 | 6 |
| 6 | Sónia Mendes | "Da primeira vez" | João Mota Oliveira | 110 | 6 | 116 | 2 |
| 7 | Célia Lawson | "Antes do adeus" | Rosa Lobato de Faria, Thilo Krassman | 119 | 8 | 127 | 1 |
| 8 | Susana Pinto | "Rosa dos ventos" | Fernando Soares, Raimundo Martins, Simon Wadsworth | 75 | 4 | 79 | 7 |
Before Eurovision
In Dublin, Portugal scored 0 points placing last 24th (with Norway).
Points awarded by Portugal
| 12 points |  |
| 10 points |  |
| 8 points |  |
| 7 points |  |
| 6 points |  |
| 5 points |  |
| 4 points |  |
| 3 points |  |
| 2 points |  |
| 1 point |  |
Points awarded to Portugal
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |