The Aussievision team have listened and ranked all Junior Eurovision songs and we have our final rankings. Portugal have finished in eighteenth place. Details, individual rankings and comments below.
The entry
Simão Oliveira - 'O Rapaz'
Simão Oliveira is representing Portugal at 14 years of age. Born in Arocua in northern Portugal, he started singing at aged 4 and plays the clarinet. He also competed on the ‘The Voice Kids Portugal’ in 2021. Former host of Eurovision, Catarina Furtado, announced moment before the win that the winner of the contest would represent Portugal this year. Simão won ‘The Voice Kids Portugal’ and therefore went on to represent his country this year.
The Aussievision team rankings
4th - Dale
5th - Craig
7th - Steve
13th - Mike
15th - Kyriakos
16th - Estelle
18th - Ford
18th - Hugo
18th - Laura
19th - Cooper
19th - Emma
19th - Haylee
19th - Josh
19th - Tim
The comments
Simão has a beautiful voice for such a young man, it really sounds like it is being sung by an adult. I genuinely find this really quite touching and almost sounds like a soundtrack to a movie. Saying that, it's something I really enjoy but I'm not sure how it'll fit or do at Junior Eurovision, so I do feel a little conflicted. But it's my own taste and I think it's really quite beautiful ~ Dale
A talented vocalist with a distinctive song from yesteryear. Charming! ~ Steve
One of, if not the most mature entry this year. Personally, I'm not a fan of acoustic ballads. I can see this song having its fans and no doubt will be a standout song during the show. ~ Cooper
Quite a subtle song and almost a little too 'old-fashioned' for Junior Eurovision in 2021. Nice song however! ~ Mike
This has a very distinct style that is uniquely Portuguese. It’s not for me but I respect what he’s doing. ~ Laura
Portugal at Junior Eurovision
Portugal have competed five times at Junior Eurovision. They first entered in 2006 but withdrew after the 2007 Contest. They returned a decade later in 2017 and withdrew last year due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Their best result at Junior Eurovision is 14th place with their debut entry in 2006 with 'Deixa-me sentir' by Pedro Madeira and in 2017 with 'Youtuber' by Mariana Venâncio.
"The entry" and "Portugal at Junior Eurovision" written by Tim
Aussievision team's Junior Eurovision 2021 rankings
Aussievision Podcast - Junior Eurovision 2021 Preview
Our bonus preview episode of Junior Eurovision 2021 is out. We run through the Contest, the top 3 songs from the Aussievision team and make predictions.
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