Portugal

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

 took part in the first Eurovision Dance Contest

Eurovision Dance Contest

The Eurovision Dance Contest was an international dancing competition that was held for the first time in the United Kingdom on Saturday 1 September 2007....

 in 2007. Representing the country were Sónia Araújo

Sónia Araújo

Sónia Araújo is a Portuguese TV hostess, known for her work in the Portuguese talk show Praça da Alegria. More recently, she participated in the 2007 edition of the Eurovision Dance Contest, in which she won the fifth place, and she has stated that she had not expected to reach such a high...

, a TV host and Ricardo Silva, a ballroom dancer. The couple were chosen after winning the second Portuguese version of Strictly Come Dancing

Strictly Come Dancing

Strictly Come Dancing is a British television show, featuring celebrities with professional dance partners competing in Ballroom and Latin dances. The title of the show suggests a continuation of the long-running series Come Dancing, with an allusion to the film Strictly Ballroom...

 ("Dança Comigo", in Portuguese). The dances they performed at the contest were Jive

Jive (dance)

In Ballroom dancing, Jive is a dance style in 4/4 time that originated in the United States from African-Americans in the early 1930s. It was originally presented to the public as 'Jive' in 1934 by Cab Calloway. It is a lively and uninhibited variation of the Jitterbug, a form of Swing dance...

 and Tango

Tango (dance)

Tango dance originated in the area of the Rio de la Plata , and spread to the rest of the world soon after....

. Portugal came joint fifth after receiving 74 points from 12 countries. It was their first top five finish in any Eurovision contest ever.

Sónia is a co-hoster of the Portuguese talk-show "Praça da Alegria", by RTP

Rádio e Televisão de Portugal

Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, S.A.,commonly known as RTP, is Portugal's public service broadcasting organization. It operates four terrestrial television channels and three national radio channels, as well as several satellite and cable offerings....

, RTP África

RTP África

RTP África is a terrestrial television channel for the Portuguese-speaking African countries owned by RTP with programming from Portuguese public and private television channels and African public networks, RTP África also airs its own news, food and music TV shows...

 and RTP Internacional

RTP Internacional

RTP Internacional is the international television service of Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, the Portuguese public broadcaster...

, along with Jorge Gabriel

Jorge Gabriel

Jorge Gabriel Mendes Fialho, simply referred to as Jorge Gabriel, is a Portuguese TV host. The TV shows presented by him included Quem Quer Ser Milionário? , Praça da Alegria, O Preço Certo em Euros , O Cofre and Sabe Mais do...

 and Hélder Reis

Hélder Reis

Hélder Reis is a Portuguese fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1968 Summer Olympics.-References:...

.

Year	Couple	Dances	Place	Points
2007 Eurovision Dance Contest 2007 The Eurovision Dance Contest 2007 was the 1st Eurovision Dance Contest a dance entertainment co-production between the EBU and the BBC. The first ever pan-European dance competition was held on 1 September 2007 in London, United Kingdom with the participation of 16 countries...	Sónia Araújo Sónia Araújo Sónia Araújo is a Portuguese TV hostess, known for her work in the Portuguese talk show Praça da Alegria. More recently, she participated in the 2007 edition of the Eurovision Dance Contest, in which she won the fifth place, and she has stated that she had not expected to reach such a high...  & Ricardo Silva	Jive & Tango	5	74
2008 Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 The Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 was the second Eurovision Dance Contest and was held in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, hosted by BBC Scotland on 6 September.The winner of contest was Poland who achieved a score of 154 points...	Raquel Tavares Raquel Tavares Raquel Tavares is a singer of Fado. She was born in Lisbon. She had a normal route on her education, but finally decided she could not leave music behind.-Career:...  & João Tiago João Tiago João Tiago Grácio Fernandes was born in 1985.- Career :He has practiced Ballroom dancing since the age of 10, and has represented his hometown of Entroncamento in competitions for 10 years, winning several titles, the highlights being 5 times Portuguese champion of Latin dance, 3 times Portuguese...	Rumba/Tango	8	61

Voting History

Portugal has received the most points from...

