As Portugal had not qualified for the final in the previous Contest , the song was performed in the semi-final . Here , it was performed seventeenth , following the Czech Republic 's Kabát with " Malá dáma " and preceding Macedonia 's Karolina with " Mojot svet " . At the close of voting , it had received 88 points , placing 11th in a field of 28 and missing out on qualifying for the final by only 3 points . The result was Portugal 's best finish since the introduction of the semi-final in 2004 and in fact resulted in the country , typically known for finishing well out of contention , becoming the most successful Western European entrant in the semi-final
previous Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Dança comigo (Vem ser feliz)