"O meu coração não tem cor" ("My heart has no colour") was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996, performed in Portuguese by Lúcia Moniz. Composed by Pedro Osório and with lyrics by José Fanha, the song is a moderately up-tempo number. Moniz sings in praise of the Portuguese language and Lusophone culture in general, describing the result of the former Portuguese Empire as a "tricontinental party" in which "What's far away is still close in songs". Such a theme is common in Portuguese entries, and indeed the country's 1995 entry had been based around it. Somewhat unusually, no reference is made to the former Portuguese possessions in Goa, East Timor or Macau, with Moniz' vocal concentrating on Portugal itself and the country's former possessions in Africa and Brazil. Moniz names the various dances and musical styles throughout the Lusophone community, singing that "We dance the samba, the marrabenta too/We weep the fado and roll the coladeira" among others. Mention is also made of the variety of foods found throughout the community, with fig, papaya and guarana all being things which the "lips" of Moniz' listeners have a "rowdy craving" for. The song was performed fourth on the night, following Spain's Antonio Carbonell with "¡Ay, qué deseo!" and preceding Cyprus' Constantinos with "Mono Yia Mas". At the close of voting, it had received 92 points, placing 6th in a field of 23, Portugal's best Contest result at the time and one which (as of 2008) had not yet been bettered.

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