Cláudia Rafaela Teixeira Pascoal (; born 12 October 1994) is a

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who represented her country at the

Eurovision Song Contest 2018 The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 was the 63rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Lisbon, Portugal, following the country's victory at the with the song " Amar pelos dois" by Salvador Sobral. Organised by the European ...

on home soil in Lisbon.

Career

2010–2015: ''Ídolos'' and ''Factor X''

In 2010, Pascoal participated in talent show '' Ídolos'', and in 2013 she participated in the first season of talent show ''

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''. In 2014, Pascoal auditioned to present talk show ''

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'' on SIC Radical, and ended up in third place. In 2015, she participated in ''Ídolos'' for a second time.

2017–2018: ''The Voice Portugal'' and ''Eurovision Song Contest''

In 2017, she participated on the fifth season of talent show '' The Voice Portugal'' and was eventually eliminated in the semi-finals placing 6th overall. In 2018, Pascoal won the

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, the national contest to select the Portuguese entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "

O jardim "O jardim" (; ) is a song performed by Portuguese singer Cláudia Pascoal and written by Isaura, which represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. It premiered on 25 February 2018, when it was performed live in the second semi-fi ...

", written by

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. As the host entry, she automatically qualified to the final. In the final the song received a total of 39 points and placed 26th.

2019–2020: ''!''

In 2019, Pascoal released two singles, "Ter e Não Ter" in March, followed by a collaboration with Samuel Uria for "Viver" in November. In March 2020, she released her first studio album '' !'', as well as the third single from the album, "Espalha Brasas".

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Notes

References

1994 births Living people 21st-century Portuguese women singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Portugal Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2018 The Voice of Portugal contestants {{Portugal-singer-stub