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competed in the

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, which was held on 11 December 2022 in

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. Portuguese broadcaster RTP is responsible for the participation, and selected Nicolas Alves to represent the country, after being the runner-up on the third season of ''

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'', due to the actual winner Maria Gil having been born in November 2007.

Background

Prior to the 2022 contest, Portugal participated in the contest five times, first entering in . Portugal finished second-last in both 2006 and , and Portuguese broadcaster

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(RTP) withdrew after the 2007 contest, despite high viewing figures. Portugal returned in and participated until . Portugal provisionally confirmed their participation in the contest, but ultimately withdrew due to the

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. In the 2021 contest in

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, Simão Oliveira represented the Portugal with the song "O Rapaz". He finished in 11th place with 101 points, and gained the best result in the history of the country at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

Before Junior Eurovision

Artist selection

Portuguese broadcaster RTP once again used the format ''The Voice Kids'' to select its representative for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Due to the fact that the age range to participate in the show differs from the Junior Eurovision participation age range, the winner wasn't automatically confirmed to be the Portuguese representative in the contest. In the final, held on 31 July 2022, Maria Gil emerged as the winner of the season, marking Fernando Daniel's second consecutive win as a coach. However, Gil could not represent Portugal due to being over the age limit at the time of the contest in Yerevan. On 10 August, RTP confirmed that one of the runners-up, Nicolas Alves, was selected to represent Portugal, as he received the second biggest number of votes to win the competition.

At Junior Eurovision

After the opening ceremony, which took place on 5 December 2022, it was announced that Portugal would perform thirteenth on 11 December 2022, following United Kingdom and preceding Serbia.

Voting

Detailed voting results

References

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