Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Portugal was represented by Nonstop in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Coisas de nada" (Meaningless things).
| Eurovision Song Contest 2006 | ||||
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Festival da Canção 2006 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 11 March 2006 | |||
| Selected entrant | Nonstop | |||
| Selected song | "Coisas de nada" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | failed to qualify (19th, 26 points) | |||
| Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Nonstop were formed as a result of the TV show 'POPSTARS'. The group consisted of Andrea, Katia, Fatima, Liliana and Rita. Together they released their first album and had huge success with their first single Ao Limite Eu Vou and their second single Basta Um Sorriso. One of the members, Fatima, decided to leave the group after they began singing songs in English to appeal to a boader audience. In 2004 they released their second album, which contained the singles E Tudo Vai Mudar and Play-back, a cover of a Portuguese hit from the eighties.
Before Eurovision
Festival da Canção 2006
Portugal chose its entry in a national final organised by RTP on 11 March 2006. Of the ten songs, Nonstop triumphed with the song "Coisas de nada". The eventual result was actually a tie, between Nonstop and Vânia Olveira. The jury decided the outcome when a tie took place between these two songs, and as they had awarded more points to Nonstop, they were given the victory. The song was written and composed by José Manuel Afonso & Elvis Veiguinha.
| Final – 11 March 2006 | |||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
| 1 | Bruno Nicolau | "Um dia direi" | Gustavo Teixeira | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| 2 | Lara Afonso | "Alma nova" | Luís Oliveira, António Avelar de Pinho | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| 3 | Madison Lucia | "Na noite és tu e eu" | Douglas Temmo, José Manuel Afonso, Elvis Veiguinha, Slu Fernandes | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Mariafolia | "Bem mais além" | José Marinho, António Avelar de Pinho | 1 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 5 | Ricardo Moraes | "Nunca mais te digo adeus" | Ricardo Landum | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
| 6 | Vânia | "Sei quem sou (Portugal)" | Carlos Coincas, José Liaça | 10 | 12 | 22 | 2 |
| 7 | Natalie Insoandé | "Durmo com pedras na cama" | Luís Oliveira, António Avelar de Pinho | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 |
| 8 | Nonstop | "Coisas de nada" | José Manuel Afonso, Elvis Veiguinha | 12 | 10 | 22 | 1 |
| 9 | Beto | "O amor é uma fonte" | José Marinho, José Jorge Letria | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| 10 | Cuca | "As minhas guitarras" | Ramón Galarza, Paulo Abreu Lima | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3 |
| Detailed Jury Votes | ||||||||||
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| Draw | Song | F. La Féria | S. de Oliveira | T. Brito | F. Lopes | J. Gobern | Total | Points | ||
| 1 | "Um dia direi" | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 5 | ||
| 2 | "Alma nova" | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 6 | ||
| 3 | "Na noite és tu e eu" | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 4 | ||
| 4 | "Bem mais além" | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | ||
| 5 | "Nunca mais te digo adeus" | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 3 | ||
| 6 | "Sei quem sou (Portugal)" | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 10 | ||
| 7 | "Durmo com pedras na cama" | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 46 | 8 | ||
| 8 | "Coisas de nada" | 12 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 54 | 12 | ||
| 9 | "O amor é uma fonte" | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 2 | ||
| 10 | "As minhas guitarras" | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 7 | ||
At Eurovision
As Portugal did not advance to the final of the Eurovision the previous year, it had to compete in the semifinal again in 2006. The Portuguese entry was not very popular with the televoters, coming 19th out of 23 entries, failing to qualify to the Grand Final. Therefore, Portugal will have to compete in the semi-final again in ESC 2007.
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Points awarded by Portugal[1]
Semi final
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Final
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