Portugal

Portugal has participated in the AwlaVision Song Contest 62 times, debuting in the first contest. Portugal has been participating in ASC since the first edition with the broadcaster RTP  (Rádio e Televisão de Portugal).

History of Portugal in the AwlaVision Song Contest
Portugal debuted on the first edition of AwlaVision with David Carreira and his song "Primeira dama", which finished in a sixth position with 53 points. In ASC7, Portugal got a second place in the final thanks to Kika and her "Guess it's alright". Two editions after this milestone, in ASC9, the country won with "Dialeto" by the famous Portuguese singer Diogo Piçarra, with 199 points. Since that moment, Portugal did not stand out in the results until ASC29 when the producer Mastiksoul with the voice of the famous fado singer Mariza got a fourth place with their song "Livre". Same thing happened again two editions later when the Brazilian duo Anavitória together with the winner Diogo Piçarra finished in sixth place with their "Trevo (tu). In ASC36 Portugal was close to the victory again, but they finished in second place losing to Latvia. In ASC47 they scored another fourth place thanks to the Brazilian singer Giulia Be and her "Menina solta". Portugal repeated this place in ASC54 thanks to the duo made of Pedro de Tróia and Inês and their "Óculos de sol". The Portuguese delegation almost touched gold in ASC60 when thanks to the Angolan singer Pongo, they got a second place.

Contestants
Table key
 * Winner
 * Second place
 * Third place
 * Automatically qualified to the final
 * Did not qualify for the final
 * Last place
 * Did not compete