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competed in the

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on 19 December. Portuguese broadcaster RTP is responsible for the participation, and selected Simão Oliveira to represent the country, after he won the second season of The Voice Kids Portugal. The country returned to the competition after an absence of one year due to the

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Background

Prior to the 2021 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

Artist and song information

Simão Oliveira

Simão Oliveira (born 11 May 2007) is a

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singer from

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. He started singing at the age of four, and also plays clarinet. He participated in the second season of ''

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'', airing from 10 January 2021. After his blind audition, he joined Team Carlão, but during the battles he was saved by another coach,

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. Oliveira went on to win the final of the competition on 18 April 2021, receiving the most votes through

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. A few moments before he was announced as the winner, presenter

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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.

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On 27 October 2021, RTP revealed that the country's entry is called "", written by

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, giving Portugal its best result in the contest to date.

Voting

Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Portuguese jury: * Afonso Silva * Joana Almeida * Andrea Basílio *

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* Luís Marques

References

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