Selection: Festival da Canção
Wins: 1 (2017)
2020: Elisa - Medo de sentir
2021 The Black Mamba - Love is on My Side

Current Bookmakers: 25th

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The Black Mamba have been around since 2010 and released 3 albums and have one of the least extensive bios on the Eurovision website. One of the best songs in 2021 but no Bio. If it wasn't for the three albums ( Read more... )

Georgia - 0 wins
Oto Nemsadze - "Keep on Going"

Verses

Portugal - 1 win
Conan Osiris -"Telemóveis"

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Dark moody ethic ballad verses birdman. I mean serious WTF Portugal. It is not that I don't understand what the song and performance are about, more that I don't want to. I feel like a wanker ever suggesting that there may be an explanation. There is no ( Read more... )

Appearances: 49
Wins: 1
Selection method: National selection Festival da Canção
Vote: Jury and public vote (tied, winner of the public vote inflicted upon Eurovision)
Winner: Cláudia Pascoal
Song: O Jardim

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Portugal had a tie in their national selection this year with “O Jardim” getting 10 points from the jury and 12 from the public and “Para sorrir eu ( Read more... )

Portugal
Semi Final 1
Artist: Salvador Sobral
Song: Amar Pelos Dois
Odds: $12 (5th)

Word of the day:
avô - grandfather
Who this song is targeted towards

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This years Portuguese entry sounds a little like something from the first decade and a half of Eurovision. The old style sound is probably why it is popular with older Eurovision fans. With most ( Read more... )

Portugal
Population 10 427 301
Area: 92 212 km2
Language: Pork and cheese
Eurovision attendances: 47
Eurovision wins: 0

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Leonor Andrade - Há um Mar que nos Separa ( Read more... )

so the first semi is a few days away and the rehearsals are progressing nicely. this is the running order of the first semi. SPOILER WARNING: this has links to rehearsal clips and comments on the rehearsals.

( full list of Eurovision semi 1 participants )

Portugal have not only never won a Eurovision, but they have never finished in the top 5. The Highest Portugal has got has been 6th in 1996. This year doesn't have a chance to get even that.

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Artist: Suzy
Song: Quero Ser Tua

Parts of this song sound like they are lifted straight from Lambada and just sped it up slightly. Lambada was largely ( Read more... )

Performer: Filipa Sousa
Song: Vida Minha

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It is possibly not a good idea to import a songwriter who has never won Eurovision, who is from a country that has never won Eurovision to help a country that has never won Eurovision win Eurovision. It could be a fairytale, but it wont be. it will more likely be a powernap. If you dont take the opportunity ( Read more... )