Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995

Eurovision Song Contest 1995
Participating broadcasterRadiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP)
Country Portugal
National selection
Selection processFestival RTP da Canção 1995
Selection date(s)7 March 1995
Selected artist(s)Tó Cruz
Selected song"Baunilha e chocolate"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result21st, 5 points
Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Portugal was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the song "Baunilha e chocolate" composed by António Victorino d'Almeida, with lyrics by Rosa Lobato de Faria, and performed by Tó Cruz. The Portuguese participating broadcaster Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP) organised a two-stage national final in order to select its 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 RTP da Canção 1995, 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.

The song competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 13 May 1995. Performing during the show in position 16, it placed twenty-first out of the 23 participating songs from different countries, scoring 5 points.


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