Portugal was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "O Rapaz", written by Fernando Daniel and Diogo Clemente, and performed by Simão Oliveira. The Portuguese participating broadcaster, (RTP), selected Oliveira after he won the second season of The Voice Kids Portugal. The song was internally selected.
Portugal returned to the competition after an absence of one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Background
Prior to the 2021 contest, Portugal participated in the contest five times, first entering in . It finished second-last in both 2006 and , and (RTP) withdrew after the 2007 contest, despite high viewing figures. RTP returned in and participated until . It provisionally confirmed its participation in the contest, but ultimately withdrew due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Artist and song information Simão Oliveira
Simão Oliveira (born 11 May 2007) is a fado singer from Arouca, Portugal. He started singing at the age of four, and also plays clarinet. He participated in the second season of The Voice Kids, airing from 10 January 2021. After his blind audition, he joined Team Carlão, but during the battles he was saved by another coach, Fernando Daniel. Oliveira went on to win the final of the competition on 18 April 2021, receiving the most votes through televoting. A few moments before he was announced as the winner, presenter Catarina Furtado announced that the winner of the show will also represent the country at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. He also won a record contract with Universal Music Portugal.
O Rapaz On 27 October 2021, RTP revealed that the country's entry is called "", written by Fernando Daniel and Diogo Clemente. The song was released on 12 November 2021.
At Junior Eurovision During the opening ceremony and the running order draw, which both took place on 13 December 2021, Portugal was drawn to perform nineteenth (last) on 19 December 2021, following North Macedonia.
At the end of the contest, Portugal received 101 points, placing 11th out of 19 participating countries.
Voting
+ Points awarded to Portugal Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point Portugal received 92 points from the online vote
+ Points awarded by Portugal Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Detailed voting results The following members comprised the Portuguese jury: Afonso Silva Joana Almeida Andrea Basílio Elisawas due to represent Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 Luís Marques + Draw Country Juror A Juror B Juror C Juror D Juror E Rank Points 01 14 11 16 9 2 9 2 02 9 4 15 8 7 6 5 03 8 2 5 7 1 3 8 04 17 13 7 4 6 7 4 05 16 6 18 14 11 16 06 3 12 9 1 13 5 6 07 11 3 11 10 17 12 08 15 18 12 16 14 18 09 5 1 3 6 3 1 12 10 12 17 13 2 9 10 1 11 13 9 14 12 5 14 12 10 7 17 5 8 11 13 6 5 2 11 4 4 7 14 2 8 1 3 12 2 10 15 7 15 4 15 10 13 16 1 16 10 13 15 8 3 17 4 14 8 18 18 15 18 18 10 6 17 16 17 19
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