Portugal says “não” in Eurovision 2016. Country Tony Carrera He will not participate In the next competition to be held in StockholmIn Sweden.
“After long and careful consideration about our participation in the event and the need to create new broadcasts, the program management decided that Eurovision was not part of these projects.” The public channel Rádio e Televisão de Portugal announced (RTP) Wednesday, in a press release.
Portugal will therefore miss the competition for the fifth time since its creation in 1955. The last withdrawal dates back to 2013: at that time, RTP cited financial reasons.
The last withdrawal dates back to 2013
In the last ten editions, Portugal managed to qualify for the final only three times. During the 2015 competitions, in Vienna (Austria), Leonor Andrade was eliminated in the semifinals, ranking 14th out of 16 participants. “We are taking a break, but we promise to return for the 2017 edition,” RTP stated in its press release.
France, despite its results disappointing to Eurovision in May – Penultimate place – confirmed his participation in the 2016 edition. The French artist will be entitled to automatic qualification to the final given that the country is one of the five largest financial contributors to the competition. The last time France won the competition was in 1977, thanks to Marie-Myriam, a French singer…of Portuguese origin.
