Portugal in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019

Portugal participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 which took place on 24 November 2019 in Gliwice, Poland. The Portuguese broadcaster Radio and Television of Portugal (RTP) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Joana Almeida was internally selected on 26 September 2019 as the Portuguese representative.[1][2]

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Country Portugal
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)26 September 2019
Selected entrantJoana Almeida
Selected song"Vem comigo (Come With Me)"
Selected songwriter(s)João Pedro Coimbra
Finals performance
Final result16th, 43 points
Portugal in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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Background
Main article: Portugal in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

The participation of Portugal in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest first began at the 2006 contest which took place in Bucharest, Romania. Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP), a member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), was responsible for the selection process of participants. Portugal used a national selection format to select contestants, broadcasting a show entitled "Festival da Canção Junior". This was a junior version of Festival da Canção, the national music competition organized by broadcaster RTP to choose the Portuguese entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. The first representative to participate for the nation at the 2006 contest was Pedro Madeira with the song "Deixa-me sentir", which finished in second-last place out of fifteen participating entries, achieving a score of twenty-two points. Portugal withdrew from competing in 2008, and returned in 2017.

Artist and song information
Joana Almeida
Background information
Born (2009-04-27) 27 April 2009
Gouveia, Portugal
Occupation(s)Singer
InstrumentsVocals
"Vem Comigo (Come With Me)"
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Joana Almeida
Languages
Portuguese, English
Composer(s)
João Pedro Coimbra
Lyricist(s)
João Pedro Coimbra
Finals performance
Final result
16th
Final points
43
Entry chronology
◄ "Gosto de Tudo (Já Não Gosto de Nada)" (2018)

Joana Almeida

Joana Almeida (born 27 April 2009) is a Portuguese child singer. She represented Portugal at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Vem comigo (Come With Me)".

Vem comigo (Come With Me)

"Vem comigo (Come With Me)" is a song by Portuguese singer Joana Almeida. It represented Portugal at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019.

At Junior Eurovision

During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 18 November 2019, Portugal was drawn to perform sixteenth on 24 November 2019, following Armenia and preceding Italy.

Voting

The results of the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be determined by national juries and an online audience vote. Every country will have a national jury that will consist of three music industry professionals and two kids aged between 10 and 15 who are citizens of the country they represent. This jury will be asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The first phase of the online voting will start on 22 November 2019 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances will be shown on junioreurovision.tv before the viewers can vote. After this, voters will also have the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant’s rehearsal. This first round of voting will stop on Sunday, 24 November, at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting will take place during the live show and will start right after the last performance and will be open for 15 minutes. International viewers can vote for a minimum of three countries and a maximum of five. They can also vote for their own country’s song. These votes will then be turned into points which will be determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song receives 20% of the votes, thus it will receive 20% of the available points. The public vote will count for 50% of the final result, while the other 50% will come from the professional juries.

In the contest, Portugal received no points from the professional juries; they received 43 points from the online vote.[3]

Points awarded by Portugal[3]
Score Country
12 points  Netherlands
10 points  North Macedonia
8 points  Spain
7 points  France
6 points  Kazakhstan
5 points  Poland
4 points  Armenia
3 points  Ireland
2 points  Russia
1 point  Italy

Detailed voting results
Detailed voting results from Portugal[3]
Draw Country Juror A Juror B Juror C Juror D Juror E Average Rank Points Awarded
01  Australia 8 17 15 9 12 15
02  France 3 3 17 3 5 4 7
03  Russia 18 8 2 8 18 9 2
04  North Macedonia 9 1 1 11 2 2 10
05  Spain 5 16 11 1 1 3 8
06  Georgia 11 18 3 15 17 12
07  Belarus 6 15 9 17 13 14
08  Malta 12 13 18 18 15 17
09  Wales 17 14 16 13 16 18
10  Kazakhstan 10 5 6 2 10 5 6
11  Poland 4 9 5 6 6 6 5
12  Ireland 7 10 4 7 9 8 3
13  Ukraine 15 12 7 5 11 11
14  Netherlands 1 2 8 4 3 1 12
15  Armenia 2 7 14 14 4 7 4
16  Portugal
17  Italy 13 4 10 10 8 10 1
18  Albania 16 11 12 12 14 16
19  Serbia 14 6 13 16 7 13

References
  1. Farren, Neil (26 September 2019). "Portugal: Joana Almeida to Junior Eurovision 2019". Eurovoix. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  2. García, Belén (26 September 2019). "Official: Joana Almeida to sing "Vem Comigo (Come With Me)" for Portugal at Junior Eurovision 2019". ESCplus. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  3. "Results of the Final of Gliwice-Silesia 2019". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
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