| Contest: | Junior |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Entrant: | Mariana Venâncio |
| Song: | Youtuber |
| Final Result: | 14th, 54 points |
| Prev: | 2007 |
On 9 August, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced that Portugal would participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Tbilisi, Georgia. This was 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.[1]
The singer who performed the Portuguese entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 was selected through the singing competition Portuguese: Júniores de Portugal ("Juniors of Portugal").[2] 5 artists participated in a televised production named where the winner was determined by a 50/50 combination of both public vote and the votes of a jury invited by the production. The artists all performed a JESC song and a cover song. The competing song, titled "Youtuber", written by João Cabrita and Mariana Andrade, was revealed on 29 September 2017.[3] The jury members of Júniores de Portugal were:[4]
The final, hosted by Jorge Gabriel and Sónia Araújo, took place on 5 October 2017 in RTP Studios in Porto. Filipa Ferreira and Mariana Venâncio was tied at 9 points each but since Mariana Venâncio received the most votes from the televoting she was declared the winner.
| Artist | Draw | JESC Song | Draw | Cover | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filipa Ferreira | 1 | "Youtuber" | 6 | "La Isla Bonita" | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| Mariana Venâncio | 2 | "Youtuber" | 7 | "A Máquina (Acordou)" | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| Matilde Leite | 3 | "Youtuber" | 8 | "O Amor é Assim" | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Duarte Valença | 4 | "Youtuber" | 9 | "Loucos" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Margarida Lima | 5 | "Youtuber" | 10 | "Let It Be" | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Mariana Venâncio | |
| Birth Date: | 4 October 2006 |
| Birth Place: | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Occupation: | Singer |
| Instrument: | Vocals |
| Years Active: | 2013–present |
| Song: | "Youtuber" |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Artist: | Mariana Venâncio |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| Composer: | João Cabrita Mariana Andrade |
| Lyricist: | João Cabrita |
| Prev: | Só quero é cantar |
| Prev Year: | 2007 |
| Prev Link: | Portugal in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007#Só quero é cantar |
| Junior: | yes |
Mariana Venâncio (born 4 October 2006 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese child singer. She represented Portugal in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Youtuber".
"Youtuber" is a song by the Portuguese child singer Mariana Venâncio. It represented Portugal in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017.
During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 20 November 2017, Portugal was drawn to perform in position 6 on 26 November 2017, following Belarus and preceding Ireland.
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| Draw | Country | Juror A | Juror B | Juror C | Juror D | Juror E | Average Rank | Points Awarded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | |||
| 02 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | ||
| 03 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 14 | |||
| 04 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 05 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 06 | |||||||||
| 07 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | ||
| 08 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 09 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 12 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | |||
| 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 14 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 15 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 16 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 11 |