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Portugal was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Amar pelos dois", written by Luísa Sobral and performed by Salvador Sobral. The Portuguese participating broadcaster, Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP), organised the national final Festival da Canção 2017 in order to select its entry for the contest. In August 2016, RTP announced that it would be returning to the contest after a one-year absence following its withdrawal in 2016 due to poor results in previous contests and the broadcaster's insufficient promotion of music-related content. After two semi-finals and a final which took place in February and March 2017, "Amar pelos dois" performed by Salvador Sobral emerged as the winner after achieving the highest score following the combination of votes from seven regional juries and a public televote.