Rank	Country	Points
1	Greece Greece in the Eurovision Dance Contest Greece took take part in the first Eurovision Dance Contest in 2007. The couple representing the country were Ourania Kolliou and Spiros Pavlidis who were chosen internally. They performed Jive and Showdance dances at the contest. Because of the Greek forest fires, the event was not screened...	15
2	Netherlands Netherlands in the Eurovision Dance Contest The Netherlands took part in the first Eurovision Dance Contest in 2007. The couple representing the country was chosen on 4 August 2007. Alexandra Matteman & Redmond Valk won the televoting and the jury's votes and performed the Cha-Cha-Cha and Rumba in London...	14
3	Russia Russia in the Eurovision Dance Contest Russia took part in the first Eurovision Dance Contest in 2007. The couple chosen to represent the country were Vladislav Borodinov & Maria Sittel. The dances they performed at the contest were Rumba and Paso Doble. Russia came seventh after receiving 72 points from 11 countries....	12
=	Spain Spain in the Eurovision Dance Contest Spain took part in the first Eurovision Dance Contest in 2007. Amagoya Benlloch and Abraham Martinez were chosen to represent the country in the program ¡Mira Quién Baila a Eurovisión! . The dances they performed at the contest were Cha-Cha-Cha and Paso Doble...	12
=	Switzerland Switzerland in the Eurovision Dance Contest Switzerland took part in the first Eurovision Dance Contest in 2007. Denise Biellmann and Sven Ninnemann were chosen as the first Swiss entrants. The dances they performed at the contest were Paso Doble and Swing. They are the only couple that have got zero points in the contest. Switzerland did...	12
4	United Kingdom United Kingdom in the Eurovision Dance Contest The United Kingdom was the host country for the inaugural Eurovision Dance Contest in 2007 and also hosted the 2008 competition.-2007:The 2007 contest was broadcast live from London, hosted by the BBC. Commentators for the UK audience were Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli.The participants chosen to...	10

Portugal has given the most points to...

Rank	Country	Points
1	Ukraine Ukraine in the Eurovision Dance Contest Ukraine took part in the first Eurovision Dance Contest in 2007. Representing the country were Yulia Okropiridze, a student of Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts, and Illya Sydorenko, a professional in ballroom choreography. The dances they performed on the night were Quickstep and...	19
2	Russia Russia in the Eurovision Dance Contest Russia took part in the first Eurovision Dance Contest in 2007. The couple chosen to represent the country were Vladislav Borodinov & Maria Sittel. The dances they performed at the contest were Rumba and Paso Doble. Russia came seventh after receiving 72 points from 11 countries....	18
3	Finland Finland in the Eurovision Dance Contest Finland won the first Eurovision Dance Contest in 2007. Jussi Väänänen and Katja Koukkula were chosen to represent the country on 25 August 2007 in a national preselection. Finland was the last country to decide who to send to the contest, the contest taking place only a week after the selection...	12
=	Spain Spain in the Eurovision Dance Contest Spain took part in the first Eurovision Dance Contest in 2007. Amagoya Benlloch and Abraham Martinez were chosen to represent the country in the program ¡Mira Quién Baila a Eurovisión! . The dances they performed at the contest were Cha-Cha-Cha and Paso Doble...	12
4	Denmark Denmark in the Eurovision Dance Contest Denmark took part in the first Eurovision Dance Contest in 2007. The couple representing the country, Mette Skou Elkjær & David Kim Ehlers Jørgensen, were chosen on a live national selection event on 24 August 2007. The dances they performed at the contest were Rumba and Showdance. Denmark came...	11
5	Greece Greece in the Eurovision Dance Contest Greece took take part in the first Eurovision Dance Contest in 2007. The couple representing the country were Ourania Kolliou and Spiros Pavlidis who were chosen internally. They performed Jive and Showdance dances at the contest. Because of the Greek forest fires, the event was not screened...	8