Salvador Sobral , her younger brother , sang " Amar pelos dois " , a bossa-nova-inspired jazz ballad that was written by Luísa Sobral . It clearly won '' Festival da Canção '' , and was thus chosen to represent Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 . Because Portugal is not included in the Big 5 countries ( France , Germany , Italy , Spain , United Kingdom ) that are able to reach the final without participating in the semi-finals , the song had to go through the semi-final stage before reaching the final . Luísa and Salvador Sobral learned that the song had risen to the top of betting agencies ' polls , beating such as Francesco Gabbani 's " Occidentali 's Karma "
Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Luísa Sobral