Portugal was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 by Vânia Fernandes with the song " Senhora do mar ( Negras águas ) " , being the forty-second Portuguese appearance at the yearly contest . Fernandes was selected by the national public broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal ( RTP ) as a result of her victory at the Festival da Canção 2008 , the Portuguese national final , held on 9 March 2008 , at the Teatro Camões , in Lisbon . Ten acts entered the competition to represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade , Serbia , with the winner being selected through SMS and televoting . The Portuguese song , composed by Andrej Babić and Carlos Coelho , was performed last in the second semi-final on 22 May . It received a total of 120 points , coming second out of 19 competing countries and thus qualifying Portugal to the final , for the first time since the semi-final format was introduced in 2004 . Performing 13th in the running order , Portugal received a total of 69 points and placed 13th in a field of 25 countries
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008