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Eurovision 2017 winner: Portugal
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Sobral from Portugal wins Eurovision Song Contest 2017

Salvador Sobral from Portugal wins Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Amar Pelos Dois". It's the first time Portugal wins Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 2017 has come to an end with Portugal as the winner of the 62nd Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Amar Pelos Dois" performed by Salvador Sobral.

Salvador won with record breaking 758 points - the most points in Eurovision history – and this is the first winning song since 2007 sung solely in national language.

Check out the detailed voting & points from Eurovision 2017
Se o teu coração não quiser ceder
Não sentir paixão, não quiser sofrer
Sem fazer planos do que virá depois
O meu coração pode amar pelos dois
If you heart won't be wiling to give in
Won't be willing to feel or to suffer
Without making plans of what will come ahead
My heart can love for both of us instead
Lyrics: Amar Pelos Dois(English translation)

Eurovision 2017 Results

Check out the detailed results, voting and points from Eurovision Song Contest 2017.

PlaceCountrySong / ArtistPointsTeleJuryRunning
1Portugal iconPortugalAmar Pelos Dois
Salvador Sobral
75837638211
2Bulgaria iconBulgariaBeautiful Mess
Kristian Kostov
61533727825
3Moldova iconMoldovaHey Mamma
Sunstroke Project
3742641107
4Belgium iconBelgiumCity Lights
Blanche
36325510823
5Sweden iconSwedenI Can't Go On
Robin Bengtsson
34412621824
6Italy iconItalyOccidentali's Karma
Francesco Gabbani
3342081269
7Romania iconRomaniaYodel It!
Ilinca feat. Alex Florea
2822245820
8Hungary iconHungaryOrigo
Joci Pápai
200152488
9Australia iconAustraliaDon't Come Easy
Isaiah
173217114
10Norway iconNorwayGrab the Moment
Jowst
1582912917
11Netherlands iconNetherlandsLights And Shadows
OG3NE
150151356
12France iconFranceRequiem
Alma
135904526
13Croatia iconCroatiaMy Friend
Jacques Houdek
1281032513
14Azerbaijan iconAzerbaijanSkeletons
Dihaj
120427812
15United Kingdom iconUnited KingdomNever Give Up on You
Lucie Jones
111129918
16Austria iconAustriaRunning On Air
Nathan Trent
930934
17Belarus iconBelarusHistoryja majho žyccia
Naviband
8333503
18Armenia iconArmeniaFly With Me
Artsvik
7921585
19Greece iconGreeceThis is Love
Demy
77294815
20Denmark iconDenmarkWhere I Am
Anja
7786910
21Cyprus iconCyprusGravity
Hovig
68323619
22Poland iconPolandFlashlight
Kasia Moś
6441232
23Israel iconIsraelI Feel Alive
Imri Ziv
395341
24Ukraine iconUkraineTime
O.Torvald
36241222
25Germany iconGermanyPerfect Life
Levina
63321
26Spain iconSpainDo It for Your Lover
Manel Navarro
55016

Salvador Sobral

Salvador Sobral (27) is a Portuguese singer and composer. He won Festival da Canção 2017 in March 2017, which selected him as the Portuguese representative at Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kyiv.

He originally studied Psychology in Lisboa, but his passion for music was stronger.

In 2009 he competed in the third season of "Ídolos" (Idols), where he finished seventh.

Salvador has been studying jazz music in Barcelona at the school Taller de Musics. During his stay in Barcelona, he was the vocalist of the pop indie band "Noko Woi", with whom he participated in the Festival Sónar in Spain.

In Portugal he has been working with several big names on the Jazz scene, and in 2016 his first album in his own name, "Excuse Me" was released.

Voting & Points

The voting procedure was the same as last year. Each country had two sets of 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10 and 12 points to give. One set for each country's jury, and one set for each country's televoting.

Eurovision 2017 Jury votes
Jury votes
  • Each of the 42 countries participating in this years Eurovision voted
  • Each country had a national jury who gave one set of 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10 and 12 points
  • Each country used televoting which also resulted in a set of 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10 and 12 points
  • First the the juries' points were presented individually by a spokesperson from each country
  • Secondly the points from televoting were bundled and given combined
  • Televoters and national juries had equal weight in the voting
  • The national juries voted Friday evening (Friday, 12 May) during the second dress-rehearsal
  • If two countries have the same points, the best of the two is the song which has obtained points from the highest number of countries. If the tying songs have received points from the same number of countries, the highest number of 12-point scores shall be decisive. If the winner still cannot be determined by this procedure, the number of times ten points have been awarded shall be the deciding factor. If necessary, this method shall continue until account has been taken of the number of times one point has been awarded

Check out the detailed results, voting and points from Eurovision Song Contest 2017.

Eurovision Song Contest 2017

The 62nd Eurovision Song Contest took place on 9, 11 and 13 May 2017. The contest was held in Kyiv, Ukraine, and produced by the Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC.

  • Place: Kyiv International Exhibition Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine
  • Participants: 42
  • Semi-final 1: Took place on 9 May 2017 with 18 participants. The 10 songs with highest points advanced to the Grand Final
  • Semi-final 2: Took place on 11 May 2017 with 18 participants. The 10 songs with highest points advanced to the Grand Final
  • Grand Final: Took place on 13 May 2017 with 26 participants; Ukraine (host), Big-5 (Germany, Spain, France, Italy and United Kingdom), 10 best from Semi-Final 1, 10 best from Semi-Final 2

Portugal in Eurovision Song Contest

Portugal 2014 | Suzy - "Quero Ser Tua"

Portugal has participated 49 times since 1964. It was a very bad start, as they managed to get Zero Points in the debuting year. Until 2017 they have never won the contest, and never made the top-5. In fact Portugal did hold the record for most appearances in the contest without a win!

Since the introduction of Semi-finals in 2004 Portugal only qualified for the Grand Final 4 out of 12 times.




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