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Selected song | "Youtuber" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | João Cabrita Mariana Andrade |
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Portugal in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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On 9 August, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced that Portugal will participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Tbilisi, Georgia. This will be the first time that Portugal has participated in the contest since 2007, with Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) being responsible for the selection of their participant.
The final, hosted by Jorge Gabriel and Sónia Araújo, will take place on 5 October 2017 in the studios of RTP. 5 competing entries participating in a televised production where the winner will be determined by a 50/50 combination of both public vote and the votes of a jury invited by the production. The Song was revealed in 29 September 2017.