Portugal selected its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 through the
Festival da Canção
Festival da Canção (; "Song Festival") or Festival RTP da Canção is the name given to the national festival, produced and broadcast by Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) to choose the for the Eurovision Song Contest. It was first held in ...
contest, organised by the Portuguese broadcaster
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) is the public service broadcasting organisation of Portugal. It operates four national television channels and three national radio stations, as well as several satellite and cable offerings.
The current co ...
(RTP). The winner of the festival was
MTM with the song "Só sei ser feliz assim", which represented Portugal at the Contest in
Copenhagen
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,
Denmark
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, song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast")
, song_type = National and royal anthem
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on 12 May 2001.
Before Eurovision
Festival da Canção 2001
Before the final on 7 March 2001, five semi-finals were held monthly throughout October 2000 and February 2001, featuring ten songs each.
Semi-final 1
The first semi-final was held at Forum Municipal Luísa Todi in
Setúbal
Setúbal (, , ; cel-x-proto, Caetobrix) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2014 was 118,166, occupying an area of . The city itself had 89,303 inhabitants in 2001. It lies within the Lisbon metropolitan area.
In the ti ...
on 20 October 2000, hosted by
Sónia Araújo
Sónia Araújo (born 24 November 1970) is a Portuguese TV hostess, known for her work in the Portuguese talk show '' Praça da Alegria''. She participated in the 2007 edition of the Eurovision Dance Contest, in which she won the fifth place.
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and Cristina Möhler. Ten entries competed, which two advanced to the final based on the votes of a five-member jury panel.
Semi-final 2
The second semi-final was held at Teatro José Lúcio da Silva in
Leiria
Leiria (; cel-x-proto, ɸlāryo) is a city and municipality in the Central Region of Portugal. It is the 2nd largest city in that same region, with a municipality population of 128,640 (as of 2021) in an area of . It is the seat of its own distr ...
on 17 November 2000, hosted by
Sónia Araújo
Sónia Araújo (born 24 November 1970) is a Portuguese TV hostess, known for her work in the Portuguese talk show '' Praça da Alegria''. She participated in the 2007 edition of the Eurovision Dance Contest, in which she won the fifth place.
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and Cristina Möhler. Ten entries competed, which two advanced to the final based on the votes of a five-member jury panel.
Semi-final 3
The third semi-final was held at Conservatório Regional do Algarve in
Faro on 15 December 2000, hosted by
Sónia Araújo
Sónia Araújo (born 24 November 1970) is a Portuguese TV hostess, known for her work in the Portuguese talk show '' Praça da Alegria''. She participated in the 2007 edition of the Eurovision Dance Contest, in which she won the fifth place.
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and Cristina Möhler. Ten entries competed, which two advanced to the final based on the votes of a five-member jury panel.
Semi-final 4
The fourth semi-final was held at Teatro Municipal Baltazar Dias in
Funchal
Funchal () is the largest city, the municipal seat and the capital of Portugal's Madeira, Autonomous Region of Madeira, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. The city has a population of 105,795, making it the sixth largest city in Portugal. Because of ...
on 19 January 2001, hosted by
Sónia Araújo
Sónia Araújo (born 24 November 1970) is a Portuguese TV hostess, known for her work in the Portuguese talk show '' Praça da Alegria''. She participated in the 2007 edition of the Eurovision Dance Contest, in which she won the fifth place.
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and Cristina Möhler. Ten entries competed, which two advanced to the final based on the votes of a five-member jury panel.
Semi-final 5
The first semi-final was held at Teatro Micaelense in
Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada (; ) is the largest municipality (''concelho'') and economic capital of the Autonomous Region of the Azores in Portugal. It is located on São Miguel Island, the largest and most populous in the archipelago. As of 2021, it has 67,28 ...
on 16 February 2001, hosted by
Sónia Araújo
Sónia Araújo (born 24 November 1970) is a Portuguese TV hostess, known for her work in the Portuguese talk show '' Praça da Alegria''. She participated in the 2007 edition of the Eurovision Dance Contest, in which she won the fifth place.
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and Cristina Möhler. Ten entries competed, which two advanced to the final based on the votes of a five-member jury panel.
Final
The final was held at Europarque in
Santa Maria da Feira
Santa Maria da Feira () is a city and a municipality in Aveiro District in Portugal, 23 km from central Porto. The population in 2011 was 139,309,[Sónia Araújo
Sónia Araújo (born 24 November 1970) is a Portuguese TV hostess, known for her work in the Portuguese talk show '' Praça da Alegria''. She participated in the 2007 edition of the Eurovision Dance Contest, in which she won the fifth place.
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and Cristina Möhler. However it wasn't broadcast until 11 March 2001 due to the collapse of a bridge over the River Douro in Northern Portugal, following which several days of mourning were held. The winner was chosen by 20 regional juries.
At Eurovision
Voting
References
External links
Portuguese National Final 2001
{{Eurovision Song Contest 2001
2001
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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001
Eurovision
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