Portugal

Portugal

Nonstop will represent Portugal in Athens.

RTP organized a preselections show with ten songs, on 10 March where Nonstop triumphed with the song Coisas de nada. There were many good songs in this years Portuguese Final, however only a few stood out and Nonstop along with Vânia Olveira were the ones that were noticed. The jury decided the outcome when a tie took place between these two songs. The song is written and composed by José Manuel Afonso & Elvis Veiguinha.

In 2001, the TV Show POPSTARS, created the girl group Nonstop consisting of Andrea, Katia, Fatima, Liliana and Rita. Together they released their first album and had huge success with their first single "Ao Limite Eu Vou" and their second single "Basta Um Sorriso." One of the members, Fatima, decided to leave the group after they began singing songs in English to appeal to a boader audience. In 2004 they released their second album, which contained the singles "E Tudo Vai Mudar" and "Play-back", a cover of a Portuguese hit from the eighties.