Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985

Portugal was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985, held in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Eurovision Song Contest 1985
Country Portugal
National selection
Selection processFestival RTP da Canção 1985
Selection date(s)7 March 1985
Selected entrantAdelaide Ferreira
Selected song"Penso em ti, eu sei"
Finals performance
Final result18th, 9 points
Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest
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The Portuguese national final to select their entry, the Festival RTP da Canção 1985, was held on 7 March at the Coliseu dos Recreios in Lisbon, and was hosted by Margarida Andrade and Eládio Clímaco.

Eleven songs competed at the national final. The votes of national juries chose the winner.

The winning entry was "Penso em ti, eu sei," performed by Adelaide Ferreira, composed by Tozé Brito and written by Ferreira and Luís Fernando.

National final
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Eduarda"Meu amor, minha dor, meu jardim"1822nd
2Gustavo Sequeira"Mágica"708th
3Jorge Silva"Portugal, meu jardim"3410th
4Alexandra"Cantar saudade"1306th
5Delfins"A casa da praia"2811th
6Nelo Silva"Entre céu e mar"479th
7Luis Filipe"Mulher só (mulher giesta)"1335th
8Nuno and Henrique"Meia de conversa"1713rd
9Jorge Fernando"Umbadá"1684th
10Adelaide Ferreira"Penso em ti, eu sei"2191st
11Aguarela"Malmequer, sim ou não"947th

At Eurovision

Adelaide Ferreira was the ninth performer on the night of the contest, following Belgium and preceding Germany. At Gothenburg, she was credited by only her first name. At the close of the voting the song had received 9 points, placing 18th in a field of 19 competing countries. It was the worst ranking Portugal had received since 1981.

Points awarded by Portugal
12 points Italy
10 points Luxembourg
8 points Ireland
7 points Germany
6 points United Kingdom
5 points Israel
4 points  Switzerland
3 points France
2 points Spain
1 point Denmark

Points awarded to Portugal
Points awarded to Portugal
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point


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