Portuguese broadcaster RTP is responsible for the participation, and selected Nicolas Alves to represent the country, after being the runner-up on the third season of The Voice Kids, due to the actual winner Maria Gil having been born in November 2007.

He finished in 11th place with 101 points, and gained the best result in the history of the country at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

Portuguese broadcaster RTP once again used the format The Voice Kids to select its representative for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

In the final, held on 31 July 2022, Maria Gil emerged as the winner of the season, marking Fernando Daniel's second consecutive win as a coach.

[1] On 10 August, RTP confirmed that one of the runners-up, Nicolas Alves, was selected to represent Portugal, as he received the second biggest number of votes to win the competition.